Employee spotlight: Kajal Pankhania

Meet Kaj

Kajal Pankhania—Kaj to everyone who knows her—is Privalgo’s Director of People and Culture. But three years ago, she wasn’t sure she’d ever return to corporate life at all.

The Career Break Question

After taking time out to raise her young family, Kaj faced the question every returning professional dreads: how do you get back in?

Living in South Oxfordshire with three children, she’d written off London entirely. The commute seemed impossible. The corporate world felt distant. Then a phone call from a mutual connection mentioned an opportunity at Privalgo.

Walking Through the Door

“I felt very, very nervous,” Kaj recalls. “I’d been out of the corporate world for quite a long time.”

But something shifted the moment she walked in. Everyone was warm. Welcoming. Kind. She describes it as déjà vu—that rare feeling of belonging somewhere you’ve never been.

What Makes Privalgo Different

Coming to Privalgo made Kaj realise something uncomfortable: how unhappy she’d been at previous companies.

“Here, Privalgo leads with trust. You lead how you want to lead. You be you—be Kaj. I’ve never had that before.”

That trust translated into confidence. When your company believes you can do something, you start believing it too.

Career and Family: Both

For working parents, the unspoken assumption is that you have to choose. Career or family. Ambition or presence.

Kaj never thought she’d be able to say otherwise. But at Privalgo, she doesn’t have to pick.

“I’m able to do both. I feel massively proud to work for a company that also values my family.”