Girija Shankar
HR Professional
Gurgaon
Summary
Result-oriented human resources professional with drive for helping employers recruit, develop and retain qualified candidates. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills, with around 4 years of experience in early stage startups and established organizations.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
HR Manager
Fashinza
Gurgaon
05.2022 - Current
- Managing the whole HR Operation for an headcount of 260+, with 50+ employees based outside of India
- Defining various policies for all employees including but not limited to expense policies, ESOP policies, Travel policies, etc
- Streamlining the entire onboarding process to reduce the induction TATs and providing NJs a better onboarding experience
- Prepared from scratch the entire HR Dashboard MIS for both TA and OPs functions within HR
- Handling the total rewards function for employees including the C&B and R&R and timely disbursement of all benefits to employees
- Tackling employee grievances and streamlining the whole process for grievance handling to reduce TAT for redressal
- Conducting different engagement activities like Friday Fun, Founder open hour, Team Luncheons, etc
HR Manager
Farelabs Pvt. Ltd
Gurgaon
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Heading the whole HR function (Operation & TA) for the company with a team of 5 and head count of 420+
- Devising Various HR policies and documents from scratch like Offer Letter, Appointment letter, Employee policy handbook, Employee ethics, etc
- Defining and streamlining various SOPs and trackers related to hiring, Onboarding, off-boarding, Induction, etc
- Implemented HRMS solution from scratch for all employees and reducing the Various HR TATs
- Core part of company's growth story; overseeing an 80% headcount increase during my tenure which resulted in ~ 80% MoM growth in Revenue (after tax)
- Implemented various hiring policies to reduce average CTC for company and increasing headcount at the same time
- Leveraged the company's Training capabilities and introduced a new revenue source with an average revenue of ~2 Lakhs/Month with potential of ~10 Lakh/Month
- Reduced attrition rates from >10% MoM to 1.5-2% MoM by introducing various engagement and R&R activities
- Optimized the total Payroll process by reducing TAT by 50% within 3 Months and further 90% within 7 months
- Maintained documents and handled the yearly compliance and audit requirements as required by various authorities all round the year
- Spearheaded the university relations for the organization and maintained a steady flow of resources from 30+ campuses by signing MOUs
HR Manager
K12 Techno Services
Bangalore
03.2019 - 02.2021
- Built the entire PMS framework for an staff strength of 450+ from scratch and implemented the whole system within 4 months
- Understood the L&D requirements of the organization and started L&D cell in the organization
- Coordinated with various depts. for their L&D needs and conducted atleast 5 L&D session every month on an average
- Developing competency mapping framework to support the TA team in leadership hiring roles
- Establishing KPIs for more than 350 corporate staffs across verticals and designations
- Spearheaded various HR automation process which reduced TATs for activities like onboarding and offboarding
- Supported the engagement team in all the activities year-round and through the GPTW recognition process
Education
MBA - General Management
IIM Udaipur
Udaipur 06.2017 - 03.2019
BBA - Human Resources Management
Osmania University
Hyderabad 06.2014 - 04.2017
Skills
Total Rewards
Performance management System
HR Automation and Analytics
Learning and Development
University Relations
Talent Acquisition
Benefits and compensation management
Succession planning
Certification
SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
Timeline
HR Manager
Fashinza
05.2022 - Current
HR Manager
Farelabs Pvt. Ltd
03.2021 - 04.2022
HR Manager
K12 Techno Services
03.2019 - 02.2021
MBA - General Management
IIM Udaipur
06.2017 - 03.2019
BBA - Human Resources Management
Osmania University
06.2014 - 04.2017