Kunal A.

Manager - People Operations

Gurugram, Haryana, India

About

I specialize in aligning people strategies with business objectives to drive organizational success. With a strong foundation in performance management and process optimization, I have successfully led initiatives across key areas of people operations. ✅ Performance Management: Designed and implemented frameworks to evaluate, develop, and retain top talent, ensuring continuous growth and alignment with organizational goals. ✅ Campus Hiring: Spearheaded recruitment drives at premier institutions like IITs and NITs, securing top-tier talent for diverse roles. ✅ Process Automation: Streamlined HR workflows by leveraging HRMS tools, automating processes, and implementing ATS and BGV solutions to enhance efficiency and employee experience. ✅ HR Business Partnering: Collaborated closely with stakeholders to address strategic HR needs, driving employee engagement and fostering a culture of inclusion. ✅ Employee Connect & Grievance Handling: Built strong relationships across teams, ensuring transparent communication and resolving concerns promptly. ✅ Policy Design & Benchmarking: Developed, benchmarked, and implemented policies and practices to align with industry standards and business needs. Passionate about creating a positive work environment, I thrive on building meaningful connections and driving impactful HR solutions that empower employees and fuel organizational growth.

Experience

  • Lumenci (Full-time · 5 yrs 2 mos)
    • Manager - People Operations
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      • Leading the performance management initiatives to enhance employee productivity and drive organizational growth. • Streamlining operational processes through effective automation, reducing redundancies and improving efficiency. • Developing and executing policies to align with organizational goals, ensuring compliance and fostering a productive work environment. • Spearheading campus hiring initiatives, targeting top-tier talent from premier institutions, including NIT's and IIT's.

    • Assistant Manager - People Operations
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior Executive People Operations
      May 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • HR Executive at Focus Energy Ltd
    Aug 2020 - May 2021 · 10 mos

    • Co-ordinating with stakeholders for the interview process • Liaising with external vendors for hiring needs • Interviewing, Background verification, Documentation and Onboarding of Employee. • Designing and Managing Daily and Monthly Tracker reports.

  • VLS Sourcing Private Limited (Delhi, India · On-site)
    • HR Executive
      Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Coordinating with stakeholders to streamline interview processes. • Collaborating with hiring managers for hiring requirements. • Managing recruitment lifecycle: interviews, background checks and documentation. • Designing and maintaining daily and monthly hiring trackers.

    • HR Intern
      Nov 2018 - Jun 2019 · 8 mos

  • Internship Trainee at Food Corporation Of India
    May 2018 - Jul 2018 · 3 mos

    • Completed a Research Project following Topics: 1. Supply Chain Management - Suggested a few methods to improve the supply chain. 2. Food Fortification - analysis of deficiency of micro-nutrients in Rural India. • Obtained in-depth understanding of the movement of food grains from farmers to public. • Performed physical and chemical analysis of various crop variants of rice and legumes.

  • Internship Trainee at SRL Diagnostics
    Dec 2017 - Jan 2018 · 2 mos

    • Identification and Analysis of Microbial Pathogens • Performed smear microscopy of clinical material