Pavan Parlapelly — Co-Founder

Strategic HR Leader with 17+ years of experience across Automotive, Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology sectors. I have led HR strategy, talent management, organizational development, C&B, IR, and digital HR transformation for global and German MNC environments. Experienced in partnering with CEOs, CXOs and global teams (Europe, USA, APAC) on workforce planning, capability building, leadership development, and change management. Skilled in people analytics, KPI/OKR systems, job evaluation (Mercer/Aon), and creating high-performance cultures. Improved employee engagement to 92% through culture transformation, DEI, structured communication, and leadership alignment. Reduced attrition from 26% to 8% using predictive analytics, stay interviews, and targeted retention actions. Delivered 13% savings in compensation budgets through Mercer/Aon job evaluation, benchmarking, and pay architecture optimization. Increased workforce by 40% with zero impact on operations through strategic workforce planning and optimized hiring. Improved HR efficiency by 50% after leading SAP SuccessFactors implementation and digital HR transformation. Achieved 100% statutory compliance under Factories Act, PF, ESI, CLRA, ISO & IATF standards with strong audit governance. Reduced recruitment cycle time by 30% through competency-based hiring and digital hiring tools. Built 70% succession coverage for critical positions through structured HiPo identification and leadership development programs. Strengthened employer branding, improving offer-to-join ratio by 35% and enhancing talent quality. Transitioned entire IT division from Germany to India ensuring zero business disruption and full knowledge transfer. Enabled successful New Wage Code readiness in collaboration with Mercer, aligning compensation and compliance. Implemented global competency frameworks with German leadership, standardizing role expectations and capability models. Drove major OD and change management initiatives, enabling restructures, cultural alignment, and process maturity.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader in the Automotive and Manufacturing sectors.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 17 yrs