Sarmista Tripathy

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

15 years of strategic HR leadership experience.
Awarded CEO Award for Diversity & Inclusion.
Expert in driving organizational transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in organizational transformation and diversity initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

Change ManagementTalent ManagementDiversity & InclusionTalent AcquisitionPerformance ManagementRecruitment

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PartneringBusiness StrategyCampus RecruitmentClient AcquisitionCoachingContract RecruitmentData AnalysisDiversity RecruitmentEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingEnglishExecutive Search

About

As a strategic HR leader with over 15 years of experience, I specialize in aligning people strategies with business goals to drive transformation, foster inclusive cultures, and accelerate organizational growth. My journey spans across diverse industries—technology, manufacturing, and engineering—where I’ve led high-impact initiatives in change management, DEI, talent development, and workforce planning. I take pride in building high-performance cultures, mentoring future leaders, and creating workplaces where people feel valued and empowered. 🏆 Recognized with the CEO Award for Diversity & Inclusion and the VP Award for HR Excellence, I bring a blend of strategic vision and hands-on execution to every challenge. Let’s connect if you’re passionate about building inclusive, future-ready organizations or exploring synergies in HR leadership, DEI, or organizational transformation.

Experience

16 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Legrand (india)

2 roles

Regional HRBP(south ,central & east) & Chairperson -Ellegrand India Chapter

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Regional Human Resources Business Partner - South & Central Region

Jul 2019 – Apr 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Working as a trusted strategic consultant to the leadership team of commercial entities of Legrand group in all areas of HR including organizational development, workforce planning, change management, complex employee relations, reward and recognition, talent management and cultural change to achieve a high-performance culture.
Leading all Initiatives under employee resource Group Elle@Legrand at Group India Level towards the Diversity & Inclusion vision of the organization.
I am responsible in terms of driving special interventions, handling sensitive employee cases, driving Location talent strategy forward.
Managing the succession planning & other talent management initiatives at region level .
Leveraging my subject matter expertise in performance and conflict management, employment matters, investigations and risk assessment, etc.
Collaborate with HR COE teams like L&D, Talent Acquisition ,HR operations , Compensation & Benefits etc around people strategies.
Drive the DE&I strategies in my locations.
Actively support employee engagement activities within location, including planning, organizing events.
Analyse ER data/metrics for trends, gaps, and root cause identification. Basis the reports recommend / suggest different people strategies to the leaders.
Facilitate different organizational level programs for CSR, Health & safety etc. at regional level.
Supporting Talent acquisition team to ensure right hire at right place.

Organizational DevelopmentWorkforce PlanningChange ManagementEmployee RelationsTalent ManagementDiversity & Inclusion+2

Renault nissan technology & business center india

Assistant Manager

Jun 2015 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Greater Chennai Area

HR Professional, currently associated with Renault Nissan Technology & Business Center India as Assistant Manager since June 2015
Gained experience in leading Business Partnering, Talent Acquisitions, Performance Management, New Policy & Procedures Formulation, Campus Engagement/Recruitment Program
Capabilities in centralizing, reengineering & streamlining the recruiting function which resulted in reducing the staffing costs; Implementing a Recruiting Process Organization (RPO) to align with business strategy targeting direct client relationships for contract assignments and direct full-time opportunities
Excellence in reducing cycle time in recruitment with significant improvement in cost and improved quality of hire
Streamlined, Improved & Managed end-to-end recruitment life cycle and ensured adherence to the process in coordination with vendor, conducted rate negotiation and vendor performance monitoring

Business PartneringTalent AcquisitionPerformance ManagementPolicy FormulationCampus Recruitment

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Senior Recruitment Specialist

Oct 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

Responsible for partnering with multiple stakeholders in accomplishing the recruitment process for the assigned business units.
Participate in resource planning and managing end to end recruitment cycle.
Engage in direct and indirect recruiting efforts including prospecting, identification, interviewing, qualification and presentation of new and existing candidates to meet client requirements
Responsible for planning of source mixes, managing the internal talent management tools
Involved in Data Analysis & competitor mapping
Enabling the offer process.
Responsible for continuously engaging with candidates till on boarding.
Coordinate with the cross functional teams for background verification and employee data generation.
Social Media Hiring
Responsible for conducting hiring drives in different locations
Vendor management.