Aug 2010 – Apr 2015 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

• As a Strategic HR Manager at Impelsys India, I led the end-to-end HR function supporting diversified business units across India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East. I partnered directly with regional leadership and business heads to align HR strategies with organizational goals, ensuring talent, culture, and workforce practices effectively supported business scalability and global operational excellence.
• I was responsible for workforce planning, global recruitment, HR business partnering, employee life-cycle management, performance development, leadership enablement, and organizational culture building. I managed cross-cultural employee groups, ensuring consistent HR standards while respecting local labor laws and business nuances in each region.
• I implemented structured hiring strategies to fulfill niche technology, product, content development, digital engineering, and functional roles across multiple time zones. I closely collaborated with business leaders to forecast talent requirements, define role competencies, establish selection frameworks, and build talent pipelines for critical and high-impact roles.
• I enhanced the global performance management process by integrating continuous feedback models, competency assessments, KRAs/KPIs alignment, and leadership coaching programs. I led succession planning and high-potential talent development initiatives to strengthen leadership continuity and workforce capability depth.
• I also served as a trusted advisor to both leadership and employees, resolving complex HR and employee relations matters with clarity, fairness, and confidentiality. Additionally, I led global HR reporting, people analytics dashboards, compliance assurance, and organization wide policy governance ensuring alignment with employment regulations across India, GCC nations, the UK, and the United States.

Nov 2007 – Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

• As Strategic HR Manager at Dreamajax Technologies, I led the design and execution of people strategies that supported the company’s growth, workforce scalability, and organizational culture development. My role focused on creating a high-performance work environment across technology and product teams.
• I partnered directly with the senior leadership team to understand business priorities and translate them into HR operational plans, including manpower planning, organizational structuring, and competency mapping. I drove full-cycle talent acquisition processes to support rapid project expansions, specializing in hiring emerging tech roles. Through targeted sourcing strategies, talent pipeline development, and employer branding initiatives to reduce hiring turnaround times.
• I led performance management processes by implementing structured goal-setting methodologies, measurable KPIs, and periodic performance reviews. This enabled employees and managers to align individual objectives with organizational goals, improving clarity, accountability, and career progression. I also introduced L&D frameworks, skill enhancement workshops, and leadership coaching sessions, fostering continuous professional growth across the organization. Compensation benchmarking and structured salary frameworks were implemented to support fair, competitive, and scalable rewards.
• Employee engagement and workplace culture development were core priorities. I designed and executed engagement activities, recognition programs, and feedback mechanisms that strengthened team collaboration and employee morale. Through employee pulse surveys, team-level engagement audits, and regular skip-level meetings, I addressed concerns proactively and strengthened trust across all departments.
• This role allowed me to drive strategic HR transformation within a growing tech environment, focusing on culture building, leadership support, workforce planning, and long-term organizational capability development.

Sep 2004 – Nov 2007 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India · On-site

• As the Strategic HR Manager at International Solution Group Inc., I led the full spectrum of HR and people operations across India and the United States, driving alignment between global business objectives and human capital strategies. My core focus was on developing scalable HR frameworks that enhanced operational efficiency, supported cross-border workforce management, and strengthened organizational culture in a diverse, technology driven environment.
• I partnered with senior leadership and department heads across both geographies to design and implement HR strategies that addressed workforce planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. My role involved implementing global performance management systems that linked employee goals with business outcomes. I introduced structured KPIs, quarterly reviews, and leadership evaluation mechanisms to promote accountability, continuous feedback, and growth-driven performance culture.
• I was responsible for overseeing global compensation and benefits strategies for competitive pay structures across geographies. Employee relations and engagement formed a significant part of my leadership role. Through consistent engagement initiatives, transparent communication frameworks, and employee recognition programs, I helped build a cohesive and inclusive global work culture.
• I also played a key role in HR policy formulation, compliance management, and process automation, ensuring consistency and efficiency across all HR functions. Partnering closely with finance and legal teams, I ensured seamless coordination of payroll, contracts, and visa/work authorization processes for global mobility and expatriate employees.
• This experience strengthened my expertise in global HR leadership, strategic workforce management, and people operations in a cross-cultural environment aligning human capital strategies to drive organizational growth and sustainability across geographies.