Pooja Martin

HR Manager

Dubai, United Arab Emirates16 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building HRBP functions from the ground up.
Pioneered GenAI-enabled people processes for workforce management.
Founder of a forum empowering women leaders.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in consulting and organizational development.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Strategic Hr Business PartneringPeople DevelopmentEmployee EngagementCultural TransformationDei StrategySuccession PlanningTalent Management

Other Skills

Leadership DevelopmentPerformance ManagementData AnalysisGlobal HRBP LeadershipC-Suite Collaboration & Stakeholder ManagementOnboardingRecruitmentCoachingProgram ManagementWorkplace WellbeingAnalysisTalent AcquisitionPersonnel ManagementMarket ResearchDeferred Compensation

About

Global HR Business Partner with 16+ years of experience across consulting, banking, and BPM sectors. Skilled in building HRBP functions from ground up, integrating global teams, and shaping talent strategy, leadership development, and cultural transformation while advancing DEI, employee engagement, and organizational resilience. Trusted advisor to senior leadership on succession planning, and performance frameworks that accelerate growth. Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments, and operates with agility, urgency, and execution excellence.

Experience

16 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Mckinsey & company

Professional Development Manager, McKinsey Client Capability Network - India

Jul 2015 – Mar 2026 · 10 yrs 8 mos · India · Hybrid

Joined McKinsey’s Client Capability Hub in 2015 to establish the HR function in Chennai and have since progressed through multiple leadership roles, recognized for consistent high performance, strategic impact, and people-centered leadership. Built and scaled core HR capabilities across recruitment, professional development, engagement, and performance management while shaping firmwide people initiatives.
Currently lead the global people experience for 160+ Analytics professionals across multiple continents - driving leadership readiness, capability building, and alignment with business priorities. Partner with senior leadership to deliver HR solutions across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, ensuring compliance with diverse labor laws and cultural nuances.
Key highlights include:
Talent Strategy & Performance: Own and execute talent strategy, embedding a ‘people-first’ ethos and feedback culture to accelerate performance and career growth.
Employee Experience: Drive data-led interventions—pulse surveys, engagement initiatives, recognition platforms, and rotational programs—to strengthen culture and retention.
Innovation: Pioneer GenAI-enabled people processes, setting new standards for agility, personalization, and proactive workforce management.
Learning & Development: Design targeted learning interventions, curate programs, manage budgets, and partner with leading L&D providers.
Well-being & Inclusion: Serve as Mental Health Ambassador for India offices and founder of “World of Women (WoW)”, a pioneering forum that empowers women leaders and earned McKinsey’s AD&I Gold Badge.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead initiatives spanning entity integrations, crisis response, and POSH (Anti-Sexual Harassment) awareness.
Campus Engagement: Spearheaded South India recruitment drives, strengthening McKinsey’s talent brand among top research and tech institutions.

Strategic HR Business PartneringPeople Development

Hdfc bank

Regional HR Manager

Feb 2015 – Jun 2015 · 4 mos · Greater Chennai Area · On-site

Brought on board to lead end-to-end employee lifecycle management for 600+ professionals across 100+ retail bank branches, streamlining recruitment, engagement, development, and exit processes to strengthen workforce productivity and retention.
Stabilized workforce amid high attrition by orchestrating large-scale recruitment drives, managing 7–8 specialized vendors to rapidly close critical banking sector positions.
Delivered full-spectrum HR solutions including recruitment, performance management, employee relations, and exit processes, supporting talent needs across roles from frontline tellers to senior relationship managers.

Succession PlanningTalent Management

Firstsource solutions limited

Assistant Manager, HR

Jun 2011 – Jan 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Greater Chennai Area · On-site

Hired to lead HR operations, including employee engagement, performance management, and people initiatives for a large, multi-location workforce. Managed C&B processes, policy benchmarking, and HR framework enhancements to support organizational objectives.
Directed HRBP operations across South India locations, managing employee engagement for 1000+ healthcare professionals with a 4-member direct team.
Steered compensation and benefits strategy for 500+ employees across multiple locations, administering salary increments, benchmarking policies and enhancing HR frameworks to align with organizational growth objectives.
Drove rapid organizational expansion, successfully establishing HR operations in two new geographical locations while maintaining service excellence standards.

Exclusive search recruitment consultants

Recruitment Consultant

Jan 2008 – Feb 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area · On-site

Led recruitment activities from sourcing candidates, coordinating interview schedules, offer roll-out, salary negotiations to timely closure of business positions