Abhilash Rai, Director Human Resources Operations

About

Human Resources Professional with overall 12+ years of experience providing HR strategy to ensure superior organisational performance. Responsible for driving the culture across organisations and delivering result-based HR solutions. Expertise in managing the end-to-end employee life cycle, Client relations, workforce planning, policy and procedure, employee relations, performance appraisals, personnel development, retention approaches, payroll and legal compliance. Have in-depth knowledge of HR practices in multiple geographies and in various industry backgrounds. Specialised in building the Company's human capability with excellent Leadership and organisational skills.

Experience

Agnos

Mar 2023 – Present

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Director Human Resources Operations

Skills: Strategic Planning · Performance Management · Employee Relations · Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) · HR Operations

Embibe - Indiavidual Learning Ltd. (Reliance Jio)

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

Bangalore India

Senior Human Resources Manager

Provide Leadership and expertise to an employee strength of 2000+ • Responsible to set up a new HR Shared Services Model for the company. • Managing India payroll & Statutory Complaints for Bangalore, Mumbai & Gujarat employee • Strategic Business Partner involves, serving as a trusted business advisor & partner for leadership on important Strategic HR Initiatives, thus driving the organization’s people agenda and fueling its growth. • Develop and implement policies to recognize and reward contribution and achievement in order to motivate higher performance levels • Set up and managed the Training Department where I delivered HR training for PAN India. • Cultivated an HR Business partnership with the Corporate General Counsel, senior legal team and the legal departments globally where did not exist prior • Instituted and facilitated a 360-degree feedback session for each senior leader within sales and marketing which involved subordinate and manager-level feedback to create executable development plans. • Engaging and motivating employees on the bench by understanding their concerns/expectations and making efforts to resolve complex issues • Ramping up HR strategy for a startup to a fully functional organization and working with the leadership of both organizations to deliver key people metrics • Policy development and documentation. Guiding management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines. Communicating and enforcing organization values. • Manage stakeholder perceptions and generate higher acceptance and buy-in by evaluation through change readiness surveys, measuring Change Impact and identifying potential risks • Identify and resolve employee grievances and developing strategies to prevent their recurrence in order to maintain a productive and harmonious workplace • Provide cost analysis and wage information as required for budgetary purposes.

OVHcloud logo HR Operations Compliance Manager

Mar 2018 – Dec 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

HR Operations Compliance Manager

• Ramping up HR strategy for a startup to a fully functional organization and working with the leadership of both organizations to deliver key people metrics • Policy development and documentation. Guiding management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines. Communicating and enforcing organization values. • Manage stakeholder perceptions and generate higher acceptance and buy-in by evaluation through change readiness surveys, measuring Change Impact and identifying potential risks • Identify and resolve employee grievances and developing strategies to prevent their recurrence in order to maintain a productive and harmonious workplace • Provide cost analysis and wages information as required for budgetary purposes.

AXA

Jul 2017 – Apr 2018

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Process Lead-HR Shared Services APAC & EMEA

• Set up a brand-new Human Resource function with a team of 8 members • Responsible for Recruitment to support business growth also hiring for leadership positions • Developed the employee handbook by introducing new policies, procedures and ethics • Implemented the New hire orientation process and program to instil employment culture and values • Process and validate payroll for on time salary processing • Delivering practical C&B outcomes to difficult and ambiguous situations • Worked with the Group CEO to formulate and implement HR Business Partner strategies, staffing and retention methods, acquisition activity, organisational development, diversity and inclusion, privacy etc. • Directed an organisational restructuring and strategic cultural change working with the Leadership team

Adobe

Apr 2015 – Jun 2017

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

APAC HR & PAYROLL

Global Benefits · Grievances · HRIS Database Management · APAC Payroll · HR Operations

ANZ

Dec 2013 – Mar 2015

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Human Resources Team Lead

• Australia Payroll Processing • Leave Management • Query handling • Auditing • India Operations

CCI

Aug 2011 – Nov 2013

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Process Associate

Education

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

Jun 2021 – Dec 2022

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Organizational Leadership

Liverpool John Moores University

Jun 2021 – Dec 2022

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Organizational Leadership

Bangalore University

Jun 2009 – Jul 2011

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Abhilash Rai

Director Human Resources Operations

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