May 2022 – Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Role Evolution:
• May 2022 – Present: Joined as People Partner Lead – India, managing end-to-end HR for India during the company’s initial growth phase.
• Aug 2023 – Present: Added responsibility for Multi-Region Rewards Management, covering India, Singapore, and Europe.
• June 2025 – Present: Further expanded scope to include People Partnering for Singapore.
• Key Contributions & Achievements:
• Revised and implement ESOP plans covering 100% of eligible employees, improving retention and engagement during growth phase.
• Benchmark pay ranges for 70+ roles across 3 regions using Mercer Comptryx, ensuring market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Prepare remuneration committee decks for executive leadership, influencing decisions on compensation and talent strategy.
• Manage people matters for India and Singapore, including onboarding, performance cycles, and employee relations.

Jan 2020 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Jul 2019 – Dec 2019 · 5 mos · Bangaon Area, India

May 2017 – Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• o Prepare the annual manpower budget in collaboration with the HR Business Partners
• o Periodically track the wage bill movement and report to key stakeholders
• o Participate in market compensation and benefits bench marking surveys
• o Plan and lead the annual compensation review cycle
• o Review and redesign the compensation structure, ensuring compliance to tax and labour laws
• o Design and review HR policies
• o Create the hiring ranges based on internal parity and market benchmarks
• o Create and maintain data masters to ensue standardization and precision in employee data management
• o Ensure 100% data completeness and accuracy
• o Track and publish key HR metrics that assist in business decision making
• o Design and publish the periodic HR Scorecard

Apr 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr

• Key Responsibilities:
• o Defined the Total Rewards Philosophy & Strategy
• o Prepared approval papers for the Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Board
• o Created the pay ranges and hiring ranges
• o Designed and implemented the Long-term incentive scheme
• o Planned and administered the annual compensation review cycle
• o Prepared, tracked and reported the manpower budget and actuals along with the overall HR overheads budget
• o Designed and reviewed HR policies and programmes
• o Coordinated and managed international movements

Feb 2014 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Key responsibilities:
• o Managed the deployment of the new HR System for the organization
• o Institutionalized, tracked and analysed key People & HR Metrics
• o Designed and published the HR Dashboards, providing insights to key stakeholders in the HR Leadership team and the organization’s Management Committee
• o Lead projects on attrition and employee retention
• o Prepared the budget and tracked the headcount and wage bill movement
• Achievements:
• o Setup the HR Analytics & Reporting sub-vertical
• o Nominated for a Short-term International Assignment at AXA Asia Regional Office, Hong Kong; to redesign & optimize the Regional HR Dashboard
• o Nominated for the “Leader in Me” workshop at AXA University, Singapore
• o Awarded the “HR ACE Award” at the BAGI Elevating HR Standards Meet, 2014

May 2012 – Feb 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Key Responsibilities:
• o Conceptualized and lead the annual AXA CSR Week for two years
• o Created the annual employee engagement & CSR calendar, and drove participation and volunteerism though out the organization
• o Administrated and analysed results of employee satisfaction surveys
• o Designed and managed the internal HR communications
• Achievements
• o Received the AXA Value Award from the Deputy CEO of AXA Group.
• o Awarded the Top Achiever for Quarter 2, 2013.
• o Coordinator of the AXA India Diversity & Inclusion Board for 2013.

Sep 2011 – May 2012 · 8 mos

• Key responsibilities:
• Managing employee relations for over 450 employees across Karnataka
• Preparing and monitoring annual manpower plan
• Facilitating on-boarding and employee familiarization process
• Conducting training need analysis and facilitating training & workshops
• Driving Performance Management reviews
• Monitoring employee performance and introducing performance improvement interventions
• Conducting branch visits and employee touch base initiatives
• Improving employee retention and facilitating exit management
• Driving and organizing employee engagement activities

Nov 2010 – Aug 2011 · 9 mos

• Responsible for all HR related activities for the Bangalore regional office with a total manpower strenght of 300 plus

Feb 2008 – Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Responsible for all HR related activites for three branches office in south and north Karnataka with a total manpower strenght of 150 plus

Aug 2007 – Feb 2008 · 6 mos · Bangalore

• Responsible for sourcing candidates for international banks, wealth management firms, asset management companies, etc. and for identifying potential new clients across varied industry types.

May 2007 – Jun 2007 · 1 mo

• Was an intern for two months wherein I handled the initial stage of recruitment - sourcing candidates, shortlisting, scheduling interviews, coordinating for walk-ins, document collection; for JAVA and C++ profiles.