Nikita Mercado

CEO, Founder, and Global Workforce Leader in California

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Nikita Mercado is the Founder of Konektao, a global workforce company specializing in building high-performing offshore teams in the Philippines.

She helps companies hire, manage, and scale global teams through a human-first approach focused on trust, alignment, and long-term performance. With over a decade of experience in global operations, Nikita Mercado has supported startups, scaling companies, and enterprise teams across industries.

Her work centers on one belief: offshore teams don’t fail because of talent, they fail because of misalignment.

Through Konektao, she partners with companies to build teams that are not only cost-effective, but deeply integrated, culturally aligned, and built to last.

Connect with Nikita Mercado:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikitamercado

Website: https://www.nikitamercado.com

Konektao: https://www.konektao.com

Featured in Women's Week: https://womansweek.net/how-a-filipina-american-founder-built-a-people-first-bridge-to-filipino-talent/

Featured in Insider's Weekly: https://theinsiderweekly.com/how-one-workforce-leader-is-rethinking-the-offshore-staffing-model/

  • Work
    • Konektao
  • Education
    • University of California San Francisco