Akash Panigrahi

• Partnered with business leaders to drive strategic HR initiatives across 22,000+ employees, enabling workforce optimization, succession planning, and talent deployment.
• Developed executive dashboards and analytics, reducing CHRO decision-making time from 12 days to 3 days and enabling predictive workforce insights.
• Led end-to-end Performance Management System (PMS) implementation, achieving 100% adherence to timelines and standardized appraisal execution across business units.
• Managed quarterly and annual appraisal cycles, including goal-setting, calibration, and final rating consolidation, ensuring timely closure for 22,000+ employees.
• Standardized PMS workflows and governance checks, reducing appraisal discrepancies by 15–20% and enhancing fairness, transparency, and compliance.
• Implemented HRMS and PMS automation, reducing manual effort by 75% and improving reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Partnered with L&D to convert appraisal insights into IDP-based training interventions, increasing training alignment with performance gaps by 30%.
• Drove change management and adoption initiatives, enabling smooth system transitions, stakeholder alignment, and data-driven decision-making.

Recognition

• Star Employee Award (Q2 FY 25–26): Recognized for leading enterprise rollout of LMS and PMS, enabling successful transition for 22,000+ employees.

• Led team projects and cross-functional initiatives, providing strategic direction, delegating tasks, and mentoring a team of 4 to achieve project goals.
• Delivered HR Analytics & MIS insights, converting raw data into actionable intelligence for management decision-making across attrition, cost, absenteeism, onboarding, and performance trends.
• Designed Tableau dashboards to track Continuous Appraisal Process for 8 operational and customer support roles, enabling real-time performance monitoring.
• Partnered with business leaders on talent management, defining development plans, onboarding strategies, and career progression programs for Management Trainees and interns.
• Managed Performance Management System, including goal-setting workshops, SMART audits, feedback facilitation, bell curve distribution, and Performance Improvement Plans (PIP).
• Revamped and executed pan-India appraisal processes, reducing completion time by 4 months while maintaining accuracy and governance; managed confirmation appraisals for new hires.
• Championed employee connect and grievance management initiatives, including town halls, satisfaction surveys, and HR Helpdesk implementation, improving engagement and resolution timelines.

Recognition

• Awarded Appreciation certificate for year of 2022-23 from National Head HR - Vice President HR

• Interned - Hindalco Industries LTD - Centralization of HR Operations
• Elected to Treasurer for XIMAHR-HR Association of XIM in 2020
• Awarded Best Shadow Member for XIMAHR-HR Association of XIM in 2019
• Successfully completed Tata Steel Adventure Foundation's “Outbound Leadership Course” incorporation HRD for personal development, Team Development and Leadership Development, 2020
• Natural Language Processing, Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR), 2020
• Microsoft Excel – Data Visualization, Excel Charts & Graphs, Udemy, 2020

• Received monthly Stipend of 13200 for duration of 2 years by securing Rank of 2986 out of 119873 candidates appearing GATE, 2016

• Awarded Prime Minister Scholarship for the Higher Education, Govt. of India, 2010