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Overview
Work History
Education
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Climate Change and sustainability
References
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Gunjan Paliwal

Pune

Summary

Entrepreneurial professional offering progressive experience in HR leadership. Skilled at identifying and implementing process improvements to drive efficiency and productivity with Solid record of accomplishment in Tech and Fintech start-up companies for growth ,organizing structures, and recruiting top talent.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Co Founder

Stealth Mode
Pune
12.2023 - Current
  • Ventured into entrepreneurship to transform my passion into a marketable product.
  • Established an innovative business merging HR and climate tech.
  • Executed market survey leading to successful initial service offering.
  • Partnered with a UI/UX designer to design and develop an impactful landing page highlighting companies providing
  • Acquired 6 clients within a span of 5 months
  • Worked closely with backend and frontend engineers on developing the platform.
  • Researched competitors' products and services in order to identify gaps in the market.

Consultant Talent Acquisition

lentra
Pune
07.2023 - 10.2023
  • Attained excellence in meeting TA requirements for Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success goals across NAM and APAC regions. Demonstrated effective recruitment strategies while partnering with international vendors.
  • Collaborated directly with CHRO and Chief of Staff to automate processes via HRIS Darwin box, resulting in increased efficiency.
  • Oversaw Campus Recruitment of new engineering graduates from multiple educational institutions
  • Contributed to the development of an impactful employer branding strategy for the company's career website landing page.
  • Cultivated relationships with external vendors such as recruiting firms or benefits providers to negotiate contracts or services agreements.
  • Identified areas of improvement in existing HR processes and developed solutions to increase efficiency or effectiveness of operations.

Director Talent Acquisition and HR

Signzy
Bangalore
05.2021 - 06.2023
  • Directed talent acquisition efforts resulting in the recruitment and onboarding of more than 250 employees for various departments and functions as the Director of Talent Acquisition and HR at Signzy, a Series B fintech startup last Round close at 36$ M.
  • Successfully implemented recruitment tactics to attract the best professionals in a fiercely competitive market, resulting in a 45% growth of employees within the organization while I was employed.
  • Established vendor and supplier relationships to secure favorable terms for consistent funnel building resulting in timely position closures
  • Maintained a consistent offer to join ratio of 80% for three consecutive quarters in the Tech, customer service, and sales and marketing departments.
  • Worked closely with legal and compliance team to maintain adherence to applicable regulations, policies, and procedures throughout ESOP Buyout process.
  • Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives ,key initiative undertaken setting KPI and KRAS along with standard rating system across organisation

Head HR

Zoop.one
Pune
01.2019 - 04.2021
  • Single-handedly transformed HR and TA department, increasing team size from 4 to 40 in just under two years
  • Achieved successful closures for positions in both tech and non-tech verticals, averaging at 60 LPA.
  • Effectively closed positions within the specified timeframe, overseeing a recruitment budget of 2 crores.
  • Researched best practices in HR operations to ensure that the organization is compliant with current regulations.
  • Monitored compliance with employment laws and regulations by conducting regular audits of payroll records and other documents related to human resources functions.

Chief People Officer

Repos Energy
Pune
05.2017 - 11.2018
  • Created and implemented a robust HR framework from scratch.
  • Simplified employee management through the integration of a cloud-based platform.
  • Assembled and developed a high-performing team comprising 30 individuals within an accelerated timeframe
  • Streamlined the recruitment process, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced time-to-fill for blue-collar positions at the factory in Chakan.
  • Managed payroll for all three ventures of repos, overseeing a team of 250 employees.

Education

PGDM HR (Major) Minor(Finance) -

IMDR
05.2017

Skills

  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Board Reporting
  • Performance Benchmarking
  • Change Management
  • Human Resource Information System HRIS
  • OKR and KPI
  • Approachable leader
  • Expectation Management
  • ATS ,Basecamp,Google Suite,MS -office ,Hubspot ,Darwin Box ,Jira
  • Cross Border Hiring
  • Employer Branding
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Workplace diversity cultivation

Climate Change and sustainability

  • I actively participate in climate change drive and want to take more action to reduce effects of human intervention into disturbing the natural balance .

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Co Founder

Stealth Mode
12.2023 - Current

Consultant Talent Acquisition

lentra
07.2023 - 10.2023

Director Talent Acquisition and HR

Signzy
05.2021 - 06.2023

Head HR

Zoop.one
01.2019 - 04.2021

Chief People Officer

Repos Energy
05.2017 - 11.2018

PGDM HR (Major) Minor(Finance) -

IMDR

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