Ashutosh Thatte

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India17 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 17+ years of diverse HR experience
  • Expert in employee engagement and wellness programs
  • Creative voice artist with a passion for storytelling
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR professional with a strong focus on employee engagement and organizational development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr StrategyEmployee EngagementChange ManagementVoice Acting

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationBudgetBudgetsBusiness DevelopmentCanvaCommunication skillsConsultingCreative Content CreationCreative bent of mindEmployee RelationsHR ConsultingHR PoliciesInterviewingMISManagement

About

With 17+ years of experience across the full spectrum of HR, spanning talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee engagement, and organizational development. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to grow alongside the business, partnering closely with leadership and teams to help shape a culture that puts people at the center. Whether building programs that support employee wellness, driving performance conversations, or navigating change, my focus has always been on creating meaningful experiences that align with our people and our purpose. What drives me is the belief that HR is not just a function, it's a relationship. It’s about understanding people, unlocking potential, and helping individuals and teams thrive in an ever-evolving world of work. Outside of my HR life, I’m a professional Voice Over Artist, musician/ producer/composer, amateur Chef, and abstract sketch enthusiast and also learning to DJ. Creativity has always been a big part of who I am, and I bring that mindset into everything I do—from strategy to storytelling to culture-building.

Experience

17 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
9 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Edelman

4 roles

Vice President - People Partner, India

Promoted

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr

  • Currently leading the People Team for Edelman India.

Associate Vice President - People Partner

Promoted

Oct 2022May 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • I currently lead the business partner vertical for Edelman India with a team of 3 HR partners across Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
  • Lead Employee Wellness and Well-being for Edelman APAC
  • Lead L&D initiatives for Edelman India
  • Onboarding and Induction specialist
  • Currently leading the annual R&R platform for India titled EDDIES
  • Manage and oversee all employee engagement related activities across Edelman India.
CanvaHR StrategyCommunication skillsCreative bent of mindEmployee EngagementHR Consulting+6

Senior Manager - HR

Promoted

Nov 2018Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • 1. Change Management: Supported and drove the implementation and adoption of new tools and platforms for the western region specifically for Performance Management (Shift from using our global tool GFS to Clear Review), L&D (move from using Docebo SaaS to MyAbsorb LMS), Employee Engagement (Shift from using our internal engagement survey tool called Your Voice to Peakon & shifting focus on using email to getting people to use Workplace) & Onboarding (redesigned our onboarding and induction program for APAC).
  • 2. Talent & Performance Management: leading the recruitment vertical for the western region across levels of hiring. Supporting the development of high potential employees and senior and mid-career levels, ensuring an enhanced pipeline of high-performing talent. Goal setting, Competency mapping, 360-degree feedback, mid-year reviews, and ensuring compliance to our annual appraisal process in conjunction with our performance management tool, ‘Clear Review’.
  • 3. Employee Engagement: managing robust engagement platforms including 'MyEdelman', ‘EdelHuddle and Edelbridge’, and our bi-annual Employee Engagement Survey (Peakon), etc. Successfully maintained an employee engagement score of 7.8/10 for 3 years which was 0.5 points above our global benchmark.
  • 4. Learning & development: leading the national training agenda. Curating the training calendar YoY covering modules across various PR skills and competencies after a thorough training needs analysis. Part of the core team responsible for the rollout of Edelman’s global LMS called ‘ELI’ (Edelman Learning Institute) after migrating from Docebo SaaS to absorb.
  • 5. Employee Wellness & Wellbeing: Currently lead the APAC Wellness and Wellbeing initiative titled 'Livewell'.
  • 6. Employee relations & compliance: Managing multiple touchpoints in the employee lifecycle across functions and ensuring compliance to local legislation and laws.

Manager - HR

Oct 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs

  • My role involved HR business partnering and support across domains like recruitment, talent development, L&D, performance management, employee engagement, etc. I also spearheaded the employer branding exercise for Edelman India from 2016-2018. My focused efforts in employer branding resulted in us winning/being recognized by some of the most prestigious industry bodies such as:
  • 1. Times Ascent (2016) - Dream companies to work for: Was part of the core team that was responsible for the award submission that won us the award for 'Top 5 dream companies to work for in India" presented by the World HRD Congress in association with Times Ascent.
  • 2. Great Places to Work - spearheaded the data gathering and submissions for the culture and people audit as part of GPTW survey (2017 & 2018). - Great place to work certified for 2017 & 2018.
  • 3. CII National Circle HR competition (2018): Won the 1st place for 'Employee Enagagement' in the mid sized organization category.
  • 4. ACEF: Won the 'Gold' category award for 'The most innovative use of HR technology', 'Best L&D strategy' and 'HR team of the year'
  • 5. World HRD Congress - Best HR Organization (2017), Dream Employers to work (2017) and Best Onboarding program (2019).

Aranca

3 roles

Manager - HR Business Partner

Apr 2016Oct 2016 · 6 mos

  • HR business partner for the Business Research, Intellectual Property Research, Business Process Automation and Solutions, and Knowledge Management divisions. As an HR Business Partner, I worked closely with Aranca's senior business heads in order to develop the HR agenda's that closely support the overall aims of the respective departments and the organization as a whole

Assistant Manager - HR Business Partner

Promoted

Apr 2015Mar 2016 · 11 mos

  • Aranca is a leading provider of high quality, customized and cost effective research and analytics to global clients. Founded in UK in 2003, Aranca has a global presence including US, Europe, Middle East & China, with a state-of-the-art delivery center in Mumbai, India.
  • Our research solutions are structured around four complementary business lines: Investment Research & Fixed Income and Credit Research, Business Research, Valuation and Advisory Services and Intellectual Property Research.
  • Broad functional responsibilities span across:
  • 1. Talent acquisition & Compensation - Manpower planning, Campus engagement, Salary bench-marking, Compensation and Benefits, Employee references, Internal Job Postings.
  • 2. Learning & Development - Coordination with the Learning and Development team
  • 3. Induction & on-boarding - Inducting new joinees on HR, Company/ HR overview and Employee Engagement modules.
  • 5. Performance management - Complete ownership of conducting the performance appraisal for the respective practices - goal setting, KPI roll out, MIS and information management, review discussions, moderation exercise
  • 6. Metrics and reporting - monthly reports and statistics presented to business heads. Productivity and efficiency metrics, attrition analysis, people and organization updates, employee engagement, recruitment update etc.
  • 7. Employee engagement & relations - HR touch points, fun and games, festive celebrations, CSR, Sports etc.
  • 8. HR operations
  • 9. Rewards and recognition - team wise roll out of monthly and quarterly performance based rewards.

Senior Executive - Human Resources

Feb 2012Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Voice & vibe production

Voice Over Artist

Jan 2016Present · 10 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

VOVoice DirectionVoice Acting

Future group (future value retail ltd)

Senior Executive - Human Resources

Apr 2010Feb 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai - India

  • Recruitment & Selection:
  • Effective use of internal employee references and internal job postings to help minimize recruitment cost.
  • Custodian for maintaining and releasing of ‘Internal Job Postings’ (IJP).
  • HR level interviews, reference checks, salary negotiating and preparing offer annexure’s and issuing offer letters at the time of selection and completing all pre-employment formalities.
  • MIS and Data Management:
  • Maintaining detailed MIS with regards to recruitment, IJP’s, Transfers etc.
  • Preparation and collation of month wise recruitment data for review purposes.
  • Generating and maintaining leave records and attendance records for group companies.
  • Vendor Management.
  • Collating store data for South & East divisions with regards to Quarterly and annual incentive payouts.
  • Induction and Training:
  • Conducting induction sessions for new joinees and training them on company policies, HR policies etc.
  • Trained employees on integration of new ESS (employee self service) portal SPARSH.
  • Employee Engagement & HR operations:
  • Organizing and coordinating parties, outbound trainings etc for HR personnel (Mumbai zone) only.
  • Assisted in setting up a UID (Aadhaar) registration for employees and their family members at the Head office and other locations within Mumbai.
  • Started the concept of a ‘Chocolate bowl’ to increase employee engagement and interaction.
  • Proposed idea to start channel music in the office during evening hours was successfully implemented.
  • Conducted and coordinated ‘Long Service Awards’ to appreciate employees completing long tenures in service.
  • Conducted a ‘Movie of Month’ for HR personnel only. Movies were based on specific learning’s both HR and Non-HR related.
  • Organized a ‘people office talent night’ for all HR/ admin personnel in Mumbai zone.
  • Effectively and systematically handled employee grievances with regards to payroll, attendance, administrative issues, systems issues etc

Ma foi randstad

Assistant Consultant - CRD (staffing solutions)

Feb 2007Aug 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Handled recruitment across designations for various banking organizations both Multi-national as well as domestic
  • Recruitment for Senior and Mid Management Levels – Head HR, Corporate Banking Head, Senior Private Bankers etc.
  • Expertise in Mapping specific departments within Multi National and Domestic companies depending on the position and designation, Head-Hunting and referencing.
  • Actively involved in on-site training and development of new recruits on best practices, company policies, procedures etc.

Headhunters placements

Junior Recruitment Executive

Oct 2006Feb 2007 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Recruitment primarily for junior and mid management levels – phone bankers, relationship managers, sales and marketing executives etc American Express, Deutsche Bank, ICICI Bank, Centurion Bank of Punjab, Standard Chartered Bank etc.

Education

Leeds University Business School

MA (with CIPD) — Human Resource Management

Jan 2008Jan 2009

Institute of Hotel Management - Aurangabad

BA (Hons) — Hospitality Management

Jan 2003Jan 2006

MMK College of Economics

Economics — Commerce

Jan 2001Jan 2003

Jamnabai Narsee

ICSE — Economics

Jan 2000Jan 2001

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