Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Hybrid

• Partnering with organisations across sectors on strategic HR through every phase of their journey.

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Spearheading consulting and execution services to support schools transitioning from State Boards to CBSE/ICSE.
• Leading end-to-end solutions including documentation, HR readiness, infrastructure compliance, and affiliation support.
• Developed assessment toolkits and reporting frameworks to evaluate staff productivity and optimize school operations, positioning EDGEZ as a trusted partner in K–12 education transformation.

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Providing strategic guidance for an early-stage sports-tech startup focused on innovation and community engagement.
• Contributed to shaping the company’s vision, governance structure, and long-term talent strategy.
• Advising on organizational design, culture-building, and scalable people practices to support future growth and investor readiness.

Jan 2020 – Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• In my impactful journey with RCI (a T+L Co.) from Jan'20 to Dec'24, began as Director HR for the India, in a short span, rose to take on the responsibility of Regional Director HR for the APAC, shaping strategic direction & governance for RCI's growth.
• Led global initiatives that included driving HR innovation & establishing CoE focused on cost optimization, productivity enhancement, & opportunity scouting. Played a key role in developing & implementing a global HR analytical dashboard, enabling leadership with real-time insights for data-driven decision-making.
• Spearheaded the creation of a comprehensive Remote Working Playbook, which became instrumental in transitioning international locations like Singapore from physical office setups to hybrid & remote working models. These initiatives not only improved operational efficiency but also aligned with evolving workplace trends & employee needs.
• Led the establishment of HR-SS, streamlining operations to enhance efficiency & employee experience. My role involved offering strategic counsel to APAC SLT, directing HR strategies in succession planning, development, recruitment, & compliance, & ensuring streamlined HR ops for APAC.
• Led a 7 member HR team across India, Singapore, Australia, & the Philippines, I excelled in full-scope HR functions, emphasizing recruitment, talent development, employee relations, & retention to create an exceptional workplace.
• Collaborating with leaders, I contributed to the development of a diverse talent pool, aligning with business objectives. My initiatives consistently enhanced org capabilities & ensured alignment with evolving business needs.
• My global engagement & adaptability were evident in handling clients across diverse time zones, showcasing service flexibility that aligned seamlessly with RCI's global reach & objectives. This journey reflects not just professional growth but a commitment to excellence in HR leadership & strategic impact within a dynamic & evolving org.

Dec 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Spearheaded transformative HR initiatives at Lithium Urban Technologies, enhancing employee engagement and loyalty.
• Implemented robust HR processes, including onboarding and performance management, to boost operational efficiency.
• Managed HR and Admin budgets, focusing on resource optimization and cost-effectiveness.
• Rolled out a competency-based performance evaluation system to align staff with organizational objectives.

Sep 2018 – Nov 2018 · 2 mos

• Streamlined the Center of Excellence, forming a chain of measurable organisational leadership implications, related to TA and improving overall diversity of Exide workforce in collaboration with cross functional teams. Strategically aligned the needed talent pool in correlation with business goals and objectives are met. Created and implemented communication strategies and content management for effectively enhancing the employment brand, communicating key diversity messages both internally and externally; thereby promoting a culture of inclusion.
• Introduced data driven matrices, driven to provide an analytical approach towards providing insights to define, develop and implement key recruitment and diversity metrics that helped drive business results moving the organization from diversity to inclusion.

May 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Steered the entire Human Resources Function and advising and influencing the business functions on Sales HR related matters for Branch. Responsible for all the HR activities related to the direct and the indirect staff, he ensured the needed support was extended to the branch in planning Manpower requirements and helped execution of the same. Supporting target and incentive rollouts for all sales team members including ensuring awareness, appreciation and alignment by sales team on the same for the branch, drove People Agenda across the sales team through pre planned reach Out activities at regular intervals. Ensures & facilitates a structures sales process, inclusive of facilitating monthly scheduling of meetings, and leaving an open channel of communication for feedback.

Apr 2015 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs

• Human Resource Business Partner For Tied Agency & Direct Marketing Along With Heading HR Service Delivery For North, East, West And Central.

Apr 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

• HR Business Partner for Corporate Functions, Banca, Cooperative Banks, Broking Channel & Sales Support. Managing Employee Relations for Exide Life Insurance.

Jun 2009 – Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Providing thought leadership in developing workplace practices and policies that supported the culture. of the organization, Edward steered employee relations ensuring a positive ethical workplace environment. Rolling up his sleeves to lead, advise and tackle investigations when needed, he partnered closely with the in-house driving driving consistent ER process across the organization while minimizing risk and ensuring a positive ethical workplace environment. Remained responsible for providing expert level consultation, guidance and support in all matters related to employee relations with increased focus on union level activity.

Nov 2007 – Jun 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Remained responsible for the entire Manpower Planning for the Zone including Budget finalization in consultation with the Regional cross functional teams. Led the recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse sources, and driving Regional Teams on 100% capacitization as per the approved budgets, and developed low cost hiring sources, reducing cost per hire. Introduced robust selection procedures and tools inclusive of a competency module, resulting in recruiting right talent at all levels.

Jul 2006 – Sep 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Spearheaded HR practices for the region including both tactical and strategic functions as needed, whilst coordinating with senior leadership to craft organization-wide strategies and objectives. Set performance standards and evaluated local HR teams within the region and assisted with design and implementation of HR policies that complied with business objectives.

Apr 2005 – Jun 2006 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Developed and implemented new human resources policies, practices and procedures to meet the evolving needs of the organization. Monitored and ensured the implementation of human resources policies, practices and procedures.