SUMMARY Generalist HR practitioner with 15 years of experience in IT including 12 years in leadership roles. Exposure and experience in multiple HR domains such as Recruitment & Manpower Planning , Performance Management , Organizational Development ,Training Management and Strategic HR etc.
EXPERIENCE DETAILS Oct-2008 till now: Head HR(Senior Manager HR) -Mobily Infotech India Pvt.Ltd (The telecom IT offshore unit of Mobily Etihad Etisalat, a Riyadh based 2nd largest GSM service provider in Saudi Arabia). • Heads HR operations of the India offshore centre • HR strategy development and implementation for the India operations • Setting up various teams including operations and Customer care India • Initiated Performance Management,Learning & Development ,Career growth and succession & Other HR systems 2006–2008 Manager HRD- Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions India Limited(The software design & development unit for Bosch world wide) • Strategy development to support the long-term goals and objectives of the business in the areas of talent acquisition, performance management, L&D and organizational development • Worked closely with client groups to drive a culture of growth, delivery, customer service and positive employee relations. • Talent assessment and development incorporating organization assessment, resource reviews and talent pipeline development. • Worked with the HR operations team and Centers of Excellence to ensure aligned and effective delivery of HR support/services to the businesses 2004-2006 Alliance Semiconductor India (Software development unit .Subsidiary of Alliance Inc .USA) Head HR(Manager HR):(Left the Company as it got split into two entitites and got sold to 2 different parties) • Managed HR operations of the India Development Centre • Enabled various HR processes to come into effect in the Organization – such as Recruitment, Campus placement, Selection tests, Exit interviews, Leave and Attendance Management and Performance Management etc. • Defined and implemented a systematic ,performance Oriented and Grade-Based career growth and succession scheme. • Devised and implemented Policies, Procedures and systems for lateral growth, continuing education etc. • Prepared role descriptions and expectations as part of comprehensive Performance Management. Put in a quarterly goal setting process as part of Annual Performance Review process. • Ramped up the Manufacturing Operations and ASIC design teams • Facilitated the Growth of Mixed Signal Product Engineering and test team
2000–2003 Reliance Infocomm
Circle Head HR (Manager HRD) • Coordinated HR operations for all the Reliance Initiatives in Karnataka, with total staff strength of over 2300. Assisted the state level organization to grow from 3 members to 2300 members. • Set up operational and functional teams for Reliance’s Infocomm, IT, Insurance businesses in Karnataka. • Supervised HR service delivery /operations of all Reliance entities in Karnataka with the help of 8 team members. Looked after all employment contracts. • Acted as Corporate HR lead for the IT Ventures of Reliance. Provided HR operations/strategic intervention support. • Managed state level and National level technical and Non-technical recruitment .Recruited more than 2000 employees. Recruited function heads, and location heads for various business functions within Infocomm Karnataka. • Assisted the Corporate office in recruiting and setting up an OSS and BSS team in a timely manner • Devised and implemented an outsourcing process model and ramped up the first ever-outsourced sales
2 network, with 70 members for Infocomm to support the growing need of sales acquisition. This low cost model has, later on, become an accepted benchmark practice in Reliance. • Associated with a team from ‘Mckinsey’ and facilitated the preliminary designs of the National Channel Partner training programme for Reliance Infocomm.
1995-2000 Tata Consultancy Services
Unit Head HR(Asst. Manager HR) • Handled HR and Administration responsibilities of a center with 1200 employees. Set up the office and institutionalized all Admin and HR processes/facilities. • Handled employee welfare and performance appraisals. • Took part in more than 5000 recruitment interviews. • Carried out capability assessment of 3000 employees spread across 7 locations. • Worked as the lead HR member of the Business Growth Facilitation Group. • Worked on various Organizational restructuring consulting assignments as a member of the Management Consultancy Wing of TCS Ahmedabad.
EDUCATION 1990-1995 Cochin University PhD- Organisational Behaviour, with UGC fellowship
1987–1989 Rajagiri School of Management, Cochin
MA.(Personnel Management & Industrial Relations) with Second Rank and first class 1984-1987 University of Calicut B.Sc.Mathematics with distinction.
ACHIEVEMENTS State District wise scholarship from SSLC to Post Graduation
Gold Medal for being the first in the District for SSLC
Second Rank in the University and First Class for Post
3 Graduation
Best HR professional award by TCS
REFERENCE G.Ramasubramanian,Dir.Finance and Administration, Alliance Semiconductors India Pvt.Ltd..
