May 2017 – Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos · India

• In my role Head of HR for SAP in India, i provide HR leadership across the region for all entities including R&D; Sales and Services organizations. Responsible for designing and executing the people strategy focusing on Leadership, Talent and Culture to meet the needs of the region’s more than 11000 employees

Apr 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

• As the Global HR Business Partner, i design and execute the HR strategy for Enterprise Cloud Services organization focusing on Leadership, Talent and Culture for more than 6000 people worldwide. In addition to my primary responsibilities, also leads Leadership and Diversity & Inclusion related initiatives for the Products and Innovation Board area.
• Design and Lead People & Organizational strategy to execution for organizations.
• Drive priorities of organization growth, workforce planning, organization design & effectiveness.
• Lead large scale organizational transformation and change management (restructuring, process and cultural change) for the Cloud Delivery Model.
• Partner with business for talent management such as talent acquisition plan, learning and development roadmap, retention programs, succession planning and employee engagement.

Jan 2012 – Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Global HRBP for Engineering organization with 3500+ employees – HCM, Financials & MDG, SRM, Logistics, Manufacturing Industries, Consumer Industries, Foundation, Public Services & Utilities and Business ByDesign
• Partner with executives on workforce topics around people and organizational strategy, organization design, strategic workforce planning, leadership, succession planning, employee engagement.
• Partnered on Culture of Innovation and led a global project to bringing innovation into core product development (framework,culture, execution).
• Co-owning with line management the performance management, talent management, employee relations and communication activities.

Nov 2007 – Dec 2011 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• HR Business Partner to the organization of Globalization Services, Quality Governance & Production, Solution management, Go to Market, Competitive Intelligence & presales with 1200+ employees in India.
• Top Talent & Career Development – Building alternate career paths vis-à-vis traditional management career path; Engaging Top Talents through customized career development initiatives; Facilitating job rotations; Designing and executing Learning Maps based on business requirements.
• Employee Engagement – Auditing Employee Engagement levels through structured mechanisms, identifying possible gaps and proactively addressing issues through customized HR solutions; Analyzing key attrition reasons / trends and designing retention programs based on internal and external market scenarios.
• Compensation & Benefits – Partnering with leaders for the performance management process including compensation & variable pay planning; designing incentive plans for niche areas; Identifying, mapping and rewarding critical talent in line with business strategy.
• Policies & Processes - Conceptualized and executed the Management Education Program in collaboration with IIM Kozhikode; Designed and customized the “Company car lease” policy as a retention tool for junior employees; Also involved in building a knowledge base on HR processes & best practices across APJ.

Apr 2004 – Oct 2007 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai

• Organizational Initiatives & HR Consulting – Designed Integrated Framework for HRM focused on resourcing; Leading Benchmarking studies; Feature & Impact Analysis of HR products; HR Consulting in Resource Management & Workforce Planning, Assessment Centers and Change Management.
• Resource Deployment – Managing end-to-end resource requirement for the biggest vertical for TCS - BFSI; Demand Supply management based on project requirement & employee skill set; Tracking and Analyzing strategic parameters and SLA’s to continuously improve realization.
• Competency Framework Development - Designing for all specializations within HR; Implementing the same as a part of iCALMS’s (Integrated Competency and Learning Management System) deployment for TCS Bangalore
• Talent Acquisition – Owning the manpower planning, tracking and closure process through a team of executives for 70% of business units in Bangalore; owning escalation in the hiring process.