Greater Delhi Area
Over the last 28+ years, I have worked with various Startups & Global Organizations supporting business objectives and values through development and implementation of business aligned HR initiatives & interventions. Have set up HR Function from scratch and helped scale up companies by doing mass & rapid recruitments at all levels. During my tenure in these organizations I have suggested creative solutions to business towards desired strategy and help them implement the same at a tactical level specifically towards Performance management, Talent management, Filling competence gaps internally, Reducing attrition through various proactive HR interventions, Timely hiring, Creative variable compensation structures and Employee communication which have helped various teams to effectively achieve its strategic objectives through their people. Have worked extensively on Compensation benchmark Surveys, Employee Engagement surveys, Change Management & Transformation, Implementation of Automated HR processes in India as well as US, APAC & EU regions. Specialties: HR Strategy, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Change Management, HR Due Diligence, Merger Integration, Large scale recruitments, Campus Hiring, Leadership Development, Compensation and Rewards Strategy, HR Programs and Policies, Leadership Development & HR Operations.
Headed the HR Function for Cellos Software. I started the HR department from scratch and led the implementation and adoption of all people processes, systems, policies, and procedures including bench-marking and documentation of all policies. In a short span of time I established a Performance Driven Culture, & Career Planning process that utilized both internal and external development opportunities for employees including mentoring, job-shadowing & team leadership resulting in a notable increase in employee engagement and retention of talent.
Headed Human Resources function for Agnity. I was a part of the Leadership team for Agnity and participate in key organizational decisions. My role included defining the HR Strategy and Policies for Agnity in line with company's business objectives, also ensured that each employee had a properly defined job & responsibilities aligned to business objectives. Achievements: Created and implemented Performance management system aligned to business objectives. Introduced PIP Process. Revised the training process and integrated with PMS. Linked annual increases to merit. Created Employee Engagement guidelines for mangers to ensure timely people intervention and reduce attrition. Coaching managers to develop their leadership & people management skills. Implemented leadership training programs to develop Managers. Benchmarked & Created a Batch wise Compensation Grid with internal and external compensation data. Recruited entire team of 40 employees including HOD for a new business within 90 days with minimum cost and innovative methods. Formalized Internal Jobs Postings to promote internal mobility. Started In house recruitment with target to fulfil 80% resourcing needs, resulting in huge savings for Agnity. Introduced Employee Referral Program and ensured its effectiveness. Campus Recruitment–Worked with various engineering colleges to get dream status. (NIT’s DCE etc.) Created a POSH committee. Time office setup. Revamp of existing HR policies including HR Handbook. Organized Team building events and celebration of festivals to increase employee bonding. Also started regular all hands meeting and Birthday Celebrations. Started in house quarterly magazine to increase employee connect. Effectively Utilized social media for all recruitments and employee events to increase Employer branding.
Worked as HR Business Partner: Multiple Customer Units (Sales) and Deployment Services units Responsible for manpower planning, creation and approval of hiring plan. Overseeing / Planning and execution of recruitment activities to ensure timely hiring & implement growth plans. Responsible for Performance Management and Incentive Plans (end to end). This includes ensuring all employees in respective Unit/Key Accounts have gone through the Unit Balance Score Card and have aligned their objectives accordingly, Follow-up & Feedback during the PM cycle and Annual Summary, Calibration and Bell curve formation. Managing Sales incentives - Formulation as per Targets and Strategy, Sign-up & year end calculations. Annual Compensation Review : Responsible for compensation review of the units responsible. Participating in external compensation surveys and developing pay ranges, Ensure completion of requisite STV/SIP agreements . Develop local level incentive schemes to improve productivity and business profitability. Driving the Competence Management Process with all the Department heads as per HR Strategy. Aligning with the Managers in identifying the training programs as per the need and availability. Co-ordinate Nominations of participation in various Technical and Non Technical Training in consultation with Corporate HR Employee Engagement survey: Ensuring participation in the survey and once results are out help in Analysis and Creation of action plan along with the department heads for all supported units and reviewing the action plans periodically. Employee Relations : HR Point of contact for all HR related issues after the new joiner has completed all joining documentation. Supporting all employees as a single point of HR Interface. M&A Core Team member : Responsible for M&A activities – HR policy mapping, Identification of key issues, employee transfers and front ending communication to new employees. Have managed Redback, LHS & MTS Transition.
Manager People Strategy- Managing the Global Shared Services teams in India with a strength of around 550 employees and was responsible for : HR Strategy for the Unit supported. Performance and People Growth Program, Workforce planning and Hiring Business intelligence reporting Employee relations Partnering with Compensation and benefits team to ensure correct job matching and implementing and creation of retention schemes for various teams and levels. New hire Integration and induction program Providing direction to Global People center Helpdesk Content creation of Oracle HRMS training portal.