Mar 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Stint 1
• Administered and managed benefits for over 10,000 employees of Bajaj Auto Limited and its subsidiaries, ensuring comprehensive benefits coverage and seamless service delivery. Benefits include corporate insurance, car lease policy, canteen benefits, etc.
• Led multiple policy initiatives, including the launch of a Paternity Leave policy, revision of Leave & Attendance and Domestic Travel/Relocation policies, and enhancement of day care facilities.
• Empaneled vendors to efficiently manage disbursement of employee benefits and organized 4 wellness camps to promote holistic employee well-being.
• Drove seamless integration of benefit policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for over 600 employees of a newly acquired subsidiary within one month.
• Spearheaded standardization of benefits administration in preparation for digital implementation through the Employee Central Module (new HRIS).
• Presented a strong business case for conducting Job Evaluation exercises and benchmarked consultants leveraged by leading OEMs, contributing to effective compensation structuring.
• Stint 2
• Accelerated the hiring and onboarding process for BACL (the captive NBFC subsidiary of Bajaj) by streamlining and optimizing recruitment workflows, significantly reducing time-to-hire.
• Successfully filled 800+ pan-India positions within the Collections department of BACL in just two months, including 31 leadership roles across various levels.
• Conceptualized and advocated for the setup of an RPO model to streamline recruitment processes, including standardization of candidate reimbursements.
• Automated the offer letter generation and candidate documentation process using Power Automate, and developed macros to automate the audit process for verifying employee data and payroll inputs for flexible benefits, thus strengthening compliance and accuracy.

Aug 2022 – Aug 2022 · 0 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Finalist in the Impact challenge for the Samagrah case.

Apr 2022 – Jun 2022 · 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• 1. Interned with the Compensation and Benefits department, leading a project to conceptualize and design a unified benefits administration and management portal accommodating over 2,500 employees, with scalable architecture to support 10,000+ users and more than 35 diverse benefit policies.
• 2. Benchmarked peer companies to understand prevailing industry practices for benefits administration, ensuring that the proposed solution was both competitive and aligned with market standards.
• 3. Conducted comprehensive market mapping to analyze off-the-shelf products in terms of cost-effectiveness and ease of integration with existing tools, enabling data-driven decision making on build-versus-buy options.
• 4. The solution aimed to streamline and digitize benefits processes, enhance employee experience, and improve administrative efficiency as the organization grew.
• Successfully converted the internship into a full-time offer as a result of outstanding project performance and the tangible impact delivered through the initiative.

Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 · 5 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Active member of the CAT RMZ TOASTMASTERS club.
• Area level winner of Humorous Speech in 2019
• Leadership award 2019
• Club level contest winner - Evaluation 2018

Jul 2017 – May 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos · India

• 1. Spearheaded the integration of cutting-edge front-end technologies to enrich user interactions, driving improved performance and productivity for both construction machinery and operators.
• 2. Implemented critical backend server enhancements to enable new features that empower onsite operators and field engineers with real-time, data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• 3. Developed robust Python automation scripts to eliminate redundant tasks, validate JSON files, and generate comprehensive reports, significantly streamlining operational workflows.
• 4. Designed meticulous test plans and performed in-depth analyses to ensure high-quality, bug-free product delivery and elevate overall product excellence.
• 5. Collaborated with global team to include on-field test data, development of solutions and customized implementation for various machines.

Jan 2017 – May 2017 · 4 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Automated the testing process by designing and deploying Python scripts integrated with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, enabling efficient validation of output data.
• Developed tailored automation workflows that significantly reduced manual intervention, increased test coverage, and accelerated defect detection.
• This initiative resulted in faster feedback cycles, improved data accuracy, and a more robust, streamlined quality assurance process for product releases