Darwinbox Appoints Opal Wagnac as Head of Market Positioning & Strategy, Americas

Appointment accelerates Darwinbox’s growth across the Americas as enterprise wins and ecosystem momentum compounds.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Darwinbox, a leading global AI-native Human Capital Management (HCM) platform, today announced the appointment of Opal Wagnac as Head of Market Positioning and Strategy for the Americas. In this role, Wagnac will lead market positioning across the region, deepening engagement with enterprise customers, strategic partners, and industry analysts.

“Opal brings a rare mix of strategic clarity and deep domain expertise in HR technology,” said Jayant Paleti, Co-founder and CEO of Darwinbox. “Momentum for Darwinbox across the Americas has accelerated significantly year over year, and Opal’s leadership will be critical as we sharpen our differentiation and help enterprises realize the business outcomes a modern, AI-native HCM platform can enable.”

Wagnac brings more than two decades of experience across HR technology and enterprise software, with leadership experience at UKG, spanning product and go-to-market strategy, analyst relations, and market intelligence. She is known for turning complex product capabilities into clear, differentiated narratives that support enterprise adoption and long-term growth.

“Darwinbox represents a new generation of HR technology—AI-native, globally scalable, and built for real enterprise complexity,” said Opal Wagnac. “HR leaders don’t need more tools; they need platforms that anticipate needs, reduce friction, and elevate decision-making. What drew me here is the company’s ability to combine intelligent design with real enterprise credibility. I’m excited to help Darwinbox expand its impact across the Americas by sharpening our story and partnering closely with customers and the ecosystem.”

About Darwinbox -

Darwinbox is trusted by 1,100+ enterprises—including Visteon, Lionbridge, Coronis Health, Transcarent, GEP, Starbucks, McDonalds, and Nivea— to modernize HR through a unified, AI-native platform spanning core HR, talent management, workforce management, and employee experience. The AI-native platform supports 4M+ employees across 130+ countries. Darwinbox recently announced a $140M funding round co-led by KKR and Partners Group and is also backed by OTPP, TCV, Microsoft, and Salesforce.

It also features as a Challenger in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites, a strong performer on the Forrester HCM Wave and has been the customer’s choice in the Gartner’s Voice of Customer report, four years in a row.