Led Strategic HR Initiatives | Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Company (500+ Global Employees)Key Achievements:Talent Acquisition & Management:• Reduced time-to-hire by 20% through a streamlined recruitment process and a strategic employer branding initiative.• Boosted employee engagement by 15% with targeted programs and initiatives.Built and led a high-performing HR team, resulting in improved efficiency and significant cost savings.• Increased the joining rate… Show more Led Strategic HR Initiatives | Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Company (500+ Global Employees)Key Achievements:Talent Acquisition & Management:• Reduced time-to-hire by 20% through a streamlined recruitment process and a strategic employer branding initiative.• Boosted employee engagement by 15% with targeted programs and initiatives.Built and led a high-performing HR team, resulting in improved efficiency and significant cost savings.• Increased the joining rate from 58% to 94% over three years by enhancing the candidate experience and refining the onboarding process.• Led a team of HR professionals, achieving a 55% increase in employee retention over three years.Leadership Development & Succession Planning:• Spearheaded leadership development programs for high-potential employees, establishing a strong leadership pipeline.• Implemented a robust succession planning process, ensuring business continuity and smooth leadership transitions.Compensation & Benefits:• Designed and rolled out a competitive compensation and benefits package, enhancing talent attraction and retention.• Optimized the benefits strategy, cutting costs while elevating employee satisfaction to 88%.Change Management & Organizational Development:• Successfully led the organization through a major merger, ensuring smooth integration with minimal disruption.• Introduced new HR technologies and processes, improving efficiency and enabling data-driven decision-making.VP of HR, Head, CHRO/AVP/GM-HR, Strategic Partner for C-Suite.Skills: Talent Acquisition | Talent Management | Employee Engagement | Leadership Development | Succession Planning | Compensation & Benefits | Change Management | Organizational Development | HR Technology | Data-Driven Decision-Making | HR Strategy | Business Acumen | People Management | Data Analytics | HR Analytics | Mergers & Acquisitions | Budget Management | Performance Management | HR Business Partnering | Workforce Planning | Employee Relations Show less

Hi Everyone,As I continue my journey toward becoming an Organization Development expert, I'm passionate about helping start-ups and mid-sized organizations enhance their HR systems and processes. To that end, I’m offering my expertise to assist HR professionals on a pro-bono basis.Over the past few months, I've had the pleasure of working with various organizations, tackling challenges such as boosting commitment and talent retention, implementing performance management systems… Show more Hi Everyone,As I continue my journey toward becoming an Organization Development expert, I'm passionate about helping start-ups and mid-sized organizations enhance their HR systems and processes. To that end, I’m offering my expertise to assist HR professionals on a pro-bono basis.Over the past few months, I've had the pleasure of working with various organizations, tackling challenges such as boosting commitment and talent retention, implementing performance management systems that foster mutual growth, and improving group dynamics for better team performance.I’m excited to connect with professionals interested in adopting and adapting organization, team, and individual effectiveness models within their companies. Let’s collaborate to make your organization’s systems more efficient and impactful.Feel free to reach out to me for a one-on-one conversation—I’d love to discuss how we can work together.Best Regards,Sathish KumarFounder, VedanthVice President Human Resources, CHRO/Head/VP/GM-HR, Senior General Manager-Human Resources, Human Resources Director, Strategic Partner for C-Suite Show less

This Organization is a Harvard award-winning education-focused tech startup. The goal is to build high-quality, tech-enabled products to enable a healthy education ecosystem and impact education outcomes. Currently works with over 12,000 educational institutions across the country.• Designed and implemented HR Strategy Maps thereby reducing implementation time by one-third.• Designed and implemented Job Analysis for all the existing roles in the organization.• Designed and… Show more This Organization is a Harvard award-winning education-focused tech startup. The goal is to build high-quality, tech-enabled products to enable a healthy education ecosystem and impact education outcomes. Currently works with over 12,000 educational institutions across the country.• Designed and implemented HR Strategy Maps thereby reducing implementation time by one-third.• Designed and implemented Job Analysis for all the existing roles in the organization.• Designed and implemented Employee Satisfaction Survey and improved the Survey score from 75 to 88• Modified and Implemented the OKR program thereby improving stakeholder efficiency by 15%• Get Control Of Your Goals With NOKRs• Designed and implemented the performance management system, thereby enabling them to have better clarity of their role.• Reframed and implemented thereby assisting the organization in establishing and maintaining consistent practices in the workplace. • Designed and implemented Organization Culture, Values, and behaviors.• Designed and implemented Employee Value Proposition and sentiment analysis.• Designed and implemented Compensation and Total Rewards Framework.• Designed and implemented a Recruitment Framework thereby reducing hiring time by one-third.Associate Vice President, Head/VP/GM-HR, Senior General Manager- Human Resources, Senior manager; Human Resources; HR Business Partner, Human Resources Director Show less

Reporting to the Managing Director and handling a 5-member team. Heading the Human Resource function and part of the Key Executive Leadership team; designing and shaping the overall people strategy as well as restructuring and realigning the Group HR strategies to meet the organizational objectives. Optimize everyday processes such as recruitment, and onboarding as well as implement HR strategic HR plans through technology. The goal is to maximize the value of our HR endeavors that will help… Show more Reporting to the Managing Director and handling a 5-member team. Heading the Human Resource function and part of the Key Executive Leadership team; designing and shaping the overall people strategy as well as restructuring and realigning the Group HR strategies to meet the organizational objectives. Optimize everyday processes such as recruitment, and onboarding as well as implement HR strategic HR plans through technology. The goal is to maximize the value of our HR endeavors that will help the business as a whole.• Part of the leadership team for a business size of over 1.8 Billion dollar• Driving the right culture in alignment with organizational values.• Created and delivered an organization-wide Rewards and Recognition Program• Created and delivered the OKR framework through the leadership team• Get Control Of Your Goals With NOKRs• Designed and delivered a Talent Management Program• Designed and delivered #Power Coaching Tools to groom next-level leaders• Designed and delivered the Emerging Leadership Program• Designed and delivered an Executive Development Program• Decreased attrition by 65% through a devised selection process• Reduced absenteeism by 58% through a devised rewards program• Managed 92% + engagement scores for the last three engagement survey• Delivered a successful Employee Value Proposition program• Delivered succession planning through 9 Box Matrix• Delivered career progression strategy for all the levels• Created employee-friendly wellness benefits• Conceived and delivered OD initiative through TEEPAssociate Vice President, Head/VP/GM-HR, Senior General Manager- Human Resources, Senior manager; Human Resources; HR Business Partner, Human Resources Director Show less

Reporting to the CEO and heading the strategic HR function of 2 business units with 3 member talent engagement partners. Enabled business growth through strategic talent management, strategic hiring practices which were instrumental in business transformation in key clients with the goal presence of 1000 associates. * Transformed the HR function into a strategic business partner from a purely administrative function. * Developed ASCEND, a High Potential program that created identifying… Show more Reporting to the CEO and heading the strategic HR function of 2 business units with 3 member talent engagement partners. Enabled business growth through strategic talent management, strategic hiring practices which were instrumental in business transformation in key clients with the goal presence of 1000 associates. * Transformed the HR function into a strategic business partner from a purely administrative function. * Developed ASCEND, a High Potential program that created identifying a pool of High potential talents; published career development programs that nurtured leaders within the account and shaped them as effective business relationship managers, which has showcased with the client relationship on organizational capabilities and business growth. * Formulated and amended policies on constant feedback mechanisms like PULSE, Grievance redresses, Individual & leadership reflections, and market & statutory influences. * Administered several engagement initiatives which were focused on Leadership communication, Policy awareness, Employee wellbeing, and Career roadshows through increased HR face time on the floor, Townhall, and connect sessions. * Digitalized the Talent Acquisition Process - Created and implemented digital applications automating end to end recruitment function. * Deployed competency-based recruitment techniques and optimized hiring cost viz. Cross-functional Talent Deployment. * Just-in-time Hiring, attractive employee referral schemes, social media hiring, and Campus recruitment. * Designed & implemented #Power Coaching Tools to groom next level leaders * Designed & implemented an Executive Development Program. * Achieved 90% ARi Employee Engagement Score through structured engagement initiatives * Responsible for formulating and rolling out, Total Compensation Strategy, Remuneration Policy, Rewards Framework and ensured uniformity and transparency. Show less

Specialties:HR Business Partner (HRBP) Responsible for • Employee Welfare• Strategic HR• Talent Engagement & Retention of Employees• Talent Development• Audit & Compliance• HR Analytics• Rewards & Recognition• Lawsuit Settlement Assistance• Learning and Development• Communication & Employer Branding• Cloud-based HCM Implementation - Adrenalin (All Modules)• Mobility / SHRM• Annual Engagement Survey• Executive Development… Show more Specialties:HR Business Partner (HRBP) Responsible for • Employee Welfare• Strategic HR• Talent Engagement & Retention of Employees• Talent Development• Audit & Compliance• HR Analytics• Rewards & Recognition• Lawsuit Settlement Assistance• Learning and Development• Communication & Employer Branding• Cloud-based HCM Implementation - Adrenalin (All Modules)• Mobility / SHRM• Annual Engagement Survey• Executive Development ProgramCompensation & Benefit• Participated in PWC Survey• Overseas salary structures & bench-marking exercises for various countries• Strategic Planning to retain employees through this exerciseHR Business Partner: • Partner leaders and Business heads to enable smooth functioning of the day-to-day operations. • Support business to operate at a cost-effective business by maintaining lean bench time • Improve the score of the employee satisfaction survey by continuous engagement plan • Encourage leadership talks and improve the connection between the heads and the employees • Conduct town-halls to address employee’s queries and suggestions Show less

Major Responsibilities• Spearheading End – To – End Recruitment FunctionMoved to HRBP Role and Responsible for• Talent Engagement• Talent Development• Strategic HR• Policy Inputs, Interpretation & Implementation• Compensation & Benefit Management• Performance Management• Statutory compliance• HRMS implementation• Learning & Development• Executive Development• Executive Coaching• PayrollInitiatives & Achievements• Revamped… Show more Major Responsibilities• Spearheading End – To – End Recruitment FunctionMoved to HRBP Role and Responsible for• Talent Engagement• Talent Development• Strategic HR• Policy Inputs, Interpretation & Implementation• Compensation & Benefit Management• Performance Management• Statutory compliance• HRMS implementation• Learning & Development• Executive Development• Executive Coaching• PayrollInitiatives & Achievements• Revamped the entire recruitment strategy & process• Best performer award for successful hiring of a new migration project comprising of niche IT & Finance skills• Successfully reduced the offer attrition ratio by working closely with the Business and the candidates• Onshore team appreciation for a quick turnaround in hiring for Performance Testers• Successfully implemented Payroll Software – Adrenalin. – The implementation involved over 300 man-hours towards customization. This reduced salary computation time from 38 hours to 19 hours every month.• Empowering leadership to build the right culture| Show less

My achievements as Executive operations are:• Responsible for the company’s growth from 80 employees to 250 employees within eight months.• Successfully onboarded 25 critical resources in 60 days• Successfully organized a Grand Family Day event and ensured 95% employee participation• Received Appreciation from CFO for closing their four critical requirements in 60 days• Successfully implemented Pocket ERP, a payroll software.

PaisaPower, India's first web-enabled, vendor-neutral, distribution company for personal finance products and services. PaisaPower is a one-stop shop for all money management services. Give the customer the convenience of both online and offline transactions.Joined as a Trainee and got promoted to Executive and performed the role of Senior. Executive in a short period. Single point of contact for the recruitment functionUnderstood and implemented ISO-related processesHired… Show more PaisaPower, India's first web-enabled, vendor-neutral, distribution company for personal finance products and services. PaisaPower is a one-stop shop for all money management services. Give the customer the convenience of both online and offline transactions.Joined as a Trainee and got promoted to Executive and performed the role of Senior. Executive in a short period. Single point of contact for the recruitment functionUnderstood and implemented ISO-related processesHired 200 resources in multiple skillsFormulated recruitment policies, procedures, and processOrganized training for hiring managers, this improved selection to 85% Show less