Garvita Sandhu
Gurugram
Summary
Strategic Facilities and Workplace professional with 17 years of experience in fintech, retail, automotive, and technology sectors. Expertise in office administration, facility operations, workplace strategy, lease management, and vendor governance. Collaborates with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to create safe, efficient, and cost-effective workplaces.
Overview
2
2
Languages
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Administration & Facilities
PayU
Gurugram
08.2025 - Current
- Lead end-to-end office administration, Real Estate and facilities management for PayU offices, ensuring consistent workplace operations, employee services, safety, security and service. delivery.
- Drove corporate real estate activities, coordinating office lease renewals, landlord relations, lease documentation, commercial discussions, space planning, and occupancy requirements to ensure optimal facility utilization.
- Manage office consolidation, relocation and workplace transition initiatives, coordinating Facilities, IT, Security, Legal, Finance, Procurement and business stakeholders for business-ready handovers.
- Oversaw facility operations, managing housekeeping, security, engineering services, utilities, parking, access control, visitor management, pantry support, repairs, and preventive maintenance to maintain seamless workplace functionality.
- Own administration budgets, vendor governance, PR/PO and invoice processes, contract/SLA performance and cost-optimization initiatives across workplace services.
- Drive sustainability and efficiency initiatives including energy optimization, responsible business travel practices, waste reduction and workplace resource conservation.
- Lead travel administration and employee mobility governance, with focus on policy adherence, booking continuity, vendor performance and cost efficiency.
- Supported crisis management and business continuity by developing structured SOPs, escalation mechanisms, and coordinating cross-functional teams for effective workplace risk mitigation.
Head – Facilities & Administration
Bata India Limited
Gurugram
04.2023 - 08.2025
- Led Facilities & Administration for corporate and regional offices across India, with responsibility for workplace services, vendor performance, budgets and operational governance.
- Managed corporate real estate requirements, overseeing lease administration, renewals, landlord coordination, commercial evaluation, office space planning, and site documentation to ensure operational compliance.
- Drove Pan-India administration and travel/stay budget management with focus on cost control, service quality and process discipline.
- Oversaw Pan-India administration and travel/stay budget management, emphasizing cost control and service quality while maintaining process discipline.
- Enhanced sustainability practices by implementing waste management and Zero Waste approaches for company events, improving recycling, co-processing, and composting initiatives.
Head – Administration & Senior HRBP
MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
06.2017 - 04.2023
- Established the Administration function for the corporate office and implemented workplace-management standards, employee services and operating processes.
- Served as Senior HR Business Partner alongside Administration leadership, supporting talent, culture, engagement, productivity, HR process improvement and organizational initiatives.
- Executed lease and rental agreements, coordinated with landlords and property management, and oversaw property taxation processes to ensure compliance with regional office requirements.
- Managed operational planning, budgets, vendor/service delivery, workplace standards and monthly performance/variance reporting.
- Managed lease and rental agreement execution and registrations, landlord/property coordination, property taxation processes and office regionalization requirements.
- Led CSR budgets and programs for Corporate & Plant, supporting initiatives such as girl-child education, road safety, and COVID-19 relief; facilitated INR 2 Cr raised for district administration and local-government relief.
- Collaborated as Senior HR Business Partner with Administration leadership to enhance talent management, culture, engagement, and HR process improvement initiatives.
Office Administrator → Senior Administrative Specialist
National Instruments
New Delhi
02.2009 - 06.2017
- Progressed from Office Administrator to Senior Administrative Specialist, supporting workplace operations, administration, employee services and executive/business requirements.
- Supported corporate real estate and office infrastructure activities, enhancing workplace planning, optimizing space utilization, coordinating landlord/building relations, and managing office moves, repairs, and maintenance for site improvement projects.
- Coordinated vendors and service partners for facilities, office supplies, travel, meetings, and events, ensuring service continuity and controlling costs through strategic partnerships.
- Maintained administrative records, expense reporting, resource distribution and operational documentation, while supporting process standardization and team training.
- Organized senior management and regional meetings, including an Asia leadership meeting that received recognition through a performance award.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Human Resources
Institute of Business Management & Research
Skills
- Corporate Real Estate & Lease Management
- Facilities & Workplace Operations
- Office relocations
- Space Planning
- Workplace planning
- Budgeting
- Cost Control
- Annual operating plan
- Vendor Management
- Vendor Performance Management
- Contract Management
- Business Continuity
- Regulatory compliance
- Sustainability
- Energy Optimization
- Leadership
- Cross-functional Governance
Selected Career Achievements
- BW Businessworld 40 Under 40 (2024) and member of BW Facility Management Future Masters 2024.
- Featured in Economic Times under Women on Board – MG Motor India; also featured in Business Today Luxury Edition (2020).
- Successfully established and designed MG Motor India’s corporate office, featured by Office Snapshots.
- President Award in 2018 and 2019 for Community Support Programs at MG Motor India.
- Recognized at the 2020 CSR Summit for Best CSR Practices by Corporate.
- Acknowledged by RecognizeGood for contribution to educational funding for orphanages and students under the NI Care Program.
Core Expertise
- BW Businessworld 40 Under 40 (2024) and member of BW Facility Management Future Masters 2024.
- Featured in Economic Times under Women on Board – MG Motor India; also featured in Business Today Luxury Edition (2020).
- Successfully established and designed MG Motor India’s corporate office, featured by Office Snapshots.
- President Award in 2018 and 2019 for Community Support Programs at MG Motor India.
- Recognized at the 2020 CSR Summit for Best CSR Practices by Corporate.
- Acknowledged by RecognizeGood for contribution to educational funding for orphanages and students under the NI Care Program.
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Director Administration & Facilities
PayU
08.2025 - Current
Head – Facilities & Administration
Bata India Limited
04.2023 - 08.2025
Head – Administration & Senior HRBP
MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2017 - 04.2023
Office Administrator → Senior Administrative Specialist
National Instruments
02.2009 - 06.2017
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Human Resources
Institute of Business Management & Research