Akshata REDDY
Bengaluru
Summary
Strategic HR business partner with 8.5 years of experience collaborating with leaders in IT, fintech, and NBFC sectors. Skilled in workforce planning, talent strategy, employee engagement, and performance management for large-scale, globally distributed teams. Demonstrated success in managing high-impact HR programs and enhancing organizational effectiveness across India, LATAM, and Africa.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager – HR Business Partner
COMVIVA TECHNOLOGIES – TECH MAHINDRA GROUP
Bengaluru
11.2021 - Current
- Partnered with business leaders and senior stakeholders across multiple Business Units with a combined employee strength of 650+ employees across India and overseas geographies.
- Supported diverse functions including Product Development, Customer Support, Product Testing, Business Analytics, Project Management and Business Development.
- Acted as a strategic HR advisor to leadership teams, enabling alignment between people strategy and business objectives.
- Managed and drove Annual Operating Plans, workforce/mapoower planning and organization effectiveness initiatives.
- Led annual compensation review and promotion cycles in alignment with business priorities and performance outcomes.
- Partnered with 70+ people managers and 3 Global Unit Heads to drive talent, engagement and performance initiatives.
- Presented monthly HR dashboards with actionable insights for leadership decision-making.
- Worked closely with business leaders on productivity, pyramid optimization and cost management initiatives.
- Led employee engagement and annual eNPS initiatives for an organization of 2500+ employees and successfully improved eNPS scores by 2.16% through structured action planning and implementation.
- Supported global HRBP initiatives across LATAM and African regions.
- Led multiple strategic HR initiatives related to manpower planning, attrition management, engagement and organizational effectiveness.
- Successfully delivered an organization-wide HR transformation project by automating the employee exit and separation process through a fully tool-based workflow.
- Collaborated extensively with cross-functional stakeholders and IT teams during requirement gathering, testing, implementation and change adoption phases for HR automation initiatives.
- Ensured strong collaboration and alignment between Business Leaders and HR COEs for effective people strategy execution.
- Received two promotions within 3.5 years in recognition of performance and business contribution.
Assistant Manager – HR Business Partner
HOME CREDIT INDIA PVT LTD
Bengaluru
02.2020 - 11.2021
- Managed HRBP responsibilities for a business unit comprising 650+ employees within the Tele-Collections function.
- Partnered with business leaders to drive retention strategies, workforce stability and employee engagement initiatives.
- Managed end-to-end recruitment for both IT and non-IT roles through platforms including LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, IIM Jobs and Shine.
- Collaborated with leadership teams to implement performance management and performance improvement initiatives.
- Supported organizational culture initiatives through rewards & recognition and employee engagement programs.
- Worked closely with Legal, Compliance, Operations and Payroll teams to drive operational effectiveness and process alignment.
- Participated in development and implementation of HR policies and people practices aligned with organizational culture and business goals.
- Enabled standardization and implementation of HR processes across functions and geographies.
- Indirectly managed and mentored 2 team members.
- Promoted from Senior Executive - HR to Assistant Manager - HR within one year based on strong performance and business impact.
Executive – HR People Partner (Contractual Role)
FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES
Bengaluru
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Supported HRBP activities for a business unit comprising 570+ employees.
- Drove performance management and succession planning discussions with managers and senior leadership.
- Managed organizational change initiatives and supported talent movement discussions.
- Supported attrition management and retention initiatives.
- Contributed towards optimization of HR processes, practices and employee lifecycle management.
Executive – HR (Contractual Role)
BLACKBUCK (ZINKA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD)
Bengaluru
11.2017 - 01.2019
- Managed sourcing, screening and talent acquisition activities for multiple business requirements.
- Conducted candidate assessments and initial telephonic screening to identify suitable talent.
- Supported hiring initiatives in a fast-paced startup environment.
Education
MBA - Human Resources & Marketing
ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
01.2017
Skills
- Strategic HR Business Partnering
- People Partnering & Stakeholder Management
- Workforce/Manpower Planning
- Talent Management
- Performance Management
- HR Transformation & Automation
- Change Management
- Employee Engagement
- People Analytics & HR Dashboards
- Succession Planning
- Compensation & Promotion Cycles
- Leadership Partnering
- Attrition & Retention Management
- SAP
- ERP Systems
- Workday
Timeline
Senior Manager – HR Business Partner
COMVIVA TECHNOLOGIES – TECH MAHINDRA GROUP
11.2021 - Current
Assistant Manager – HR Business Partner
HOME CREDIT INDIA PVT LTD
02.2020 - 11.2021
Executive – HR People Partner (Contractual Role)
FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES
01.2019 - 02.2020
Executive – HR (Contractual Role)
BLACKBUCK (ZINKA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD)
11.2017 - 01.2019
MBA - Human Resources & Marketing
ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY