Experience

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  gm. Search & Talent Advisory

  • Pune Area, India

  • Search & Talent Advisory

    • Jun 2015 - Present
    • Pune Area, India

    gm. Search & Talent Advisory: "If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur".Driven by this belief, all search engagements are customized to the specific competencies & capabilities requirements, needs, nuances, and dynamics of the role, industry, and organization. All mandates are driven, supervised, and monitored in a close environment. Wholesome expertise, experience, and insights of all are channelized & collaborated every time to provide value now and always.We address the leadership & business critical talent requirements of our clients.

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  Principal Global Services, Pune (member company of The Principal Financial Group, USA)

  • Pune Area, India

  • CHRO

    • Feb 2006 - May 2015
    • Pune Area, India

    • Led organization that became a strategic centre of its parent organization, merely from cost and labour arbitrage model: Aligned mandates & vision of the parent organization to deliver world-class offerings. • Institutionalized enablement processes: defined vision, mission & high-level initiatives, processes for decision making, progress reviews, diversity inclusion, reporting, scenario planning, policy formulation.• Member of the senior management team to drive people agenda, employee brand, compliances & governance, employee value proposition, targeted talent development, succession planning, leadership bench strength, compensation and benefits, performance culture, global rotation, etc. • Partnered with parent organization for alignment of culture, philosophy, values, practices, etc. Set up a strong culture of co-creation, collaboration, co-existence, transparency, fairness & trust, and high performance. • Strategic communication about ‘Employee Value Proposition’. • Led transformation intervention to roll out behavioural competencies: Partnered with India, America, Mexico, Chile, Australia, London, Hongkong, and China for a smooth rollout. • Led transformation endeavours (Global talent Pool) to roll out “Fusion” and “Taleo” globally. • Functional & operational responsibilities for delivering the highest level of offerings and solutions covering end - to - end HR and OD initiatives. Strategized, conceptualized, designed, and executed all HR programs, tools, techniques, policies, and compliance and governance requirements.

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  Nihilent Technologies

  • Pune Area, India

  • CHRO (Global)

    • Jul 2000 - Feb 2006
    • Pune Area, India

    Advised organization and leaders on people and leadership dimension, aligned individual and teams towards organization vision. Played strategic and directional role with operational responsibilities for delivering highest level of offerings and solutions covering end - to - end HR and OD initiatives. Custodian of human capital with management responsibilities.

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  Cognizant Technology Solutions

  • Pune Area, India

  • Head of Human Resources (Pune)

    • Apr 1998 - Jun 2000
    • Pune Area, India

    Regional HR - Head role to execute all HR endeavors at Pune centre: sourcing, induction, staff allocation, performance management, training and development, compliances etc

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  Praj Industries Ltd.

  • Pune Area, India

  • Functional Management Team Member - HR

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Pune Area, India

    HRBP for manufacturing unit, work closely for design and implementation of Management Development Program with Tata Management Training Centre.

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  Thermax

  • Pune Area, India

  • Manager (HRBP)

    • 1990 - 1996
    • Pune Area, India

    HRBP for four business units.