Feb 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Organize, manage and deliver effective and efficient service to stakeholders
• Drive improvement of quality and value of service delivery
• Assess, design, implement, and execute processes and programs supporting operating strategy to minimize ongoing costs and drive high performance
• HR partner and lead for people initiatives responsible for establishing and managing HR and business partnerships
• Identify gaps in current people management practices, propose changes and partner on interventions, and transformation programs
• Design and drive engagement for key talents and roles in business units, facilitate succession plans, ensure appropriate implementation and compliance of people management processes

May 2016 – Feb 2017 · 9 mos · Bangalore

• Lead talent management for ~2000 employees which included Talent strategy and planning, effective Performance Management, facilitating Learning and Development, Succession planning, effective Leadership Development programs, facilitate compensation and recruitment challenges
• Lead HR partnership and change management through a challenging Mergers and Acquisition environment for the security business group
• Identify gaps in current people management practices, propose changes and partner on interventions, and transformation programs
• Lead the Diversity and Inclusion agenda in India focusing on gender and the LGBT community. Conceptualised, planned, drive execution and communication for programs to ensure advancement of women in technical and senior roles, creation of an inclusive mindset at work, support diversity hiring. Drive and partner on external branding, stakeholder management and visibility for the Diversity agenda

Apr 2008 – May 2016 · 8 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

• Lead HR Business Partnership and lead talent management practices for ~2000 employees in the Technology business where my responsibilities included managing effective implementation of processes and compliances, new initiatives on retention, mentoring, effective performance management etc. and providing counsel to business
• Organisation Design: Was a part of the global Talent Architecture function that is involved in the Global restructuring and designing of the organisation. My responsibilities included interface with global senior leadership of various groups in the organisation, training senior leadership, understand and re-design jobs to align to the new organisational structure and working on new career models and related projects.
• Lead core employee engagement functions for entire outsourcing organisation
• Inclusion and Diversity: Was a part of the executive council for Inclusion and Diversity in Accenture Bangalore. I championed organising programs including sensitisation trainings/workshops in creative forms, advocacy of support for women and diversity policies, parents at work program. I have also conceptualised and lead programs on generational and cultural diversity, mentoring initiatives and capability development programs.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 · 3 yrs

• Talent Acquisition: Set up the centralised recruitment function. This included setting up processes and applications, trainings on profiling and interviewing, educating stakeholders and leading the team to achieve the SLAs and Targets. Responsible for the entire process of recruitment for the management cadre in the organisation
• HR Partnership for the IT team and Tech support. This included driving different HR processes and programs including focused programs on retention, career development, team building, compensation gap correction
• Co – Lead the team of Rewards and Recognition and Fun at work
• Head CSR – Was responsible for defining and enabling the framework of CSR and was associated with various initiatives on Community Development, Volunteership, Environment Management, Health and Safety, Corporate Governance and Sustainability.
• Formulation of HR policies: Reward and Recognition Policy, Employee transfer policy, Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy and Fun at Work Policy. Lead employee relations for a business unit of 150 employees.

Oct 2004 – Jul 2005 · 9 mos · Bangalore

• Was responsible for facilitating resource mobilisation and facilitated a management development programme for the growing scientific organisation. This formulated the basis of the new management structure in the organisation.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs

• Lead and manage people related agenda for internal client. Leads change management projects, identify and prepare organization architecture and development plans. Also includes employee relations for different organisations, managing retention and employee engagement, compliance to organisational processes and policies, performance management, rewards and recognition, new joiner orientation.