Apr 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · India · On-site

• OLA Electric runs the largest sales & service network across India for electric scooters. We have the largest market-share as reported by Vahan & published industry reports.
• As Head HR for GTM: Run a profitable business serving customers across the spectrum of Sales, Order fulfilment, Service & Charging. Build the retail network for India’s largest EV company, across 935 stores. Identify, staff, on-board, train, incentivise, develop & off-board during lean phases. Hustle. Repeat. Hustle.

Jun 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurgaon / Hybrid · Hybrid

• GLG is a financial and global information services company headquartered in New York City. The company provides financial information and advises investors and consultants with business clients seeking expert advice. It is the world's largest expert network, with over 1,000,000 freelance consultants. GLG helped me share my expertise in HR with organizations in need of assistance in the Talent and Culture space via mostly pro-bono engagements

Aug 2019 – Nov 2019 · 3 mos · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

• GreyOrange is a warehouse robotics company that offers automated warehouse systems powered by GreyMatter for a variety of fulfillment needs. This was my first real immersion into the world of Start-ups. Plenty of Unlearning, Learning and Listening. And chaos :) and problem solving.
• Key Achievements: Bringing in transparency into People Operations and ESOP program at GreyOrange. SF Deployment, streamlining employee communication & conducting town halls.

Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 · 11 mos · NCR, Delhi-Gurgaon · On-site

• This was a fascinating journey into the world of Healthcare and Tech. As part of this role, I led a 18 member team with accountability for Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Employee Life Cycle management, HR Operations, HRIT, Compensation and Benefits.
• Key Achievements: Formation of Governing Council. Foundation work for ‘Great Place to Work’ journey. Deploying WorkDay. Flawless HR Ops. A 10% increase in Gender diversity in Sales Management roles.

Nov 2013 – Jul 2018 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

• This was my journey into peculiarity; at this incredibly detailed & iconic organization. Immensely rich and filled with learning, the experience gave an all new meaning to the importance of hiring great 'Talent' and creating a 'Culture' for people to thrive. I had responsibility for the HR Function for two of the businesses within Amazon Consumer.
• Key Achievements: Diagnosing, defining and developing a 3-year Talent Strategy for the North America Retail Business. This resulted in a Retail Business Academy for chosen members of the NA Retail Systems
• organization and a shift in Retail Business Acumen. The Talent Strategy is a 3 month study using the ‘Systems Thinking Model’. The 3-year Talent Strategy was signed-off at Amazon NA Leadership Council with the goal of a 20% increase in internal pipeline that was achieved

Dec 2012 – Oct 2013 · 10 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• As the HR Business Leader in the Manufacturing vertical at Bangalore, my responsibilities included partnering with the senior VPs & Leaders, creating & executing the Talent plan aligned with the Business roadmap, conceptualizing & managing initiatives and the flawless execution of the HR plan. Witness to the transformation Infosys went through, with the return of the Founder Chairman.
• Key Achievements: Bringing about a cultural shift in the MFG vertical; getting leaders to own poor-performance messages by introducing a cumulative limit in the ‘PI ranking method’. Previously, Infosys leaders were using free scoring in PI with little or no co-relation to the final ratings. This resulted in employees receiving more realistic ratings.

Dec 2010 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bangalore

• Working with Leadership of GTSC business on Annual Business & HR plans, Executing on Annual Initiatives, Client Partnering, Improving Management effectiveness, HR Rhythm-of-Business Activities, Performance Management, HR Operations, Compensation & Promotion Reviews, Talent Management etc.
• Key Achievements: Launched ‘Leader Engagement Framework’ by establishing a co-relation (via MS Poll) between manager satisfaction and their team’s satisfaction. This resulted in a 8% increase in satisfaction levels among MS-GTSC Managers. Another achievement was HR shared-services transformation.

Dec 2009 – Dec 2010 · 1 yr · Bangalore

• Leading the HR Team for Sales & Marketing company of IBM India. Responsible for HR for the Country Sales, Marketing, DM, Communications, Branding, Finance, Operations & Legal functions of IBM India

Nov 2004 – Nov 2009 · 5 yrs · Bangalore

• India Software Labs is IBM's foremost centre for Software & H/W product development, engineering & innovation employee finest engineering talent

Oct 2002 – Oct 2004 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• Responsible for Human Resources for the Domestic businesses of IBM India, supporting large team engaged in Services contracts with customers in the India geo.
• The experience & challenge of creating a consistent employee experience for remote employees in customer-sites required sensitivity and active communication, enriching me in the process.

Mar 2002 – Feb 2003 · 11 mos · Bangalore

• C&B - Year 2002 - Stretch assignment spanning Annual Salary Review, Benchmarking, US Landed compensation model, revisiting & bringing changes to onsite Medical Benefits.
• Supported India Comp Director while he was on an Intl Assignment
• Focal for Annual Salary Review – 2002.
• Supported HR Partners across the country
• Undertook Study of US Landed Benefits and helped land changes to Medical Insurance plan

Jun 2001 – Oct 2004 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

• My first role as a HR Generalist - Exposure to all facets of HR partnering with the client. Deployment of HR programs, Compensation programs, Talent management, Promotion cycles, Performance management and Manager enablement, Calendar of programs, Handling escalations, Employee relations etc.

Jun 2000 – May 2001 · 11 mos · Bangalore

• Was responsible for owning & delivering tight staffing requirements of Product Engineers for India Software Labs. An assignment filled with tough numbers, tougher hiring managers & scarce skills. Niche Hiring experience and exposure to owning BU numbers. Guiding the recruitment support team to meet overall nos.

Jun 1999 – May 2000 · 11 mos · Bangalore

• Ramping up in signifcant numbers for large Telecom offshoring projects in the Application Development and Maintenance space.
• Managed focused hiring and special events to bring talent on board by crunching cycle times.

May 1998 – May 1999 · 1 yr · Bangalore

• Campus Hiring, University Relations, Events etc
• Pipeline management, sourcing, coordination, interviewing, offers, conversion, event management etc