Involved in the transformation of a state-private University (JK Lakshmipat University) that was established by JK Organisation. Leading the change management efforts during the transformation of a traditional university into a new-age University. • Instrumental in setting up the MBA with a specialization in Product Management, the first of its kind in India• HR Leadership: Develop and execute the organization's HR strategy, aligning it with overall business goals and objectives•… Show more Involved in the transformation of a state-private University (JK Lakshmipat University) that was established by JK Organisation. Leading the change management efforts during the transformation of a traditional university into a new-age University. • Instrumental in setting up the MBA with a specialization in Product Management, the first of its kind in India• HR Leadership: Develop and execute the organization's HR strategy, aligning it with overall business goals and objectives• Leadership recruitment: Overhauling the recruitment process, including workforce planning, sourcing, interviewing, and hiring to ensure the organization has the right talent in place• Change Management: Leading and supporting organizational change initiatives, such as restructuring and revamping policies. Implementing a performance evaluation process• Establish rhythms of regular leadership meetings, huddles and informal gatherings to reinforce connections• Mediate conflicts or disagreements that may arise between leaders or departments• Facilitate sessions focused on building trust, communication and relationships among senior leaders• Create mechanisms such as committees, working groups and task forces to drive cross-functional decision-making and priority alignment• Make recommendations on organizational structures, processes or resources to enable cohesion• Keep the team focused on the university's vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities Show less

Was a founding member of the Human Resource function at Jio Institute, an initiative by Reliance Industries Limited• A core member of the lean team for conceptualizing, planning and operationalizing Jio Institute• Plan and document HR practices and Organization Development (OD) related areas in the Jio Institute project including organograms, profiles & personas of faculties, staff, etc• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation such as defining the culture and values… Show more Was a founding member of the Human Resource function at Jio Institute, an initiative by Reliance Industries Limited• A core member of the lean team for conceptualizing, planning and operationalizing Jio Institute• Plan and document HR practices and Organization Development (OD) related areas in the Jio Institute project including organograms, profiles & personas of faculties, staff, etc• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation such as defining the culture and values of the organization• Compensation Benchmarking research across the academic institutes of the globe• Employee lifecycle - Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Induction & orientation, Manage the exit process etc.• Consultant to managers in right hiring practices and making right hiring decisions including compensation proposals.• Manpower Planning & Budgeting exercise.• Managed overall employee experience, employee grievances and retention, internal communication, and building the talent pipeline for the Organization• Single Point of Contact for employees to seek advice on HR policies, practices and critical people-related issues impacting organization• Partnering with other SME areas – L&D, CoE community to create a positive experience for employees through various offerings Show less

• Talent Acquisition: Recruitment of approved and critical positions in GMR Energy sector within timelines• Performance Management Process (PMP): Driven PMP for the Hydro Energy Sector (+200 employees)• Employee Engagement (EE): Finalized and rolled out Annual EE Calendar; driven EE initiatives across Hydro Energy Business – Skip Level Meetings, Town halls, Coffee with CEO/CHRO, Chai par charcha with Key Leaders, etc.• Enhanced the employee engagement score and experience by 14%… Show more • Talent Acquisition: Recruitment of approved and critical positions in GMR Energy sector within timelines• Performance Management Process (PMP): Driven PMP for the Hydro Energy Sector (+200 employees)• Employee Engagement (EE): Finalized and rolled out Annual EE Calendar; driven EE initiatives across Hydro Energy Business – Skip Level Meetings, Town halls, Coffee with CEO/CHRO, Chai par charcha with Key Leaders, etc.• Enhanced the employee engagement score and experience by 14% vide internal events and driving the organization’s culture through various interventions. Designed and led the execution events to engage and motivate employees• Identify and source appropriate internal talent for current and future open roles within the organization• Carrier mapping and progression - Design and implementation of career paths and developmental tools via Internal Job Posting process• Create HR dashboards to track key metrics for periodic assessment of HR functions Show less

• Handling the Recruitment and Selection process key talents into the areas of faculty/administrative positions (eg. Dean/Director/COE etc.) from around the world – Recruited faculty members from across the globe such as USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Israel, Egypt, Australia, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Russia and South Africa.• Negotiating salaries & compensation fitment for smooth rolling of offers and closures to ensure that quality hiring agendas are met.•… Show more • Handling the Recruitment and Selection process key talents into the areas of faculty/administrative positions (eg. Dean/Director/COE etc.) from around the world – Recruited faculty members from across the globe such as USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Israel, Egypt, Australia, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Russia and South Africa.• Negotiating salaries & compensation fitment for smooth rolling of offers and closures to ensure that quality hiring agendas are met.• Induction & On-boarding - Pre and Post Employment Formalities for new joiners and Managing the employee induction process and program.• Compensation and benefits- Managing the payroll, C&B and maintaining records.• Driven for Performance Development & Review (PDR): Objective settings; Mid-year review, completion of Annual Review process, Normalization process, Grievance Handling • Exit Formalities -Coordinating with the employee to facilitate exit formalities and carrying out the Exit Interviews.• Coordinating with the stakeholders for all approvals and HR Ops-related matters. Show less

Focus was to understand the issues related sustainability of the micro-business of the artisans. The information was collected from artisans and criteria developed to help in identifying a dying art form. In case art form was identified as 'dying' then efforts were identified for commercialization in current scenario for the art form.