Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

• Led the end-to-end people strategy (Hire to Retire), overseeing talent acquisition, HR operations, organizational development, and employee lifecycle management to build scalable and people-centric organizations.
• Drove large-scale recruitment strategies, strengthening talent pipelines and enabling business growth through effective workforce planning and stakeholder collaboration.
• Championed Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, promoting inclusive hiring practices and fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and equal opportunity.
• Leveraged HRMS platforms and digital HR tools to strengthen HR governance, improve workforce analytics, and enhance data-driven decision-making across people processes.
• Utilized AI-enabled solutions and smart work practices to streamline recruitment, optimize HR operations, and improve efficiency across HR functions.
• Established structured mechanisms for addressing employee grievances, ensuring timely, fair, and transparent resolution of workplace concerns.
• Led organizational development initiatives, including leadership development, succession planning, and performance management frameworks to build future-ready leadership pipelines.
• Applied Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve key HR processes such as recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and employee lifecycle management, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability.
• Partnered closely with executive leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, compensation strategy, and change management initiatives aligned with business growth.
• Strengthened employee engagement, retention, wellness, and culture initiatives, contributing to a high-performance and collaborative work environment.
• Ensured statutory compliance, policy governance, and HR operational excellence across the organization.

Feb 2023 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

• Led full-cycle recruitment operations, ensuring alignment with client SLAs and internal hiring benchmarks while maintaining compliance and quality standards.
• Streamlined onboarding processes, enhancing new hire integration and reducing early attrition through structured assimilation practices.
• Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives, fostering an inclusive workplace culture and supporting equitable practices across teams.
• Strengthened stakeholder communication, ensuring consistent alignment between HR initiatives and broader organizational goals

Sep 2019 – Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Goa, India · On-site

• 1. Developed interactive teaching materials and executed assessments to improve student performance.
• 2. Integrated National Education Policy 2020 effectively into classroom methodologies.
• 3. Coordinated all school seminars and functions as the emcee, demonstrating excellent public speaking skills.
• 4. Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of
• communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
• 5. Reduced employee turnover with proactive conflict resolution and performance management strategies.
• 6. Served as a trusted advisor to employees at all levels of the organization regarding career development, workplace policies, and conflict resolution.
• 7. Enhanced workplace culture by promoting diversity, inclusion, and open communication initiatives.

Jul 2016 – Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Goa, India · On-site

• Reduced employee grievance resolution time by 45% through process standardization and enhanced case documentation.
• Led full-cycle recruitment oversight, ensuring timely support during high-volume hiring and sensitive exit periods for over 200 hires/year.
• Drove DEI initiatives, resulting in a 30% increase in diverse hires and a 20% improvement in inclusivity scores across employee surveys.
• Monitored labour law compliance and statutory requirements, while supporting POSH awareness and creating clear channels for employees to raise and resolve workplace concerns.
• Streamlined HR workflows, automating key tasks and decreasing administrative load by 30%, enabling HR to focus on strategic priorities.
• Designed and launched leadership development workshops, training over 80 managers, significantly improving conflict resolution capabilities.
• Audited and updated HR policies, ensuring full compliance with state and local labor laws and incorporation of industry best practices.
• Delivered data-driven insights on employee relations metrics—such as turnover reasons, escalation trends, and resolution timelines—to senior leadership.
• Oversaw 100% legal compliance in employee relations, mitigating risk through regular policy reviews and adherence monitoring.
• Fostered transparent communication channels, launching monthly town-halls and feedback loops between staff and senior management.
• Directed investigations into employee complaints, maintaining equity and confidentiality throughout resolution processes.
• Partnered with leadership in workforce planning, aligning HR initiatives with business goals and talent strategies

Jun 2013 – May 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos · North Goa, Goa, India · On-site

• Managed HR operations for a workforce of 1,000+ employees, ensuring smooth delivery of key functions such as onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits administration, and compliance.
• Strengthened recruitment processes to support timely hiring for critical roles while maintaining quality and alignment with business needs.
• Contributed to building people-centric workplaces by improving employee experience, strengthening engagement, and supporting initiatives that enhanced retention.
• Supported DEI initiatives, encouraging inclusive practices and creating an environment where employees feel respected and valued.
• Ensured full statutory compliance by effectively managing labour law requirements, overseeing POSH implementation, and addressing employee grievances through structured and fair resolution mechanisms.
• Utilized HRMS tools and workforce data to improve HR processes, enable better reporting, and support informed decision-making.
• Focused on efficient and smart ways of working, streamlining processes to improve response time and service delivery within HR.
• Played a key role in organizational development initiatives, including leadership capability building and succession planning to strengthen future leadership pipelines.
• Ensured strong HR governance and statutory compliance, maintaining high standards of policy adherence and operational discipline.
• Partnered with leadership teams to align people strategies with business goals, supporting sustainable growth and workforce stability.

Mar 2012 – Feb 2013 · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• Provided HR consulting services, including candidate sourcing, policy development, and diversity strategies.
• Facilitated client relationships, ensuring alignment with HR best practices.

Dec 2006 – Dec 2010 · 4 yrs · Bangalore, India · On-site

• Developed and delivered training programs, enhancing employee skills and performance.
• Managed HR operations, including grievance resolution and employee support.
• Monitored industry trends, adapting HR strategies to meet evolving business needs.