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Esha Chowdhary

Jaipur,Rajasthan

Summary

Senior HR leader with extensive experience in developing and implementing strategic HR initiatives, talent management, and organizational development. Proven track record of driving employee engagement, ensuring compliance with labor laws, and implementing global HR practices. Skilled in managing change and fostering cultural transformation. Strong background in strategic planning and team leadership. Results-oriented achiever who consistently exceeds targets and thrives in fast-paced environments. Delivers impactful solutions that enhance organizational performance.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

International Head HR

Metacube Software Pvt Ltd
07.2019 - Current

People leadership

  • Manage coach HR team and identify opportunities that will enable HR function to evolve and improve the operating model while keeping employee experience at the center of decisions.
  • Executed MCC approach to enable managers to deliver initiatives successfully

Model - Live the culture, embody the values and practice the leadership principles

Coach - Define the quantifiable goals that can be measured

Care- Attract & Retain Talent by investing in growth opportunities

Employee Experience

  • Enable data driven decision making by strategizing opportunities for collaboration and drive operational efficiency.
  • Create ongoing analytics' and dashboard to leverage data by using agile methodology to develop fast paced quality solutions and measure the the ongoing success and impact
  • Champion employee experience initiatives by looking beyond process implementation

Employee Relations

  • Resolved issues with high complexity , visibility and risk , address misconducts and other employee concerns
  • Established and managed internal escalation process
  • Facilitate an open and value driven environment to enable effective employee relation in each geography and guide the team to serve as an objective employee resource and escalation path
  • Helped the organizational culture to overcome resistance to change through open communication for addressing employee concerns, allowing for different opinions and publicizing new strategies.

Business Partner

  • Lead data analytics and organizational health diagnosis by leading collaboration through HRBP , present periodic trends and insights to improve overall organizational health and executive plan along with Business leaders
  • Partner with Business teams at multiple International location and aligning them with the core culture

Capacity Building

  • Worked on leveraging resources to enhance manager 's capability , guide team, managers and coach senior leaders by engaging relevant stakeholders in capability building conversations
  • Manage training needs and partner with HRBP in developing and coordinating respective training needs

HR Initiatives

  • Partnered with Centers of Excellence to implement and capitalizing on scalable HR programs and managing excellence communities
  • Instituted a formal performance management process, driving employee engagement and maintaining consistently low turnover rates.
  • Guide the identification of needs to design and implement HR Annual initiatives
  • Gather and interpret Industry trend and best practices and implementation of global HR practices, ensuring compliance with labor laws across multiple regions, resulting in an improvement in regulatory adherence

Talent Acquisition

Spearheaded human capital strategy driving talent acquisition, achieving a 40% growth in employee count within one year by leveraging digital platforms and networks, saving on consultant fees.

Diversity and Inclusion
Leading culture transformation project and initiatives to establish DEI

  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

Global Head HR

ATCS
10.2015 - 06.2019
  • Led the company engagement initiatives that won 'the Gallup Great Workplace Award'
  • Enabled to establish a culture of fairness and mutual respect in alignment to the core values of the company
  • Driving the Talent Management programs in the organization
  • Standardized process for employee life cycle management
  • Designed the compensation structure and employee benefits
  • Curated employee friendly policies and procedure
  • Managed Conflict resolution and coalition building
  • Specialized in maintaining a uniform culture across a multi-location (US, Germany, China, India) organization ensuing a similar culture and value driven in each location
  • Fostered a teamwork and open -door environment conducive to open feedback and positive dialogue across the organization
  • Trained the management team on interviewing techniques and hiring best practices, conducting workshops and one on one coaching session that contributed to sound hiring decisions and enabling a 70 % growth in the employee count over 3 years
  • Developed and launched highly successful cultural and gender diversity programs

Head. HR

NDTV WW (FI News)
07.2013 - 09.2015
  • Talent Acquisition as per the annual budgeted manpower
  • Designing the internal employee portal and Performance Management System
  • Employee Communication & Knowledge management
  • Conducting channel CSR initiatives
  • HR Metrics Analytics – Tracking data, preparing HR Metrics report
  • Drafting the Organization processes & policies in alignment to the industry standards
  • Identifying Training & Development needs and preparing a monthly training calendar to drive scheduled learning initiates
  • Designing & delivering change management and leadership programs

Human Resources Manager

Aircel
03.2010 - 07.2013
  • Talent Acquisition maintaining recruitment lead time to lowest, with cost effective ways of sourcing
  • SAP based system handling comprise of Joining, Onboarding, HRMIS updates, KRA & Goal setting exercise, Leave management, data updates time to time
  • Execution of Gallup Employee Engagement Initiative across organization with 95% participation
  • Organizing regular Employee connect/Zonal Connect /Townhall & skip meeting launch of short code SMS for employee- HR Helpline
  • Associating HR as Business partner by organizing 'Go to market' initiative for all employees to partner in the business hygiene, spread awareness by visit to educational institute
  • Liaised between multiple circles to improve communications
  • Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for new employees
  • Developed succession plans and promotion paths for all staff
  • Implemented new-hire program by incorporating training initiatives while resolving problems and processing related documents
  • Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skill set
  • Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement
  • Promoted employee buy-in of organizational objectives by conducting orientations of new team members and regular town hall meetings for established employees

HR Specialist

MTS
04.2008 - 02.2010
  • Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for new employees
  • Conducted job analysis and job evaluations, resulting in quality job specifications
  • Created and enforced HR policies and procedures across organization
  • Coached managers through employee relations matters including employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans
  • Handled new-hire orientation and basic recruiting tasks for best-in-class talent identification
  • Managed employee rewards programs
  • Managed implementation of new system that transformed HR resources management organization
  • Improved quality of hiring decisions by working with hiring managers in equitable recruitment efforts and by administering new comprehensive employment selection criteria

HR Executive

Stone Age pvt Ltd
07.2005 - 07.2006
  • Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for new employees
  • Stimulated employee engagement, loyalty and commitment to values and culture of company, resulting in 30 percent retention rate increase
  • Researched and analyzed human resources trends and best practices and drove policy changes to optimize business performance
  • Organized Team Bonding and employee celebrations
  • Improved team morale by resolving inquiries on new hire initiatives and employee workforce matters
  • Assessed and aligned compensation packages to market to attract highly qualified applicants for organizational vacancies

Education

MBA - Organization Development & Human Resources

TATA Institute of Social Science
Mumbai

MBA - Human Resources

MIT College Pune
Pune

Bachelors - Commerce

Sophia College Ajmer
02.2025

Skills

  • Strategic Change Implementation
  • Cross-Cultural Talent Acquisition
  • Compensation Analysis
  • Procedure Design Proficiency
  • Workplace Reward Programs Development
  • Inclusion Strategies
  • Global Operational Efficiency
  • Employee Lifecycle Oversight
  • Adaptability to Learning
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Global HR experience
  • Organizational development

Certification

Organization Development & Change Management, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Honors And Awards

  • Gallup Great Workplace Award, ATCS
  • Employer Brand Value, ATCS
  • HR Excellence Award India, Aircel, conferred for conceptualizing and executing outstanding HR Interventions
  • Star Award, Aircel, conferred by Aircel for excellent overall contribution to Rajasthan Circle launch

Languages

Hindi
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

International Head HR

Metacube Software Pvt Ltd
07.2019 - Current

Global Head HR

ATCS
10.2015 - 06.2019

Head. HR

NDTV WW (FI News)
07.2013 - 09.2015

Human Resources Manager

Aircel
03.2010 - 07.2013

HR Specialist

MTS
04.2008 - 02.2010

HR Executive

Stone Age pvt Ltd
07.2005 - 07.2006

Bachelors - Commerce

Sophia College Ajmer

MBA - Organization Development & Human Resources

TATA Institute of Social Science

MBA - Human Resources

MIT College Pune
Esha Chowdhary