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Felix Vas

Chennai

Summary

Energetic, ever curious and Objective and Results driven HR and Organizational Development Professional with over 7 years of experience in Tech Industry specialized in Goal Setting and Governance, ESG Implementation, Public Relations, Manpower Planning and Recruitment, Succession Planning, PMS, HR Analytics, Automation and Budgeting. An excellent strategist, orator and mentor, adept at conflict resolution and balancing the needs of employees to drive them towards the organization's goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Analyst - OKR Consultant (EU & North Americ

Kaar Technologies
Chennai
03.2023 - Current
  • Partnered with EU/NA Business Heads to define quarterly OKR metrics, targets and ownership by analyzing prior performance gaps, ensuring 100% stakeholder alignment before fiscal kickoffs.
  • Redesigned sales, delivery and shared services payout policies to align with market benchmarks and strategic priorities.
  • Automated OKR deployment by migrating OKRs of 300+ stakeholders to the internal ERP, ensuring 100% compliance with target letter distribution pre-fiscal year.
  • Drove monthly OKR progress reviews with stakeholders, identifying risks quarterly and implementing corrective actions to maintain 95% annual goal attainment.
  • Delivered executive-ready OKR dashboards (Power BI/Excel) to BU Heads, highlighting trends in revenue, delivery efficiency and cost variance for agile decision-making.
  • Collaborated with Finance/Sales to audit FY23 and FY24 OKR outcomes, validating 98% data accuracy for payroll processes (bonuses/appraisals) and reduced payout disputes%.

Senior Analyst - Workforce Management

D4 Insight
Chennai
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Collaborated with business heads to optimize gross margins across all BUs to align resource allocation with revenue priorities.
  • Identified and executed cost-saving initiatives (process automation, billing optimization) with practice/project leaders, improving operational efficiency and profitability.
  • Launched targeted upskilling programs for bench talent based on forecasted business demands, reducing redeployment time and enhancing workforce agility.
  • Delivered actionable monthly performance reports to senior leadership, highlighting trends in margins, utilization and costs to drive strategic decision-making.

HR and OD Consultant

Freelancer
Chennai
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Spearheaded the design and deployment of OKR framework across global teams, securing cross-functional buy-in from 10+ senior leaders. Delivered tailored training programs to 50+ executives, driving alignment and improved organizational performance.
  • Conducted comprehensive trend analysis of 3+ years of company data (financial, employee, customer and operational metrics) to establish actionable, measurable goals.
  • Partnered with C-suite stakeholders to lead headhunting initiatives, successfully placing 2 senior leaders in mission-critical roles (CFO and CMO).
  • Authored and revised 10+ core HR policies on remote work, performance management, ESG, DEI to align with their organizational needs.

HR Generalist

AVASOFT
Chennai
01.2018 - 10.2021

Strategic HR Leadership

  • Organizational Alignment: Translated $70M revenue business strategies into cascading OKRs/KPIs for 3 Business Units and Shared Services, achieving 100% cross-functional goal alignment through tailored workshops for 120+ managers.
  • Agile Workforce Planning: Reduced manpower costs by 18% via optimized hiring mix (30% campus hires, 50% laterals, 20% contingent staff) while maintaining 85% billability across 600+ employees.
  • Digital HR Transformation: Automated 70% of HR workflows (saving 800+ man-hours/month) by leading development of proprietary E2E HR tool.

Talent Acquisition & Development

  • Tech Talent Pipeline: Scaled campus hiring by 40% at premier institutes (including IITs, IIMs), securing 90% offer acceptance rate through pre-placement engagement programs.
  • Leadership Bench Strength: Accelerated leadership hiring cycle time via strategic agency partnerships, filling 10+ critical roles amid competitive tech talent markets.

Employee Experience & Retention

  • Pandemic Resilience: Maintained 100% operational continuity during COVID-19 through remote and hybrid work policies and mental health hotlines, achieving 90% vaccination rate 4 months ahead of national mandates.
  • Attrition Reduction: Slashed voluntary turnover by 22% via quarterly “Stay Interviews” and real-time Glassdoor sentiment analysis, elevating NPS scores from 58 to 81 in 18 months.

Data-Driven HR Governance

  • Performance Ecosystem: Overhauled review processes for 750+ employees, linking OKRs to promotions/bonuses and increasing high-potential retention%.
  • Compliance Leadership: Mitigated 100% legal risks through proactive contract audits.

Key Achievements

  • Revenue Multiplier: Supported in driving 438% revenue growth ($13M→$70M) in 3 years via enterprise-wide goal management framework adopted by 95% of teams.
  • ESG Foundation: Built first-gen ESG strategy addressing 15 material gaps, including gender parity improvements (27%→42% women in tech roles).
  • Career Acceleration: Promoted from Recruiter to HR Head in 4 years by scaling HR operations for 3x headcount growth while maintaining 92% employee satisfaction.

Education

MBA - General Management

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore
01-2027

B. Tech - Information Technology

DMI College of Engineering
Chennai
05-2017

Skills

  • OKR Implementation
  • Goal Setting
  • Organizational Development
  • HR Analytics
  • Employee Retention
  • Process Automation
  • Succession Planning
  • ESG Implementation
  • Performance Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Workforce Planning and Management
  • Emergency Management
  • HR Strategy

Accomplishments

  • Effectively executed the management's plans for 3 straight years and contributed to growing the organization's revenue from 13M to 70M USD by implementing and governing Goal Management framework.
  • Hired, trained, motivated 600+ employees of all levels and brought 550+ into billing within 6 months of internship with a minimal attrition rate.
  • Hired the most important skills (long term and temp. staff along with freelancers) for immediate and long term business plans consistently which was a key factor to capture crucial business opportunities from client and partner ecosystem.
  • Sphere headed transforming the organization before and during the early stages of Covid endemic as per the board's guidelines.
  • Automated multiple BAUs - Recruitment, Payroll, Onboarding, PMS, Employee Helpdesk and Exit Process.
  • Built an End-to-End Recruitment SaaS tool (application to pre-onboarding formalities) with 2 developers, with no compromise in performance, UX, scalability, security and took it to Market with the help of Sales and Marketing teams.
  • Implemented OKRs at the organizational level and created, governed and audited OKR progress 700+ Managers.
  • Implemented ESG and got 95% adoption among employee, contractors ecosystem.
  • Constantly monitored Projects' Budget and Bench Cost and drove multiple initiatives and improved Gross Margin and PBT.
  • Started as a recruiter but with constant curiosity and never stopping at failures, slowly took up ownership for multiple facets of HR and OD one by one and started managing the entire HR Functions of the organization within a span of 4 years.

Certification

  • OKR Certification: Leadership and Goal Setting, What Matters.
  • Generative AI for Everyone, DeepLearning.AI.
  • Microsoft Copilot for Productivity, Microsoft.
  • Project Management Foundations, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
  • Six Sigma Foundations Six Sigma Foundations, Project Management Institute.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt, International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®).

Timeline

Senior Analyst - OKR Consultant (EU & North Americ

Kaar Technologies
03.2023 - Current

Senior Analyst - Workforce Management

D4 Insight
05.2022 - 03.2023

HR and OD Consultant

Freelancer
11.2021 - 04.2022

HR Generalist

AVASOFT
01.2018 - 10.2021
  • OKR Certification: Leadership and Goal Setting, What Matters.
  • Generative AI for Everyone, DeepLearning.AI.
  • Microsoft Copilot for Productivity, Microsoft.
  • Project Management Foundations, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
  • Six Sigma Foundations Six Sigma Foundations, Project Management Institute.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt, International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®).

MBA - General Management

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

B. Tech - Information Technology

DMI College of Engineering
Felix Vas