May 2025 – Present · 11 mos

May 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Jan 2025 – Apr 2025 · 3 mos

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Aug 2023 – Jul 2024 · 11 mos

• Department Creation and Leadership: Built and structured a new training department from scratch, aligning it with organizational goals and enhancing its overall impact.
• Team and Policy Development: Trained and mentored a team of three while developing and implementing comprehensive policies, procedures, and SOPs to ensure operational efficiency and consistency.
• Matrix Programming and LMS Integration: Programmed a master training matrix into the revamped Learning Management System (LMS), improving training processes and data accuracy.
• Advanced Portal Management: Managed and optimized various training platforms, ensuring seamless functionality and accessibility for users.
• Strategic Reporting and Issue Resolution: Created detailed project matrices and training history reports, addressed LMS issues proactively, and maintained high operational standards.
• Collaborate with HR to curate soft skills training programs for staff and leadership team

Jan 2023 – May 2023 · 4 mos

Sep 2022 – Apr 2023 · 7 mos

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 2 mos

• In this interim role, I provided strategic HR support to a team of 250 employees, focusing on employee engagement, retention, and fostering a positive workplace culture. I played a key role in ensuring that employees remained connected, motivated, and aligned with organizational goals, particularly during the challenges of the pandemic. Key achievements include:
• Led employee engagement initiatives, driving participation and improving overall employee satisfaction through regular pulse checks, feedback sessions, and tailored engagement activities.
• Fostered a seamless transition to remote work, providing guidance and support to employees in adjusting to the work-from-home environment, while maintaining productivity and team cohesion.
• Enhanced retention efforts by proactively addressing employee concerns, implementing recognition programs, and creating opportunities for career development and growth within the organization.
• Organized and facilitated regular virtual team-building activities, maintaining morale, improving collaboration, and ensuring a connected workforce during challenging times.

Jun 2019 – Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• As a pivotal leader in transforming the company's L&D function, I drove initiatives that resulted in significant cost savings, enhanced employee engagement, and more impactful learning experiences. My ability to combine strategy with innovation enabled me to deliver both short-term results and long-term cultural improvements. Some key achievements:
• Pioneered a digital-first learning strategy, leading to a savings of INR 8.2M annually and increased employee engagement by 40% through the successful implementation of e-learning platforms.
• Designed and launched a New Hire Learning Journey that reduced onboarding time by 20%, accelerating new employee productivity and improving retention rates by fostering a deeper connection to company values and culture.
• Drove the successful implementation of a Learning Experience Platform (LXP), resulting in a 90% adoption rate, revolutionizing employee development by offering a more personalized, interactive, and accessible learning experience.
• Partnered with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to develop and implement performance management systems, aligning learning programs with business goals, and ultimately boosting employee performance by 15%.
• Delivered insightful data-driven reports to senior leadership, identifying trends in employee performance and recommending improvements to continuously enhance training programs and increase ROI.

Nov 2016 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Spearheaded talent acquisition processes, conducting interviews, and onboarding new hires.
• With proven expertise in hiring of sales and enabling function professionals PAN India and all roles in enabling functions at Middle / Senior and Leadership level.
• Market and process knowledge of hiring for strategizing talent pool creation and maximization, compensation trends and candidate management in view of culture sensitivitie
• Maintain an effective Source Mix (Job Boards, Social Media Channels, Employee Referrals, Recruitment Agencies, Academia & Internal Job Postings).
• Strong blend of Individual accountability and team work to manage end to end recruitment life cycle for assigned business verticals (activities spanning from Manpower requirement identification and understanding, Creation of talent pool through effective sourcing methodologies, Interview coordination and selection process, Offer negotiation & rollout, Pre & Post joining engagements, etc).
• Ensure adherence to Recruitment Budgets, Compensation Guidelines and Recruitment process compliance
• Collaborated with employee engagement team for employee engagement initiatives, emphasizing teamwork and relationship building

Feb 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

• At HCL, I managed the recruitment of highly skilled professionals for SAP-related roles, driving efficiencies and significantly reducing costs associated with external recruiting agencies. Key highlights of my contributions include:
• Recruited 89 SAP professionals for critical roles (SAP BASIS, ABAP, and Security), achieving a high level of success by leveraging internal resources and employee referrals, reducing reliance on external vendors.
• Played a key role in optimizing resource allocation by ensuring efficient utilization of available talent across multiple projects, resulting in reduced bench time and improved project delivery timelines.
• Assisted in streamlining the recruitment process for SAP talent by introducing best practices in sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding, reducing the overall recruitment cycle by 30%.