Danish H.

HR Manager

India8 yrs 5 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Led HR strategy for over 1,200 employees.
Developed machine learning models for performance prediction.
Established cross-functional Innovation Lab for collaboration.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR professional with expertise in HR analytics and talent management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr StrategyEmployee EngagementHr AnalyticsTalent DevelopmentTalent ManagementEvent Management

Other Skills

Attrition AnalysisAttrition ReductionChange ManagementChange Management and Process ImprovementCoachingCompensation ManagementCompensation Strategies and AnalysisCross-team CollaborationCultural TransformationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer ServiceData AnalysisDisciplinary ActionDiversity & InclusionEmployee Engagement and Retention

About

As an HR Business Partner, I leverage my 7 years of experience and MBA in Human Resources Development to support the company's and its people's growth and performance. I have managed accounts of over 1500 headcount across India, North America, South America, EMEA region. I have handled the entire unit budget, implemented the HR strategy, and enabled the management team on HR related issues. I excel at proactively supporting the top talent and key roles, coaching and guiding the leadership, and developing and communicating plans to address the areas of improvement in the projects. I also have a strong background in employee engagement, talent management, succession planning, compensation management, bonus and salary appraisals, compensation benchmarking, data analytics, Power BI, machine learning models, and GenAI and customer service, having worked with leading IT, telecommunications, software product development, and business consulting firms. My mission is to enable, empower, and facilitate the success of the organization and its people by driving HR initiatives that align with the business goals and values.

Experience

Publicis sapient

Senior HR Business Partner

Jan 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos · India

Lead HR strategy for a unit of 1,200 employees, collaborating with senior leadership (VPs and Directors) to align HR initiatives with business objectives
Manage monthly promotions, annual salary revisions, bonuses, and talent profiling
Spearhead employee engagement initiatives, such as O3 conversations, growth discussions, and check-ins
Conduct exit interviews, attrition analysis, and compensation benchmarking, implementing data-driven solutions to improve retention and engagement
Drive performance management, handle performance cases and doing the exit conversation
Drive culture initiatives, including the Women Leadership Network, innovation labs, and recognition programs
Developed and implemented a Power BI dashboard to track and analyze people metrics, increasing operational efficiency
Drive talent development, and partner with L&TD team on learning programs, ensuring continuous growth and development across the unit
Enabling the leadership team on processes, policies, employee/team related issues and take necessary disciplinary actions
Partner with cross-functional teams to address employee concerns and streamline HR processes
Special Initiatives
Developed a Power BI analytics dashboard for the India region, enhancing people metrics reporting and reducing manual effort. It was further implemented at the global level. Winner of “Embracing the Future” award
Developed a machine learning model to predict the performance of the employees and incorporated GenAI features to it
Established an Innovation Lab, fostering cross-functional collaboration to drive business solutions
Led end-to-end performance appraisal and salary review process for 11,000 employees in India
Launched a performance development plan for top talent to accelerate career growth

HR strategyemployee engagementattrition analysiscompensation benchmarkingPower BIperformance management+2

Amdocs

HR Business Partner- India & Americas

Mar 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

Responsible for handling the accounts consisting of 1000 employees
Responsible for management of unit budget for different C&B processes throughout the year
Responsible for being a consulting partner to the management team on HR related issues
Responsible for implementing HR strategy and build work plans to promote business goals
Responsible for proactively supporting the top talent and key roles and helping them achieve their career goals
Responsible for coaching and guiding the leadership with respect to employees and team issues
Responsible for strategically developing and communicating plans to address the areas of improvement in the project
Responsible for performing organization analysis and implement organization change programs driven from the business
needs and challenges in partnership with the BU
Responsible for driving performance management and development of the employees
Responsible for driving L&D programs within the project as per the business requirement
Responsible for addressing the associates concern/queries related to HR policies, procedures and programs
Responsible for supporting regional Talent Acquisition activities for the entire unit
Responsible for grievance handling and negotiation among the concerned stakeholders
Responsible for driving the culture of continuous feedback and team connect with the help of round table meetings
Responsible for handling the budget allocated to the unit in an efficient manner and advising the leadership on the same
Responsible to handling promotion for the entire unit and internal mobility
Responsible for handling Annual Salary Review, special bonus and increment for the employees
Responsible for handling resignation cases, taking exit interviews and working proactively to retain the talents

HR strategytalent managementperformance managementgrievance handlingcoachingHR Strategy+1

Tata consultancy services

2 roles

Business Unit Human Resources Manager- India & The UK

Jan 2020 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Responsible for managing projects of 1500 associates (Manufacturing, Retail & BFSI) and HR shared services
Responsible for managing on-boarding (on-boarded 1000 associates) and initial learning program (ILP) for the new hires
Responsible for conducting orientation sessions for new hires and addressing concerns/challenges/disciplinary issues
Responsible for conducting the document verifications and BGC checks of the new hires
Responsible for supporting regional talent acquisition activities for the entire unit
Responsible for implementing the associate data currency and digital profile of the associates
Responsible for driving the initiative of self declaration of competencies and encouraging associates to upgrade at least one competency on a quarterly basis
Responsible for implementing and driving the Talent management initiative of getting the associate aspired role and bridge the gap by helping the associate with the necessary intervention/ competencies to achieve that role
Responsible for partnering with resource management group for career planning of the associate through rotation and allocation in alignment with the skills
Responsible for managing and driving the high potential program 500 associates in my unit and coming up with required interventions
Responsible for communicating and driving organization level initiative in alignment with business objective
Responsible for partnering with account managers/leads to develop and implement employee engagement initiatives
Responsible for addressing the associates concern/queries related to HR policies, procedures and programs
Responsible for driving and keeping track of associates learning at the account level in sync with the customer requirements and L&D team
Responsible for grievance handling and negotiation among the concerned stakeholders
Responsible for driving the culture of continuous feedback and one- on- one connects

onboardingtalent acquisitionemployee engagementperformance managementTalent ManagementEmployee Engagement

HR Business Partner

Jul 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Responsible for managing projects of 1500 associates (Manufacturing, Retail & BFSI) and HR shared services
Responsible for managing on-boarding (on-boarded 1000 associates) and initial learning program (ILP) for the new hires
Responsible for conducting orientation sessions for new hires and addressing concerns/challenges/disciplinary issues
Responsible for conducting the document verifications and BGC checks of the new hires
Responsible for supporting regional talent acquisition activities for the entire unit
Responsible for implementing the associate data currency and digital profile of the associates
Responsible for driving the initiative of self declaration of competencies and encouraging associates to upgrade at least one competency on a quarterly basis
Responsible for implementing and driving the Talent management initiative of getting the associate aspired role and bridge the gap by helping the associate with the necessary intervention/ competencies to achieve that role
Responsible for partnering with resource management group for career planning of the associate through rotation and allocation in alignment with the skills
Responsible for managing and driving the high potential program 500 associates in my unit and coming up with required interventions
Responsible for communicating and driving organization level initiative in alignment with business objective
Responsible for partnering with account managers/leads to develop and implement employee engagement initiatives
Responsible for addressing the associates concern/queries related to HR policies, procedures and programs
Responsible for driving and keeping track of associates learning at the account level in sync with the customer requirements and L&D team
Responsible for grievance handling and negotiation among the concerned stakeholders
Responsible for driving the culture of continuous feedback and one- on- one connects

onboardingtalent acquisitionemployee engagementperformance managementTalent ManagementEmployee Engagement

Publicis sapient

Associate Intern (HR Business Partner)

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Worked on gamification based initiatives for driving connect with the people
Created an approach on gamification of engagement
Evaluated the best possible way to implement the approach
Organized the Annual Rewards and Recognition Award ceremony at the PAN India Level

gamificationevent organizationEmployee Engagement

Team convention, dse

Team Member

Aug 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Responsible for organizing the flagship event, Annual Business Convention of MBA(HRD/IB) – “Erudition”
Responsible for making strategies for the event, implementation and proper execution of the same
Responsible for seeking association with many organizations in terms of sponsorship, partnerships and delegates
Responsible for networking with speakers, alumni and inviting them for panel discussions
Responsible for the marketing and the publicity of the event

event managementstrategic planningnetworkingEvent Management

Reliance communications

Intern

Jun 2013 – Jul 2013 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

I worked on various networking methods and IP addressing. I also learnt about various routing commands on a packet tracer which is a network simulation program.

networkingIP addressing