Driving Transformation and change management with a focused approach to institutionalise Innovation and Entrepreneurship culture in Universities and colleges. Industry Academia Strategic Partnership & Transformation : Includes : - Placement Ecosystem- Internship Ecosystem- Career Progression Ecosystem- Alumni , Industry Collaboration & Contribution- MOUs - National & International- Skilling and Certifications- Projects - Consultancy- Incubation - NAAC , NIRF , QS Accreditation - Industry Mentors- Measure of Success , KRAs , KPIs.- Effective Reporting and Governance Instilling a culture of efficiency, productivity and HR process improvement through metrics and measurable outcomes.

As Senior Director - Center for Industry Academia Partnerships in the university enabling and accelerating the key verticals 1) Industry and companies Partnerships2) Academia Partnerships3) Government & Associations4) Startup company ecosystem They outcome indicators with measure of success coming as bye product are : 1) Placements ( National & International )2) Internships ( National & International )3) MOUs ( Memorandum of Understanding ) with companies, Universities and Government4) Consulting partnerships and revenue generation5) Driving Innovation through Real time projects through students and faculty6) Industry professor of practice recruitment and engagement7) Conducting HR / CEO / CXO meets 8) Recruitment and Industry HR Centre of Excellence

I head Human Resources in KL University and Centre of Excellence . Played a pivotal role that supported the University growth and overall strategy with a proven track record of HR Transformation and Capability development through value creation.Instrumental in University redesign, formulation and execution of entire Faculty Recruitment practice including establishment of training recruitment team, processes and policies.Developed and implemented Recruitment metrics and Key performance indicators for the measurement of streamlined processes within the Strategic Recruitment function.Streamlined the entire Recruitment process, improving quality of hires and creating talent ambassadors reducing time-to-fill ratio by 42%.Responsible for effective tracking and monitoring of University Recruitment status with analysis of Recruitment Team performance through dashboards on recruitment metrics, status tracking, regular database updation and rollout of interview training series for department Interview panel member teams. Instilling a culture of efficiency, productivity and HR process improvement through measurable outcomes.Transformed HR into a truly strategic and delivered best in-class HR services contributing to improved faculty perception and employee experience.Led the KL University redesign job Roles focused on Key Result Areas and Key Performance Indicators. Eliminated redundant job roles resulting in greater productivity and efficiency with 48 lakhs approx in annual savings.Top Talent Retention through analysis of the turnover, retention, promotions decreased annual turnover by 46% and improved retention by 28% Created metrics and interventions around Faculty Development, Performance Management, and Learning & competency models to over 1000 employees.

Increased new national & international Internships and Placements by 43% in three years, including an 81% increase in B Tech and 57% increase in M Tech Students, and doubled the summer internships.Streamlined placement enrolment analytics, student internship and placement trends and placement forecasting , students skill and readiness assessments identifying the pool of best-fit CORE and PRODUCT development companies and assessing potential student talent pool based on qualitative criteria.Enhanced Industry connect relationships with over 200+ leading Product Development companies for Internships and Placement connect for both B Tech and M Tech students.Interface with over 2000 hiring managers of CMM Level 5 companies across the world to place students in internships and placements.

Role Heading Talent Delivery for one consulting service line across locations with 800 practitioners with 3 member teamManaging the performance management, compensation and employee engagement activities across locations. Creating a roadmap and career development plan for the practitioners across levels in all locations. Assisting Managers with value propositions with specific mile stone years for all the locations. AccomplishmentsManaged year end Performance apprasial for 800 practitioners across locations.Managed the compensation review process for the entire serviceline as per compensation guiding principles, target pay ranges and positioning , salary increase process and target salary (including campus hires) using workscape tool.Efficiently managed and communicated the talent survey results focusing on top priority items with action plan and timelines.Successfully streamlined the Reward and Recognition program to increase the penetration rate with high impact initiatives. Played a key role in collaborating with Resource Management team on bench management, skill mapping, utilization and expectations through regular project meetings and Bench meetings. Worked with Talent Development and business team in creating the career roadmap through education, experience and exposure for all practitioners in the service line. Instrumental in formulating high impact initiatives for project teams, bench management, counselor effectiveness and firm initiatives. Responsible for significant improvement in the employee engagement scores for the business and worked on the top priority talent survey solution threads with clear actionable and communication plan. Instrumental in driving the Counselor excellence program and Specialist Track . Kick started project called “Specialist Track” to improve the leadership and pipeline focused on Eminence and effective career path for specialist track.

Accomplishments : Served as a HR Delivery Manager and managed entire East consisting of 4 branches.Formulated and implemented Strategy and competency mapping for Business Banking Sales and Branch Banking segments.Ensured the change of mind shift from reactive recruitment approach to proactive recruitment approach.Focused on identifying the most important performance indicators and guided the business to deploy the indicators at region level and add value as business partner.Developed strategy and objectives including the Key performing indicators for Retail and Commercial Banking segments.Defined the HR strategy via bottom up as well as top down methodology identifying the most important performance indicators.Successfully developed Functional Recruitment Model for all segments in Consumer and Commercial Banking.Efficiently coordinated reward and recognition programs for both retail and commercial banking segments and Received award for the valued contribution in Human Resources and Recruitment. Efficiently recruited over 300 banking professionals in RBS through recruitment consultants, employee referrals and job portals. Coached mentored and encouraged the employees to take business lead and work on high impact initiatives.

Accomplishments : Ensured the functional recruitment model is in place with strategic approach.Headed the Microsoft technologies recruitment across all locations. Successful Collaboration with Sourcing, employee referral and job portal teams for the successful closures.Successfully reduced renege percentages by 40% and ensured that hit ratio is improved.Managed a team of recruiters for Microsoft technologies (.net, VBASP and SQL Server) across India.Cemented relationship with domain heads and prepared strategy for pipe line in recruitment. Improved the selection ratio keeping a track of the candidate and interviewer reneges. Created a new experience to the candidate by improving the interview process.

Accomplishments : Created and implemented Recruitment strategy that focuses on developing hiring managers through recruitment model across all domains.Developed rapport by interacting effectively with US recruitment team, India recruitment team, hiring managers across different locations at all levels.Worked with US management to foster an environment that provided ongoing performance, career development feedback and coaching to all employees.Successfully recruited 200 technology positions across various functions in learning solutions division.Facilitated the new hires as part of on boarding process. Trained the Managers and senior members to improve the selection methods and recruitment procedures. Shared the best practices of recruitment and helped in closing the key positions in other businesses. Shared action plan on recruitment to the business on monthly and quarterly basis. Assisted HR head on Performance appraisal and compensation Management during year end cycles.

Role Managed the human resources, recruitment and Industrial relations for all the units in India.Provided assistance to the Managers at plant in personnel practices, labor administration and factories act.AccomplishmentsAssisted the business during the transition period and developed initiatives around change managementEfficiently developed tailor made training programs in collaboration with external consultantsSuccessfully streamlined HR policies for the company with the help of external consultant.