Dec 2021 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Served as a trusted strategic advisor to business leaders, tightly integrating people strategy with business priorities to enable mid- and long-term growth, organizational readiness, and leadership capability.
• Built and managed a high-impact workforce plan, ensuring optimal staffing levels and talent readiness to consistently meet and exceed short-term and quarterly business targets.
• Partnered closely with Talent Acquisition leaders to design and execute scalable talent strategies, creating a strong internal and external talent pipeline while significantly enhancing candidate and hiring-manager experience.
• Led end-to-end talent and performance processes with business heads, including talent reviews, annual performance cycles, succession planning, and leadership assessments for business-critical roles; directly supported senior-level hiring where required.
• Drove a high-performance culture by strengthening the performance management framework, enabling leaders to translate business goals into measurable outcomes through clear communication, accountability, recognition, and change management initiatives.
• Designed and executed annual HR roadmaps aligned to the organization’s strategic plan, leading HR teams to deliver measurable people outcomes that directly supported business performance.
• Acted as a leadership coach to department heads, strengthening people-management capability, decision-making, and team effectiveness across functions.
• Leveraged data and HR analytics to identify trends, mitigate risks, and implement targeted people programs and policies with clear business impact, in collaboration with cross-functional HR leaders.

Jun 2011 – Nov 2021 · 10 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• As HR Strategist/Lead Training & Development
• Innovatively designed, developed & implemented robust HR processes, ensuring alignment with our parent organization and optimizing existing workflows.
• Constructed a seamless communication channel for unhindered transitions. Revolutionize existing HR operational processes for improved agility and efficiency.
• Devised and launched pioneering learning and development strategies and frameworks.
• Key role involvement in gamut of tasks comprising - developing HR Metrics for comprehensive organizational reviews, assessing HR performance progress & contributions; conceptualize/develop & roll out a Balanced Score Card in accordance with parent company requirements; initiate succession planning and competency mapping processes.
• Revamped and relaunched various talent management processes and programs, focusing on talent retention.
• Played a key role in organizational and HR strategic decision making. Reformulated and implemented a competitive Talent Acquisition strategy.
• Proficient in cultivating enduring relationships with past applicants and potential candidates. Integral role in planning & orchestrating the complete hiring cycle from onboarding across various locations.
• As HRBP
• Propel employee engagement by implementing and facilitating unique initiatives at the business level, ensuring timely Rewards & Recognition Programs.
• Shape recruitment and selection strategies through comprehensive manpower requirement analysis, guaranteeing timely position closure, diversity hiring, and employer branding.
• Spearhead the identification of employee training needs, facilitating a comprehensive monthly and annual training calendar at the business level.
• Oversee the complete Performance Management cycle, ensuring timely and accurate annual increments and variable pay calculations.
• Conceptualize and implement a successful talent management strategy to future-proof the organization.

Aug 2010 – Jun 2011 · 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• As Human Resource Interviewer
• Responsible for End-to-End Recruitment process till the candidate is On-boarded
• Recruitments done for internal and external clients /customer
• Developed process and procedure of Training and Development of new joiners’
• HR operations – SPOC for internal and external customers
• Maintained recruitment data / MIS on Hire craft (recruitment software)
• Key Achievements:
• Received Cultural Spot Award for Business Operations
• Received Best Business Idea Award (Idea no.71208) for improving and scaling the existing process

Oct 2009 – Jul 2010 · 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• As a results-driven Recruiter, I have delivered end-to-end hiring solutions that directly supported business growth and client success. I managed the complete recruitment lifecycle—from strategic sourcing and talent mapping to offer closure and seamless onboarding—ensuring speed, quality, and alignment with client expectations. I partnered closely with hiring managers to understand niche and business-critical skill requirements, enabling accurate shortlisting and high selection ratios.
• Leveraging multiple hiring channels including Naukri, Monster, TimesJobs, and LinkedIn, I consistently built strong talent pipelines across junior to senior leadership levels. I conducted in-depth HR interviews, handled compensation negotiations within organizational frameworks, and ensured transparent candidate communication, including timely closure with rejected candidates to strengthen employer branding.
• I drove recruitment operations through strong MIS ownership, tracking closures, internal movements, offer dropouts, and hiring velocity to meet and exceed monthly and quarterly hiring targets. My expertise spans volume/mass hiring as well as niche and senior-level mandates, along with vendor and campus recruitment management.
• I successfully built and expanded client relationships at Universal Hunt and V-Quest, serving marquee clients such as Shell India, OTIS Elevators, TCS, Alibaba.com, and Intelenet. Key achievements include developing a strong client base and closing multiple critical senior and top-management positions, delivering measurable impact on client business outcomes.

Jun 2009 – Oct 2009 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India