People and Culture India Lead @Mindbody | Ex- Thoughtworks
14 Years of Experience
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Over 14+ years of experience in strategic and operational Human Resource Management in IT, management consulting and market research industries. Have experience of working in both start-ups as well as large complex companies. I started my career with a start-up - MarketsandMarkets, one of India's most successful market research company. I was a part of the early teams at MnM and played a key role in establishing the entire HR function - right from building manpower, conceptualization and development of various HR practices and change management efforts for business integration. In my current role, I am leading people practices for Thoughtworks Engineering Centres. Working closely with business leadership across teams developing and executing People strategies to drive innovation, growth and organizational effectiveness .Lead efforts in identifying, design, grow and scale the culture at Thoughtworks. Specialties: • Experience of having worked in both - start-ups as well as large complex ones. • Exposure of working with global teams • Experience of managing People strategies in high-growth, “hybrid - first” environments • Experience of setting up new office spaces • Experience of ideating, designing and implementing HR programs. • Experience of setting up and handling complex teams spread across locations. • Technical and analytical fluency; data mindset approach • DEI advocate • Strong in relationship building and be a trusted advisor • Act as a mentor/ coach to people aspiring to grow in the Talent space
Mindbody, IT Services & Solutions, Information Technology & Services
ThoughtWorks
MarketsandMarkets
Mindbody, ThoughtWorks, MarketsandMarkets, MarketsandMarkets, MarketsandMarkets, IBN Research
Job Title : Talent Business Partner - People and Culture
Company name : Mindbody
Period : July 2023 - Present
Summary : Lead the India Site as People & Culture Business Partner at Mindbody + ClassPass, the leading global SAAS and consumer marketplace for the fitness and wellness industry.
Location : United States
Job Title : Talent Business Partner
Company name : ThoughtWorks
Period : July 2016 - July 2023
Summary : I am currently leading People practices for Thoughtworks Pune. I am a part of the office leadership team.
•Partner with business units to understand complex business goals and recommend new approaches, practices and processes to achieve continual improvements in business outcomes, employee productivity and engagement
•Consult and coach Business Heads to effectively implement change aligned to business strategy
•Talent development & people partner to org units : Own talent development & people related initiatives. Identifying key focus areas for the org unit as part of the Leadership team. Be a trusted advisor on people related issues/ people related discussions.
•Champion for upholding, reinforcing & strengthening the TW culture: Drive awareness of & alignment with ThoughtWorks culture within the org unit. Act as a guardian of & champion for diversity and equity in people / talent related processes and decisions. As a DEI champion, drive various DEI awareness programmes.
•Own and drive talent related programs : Ensure effective implementation of org change programs in the talent & people space. Structure and drive performance reviews, salary reviews and grade change, recognition programs, career development programs.
•Designed and developed onboarding program for TW India. Mentored teams globally to implement similar program.
• Played a pivotal role in setting up a new TW office and foster a collaborative and engaged TW culture.
•Enabler & Champion of ThoughtWorker Growth, Engagement & Well being : Serve as an “ear” and “conscience” of the organisation. Identify & implement the right initiatives & interventions based on the pulse check to boost morale, engagement & wellbeing of TWers, in partnership with Org unit leads. Support ThoughtWorkers in their career development & growth journeys
•Steward for People & Talent related policies, processes & practices: Ensure accurate and effective implementation of people processes for the org unit.
Location : Pune Area, India
Job Title : Human Resource Business Partner
Company name : MarketsandMarkets
Period : May 2014 - June 2016
Summary : MarketsandMarkets is a global market research and consulting company based in US. By virtue of high level strategically analyzed reports in more than ten different industry verticals showcasing the high potential markets, the company serves as business intelligence partner.
My experience in HR encompasses complete value chain - from HR general management to a leadership role.
Support the business as an HR Specialist in a Business Partnering Role and at as a single point of contact for the employees and management.
Areas of Expertise:
- HR Business Partnering
- Performance Management
- Talent Management
- Policies and Processes
- HR Analytics
- Employee Engagement & Retention
- Employee Relations
- HR Operations
- HRIS
- Recruitment Strategy
- Salary benchmarking
- Employer Branding
- Learning and Development
- OD Interventions
- Rewards and Recognition
Job Title : Senior Executive - Human Resources
Company name : MarketsandMarkets
Period : March 2012 - April 2014
Summary : LEADERSHIP HIRING
NEW HIRE SESSIONS (ORIENTATION AND INDUCTION)
Induction and Orientation to integrate new hires into the system and ensure smooth on boarding of all new hires.
HR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
HR PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION
Employee Engagement
Employee Satisfaction Surveys (E-SAT) (HR CLINIC)
Rewards and Recognition
EMPLOYEE SEPARATION
TALENT MANAGEMENT
HR-MIS, DASHBOARDS
Job Title : HR Executive
Company name : MarketsandMarkets
Period : November 2011 - March 2012
Job Title : HR Executive
Company name : IBN Research
Period : March 2010 - October 2011
Summary : New hire orientation / Induction
Employee Welfare
Employee Grievances
HR-MIS
Employee Engagement
MANPOWER PLANNING AND RECRUITMENT
Manpower planning at all levels of the organization.
Sourcing talent pool from a 360 degree perspective: Use various methods like job portals; resume databases, headhunting, consultants, job postings, mail blasts, walk-ins, contacts, employee referrals and company’s website.
Campus Hiring- Managing campus recruitments to cater to the volume hiring needs. Hired from top B- Schools (IIMs, all Tier - 1 B-Schools & Engineering colleges)
Vendor management
Background verification-Initiating pre-employment verification checks and background verification of the candidate.
INDUSTRIES RECRUITED FOR:
• Research and analytics
• IT (ASP.NET, Mainframes(COBOL, DB2), PHP, Cloud computing etc)
• Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices.
• Semi conductor and Electronics
• Chemical, Materials and Food.
• Oil and gas.
• Energy and Power.
• Finance and accounts
. BPO/KPO
Real Estate
HR
Title : Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Period : May 2024 - Present
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Period : June 2023 - Present
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Period : June 2023 - Present
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Period : June 2023 - Present
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Period : June 2023 - Present
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Title : Strategies to Foster Inclusive Language at Work
Period : June 2023 - Present
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Title : Top 10 Rules for Highly Effective Leadership
Period : June 2023 - Present
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Title : Becoming an Impactful and Influential Leader
Period : May 2023 - Present
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Title : Coaching and Developing Employees
Period : May 2023 - Present
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Title : Crisis Communication for HR
Period : May 2023 - Present
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Title : Data-Driven DEI Decision-Making
Period : May 2023 - Present
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Title : Employee Experience in a Hybrid Business World
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Period : May 2023 - Present
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Title : Leading Your Team Through Change
Period : May 2023 - Present
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English (Full Professional), Gujarati (Native Or Bilingual), Hindi (Full Professional), Marathi (Elementary)
Award : Prostar Award
Issuer : MarketsandMarkets
Date : 11 2014
Summary : Awarded “Prostar Award” for the year 2013-2014 for over - achieving hiring targets
Award : Best HR Award
Issuer : MarketsandMarkets
Date : 5 2011
Summary : Received the Best HR Award for the year 2010-2011 for outstanding performance.
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