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Noida Area, India

Fulfilled a broad range of HR functions, including recruiting and training employees, administering benefits, overseeing disciplinary action and managing HR records.Recruited to help open new company branches, guiding the startup and management of a full spectrum of HR operations, systems and programs. Worked with senior management to create HR policies and procedures; recruit employees; create group benefits databases; and develop orientation, training and incentive programs. Manage leave-of-absence programs and personnel records; administer benefits enrollment and programs and administer HR budget. Key Results: Played a key role in ensuring the successful launch of new offices. Structured and implemented programs and policies in the areas of training, compensation structures, benefits packages, incentives and new-employee orientation. Wrote employee manual covering issues including disciplinary procedures, code of conduct, and benefits information. Introduced company’s first formal performance review program, creating a flexible and well-received tool that was later adopted company-wide. Revised job descriptions across all levels and 50+ categories. “Shadowed” and interviewed employees to construct an accurate picture of the duties and skills required for each position. Co-developed company’s first-ever standardized disciplinary procedures and tracking system that insulated company from legal risk and ensured consistent and fair discipline processes. Devised creative and cost-effective incentive and morale-boosting programs (including special events and a tiered awards structure) that increased employee satisfaction and productivity. Reworked new-hire orientation program to include HR information and company resources.

New Delhi Area, India

As the head of Human Resources, am responsible for developing the HR Practices and Policies that provide a high performance culture emphasizing on empowerment, quality and productivity standards; for recruitment and for ongoing development of a superior workforce.

New Delhi Area, India

Azure Power is one of India's leading solar energy developers and operators. Azure Power's team has decades of experience building industry-leading companies, executing complex infrastructure projects, and financing high-growth enterprises.The investors are industry leaders in India, the US, and within the clean technology sector. Azure Power's advisors hail from the top ranks of global energy and finance corporations. Azure Power creates innovative solutions to deliver solar energy to its utility, government, and commercial customers.

Gurgaon, India

*As a member of the Leadership team,contribute to the evaluation and development of Business strategy and performance.*Plan,develop and implement strategy for operational management and development so as to meet agreed organisational performance plans within agreed budgets and timescales of service delivery to clients. *Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of operational management and development.

• As a part of the Senior Management team in India, primary responsibility is to drive the strategic impact and operational effectiveness of Human Resources across business lines in both the locations Noida and Gurgaon. • Have lead the HR function in alignment with CPA Strategy of attracting, developing and retaining high caliber employees. • The role entails putting in place and running a robust resourcing platform in line with dynamic organization design and resultant organization structures. • I have continued with my hands-on experience in tactical and operational aspects of HR Management such as assisting business lines in manpower planning process, annual goal-setting process and operationally managing the Global HR Shared Services Group.

• Joined initially as Head of HR for Delhi and Rajasthan Circles and became Head of HR for North (seven circles) from April 2006.• Key member of Leadership Team that developed and executed strategic vision for the Organisation.• Reduced Employee attrition and managed it within the targets by developing effective HR Systems and procedures.• Launched an OD Intervention across North to improve Leadership effectiveness resulting in higher employee morale and productivity.• Significantly increased abilities of managers by developing and facilitating Executive Training Programmes for Management Teams.

While heading Human Resources function in one of the Business Units was able to achieve -• Highest e-sat scores across all BU’s.• Consistently managed to keep attrition within the targets.• HR Team adjudged the best Support team. • Based on the performance was moved to new BU for HR Practice Transfer.

• Have restructured Compensation and Benefit Plan in line with market for effective attraction and retention.• Recruited people under trying conditions of competition & poor market image.• Key Resource Person for RPG Group OD intervention on Leadership Develop’t.

Mba, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Mba, Human Resources

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