Oct 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · Hybrid

• People Head & Head of Governance
• Leading the Human Resources, Administration, and IT functions of the company.
• Driving the organisation's business strategy and operations for the CEO's office, accountable for organization performance.
• Managing a team of 20+ team spread across India
• Key contributions:
• 2 X Growth in people and business revenues over a year.
• Organization transformational projects, from growth to profitability.
• Building the leadership teams and bringing them together.
• Coach for the emerging leaders of the organization.
• Enabling the retail business with the right people resourcing and enabling high-speed growth, built a team of 400 people in three months.
• Organization design and structure to make the organization leaner and faster, aligned to business objectives.
• Doubling up as the Chief of Staff to drive the business agenda with the CEO.
• Digitization of People processes, systems, and experiences for superior delivery on people agenda.

Jun 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• The new age Bank, where we are re-imagining the basics of banking, with presence across India having an employee base of 4500+ employees
• Business HR Head / HRBP – Retail Assets, Rural Retail Banking, Digital Payments & Alternate Channels and Commercial Banking
• Serve as a business enabler and strategic advisor for multiple stakeholders including C-suite executives, COEs and Business Stakeholders. Spearheading the HR for 2300+ employees and growing.
• Operations spread across 24 states across India, overseeing the HR Budget of100+crore and design forward-looking people strategies based on industry and market trends; enabling the business unit to deliver on its operating plan.
• Reporting to the Group Head - HR & Brand & CEO IDFC Foundation
• Organisation Development: Advising and driving the People Agenda for the Business along with the COEs for Bharat Banking, specific interface on Career Development Model for Branch employees.
• Leadership Development: Implementing the Leadership Development Framework for the Bank.
• Performance Enablement and Productivity Enhancement: Defining and implementing the performance-enhancing system and incentive scheme for the Business unit
• Capacity/Capability Building: Headcount Planning and building capacity for future expansion
• Culture Building: Creating and delivering on practices towards enhancing the Culture agenda for the Bank
• Compensation and Benefits: Benchmarking and design of the Compensation Strategy for the Business Unit
• Technology System Design and Adoption: Enabling system and process and people experience by use of 42 technology solutions

May 2016 – May 2016 · 0 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• One of the leading NBFC in India having an employee base of 10000+ employees.
• Lead OD (General Manager - Human Resources) - Supporting the CPO through Organisation Interventions and Initiative, a key project undertaken was on a feasibility study of Payroll & Benefits outsourcing for Magma Fincorp.

Feb 2012 – Feb 2016 · 4 yrs · Delhi/NCR

• With a focus on business growth, higher margins and enhanced customer service delivery, collaborating with the MD and board of directors to redefine company vision and mission through differentiation strategies and build capabilities to create a vital, engaged and sustainable team culture
• Executed the business transformation program successfully despite the absence of formal CEO leadership for two years, enabled revenue growth and delivered a double-digit reduction in annual costs
• Selected and recruited the leadership team, developed a consumer-centric digital experience on the website, and optimize retention and productivity at all levels through employee engagement and intervention programs
• Introduced and implemented several initiatives and conducted engagement studies for participation in Great Places to Work; 3 of the practices have been ranked among the top in industry best practices

Jun 2010 – Feb 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Deployed multiple employee engagement, R&R and performance management best practices, which improved efficiency of 1200+ employees located across 70+ units and 4 states, including offices, stores and distribution centres; conceptualised and implemented several initiatives that were adopted by ABRL for rollout across India
• Instituted corporate standards and built the work culture after a major restructuring program; enabled achievement of positive EBITDA at the NCR store level (23 stores) in a competitive environment

Feb 2010 – Jun 2010 · 4 mos

• Created a supportive work environment for 500+ employees and enabled operational excellence by implementing progressive people management tools and processes with a 6-member team
• Handled recruitment and training for all store functions, optimised the performance management system, improved budgeting, OPEX and admin processes, and ensured compliance to statutory requirements
• Managed vendors and recruitment consultants, and liaised with local and state government authorities

Dec 2006 – Jun 2010 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Handled HR frameworks and systems in 3 business units, designed the matrix organization structure, established best practices and ensured implementation of the HRIS (PeopleSoft)
• Contributed to change management and resource planning initiatives which reduced overhead costs substantially
• Coordinated recruitment and on-boarding processes for expatriate candidates, CEOs, COOs, Function Heads and Department Heads
• Implemented an assessment centre for 120 key positions, using Thomas Profiling

Jun 2006 – Dec 2006 · 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Started my professional Career with the Group in June 2006, have got exposed to diverse business across the group.
• June 2006-July 2006 –Hindalco, Renukoot
• August 2006-Oct 2006 –ABMCPL, Mumbai
• Nov 2006-Dec 2006 –Madura Garments, Bangalore