Jan 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

• Strategic rewards : Worked on review of existing variable pay plan to re-design & implement a new performance linked incentive plan covering all the businesses within the GMR group.
• Rewards ops : Review of existing pay ranges and design of new pay ranges for evolving business having niche/unique roles and managing processes like salary budgeting, and increments
• JE & OD : Managing job evaluations for new and/or existing positions . Managing annual manpower planning along with organization design review for key/ evolving businesses

Apr 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Lead a large team of rewards professionals to deliver critical solutions around compensation program development, implementation and enhancements for assigned region/ sector

Sep 2020 – Apr 2021 · 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Functionally lead a small team of rewards professionals to drive key Job Evaluations globally for senior positions along with other business critical global projects like M&As
• Drive global C&B projects

Jan 2018 – Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Responsible for successful delivery of key global processes like Job evaluations as per the identified quality metrics

Nov 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Worked to deliver solutions in the area of Talent & Rewards. This involved researching upon and understanding the talent issues faced by clients keeping in mind the broader business context, interacting with key stakeholders, collecting and analyzing data in order to identify possible solutions. It also included upselling and business development for potential clients

Jun 2015 – Nov 2015 · 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Worked on driving the philosophy, design, implementation and scaling of a compensation and reward strategy that effectively motivates and retains great talent

Mar 2013 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon

• Conducted C&B bench-marking across varied sectors like ITeS, engineering & manufacturing
• Conducted Long Term Incentive (LTI) /Short Term Incentive (STI) plan design surveys
• Reviewed and designed short term incentive plans and compensation structures
• Executed projects related to performance management and rewards harmonization
• Executed evidence based HR review and HR audits to review process controls
• Conducted employee engagement study

Jun 2011 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr · Gurgaon, India

• As a part of Compensation & Benefits
• Worked on payroll process setup & transition to a third party to ensure effective execution of payroll every month
• Designed & implemented Compensation & Benefits policies like recruitment bonus, pay model for employees onsite etc
• As an HR Business Unit Partner
• Handled IT Programs, a department of 150+ employees and was single point of contact for their grievance redressal
• Conceptualized and presented reports on department cost, salary trends, utilization, billing, attrition etc to PM's and the department head.
• As a part of Employee Engagement
• To gauge & measure the levels of employee engagement in a firm as dynamic as Saxo, launched Employee Engagement Survey in collaboration with HAY Group and branded it internally as "SAMMEN" which means together in Danish. It was for the first time that such a survey was launched in Initto/ Saxo.
• As a part of HR process setup & automation team
• Set up of an internal employee portal called HRIS (Human Resource Information System) in order to execute basic employee transactions like Leaves, Attendance, Appraisal, Travel, Separation etc which were earlier done manually and data was maintained in excel sheets.
• Worked closely with Adrenalin systems (a unit of Polaris) to set up the same. Entire portal was built and launched within a month.

May 2008 – May 2011 · 3 yrs · Gurgaon

• Planning, managing & executing Compensation & Benefits benchmarking projects across various industries within the India market with a specialization in the IT / ITeS sector.
• Analyzing client compensation & benefits data by using statistical tools to derive meaningful results such as best pay practices, general salary trends, market positioning, annual salary increase trends (for annuity clients)
• Effective mentoring of new members of the team to help them understand the work dynamics & help them come up the learning curve faster
• Client Management – understanding client needs & using all available resources to deliver a result tailored to their needs
• Supported the launch of global products (surveys) like TCM (Total Compensation Measurement), VCM (Variable Compensation Measurement) through effective sales pitching
• Understand a company’s HR structure, Job Roles & pay practices through client interactions/ meetings and develop an appropriate job matching matrix to facilitate effective benchmarking

Oct 2006 – Nov 2006 · 1 mo

• Worked with Pafex (licensee of Fed ex in India) as an intern on Cost minimization & resource allocation program. (October 2006)

May 2006 – May 2006 · 0 mo

• Worked with NDTV (New Delhi Televisions) on ‘Elections’ (May 2006.)