Clifford Nicholas (He/His) — HR Manager

Clifford is a HR leader equipped with HR competencies developed over 25+ years in areas of starting up, stabilizing and leading HR at engineering design centres of global MNCs in India and the ASEAN region His core strengths are HR program design, HR business partnering and development of regional engineering teams with matrix and HQ based leadership. He has sensibilities to engage with leaders from diverse cultures and contrasting work styles He joined Nvidia in 2007 to lead Pune design centre and currently heads HRBP organization for India region including South East Asian countries and is on India Region HR leadership team During 15+ years at Nvidia, he led HR initiatives and setup best practices which enabled multiple phases of growth in core engineering BUs He progressed his HR career from resolving day-to-day operational challenges at site to design and launch HR programs for regions. Is a go-to talent advisor in region for global BU leaders and HRBPs Prior to Nvidia he did stints at Zensar (2006), Atos Syntel(2003) and Mercedes-Benz(1996) He was BU HR Head and HR Head for multiple sites with 500 to 2000+ headcount. He led hiring, rebooted HR function, facilitated HR program rollouts and set up connections with people managers He is a post graduate in HR from Pune University. Is an active learner, during pandemic years ie. since 2020 he pursued his interest and got certified by Nvidia as a coach. Is a certified DISC behaviour analyst(CPBA), Globesmart workstyle behaviour facilitator and NLP practitioner Skills HRBP - coverage design, engagement strategies and review Talent management infrastructure - HR policies/guidelines, career path and competency framework, job family design and clans, IC/management crossover, leadership journey, performance management, rewards strategy for offers and performance, pulse survey design and analysis Crisis Management - Covid WFH engagement. vaccination strategy, benefits and bereavement support Employer Branding – GPTW culture assessment, Culture and behaviour interview assessment Diversity and Inclusion strategy – focus areas, business involvement, awareness HR Vendors - contractor workforce governance framework Site Governance – core team set up, employee engagement framework Beyond HR he does outreach by facilitating short training modules in teamwork, EI, personal effectiveness for volunteers associated with little known NGOs and post grad HR students

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR leader in the technology sector with expertise in talent management and organizational development.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 30 yrs