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Dineshhwar Pratap Singh

Gurgaon

Summary

Strategic HR Leader with 20+ years of experience shaping HR strategy, talent management, organizational effectiveness, and cultural transformation across multinational, Indian, and entrepreneurial setups. Proven success in building future-ready organizations, scaling startups, driving cultural change, and steering HR governance at board level.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Group Head HR

Yatra Online Limited
11.2023 - Current
  • Leading HR for ~1,500 employees; Board member for group entities.
  • Partnered with founders to redefine culture via Huddle & Sankalp, strengthening agility & ownership.
  • Revamped rewards & talent mobility frameworks, including new compensation bands and critical talent ring-fencing.
  • Digitized HR (Darwin Box, Klaar, Infeedo, Mynd Solutions) improving employee experience and compliance.
  • Impacted: ENPS ↑ from 70 to 79; Attrition ↓ from 44% to 30%; PMS satisfaction ↑ from 2.0 to 3.2

GM-HRBP

Byjus-Digital Finance
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Built HR function for fintech arm supporting 60% of Byju’s sales; scaled from 550 to 1,300 employees.
  • Designed & rolled out national PMS framework; drove talent pipeline with 30% supervisory roles filled internally.
  • Created Pathway to Success program (with XLRI) to ring-fence critical talent.
  • Elevated employee experience in Talent Management to 80%.
  • Role got optimised

Head HR & Talent Management COE

Lava International Limited
06.2019 - 06.2020
  • Lead HR & Facilities along with Talent Management COE pan India comprising 1500+ employees & a revenue size of 1500+ crores.
  • Drove structural optimization: roles ↓ 36%, wage cost ↓ 14%, layers ↓ 1.
  • Redesigned rewards aligned with Talent Management, strengthening retention.
  • Fixed term assignment

Co-owner & Mentor

Talent Buzz
01.2018 - 05.2019
  • Partnering with business to fulfil talent mandates.
  • Partnering with small start-ups in design of people processes, structures and governance.

Regional HRBP

Reliance Communications Limited
01.2015 - 04.2017
  • Spearheaded HR & Facilities for UPU region comprising 1000+ employees & a revenue base of 900+ crores.
  • Revitalized culture: attrition ↓ from 53% to 32%, engagement ↑ from 35% to 69%.
  • Cut hiring cost by 40% via in-house talent pipeline.
  • Launched in-house Learning Academy, boosting channel satisfaction by 25%.
  • Company got wound up in Jun,2017

Senior Manager Business HR & Talent Management

Vodafone India Limited
09.2011 - 01.2015
  • Managed HR for regions UPE & Haryana with workforce of 2,200+ and revenue size of ₹3,400+ crores.
  • Partnered with Sales leadership to revamp frontline talent strategy; attrition ↓ from 53% to 28%.
  • Strengthened succession pipeline: “Ready Now” talent ↑ 40%; hiring cost ↓ 25–30%.
  • Improved Managerial Index from 2.5 to 3.8 through line manager capability building.
  • Contributed to winning Best Circle HR Trophy 2015 for UPE operations.

Idea Cellular, Airtel, Acme Telepower, and Koshika Telecom
01.2002 - 01.2007
  • Held early-career HR roles in operations, talent acquisition, and HR processes, laying a strong foundation for future leadership positions.

Education

Masters - HRM & Industrial Relations

Lucknow University

Skills

  • HR Strategy & Governance
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Cultural Transformation
  • Talent Management & Succession Planning
  • Leadership Development
  • Employee Engagement
  • Compensation & Rewards
  • PMS
  • HR Digitization & Analytics
  • M&A HR Integration
  • Workforce Restructuring
  • Change Management

Websites

Affiliations

  • Board Member – Yatra Group Entities
  • Advisor to CXOs on HR strategy, cultural transformation & organizational effectiveness

Certification

  • Certified: DISC Profiling, Crucial Conversations, HR Business Partnering, Compensation Design.
  • Exposure to: Hay Job Evaluation, Balanced Scorecard, Competency Profiling.

Timeline

Group Head HR

Yatra Online Limited
11.2023 - Current

GM-HRBP

Byjus-Digital Finance
01.2022 - 05.2023

Head HR & Talent Management COE

Lava International Limited
06.2019 - 06.2020

Co-owner & Mentor

Talent Buzz
01.2018 - 05.2019

Regional HRBP

Reliance Communications Limited
01.2015 - 04.2017

Senior Manager Business HR & Talent Management

Vodafone India Limited
09.2011 - 01.2015

Idea Cellular, Airtel, Acme Telepower, and Koshika Telecom
01.2002 - 01.2007

Masters - HRM & Industrial Relations

Lucknow University

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