Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Antal International is a Global Executive Recruitment firm with 130+ offices operating in 34 countries and currently rated as one of the fastest growing privately held recruitment firms. With over 1000+ top level consultants across Europe, Russia, China, Asia & Africa, Talent Search or recruitment has been globally made local by Antal.
• We have a top team of consultants who understand senior executives' career needs and can advise or consult them for their next move using well established and successful methodologies of recruitment. We believe in MARKETING our Executive candidates as one of our strategies.
• Antal India network is now, nearly 50 offices across 14 cities - delivering mid to senior talent to large corporates.
• As a Managing Partner, I lead a business with specialist recruitment teams partnering with Clients in US Healthcare (RCM), Oil & Gas, IT, ITES, GCC and Start-Up space to offer recruitment solutions for quality and volume hiring.
• We also provide Outplacement services, Talent Mapping & Employer Branding services
• To candidates in this space, we offer career development opportunities and realistic advice to shape their near-term career moves.

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Startup Virtual CHRO for Startups
• Behavioral & Soft Skills Trainer
• PoSH External Consultant
• Recruitment process improvement consultant
• Strategic HR Partner
• DEI Consultant
• HR Process Automation

Mar 2018 – Jun 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Startup CHRO for Startups
• Behaviorial Trainer at India Power Corporation Ltd. (Performance Dialogue, Stress management, PoSH , etc)
• PoSH External Consultant at many companies viz Axxella Advisory LLP , Exborders LLP , IFI Techsolutions LLP , Luv Films, LLP, Sarla Techologies Ltd, Branch Co., Sresta Organic Ltd.

Jun 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

• Leading a team of HR and recruitment specialists to support 300-400 employees across all three sites
• Overseeing all HR functions for three locations with a dedicated team of eight HR professionals
• Managing recruitment, retention, and retrenchment efforts
• Providing guidance and executing HR strategies in India
• Worked towards ESG through Skill development programs
• Scaled up the company employee strength at all levels with a team of 4 internal recruiters and no placement agency
• Improved DEI through increasing Women recruitment in night shifts
• Gained Awards as Best Employer & Great Place to Work for the company in the first attempt
• Handled Layoffs, terminations and disciplinary grievance cases
• Controlled attrition in the company
• Provided quarterly insights to the CXO team based on HR Data which helped in Strategic Business decisions

Dec 2021 – May 2022 · 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• As a visiting faculty teaching HRM & OB, Entrepreneurship, Effective Communication

Sep 2021 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Probono activities:
• 1. Develop Entrepreneurial Programs
• 2. Coach for Business Blasters program of Delhi Government
• 3. Mentor for Startups at E-Cell, IIT Madras
• 4. Mentor and Coach for individuals

Sep 2020 – Aug 2021 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Senior Startup Coach for Venture Development Centre, Hyderabad. The course introduced is based on models of Northeastern University, Boston.
• Job Role:
• Coaching and facilitating entrepreneurship program for Indian and International students at the Hyderabad campus.
• Designing the content/use case for both in-class and Ready Set Go coaching sessions as per Northeastern University, Boston program.
• Designing and conducting various Experiential methods of teaching for online as well offline teaching
• Conducting various programs as per Northeastern University, Boston
• Co-ordinating with various stakeholders to monitor & mentor E-Club activities at 3 campuses
• Project lead of collaboration of GITAM Women Entrepreneurship program with Kasturi (TSCRD Initiative)
• Exploring and executing various opportunities for students’ internships in Start-up
• Leading a team for conducting Bootcamps around Entrepreneurship
• Developing an ecosystem of entrepreneurship in the campus.
• Conducting lectures for around 250+ students on Entrepreneurship every semester
• Writing a Research paper on “Handling Performance Discussions (PMS) through REBT”

May 2019 – Sep 2019 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• POSH Enabler , POSH Trainer and External IC Member

Dec 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Conducting soft skills program , campus to corporate program and counselling students at the following colleges in Mumbai under NMIMS Deemed University:
• 1. School of Engineering,
• 2. School of Pharmacy,
• 3. School of Commerce,
• 4. School of Economics,
• 5. School of Science,
• 6. School of Law.

Jun 2015 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• HRM , Entrepreneurship, Human Behaviour in Workplace
• International HRM
• Building Learning Organisations & Knowledge Management

Sep 2013 – Dec 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Supported projects on:
• Automation of HR processes
• Gamification of Performance Management Systems for vendors
• OD Interventions & Training Programs
• Recent Projects
• Awareness programs on Sexual Harassment and Code of Conduct for various companies in India - Advisory, Investigations, Awareness workshops and Organization Culture Building for Inclusive workplace.
• Recruitment Process Support for iPlato Healthcare Ltd from 2011 to 2017
• Technoflow ,UAE - Job analysis and Policy Framework.
• NPCC Engineering Ltd - Soft Skills training for the 4th consecutive year
• CMCL Star Cements - Training on Importance of Performance Dialogue to Performance Champions
• Elevate K12 - Conducting Job analysis , Job Descriptions , Organisation Structure for the company
• Tata Rallis - Job Study of 3 roles
• Siemens Ltd.- Competency Mapping & Skill Gap Analysis
• Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd - HR Process Mapping
• Various soft skill training programs at various organisations
• Campus to Corporate Trainings at various colleges in Mumbai through Urja Projects Pvt Ltd for MCED

Feb 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai

• HR for SMEs & startups
• Soft Skills for Entrepreneurs
• Idea Generation to Opportunity Validation

Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 · 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• HR Generalist including Talent Acquisation , Retention , Training & Employee Engagement.

Dec 2011 – Sep 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Feb 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

• Implemented & streamlined the following HR process:
• 1.Recruitment
• 2.Performance Appraisals
• 3. Employee Policies & Procedures
• 4. Leave application process
• 5. Job Banding
• 6. Succession Planning
• 7. Training Plan
• 8. Induction Process

Jun 2008 – Feb 2014 · 5 yrs 8 mos · London, UK

• We are consulting firm providing India-UK study We help UK educational institutes to collaborate or set-up operations in India. We help them to advertise their courses to Indian students.
• We help corporate to find right UK accreditation for their corporate trainings. We help to build a bridge between Indian corporate and UK educational Institutes.
• We help UK companies to start-up and/or operate in India. We help Indian companies to understand their global partners and streamline their processes accordingly.

Sep 2004 – Apr 2005 · 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• A leading ISO 9000-2001 Standards Company in Embedded Wireless Domain with headquarters
• Implemented & streamlined the following HR process:
• 1.Recruitment
• 2.Performance Appraisals
• 3. Employee Policies & Procedures
• 4. Leave application process
• 5. Job Banding
• 6. Succession Planning
• 7. Training Plan
• 8. Induction Process

Dec 2003 – Sep 2004 · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Mumbai.
• India's Largest Structured Cabling Integrators.
• Implemented & streamlined the following HR process:
• 1.Recruitment
• 2.Performance Appraisals
• 3. Employee Policies & Procedures
• 4. Leave application process
• 5. Job Banding
• 6. Succession Planning
• 7. Training Plan
• 8. Induction Process