A Collaborative and Transformational HR Leader with 15+ years of rich & varied industry experience in Strategic human resources planning, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Performance Management, HR Policies & Procedures and Organizational Development. Possess MBA degree in HR/IT and a Professional in Recruitment Analyst certification
I thrive in high-pressure and fast-paced situations, striving for positive results by applying my HR People Strategies and abilities acquired working with global brands Huawei & LG. Further, I possess expertise in managing people and culture and acumen for maximizing performance and inspiring colleagues. I can visualize success and identify unconventional yet highly effective strategies for achieving it.
I have skillfully balanced organizational objectives and productive relationships, strategizing and recommending ways in which to achieve and maintain a competitive business edge. My leadership and teamwork talents have supported my professional growth.
Experience
Huawei Technologies
Jan 2016 – Aug 2022
Bengaluru
Senior Manager HR
Joined Huawei as COE Leader for Performance Management & Talent Acquisition along with HR Business Partner for the support function and within a year entrusted with additional responsibilities as a COE Leader of Employee Relations & Culture.
Enhanced people strategies & enabled the transition of the organization from a delivery mindset to an innovation mindset by
• Auditing employee engagement levels through structured mechanisms, identifying possible gaps and proactively addressing issues through customized HR solutions
• Leading Core Value Building and Organization Climate improvements for the organization. Introduced new initiatives promoting employee awareness about the company, core values, connect initiatives – building trust and openness, onsite connect programs, High Performer Recognition programs, Managerial Development programs
• Climate improvement initiatives at Org and Business Lines – conducting a deep diagnosis of the real issues, coming up with solutions and framework, improving engagement through IMPACT meetings, and coaching managers on the improvement actions.
• Analyzing key attrition reasons and designing appropriate action plans. Drafted the overall Employee Care model to help in building a strong org culture.
• Conducting PMS audits on the quality of goals, coaching sessions for leaders, and workshops on managing poor performers and bringing in a Result Oriented culture in the organization.
• Drive Voice of employees, Open days, and Round Table sessions with the CEO to promote an Open and Transparent work environment.
Analyzing data/trends and rolling out pulse surveys to review the effectiveness of people policies and practices and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Responsible for managing recruitment solutions, and process compliance for India R&D with a key focus on stakeholder management, Employer branding, passive talent building, market mapping, and creating recruitment strategy & execution plan.
LG Electronics
Jan 2008 – Dec 2015
Bengaluru
Senior HR Business Partner
HR Business Partner for the Mobile Handset Division in India. Handling an employee base of over 400+ employees
• Serve as a trusted business partner to various Leadership levels to provide strategic advice and
solutions on people management aspects
• Collaborate with line managers to improve effectiveness in leading and managing their people
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team and hiring managers to select candidates and formulate
competitive offers
• Coach managers in key HR processes like Performance appraisal Reviews, Promotion Calibrations,
Attrition Management, Talent Reviews and Succession Planning, PIPs, etc, and enabling them with
the right set of tools and interventions to build high-performing teams
• Spearheaded the rollout of 2 different PMS systems
• Charting out promotions, bonuses, and salary increments based on employee performance and
participating in the design and implementation of compensation and benefits programs and policies.
• Oversee and ensure a strong succession pipeline for all critical roles across the group.
• Worked on several global projects related to Grade restructuring, benefit benchmark, HR best
practices study from the industry
• To encourage open communication, ideated the “Suggestion box” concept and represented HR in
the “Lunch with CEO” session.
• Partnering with the business head for manpower planning forecasting, strategizing, presenting
talent landscape & delivering hiring requirements with quick turnaround
LG Electronics
Mar 2004 – Dec 2007
Bengaluru
Specialist Talent Acquisition
• Leading and establishing strategy for the talent acquisition function based on business needs and attrition forecast.
• Stay abreast of trends and compliance changes in recruiting. Develop plans to change course or implement new recruitment strategies to adjust to trends and changes.
• Managing the complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse sources and support the company business by recruitment and selection of candidates with the right skills, experience, aptitude, values and attitudes in the agreed time frame.
• Managing the selection procedure by identifying, screening, evaluating and matching qualified candidates to specific job descriptions followed by behavioural interviews.
• Identify and track hiring sources, including employee referrals, job boards, university recruiting, diversity efforts and professional groups to develop strategic talent pool.
• At an organizational level, prepare and present metrics/analytics to inform the business of the state of their talent pipelines and implement strategies to proactively manage talent and risks.
• Taking care of recruitment of complete divisions. Meeting with managers to try to understand their requirements and ensure the resources are made available well within the defined SLA’s.
• Representing LG in many campus interview drives across India to get the best talent pool.