Oct 2020 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• As HR POC for 330+ folks worked on 7 broad areas.
• ▪ Business Partnering:
• o Conducted onboarding, induction & post-joining Check-ins & exit processes
• o Post-Covid Back To Office relocations
• o Pod Movement & Mapping
• o Quarterly Check-in with Managers
• o Quarterly People Reviews with Function Heads
• o Org Chart & Master Database Updates
• o Collaborated with HR Operations on Medical insurance, Flexi Benefits (Pluxee / Sodexo), Term Insurance, Holiday Calendar & Policy Revisions
• ▪ Talent Acquisition
• o Responsible for Leadership, Data, Non-Tech, Corporate & Business function hiring across all levels.
• o Closed 60+ positions of which 50+ are still in the company despite Great Resignation of 2021/2022.
• o Trained & supervised a team of 3 people on various projects.
• o Partnered with functional leads and heads to build capability across teams & levels.
• o Strong hold in sourcing via job portals like LinkedIn, Naukri, IIMJobs, Hirist, Instahyre.
• ▪ Talent Management
• o Technology Skills Mapping across pods
• o Career Framework
• o 360 degree feedback
• o Created Function Specific Dashboards
• o Implemented designation standardization, job levels & compensation structure with Compa-ratio for PMS.
• o Compensation Benchmarking
• o Completed Performance Management Cycles – Jan & July
• ▪ Automations Tools implemented:
• o HRMS – Zoho, Adrenalin & Keka
• o Employee Pulse Check – Amber
• o Background Verification Check – Authbridge
• o Reward & Recognition – Empuls/Xoxoday/Giift
• ▪ Employee Engagement & Experience
• o Skip Level Connects
• o Connect with your HRBP
• o eNPS surveys
• o Birthday, Work Anniversary Wishes, Diwali Gifting, Offsite
• o Townhall & Ask Us Anything Sessions
• ▪ Employer Branding
• o Value Champions
• o Women in Gaming
• o Policy Handbook
• o Employee Benefits Handbook
• o Know Your Policy
• o Beyond The Desk
• o A Day In The Life of…
• ▪ Learning & Development
• o Tech Jams, Z-Talk & Brown Bag sessions, POSH
• o Udemy & MongoDB, Hackathon
• o Improv Training on Collaboration, Trust & Communication

Sep 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India · On-site

• ▪ I have closed 12 searches with a placement.
• ▪ Prepare Candidate Brief, Search Strategy and Primary Research (mapping, sourcing, candidate development)
• ▪ Generate 2-3 relevant, vetted, interested & affordable candidates every week to long list 10 – 12 candidates with informal referencing in first 4 weeks of the search.
• ▪ 5th week onwards or earlier, ensure client approved shortlist, do candidate assessment interviews, prepare candidate reports of shortlisted candidates and send to clients.
• ▪ 7th week onwards or earlier, get candidate and client interviews done, focus on offer roll-out, increment negotiation, compensation documentation with proof, formal references, offer acceptance or generate back- ups as needed.
• ▪ Create Progress Report, update database with candidate notes and market intelligence.
• ▪ Participate in client reviews.
• ▪ Ensure General Data Privacy Regulations (GDPR) compliance

Dec 2017 – Sep 2018 · 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

• Search Execution:
• ▪ Participate in Client Briefing / Review meetings.
• ▪ Establish understanding of the search brief.
• ▪ Lead the search strategy preparation in consultation with the partner.
• ▪ Research through referencing and networking.
• ▪ Presentation of opportunity and relationship management with the candidates.
• Team Management
• ▪ Managed a team 1 – 4 senior / research associates / delivery leads (3 - 6 years of experience).
• ▪ Validate and check the accuracy of the research done by the RA/ SRA
• ▪ Manage the performance of the RA/SRA, ensure adequate training and development of the RA.
• ▪ Manage the quality of the RA’s work on research, documentation as well as data management.
• Business Development Support
• ▪ Active contribution to business development by providing information and leads validated and assessed through multiple sources.
• Documentation
• ▪ Document the search brief in a position specification.
• ▪ Independently prepare candidate reports / other search related reports.

Jan 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Created an HR mobile application called aabhee, a Progressive Skills Framework aimed at four employment levels of client organizations namely - Entry, Experienced, Supervisory and Managerial and an Organizational Values Framework.
• aabhee is a "Job-Specific Skills and Values Feedback App" based on customised skills and organizational values frameworks aimed at employees at the above stated Levels of Employment in your organization. With aabhee app our aim is to help organizations revolutionize the way they assess, advise, appraise, coach and develop their team members at the stated levels of employment.
• The Progressive Skills and Organizational Values Frameworks are customised to your organization's work context so that it is contextually relevant as opposed to a standard off-the-shelf product. The Skills Framework makes employees more self-aware of the skills (soft and domain) that are needed to perform their job within a specific department and at a particular level of employment in your organization. Using the aabhee app their colleagues and managers can give each other skill-specific ratings and reviews anytime / as needed through the mobile app. This will create a mosaic of performance-related information based on job-specific skills of the employee, making them and their managers aware of their Strengths and Development areas, in skill terms, and utilising the same to aid appraisals and talent / career conversations. Similarly, the Organizational Values Framework would make employees more aware of the organizational values that matter to the company and enable the right attitude formation among them to fit well in an organization culturally.
• Be Future Ready & 4th Industrial Revolution Relevant in a Post AI World with customised Progressive Skills Framework and Organizational Values framework for your organization.

Jun 2015 – Aug 2015 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Did a consultancy assignment within the domain of managing performance for the largest Indian private examination company with a workforce of 1500 employees. It is an ISO 9001:2008 DNV certified company delivering educational services globally. I investigated the current performance processes at the company through a diagnostic tool, analysed a data set of 5750 responses, identified 7 areas for improvement and suggested evidence-based contextually relevant performance improvement recommendations.

Sep 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Reading, United Kingdom

• During my MSc. in IHRM, I gained knowledge in principles of international human resource management (recruitment, selection, total rewards, performance management, talent management, expatriate management, learning and development), comparative / country-specific human resource practices, change management, international business and HR strategy alignment, organisation design and digital strategy.

Nov 2010 – Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• I have worked on approx. 50 assignments (executive recruitment + talent mapping as the lead recruiter ) leading to the hiring of CEOs, R&D, Supply Chain and other functional heads or country / regional leaders within the F&B, technology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, transportation & logistics and consumer goods / FMCG domain.

Jun 2007 – Nov 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• Turn Around Management: Leads generation & recruiting on tactical & strategic projects. Executing projects with teams in Austin, London, Dublin, HongKong & Shanghai.
• Project Management: Ownership of client-facing research colleagues’ tactical projects whether it involves recruiting directly on projects, or working with the teams in Austin, India & Shanghai to ensure they have all the information necessary to identify the right populations for a leads request. Setting up projects, research questions, identify & communicate with industry and or subject matter experts for project specific expertise & liaison with counterparts in UK.
• Thought Leader Research: Working with Practice Leader and their deputies to identify thought leaders in the EMEA & APAC region. Identify hot topics & engaging industry experts best suited to consult on these topics.
• Event Engagement: Identifying & engaging industry experts for possible client events.
• Client Servicing: Serving Hedge Fund and Distressed Situation Investing clientele industry and or subject matter expertise requests.
• Secondary Research
• ▪ Strong secondary research skills across technology, media & telecommunications sectors initially and later on across sectors, which helped me serve 218 recruitment projects for the US region by generating 4118 leads. Used Monster, Xing, Linkedin, Viadeo
• Primary Research & Recruitment
• ▪ As part of a matrix structure, with dual reporting in India and UK, I researched for & recruited 641 subject-matter experts for 184 projects across EMEA & APAC for the advisory purposes of clients through tailored research solutions (consultations, surveys & master classes etc.)
• Training
• ▪ I trained 4 new hires on systems, products, best practices for lead generation & recruiting, taxonomy knowledge & communication standard etc.
• ▪ Apart from that, I worked on the preparation of a training outline for the India office under the leadership of the Country Manager as member of the India Training Working Group.

May 2006 – Jun 2006 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Conducted research on HR outsourcing companies and analysed their business models. Used the analysis to explore possible business models to enable the creation of a Human Resource Outsourcing Company.
• Conducted research on the services provided by human resource outsourcing companies operating in the NCR region. (Sample Size; 18)
• Analysed service offerings of all sample size companies. Highlighted key services
• Summarized the business transformation opportunity for MGF
• Developed a business model, based on analysis, across the following areas
• Economic: SWOT analysis, HR services outsourcing market size
• Legal: Registration procedure, legal documentation
• Human Resources: Organization structure, job-profile, skill sets and salary
• Marketing: Demand fulfilment, Seven P’s and marketing mix
• Finance: Revenue streams, expense heads, scenario analysis
• Operations: Service delivery mechanism and Quality certifications

May 2005 – Aug 2005 · 3 mos · Gurgaon

• Created “Project Vista”, a customer research study, to analyse the satisfaction level of candidates taking the IELTS test in India. The analysis was used to gauge satisfaction level from existing services and to determine future services that may be offered.
• Developed a comprehensive questionnaire keeping in mind the study objectives
• Feedback questionnaire was administered in 10 cities, to over 1800 candidates
• Recommendations on the service experience and future trends were submitted
• Corollary analysis of current & future market presence of IELTS tests was done
• Part of the operations team organizing the set-up and administering the IELTS test at different locations in North India for IDP: IELTS Australia – Test Center – Planet EDU and was trained in areas such as IT, Accounts and Operations in Planet EDU.The report was appreciated by the senior management and sent to the IDP headquarters at Canberra, Australia and to the University of Cambridge ESOL, the co-owners of IELTS