Lead the Employee Relations and Policy vertical for around 30% of HSBC's global workforce spread across multiple jurisdictions in Asia, Europe and Middle East. Provide strategic, risk-mitigated advisory to global and regional business leaders on people aspects associated with various business change initiatives and enhancement interventions, including proactive formulation of mitigation strategies, translated into sustainable and executable action plans. In active consultation with business leaders, develop and deliver a cohesive Union strategy and execute negotiated win-win outcomes with internal and external representative bodies, based on a self-financed, fair charter for the employees, the social partners and the organization alike. Own conduct and governance for the organization in my remit; and administer positive or, where required, adverse consequences through fair and consistent charters that ensures sustainable performance, and augments integrity of the firm’s cultural fabric and business objectives. Helping enhance harmonious ER climate through employee well-being initiatives as well as internal and external stakeholder engagement initiatives (including liaison) is important to me.Achievement of the above is aided by my ability to build trust based relationships with business leaders, senior colleagues, peers and other stake holders in order to seamlessly deliver consistent, effective and aligned solutions; as also provide subject matter expertise to manage complex people challenges, sensitive investigations and / or difficult employee exits / incident managements, including negotiated departures.

Responsible for the development and implementation of the organization's ER strategy for India. The role supports all customer groups and businesses including the customer facing groups of retail, commercial and corporate banking businesses, as well as the non-customer facing IT, ITES and BPO set-ups.Accountable for strategic business advisory from an employee relations standpoint, conduct governance, assessment & mitigation of HR Risks, formulation and implementation of employment policies, employment law governance (including litigation) and building harmonious stakeholder relationships with internal & external trade unions. The role acquires added complexity due to rapidly changing industry dynamics, driven by automation and enhanced application of advanced technology, in a challenging market environment.

Strategic Advisor and Non-Executive Director at Zipteams - an Intelligent Sales Enablement SaaS product

Responsible for leading HR for Operations, Supply Chain Business (8 Manufacturing Units), Procurement, Supply Chain Function and Technology (including R & D) verticals in India.Accountable for delivering HR solutions to enable achievement of business objectives in a seamless manner, thus fostering an engaged workplace and an enhanced employee experience.

Lead HR Business Partner for the branch banking business in India

Responsible for providing strategic ER and IR solutions to all customer groups of HSBC Bank and several Group Companies in India, across all locations in India. Accountable for anticipating ER risks, proactively formulating strategies to mitigate the same and executing management endorsed strategies - thereby contributing to delivery of business objectives through collaborative partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible for leading the HR and IR team in a brownfield factory operating in the noodles and sauces segments.Accountable for ensuring seamless scale-up of factory output through an integrated HR service that caters to enhanced resource requirements of a rapidly expanding factory on one hand, and the need to culturally amalgamate fresh incumbents with existing associates, thus maintaining and enhancing the ethos and congruity of the unit as a whole.

HR Generalist for a large greenfield project comprising of 3 Factories and 5 units in the Foods, Personal Care and Packaging & Printing segmentsResponsible for setting up HR systems and processes under guidance from Corporate HR

Practice as a legal counsel to advice clients on a gamut of litigation matters. Part of notable and widely reported / publicized legal matters in India like the Uphaar Cinema Tragedy, Tehelka expose (Justice Phukan Commission of Enquiry) and Karmappa (Dalai Lama) matter.