Oct 2023 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

Feb 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

Jul 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• As an APAC UR Manager, I work with multiple stakeholders to attract and hire world's top talent to do the best work of their lives. Targeting, attracting and engaging with ready later/ ready now talent community to etch top of the mind brand recall and position Intuit as an Employer of Choice keeps me going. I love the opportunity to work closely with campuses, alumni and business teams to build strong and deep relations with universities.
• One of my projects that I'm very proud of is the conceptualization and implementation of a coaching program - 'Intuit Augment - enabling NextGen technologists' to augment the diversity talent community to amplify their technical skills, be better prepared for placements and emerge as confident technologists.
• I love innovating on behalf of our customers using the principles of D4D to delight them. With Covid becoming the new norm, my team created an awesome virtual intern program experience with an NPS of 100 and over 85% getting PPOs. We also unboxed virtual campus recruitment for campuses, candidates and assessors, making it simple and efficient - brought down interviewing time by 25% as compared to on campus placements.

Jul 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

• My work comprises of conceptualizing and executing a competitive strategy to attract, hire and develop early career talent. I work with the employer brand team and alumni to develop an employer value proposition (EVP) to position Citrix as an employer of choice. As an HRBP to the interns, I design internship programs with a focus on engagement and continuous innovation. I look at various avenues to develop strong internal brand ambassadors. I advise the leadership team on their early career talent strategy and industry best practices. Change management is critical to my role. One of my interest areas is also evaluating and predicting the strategic role HR will play and enable organisations to be Industry 4.0 ready.

Aug 2016 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• As a University Relations & Programs Leader at GE Digital, I was responsible to infuse entry level talent with the right skill sets to enable GE to go through Digital IT transformation. The workforce had been top heavy and tuned to GE’s way of working. There was a need for change, fresh, innovative ideas from Gen Z to enable Digital Transformation. With the infusion of entry level talent, the talent pyramid would be equipped with the right set of trainings to ramp them up on key IT skills.
• I developed the University Relations & Programs charter from scratch - right from identifying top engineering campuses, defining the compensation structure, introducing online assessment tests, developing branding material to training interviewers. I conceptualised and developed a world-class internship program framework and partnered with the global UR teams to implement it worldwide. I took on additional responsibilities as an HRBP for the interns and worked on workforce planning, assignment, performance management, manager/ mentor trainings and drove engagement. As part of the Programs portfolio, I managed - Employee Referrals, Diversity and Employer Branding.
• I received several accolades and Above & Beyond Awards for excellence in the programs and events that I managed.

Oct 2015 – Jul 2016 · 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• My experience at Hike as an HR professional helped me evaluate the startup culture over corporate culture and understand how teams are managed and the culture of innovation is nurtured. India is a diverse country and catering to the needs of customers in a hyper growth market through Hike Messenger gave me the opportunity to get a flavor of Engineering processes, Marketing, Product Management, testing, launching products, Design, Human Resources and many other functions. My role involved partnering with the Talent Acquisition and Leadership Teams to conceptualise and implement Campus and Employer Branding strategies at Hike.

Aug 2012 – Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• The world's first trillion dollar company taught me how to build structured and analytical processes along with scalable systems for the HR function. I was responsible to brand Amazon to create visibility in the Product and Engineering Space about Amazon, the work culture and work environment and also position Amazon as an Employer of Choice. I developed frameworks to attract exceptional talent through various non-conventional channels such as tech events, conferences, etc. I also worked on a project to attract Indians in the silicon valley to return to India to lead our Technology and Product Management Teams.

Nov 2010 – Aug 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Worked closely with the Business Stakeholders to define the Campus Recruitment Plan and virtual hiring process for FTE and Intern requirements. Sole contributor for Tech campus hiring in 2010-2011. A few projects that I conceptualized and executed:
• Intern hiring process improvement (innovative ways to hire interns)
• Intern project assignment process and grading process
• Fast tracking of intern recruitment/ interviewing process
• Off- campus hiring strategy
• Compensation bench marking
• Inclusion of new campuses for Amazon's growing campus requirements
• On boarding process to ensure hired candidates are engaged and excited about joining Amazon

Mar 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

• Managed Tech, B-school FTE and Intern hiring.

Jun 2010 – Oct 2010 · 4 mos

• Advised the top management on strategic integration of business and people processes to enable growth. Strategised the Campus Recruitment plan for Adobe's campus requirements for the year 2010-2011. Few key projects I managed/ spear headed include:
• Intern hiring process
• Intern conversion process
• Internship feedback surveys
• Engage with TPOs to get Day 1/ Dream slot for Adobe's hiring
• Compensation benchmarking

Apr 2008 – Jun 2008 · 2 mos · Bangalore

• Designed a framework to classify Tech and B-schools into different Tiers which the Talent Acquisition Team can use as a reference to determine the health of a college and the compensation that should be offered on campus.
• Awarded 3rd prize for this project at NHRD.

Jul 2006 – Mar 2007 · 8 mos · Bangalore