May 2021 – Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Founding HR & Talent Strategy Lead | HR Infrastructure & Workforce Transformation
• Established and built the HR function from ground up, designing end-to-end HR infrastructure including policies, compliance frameworks, SOPs, workforce governance, and operational processes.
• Led full-spectrum hiring across aviation and corporate functions including pilots, cabin crew, aircraft engineers, ground operations, and support teams ensuring regulatory compliance and quality benchmarks.
• Designed and implemented in-house talent acquisition model, successfully closing 80% of hiring internally, significantly optimizing recruitment cost and reducing dependency on external agencies.
• Built structured KRA & KPI frameworks across departments, aligning workforce performance metrics with operational goals and business growth strategy.
• Developed performance management systems, training & development programs (internal + external), competency models, and structured evaluation frameworks.
• Established workforce planning, headcount forecasting, and cost modeling aligned with business expansion roadmap.
• Created recruiter capability standards and hiring governance processes to ensure submission quality, candidate fit, and retention improvement.
• Introduced AI-assisted sourcing and workflow optimization (leveraging LLM tools,) to enhance screening efficiency, reporting, and process automation within HR operations.
• Partnered closely with leadership to align HR strategy with operational readiness, safety standards, and long-term scalability.

Aug 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Dec 2018 – Jul 2019 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• # Managing the entire operations Human Resource functions including
• # Manpower Planing
• # Resource Management
• # Operations
• # Forecasting
• # Talent Acquisitions.

Jul 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Golden Swan Group
• Responsible for Talent Acquisition as per Annual Manpower Plan.
• Developed and maintained various HR policies.
• Developed, refined and fine-tuned effective methods for selection to ensure the right people with the desired level of competence are brought into the organization are promoted.
• Designed and implemented Campus Recruitment Program.
• Prepared information and input for the salary budgets. Ensured compliance to the
• approved salary budget; giving focus on pay for performance and salary benchmarks where available. Responsible for Staff promotions.
• Administered employee benefit programs with conjunction with the Finance and administration department.
• Provided counsel and assistance to employees at all levels in accordance with the company's policies and procedures.
• Designed employee offer letters, salary letters and employment contracts. Approved updated organizational charts on a monthly basis and maintained complete/ accurate personnel records.
• Liaise with other functional / departmental head so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of HR development, and to ensure they are fully informed of HR objectives, purpose and achievements.
• Audit and authenticate all documents related to legal, salary statements and distribution, policies etc.
• Setting up of KRA and job responsibilities. Organized Monthly KRA reviews for productivity improvements.
• Responsible for Identification of Training needs, Training Calendar and Budget.
• Responsible for Payroll, Statutory compliance and cordial employee relations.
• Policy formulation and documentation: Formulated policies for employee recruitment, induction, performance evaluation, compensation, leave etc.
• Communication systems: Developed the communication system clearly identifying chain of command and ensuring transparent communication.

Aug 2014 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Andheri East

• HR Profile-
• Understand client requirement.
• Sourcing suitable resumes as per client requirement from various sources like portals, referrals
• Short listing resume.
• Conducting telephonic interview and evaluate candidate for fitments.
• Sending resume to team lead for further approvals.
• Co- coordinating with clients.
• Scheduling telephonic / in person interview.
• Negotiating offer.
• Follow up with candidate to make sure s/he joins and does not leave before guarantee period.
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