Jul 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

Sep 2022 – Jul 2023 · 10 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jan 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• 1. Culture & HR Strategy: Worked with Cofounders to craft Mission, Vision and Values and launched campaigns to communicate, cascade and make them part of life; aligned all HR policies, processes, and systems.
• 2. Staffing: Devised hiring strategy (Build versus Buy) for each business vertical to ensure 500+ quality hires in FY 21
• 3. HR Transformation: Launched Darwin box HRMS for recruitment, onboarding, HR helpdesk & employee lifecycle management Partnered with ADP to streamline payroll & labor compliances, empaneled New India Assurance for Mediclaim & Accidental Policy
• 4. Performance & Rewards: Launched OKRs and introduced continuous performance management framework. Devised sales incentives scheme, tax friendly salary structure, compensation model for educators and compensation philosophy to drive performance.
• 5. HR Business Partnering: Crafted business specific people interventions for learnings & career progressions

Jun 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

• HR-IT Projects: Prepared an HR-IT automation roadmap 2017-2020 and launched 5 products.
• 1. Launched SAP Success Factors – Employee central + Recruitment + Onboarding.
• 2. Workplace, Facebook – A social platform to communicate and co create projects.
• 3. Staff Travel App – To book privilege, concessional and duty travel tickets.
• 4. Palm Leaf, Mahindra – Learning app with bit size content & videos.
• 5. My ID travel, Lufthansa Airlines – A web platform to book interline and ZED tickets.
• Performance & Rewards:
• 1. Introduced Job Evaluation using Mercer’s IPE Framework for N, N-1 & N-2 unique roles.
• 2. PMS & Rewards Administrator for FY 17-18 – Devised range placement, quartile-based approach for annual increments; Salary Benchmarking – Cabin Crew, Pilots and Licensed Engineers; Balance Scorecard based KRA’s and a bell curve PMS.
• 3. Worked on 2 major international employment contracts - Indian Pilots to be trained on Scoot B 787 Fleet & for overseas country managers.
• HR Policies:
• Worked on Staff Travel, Leave & Attendance Policy, Created Manpower salary budgets for AOP approvals and a Monthly Manpower dashboard for CXOs group.
• Employer Branding:
• Ideated on the people Tagline of “Unravel the Star in you” and directed a short video to launch the Tagline to all employees.

Apr 2012 – May 2017 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• 1. Design Strategy: Co worked with Samsung Design Strategy & Design HR group to chalk out SDD’s annual Strategy - Project Plan & the corresponding manpower plan & annual operating budget. Also, worked on SDD’s Vision statement & Design competencies.
• 2. HR Management: Staffing Partner, HR Business Partner, learning partner, Performance & Rewards Strategist & an Engagement champion for a Design group of 75 designers.
• 3. HR Business Partner for Design & Research center, a span of 100 researchers & designers
• 4. COE for Talent Management – Strategized and executed end to end annual performance appraisal- Goal Setting, Mid-term feedback sessions, coming up with annual promotion guidelines, increment guidelines basis wage cost, market trends and internal compensation philosophy. Administered STAR (Samsung Talent Annual Review), Salary Benchmarking and GHR owner for Talent Management module
• 5. Staffing of freshers, experienced mobile software developers, software development test engineers to build Samsung's R&D center
• 6. Staffing of PhD professionals from around the globe to setup the Advanced Technology research group

May 2011 – Apr 2012 · 11 mos

• 1. Manpower Planning – Executives, Workmen & Contractors
• 2. Staffing of Experienced Mines Managers, Maintenance Engineers & Corporate staff
• 3. Staffing & Benefits Administration for Expats & Leadership roles
• 4. Administration of HR Scorecard & newly launched Pay Performance Scheme