Gaurav Sharma
Human Resources Leader
New Delhi
Summary
MBA (HR), Global Talent Management Leader (GTML) 19+ years | Senior HR Leader | Large Scale | Start-up | Manufacturing | ITeS | Fintech | Business HR | Strategic HR Ex Hero Honda, Bosch, Network18, Sahara, Gionee India
Performance-driven Vice President with 19 years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams. Results-oriented individual well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive results based on sound overall business judgment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Vice President & Head HR
Balancehero India & True Credits, NBFC | Fintech
10.2019 - Current
- Led the people management function of this South Korean start- up from scratch to Great Place to Work
- Scaled up organization and benchmarked policies to create performance-oriented culture
- Launched the CSR Initiative.
Chief Human Resource Officer
Gionee India & Mobiistar India
05.2016 - 07.2019
- Ensured Productivity driven organization of 22,000 employees with robust hiring and training implementation
- Saved 15Cr cost annually through robust audit processes
- Managed the Call Center / BPO operations.
Head HR
Network18 Private Limited
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Led the people function of general news and ensured key hiring and HR IT transformation.
Group Head HR
Sahara India Pariwar, Conglomerate, Hospitality, ITeS | BPO
12.2010 - 05.2015
- Financial Services | Manufacturing, Responsible for HR function of the group with 35 BU and 1,00,000 employees
- Maintained harmonious relations, drove HR transformation projects, and successfully settled PF dispute under 7A.
Sr. Manager
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
Mumbai
11.2009 - 12.2010
- Responsible for business HR & Operations of 4 Bus with 1000 employees
- Successfully led initiative to increase productivity by 25% and reduced attrition by 18%.
Sr. Manager
Bosch Limited, Automobiles
Bangalore
12.2008 - 11.2009
- Led & implemented the global flagship program of Bosch to make it as an employer of choice
- Led the standardization of policies across all 6 entities.
Manager HR
Hero Honda Motors Limited
07.2002 - 11.2008
- As part of Corporate HR team revamped Performance Management system
- Implement Scenario Planning, implemented policies in green field project, implemented training programs
Territory Sales Executive
Abbott Labs India Limited
Kanpur
07.1997 - 08.1999
Responsible for Sales Promotion and Channel Management in the assigned territory
- Achieved sales growth of approx 400% within a year.
- Launched and established key products in the assigned geographies
Education
Global Talent Management Leader (GTML) - Human Resources Management
Talent Management Institute
USA 01.2020 - 12.2020
Global Fellow of Talent Management - Talent Management
Wharton Business School
Pennsylvania 01.2020 - 12.2020
MBA - Human Resources Management
International School of Business & Media
Pune 07.2000 - 07.2002
Advance Diploma in Software Applications - Software Applications
Tata Unisys Limited, School of Business Leaders (U21)
01.1995 - 01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Science
Kanpur University
Kanpur 07.1994 - 07.1997
Skills
Business HR Change Management Strategic HR
Talent Management Performance Management
Management Employee Relations Organization ChangeDevelopment Compliances Recruitment TrainingOperations & Payroll Policies
Factory Human Resournces
High Growth Organization Large Scale Start-ups
Retail HR Manufacturing Industry HR Telecom Retail Consumer Electronics HR
People Management Team Management
Accomplishments
- Greenfield Project Haridwar, Hero Honda Motors Limited Successfully did liaison for the launch of Haridwar unit and deployed best practices to achieve faster decision making and flat hierarchy.
- Revamping Performance Management System, Hero Honda Motors Limited Implemented points-based performance management system to ensure continuity and fairness.
- Scenario Planning, Hero Honda Motors Limited Making organization future ready post Hero Honda demerger. Collaborated with BCG and Harvard for this study. Bottom line Improvement,
- Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited Led the change to ensure reduced attrition and higher productivity resulting in Top & Bottom-line improvement Ambidextrous Organization |
- Diversification of Business, Sahara India Parivar Conceptualized and implemented ambidextrous structure to achieve organization diversification goal. Provident Fund Settlement, Sahara India Parivar
- Successfully led and won case in favour of company under 7A in record 90 days.
- Scaling-up Organization, Gionee India Hired top notch professional team of 450 with in 120 days as per business plan which led to successful launch of products.
- Talent Management Practices | Start-up| Balancehero India Implemented and introduced multiple changes to ensure scaling up of organization with best practices that led it to Great Place to work in 2022.
- Economic Times – HR World Unfolding the Jobs 2.0 Boom in India, Aug 2022 https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/trends/unfolding-the-jobs-2-0-boom-in-india/93554824
- Economic Times – HR World Linking EVP with employee delight, April 2022 https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/trends/emplo yee-experience/linking-evp-with-employee-delight/90871431
- Economic Times – HR World (Interview) Why you should get your HR to Boardroom, April 2022 https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/trends/leader ship/its-already-late-why-you-should-get-your-hr-leader-intothe-boardroom-now/90630693
- People Matters Importance of having all-inclusive workforce, March 2022 https://www.peoplematters.in/article/diversity/importanceof-having-an-all-inclusive-workspace-for-differently-abledemployees-33363?media_type=article&subcat=strategichr&title=importance-of-having-an-all-inclusive-workspace-fordifferently-abled-employees&id=33363
MARQUEE ASSIGNMENTS
Articles Published
Certification
MBTI STEP I & II - APP
Timeline
Global Talent Management Leader (GTML) - Human Resources Management
Talent Management Institute
01.2020 - 12.2020
Global Fellow of Talent Management - Talent Management
Wharton Business School
01.2020 - 12.2020
Vice President & Head HR
Balancehero India & True Credits, NBFC | Fintech
10.2019 - Current
Chief Human Resource Officer
Gionee India & Mobiistar India
05.2016 - 07.2019
Head HR
Network18 Private Limited
05.2015 - 05.2016
Group Head HR
Sahara India Pariwar, Conglomerate, Hospitality, ITeS | BPO
12.2010 - 05.2015
Sr. Manager
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
11.2009 - 12.2010
Sr. Manager
Bosch Limited, Automobiles
12.2008 - 11.2009
MBTI STEP I & II - APP
07-2007
THOMAS HJA & PPA Analyst
07-2007
Organization Behaviour - U21 Global
07-2007
Manager HR
Hero Honda Motors Limited
07.2002 - 11.2008
MBA - Human Resources Management
International School of Business & Media
07.2000 - 07.2002
Territory Sales Executive
Abbott Labs India Limited
07.1997 - 08.1999
Advance Diploma in Software Applications - Software Applications
Tata Unisys Limited, School of Business Leaders (U21)
01.1995 - 01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Science
Kanpur University
07.1994 - 07.1997