Jul 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Worked as Consultant

Mar 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Worked for Surfboard group of Companies - Contentstack, Raw Engineering & Surfboard.
• Foster “people first” behavior when implementing strategies.
• Talent Acquisition: Spearheaded Talent Acquisition, based on business plan and developed a cost effective manpower planned chart; ensured timely closing of all open positions
• HR Operations: Directed & spearheaded end-to-end HR operations covering On-boarding, Help Desk, Off-boarding with HR Database Management; co-facilitated New Employee Orientation program for new hires
• Strategy Planning: Created and implemented a holistic HR strategy to meet short & long-term business challenges with focus on areas such as talent & leadership, culture & values and engagement
• HR Budgeting: Directed the finalization of HR Budget and resources at an organization level; kept periodical track on the budget and provided trend analysis report to key stakeholders
• HR Policy: Interfaced with top management, discussed issues related to business needs & advised on matters related to HR
• Talent Management: Drove performance reviews and established comprehensive performance management and compensation framework; managed annual appraisal process across the levels linked to reward management and career growth
• Diversity & Culture Building: Fostered "people first" behaviour while implementing initiatives; supervised a group of companies with diverse investments, keeping them comparable yet unique
• Performance Management: Promoted organisational growth through programs such as Performance Management, Career Development, Succession Planning, Compensation Benchmarking, Job Levelling, Pay Model, Rewards and Recognition, and ESOPs
• HR Partnering: Represented HR as an equal partner in the organization's growth using a variety of ways, including but not limited to budgeting, recruiting and retention planning, training and development, and cost-effectiveness

Feb 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Headed Human Resources in India
• Responsibilities:
•  Conceive and execute HR project/workplans encompassing Talent Management, compensation, benefits, staffing, organizational development, employee-Labour relations, Diversity and Inclusion, performance management in alignment with common human resources strategies and processes.
•  Demonstrate solid understanding of businesses and functions and thus define policies and HR framework to ensure seamless delivery and integration of thought process.
•  Creation and implementation of Salary structures, Compensation slabs, Stock Options plan, Career mapping and road map, Performance appraisal process.
•  Talent Acquisition to ensure the right people at the right place.
•  Coach and develop leaders, managers and key talent to ensure success in their roles
•  Understanding of the matrix nature of the organization, possess tenacity to work thru multiple teams
•  Ensuring resource allocation and succession planning
•  Coordination with the Global heads to ensure successful implementation of processes and plans on the macro level
•  Ensuring budgetary plans are conceptualized and planned as per the company’s objectives

Mar 2015 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

•  Heading the India HR team. Also responsible for Global day-to-day HR functions in some cases.
•  Responsible for senior level decision making and both day to day management and strategic direction of the organization.
•  Ensure all policies and procedures are up to date and legally compliant.
•  Prepare HR Annual Agenda, including but not limited to, Budgeting, Hiring Plan for the year, Retention Planning, Training & Development.
•  Provide reports & analysis related to employee Headcount, Attrition, Recruitment Cost, Annual Increment Cost, etc. Globally
•  Ensure 100% Labor Compliance.
•  Introduce Grading System.
•  Inception and Implementation of Performance Management System globally.
•  Conduct training needs analysis and designs and implement a training plan with input from business heads.
•  Manage costs to budget.
•  Ensure effective delivery of Talent Acquisition & Management.
•  Planning & implementation of Recruitment Process including but not limited to Interviewing.
•  Ensure all Job Descriptions are updated appropriately and improvised as and when necessary.
•  Deal with any performance or grievance issues in a legally compliant and professional way.
•  Provide day to day advice to business managers on all human resource issues: management of staff, remuneration, etc.
•  Involvement in all redundancy consultations.
•  Succession Planning.
•  Review all staff salaries and make recommendations for pay rises in consultation with department heads. Implement any increases and promotions.
•  Ensure payroll is completed accurately and to deadline.
•  Implemented various Employee Engagement Activities, including Event Management & ESAT Survey.
•  Vendor Management.
• Successfully implemented ISO Audit & Certification
•  Received “Leader of the Year Award” in 2016.

Nov 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

• Acheivements:
•  Planning & Implementation of HRIS Software
•  Planning & Implementation of Grades Structure & Performance Management System
•  Planning & Implementation of Operational Policies
•  Planning & Implementation of Employee Engagement
•  Payroll Management
• Operations &Strategic:
•  Setting up of entire HR Operations, starting from Document Management till clearance of Employee Full & Final Settlement.
•  Framing of Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and various Policies – Leave Policy, Employee Separation, Whistleblowing & Sexual Harassment Policy,
•  Framing of various day to day processes for ensuring smooth processing of daily activities.
•  Introduced HRIS Module & Insurance benefit for employees
•  Attrition Analysis and Employee Headcount Planning, maintained and shared periodic reports with Stakeholders
•  Introduced Grading System
•  Payroll Management
•  Attendance & Leave Management
•  Institutionalized Performance Management & Appraisal System (Salary Review, Market Benchmarking and Merit Increase, Promotions) and aggressively drove and completed the entire process (policy framework till payroll) within 1.5 months.
•  Introduced various Employee Engagement Activities, including Event Management & ESAT Survey.
•  Ensured 100% PF & ESIC audit clearance.
•  End to end data and MIS maintenance for all policies and processes.
•  Received “Employee of the Year Award” in 2014 and “Young Achiever Award” in 2013.

Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• Operations:
•  Handled a team of 10 members (recruitment and HR operations)
•  Calculation of employee compensation and other monetary benefits
•  Managing monthly payroll for around 25 clients with a total associate database of 1400 numbers.
•  Managing employee records for organizational needs
•  Managing Associate/employees Separation formalities and ensuring completion of exit formalities with Full and Final Settlements.
•  Involvement in designing the leave policies
•  Responsible to bring down the attrition and ensure employee retention.
•  Coordination for attendance from all four zones and maintenance of leave records
•  Identifying HR related concerns and addressing them with different strategic and operational solutions.
•  Active Involvement in designing the letters such as offer, appointment, confirmation, Job rotation, promotion, contract extension, increment and transfer/deputation for various HR activities
•  Responsible for designing the process in place
•  Addressing associates/employees grievances and resolving them with in specified TAT
•  Been a part of labor audits and maintaining 100% compliance.
•  Assisting associates in insurance and medical benefits.
•  Consistently performed as the one of the best braches with highest revenue generating team within Karnataka.
•  Various Client Appreciations
•  Joined as an Account Manager and promoted to Branch Manager within a span of 1.5 years.
• Account Management & Recruitment:
•  To strategize business plans for business growth with a clear list of Target and Deliverables in line with KRA/KPI by Mining Existing accounts to increase share in customer wallet
•  Responsible for Major Accounts service delivery at National Level
•  Ensuring client satisfaction through various services (Recruitment delivery, timely payroll, database management, compliance, associate relations)
•  Implementing different sources of recruitment (field sourcing, portals, head hunting, reference, campus & networking).

Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

•  Temporary staffing.
•  Permanent staffing (occasionally).
•  Submitting quotations on the various technical and non-technical contractual requisitions.
•  Initiating Campus Recruitments for Volume Hiring.
•  Client management and coordination in relation to recruitment.
•  Maintaining client relationship and getting more open mandates.
•  Sourcing through various sources: Portal, Reference; Advertisements; Campus; Head Hunting.
•  Acting a recruitment lead, mentoring junior recruiters.
•  Had assisted employee relations consultant for post recruitment/on boarding activities.
•  Clientele included IBM, HP, Honeywell, Lenovo
•  Awarded best performer consistently.

May 2006 – Jan 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos · Kolkata

• MIS Analyst