Huzefa Sitabkhan
Mumbai
Summary
HR leader with extensive experience in driving digital transformation and enhancing talent acquisition strategies at Rentokil PCI. Proven success in leadership development and employee engagement initiatives that significantly improved retention rates. Skilled in succession planning and fostering a culture of continuous learning aligned with organizational goals.
Overview
1
1
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
AGM - HR Strategy, Recruitment & Talent Mgmt.
Rentokil PCI
Mumbai
08.2025 - Current
- Aligning People Strategy with Organizational Goals for an 8,500+ strong company, focusing on improving key HR metrics in terms of Recruitment (frontline recruitment strategies) & Retention (especially 0-12m retention)
- Embarking on a journey of Digital Transformation, moving away from traditional/manual processes and implementing a powerful HCM tool in the form of Workday® to govern employee life cycle processes in a transparent, viable, and scalable format.
- Built organizational culture aligned with vision, mission, and values by identifying key areas of concern through nationwide FGDs, converting these into foundational pillars of The Colleague Model, and launching initiatives that support each pillar.
- Conducted regular employee climate surveys, such as YVC® and GPTW®, to assess workplace dynamics and ensure cultural integrity.
- Playing an instrumental role in conducting Due Diligence before multiple mergers & acquisitions, understanding people dynamics & synergistic cost savings while sounding off potential liabilities. Furthermore, onboarding & integrating acquired colleagues into the existing structures, ensuring seamless transitions.
- Redefined talent management by identifying top talent using the 9-Box Grid®, creating customized IDPs for high-potential talent, and executing L&D interventions to address skill gaps across all levels.
- Giving back to our communities in which we operate through CSR initiatives while also engaging & empowering our colleagues to play their part in contributing towards community welfare. For e.g., the Stepathon initiative that engaged over 4500+ colleagues to complete 10,000 steps for 21-days where each successful day contributed 10,000 mid-day meals for underprivileged children across India.
- Liaising and meticulously negotiating with Unions to arrive at a common ground through a Memorandum of Settlement, ensuring that worker benefits are set in line with company goals as well as employee welfare.
AGM - HR Strategy, Org Effectiveness Engagement & L&D Head
Rentokil PCI
Mumbai
04.2022 - 02.2025
Manager - HR Strategy & Org Effectiveness
Rentokil PCI
Mumbai
06.2021 - 04.2022
Manager - People Operations
BARC India
Mumbai
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed end-to-end HR operations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Executed talent acquisition strategies on LinkedIn and Naukri to attract qualified candidates.
- Oversaw performance management systems to enhance employee evaluations and feedback.
- Developed engagement initiatives at BARC, including Great Place to Work programs, to foster a positive workplace culture.
- Implemented Zing HR to automate various HR processes for improved efficiency.
- Created HR dashboards to track key metrics on demographics, attrition, recruitment, and engagement for informed decision-making.
Associate Manager Human Resources
BARC India
Mumbai
09.2018 - 06.2020
Asst Manager - Human Resources
IndiaCast Media
Mumbai
04.2017 - 09.2018
- Employee Benefits for Domestic & International Offices (New York, London & Dubai).
- Talent Acquisition (including IJPs)
- End-to-end management of the Performance Management
- Facilitated seamless HR operations to ensure efficient handling of employee services and compliance.
- Spearheading the L&D function (using the 6D approach)
- Special Projects in L&D - iLEAP; iLEAD; Global Leadership Program (CEO); BLP programs from ISB/IIM A/B/C
- Specialized interventions for Sr. Mgmt.
- 360 Degree Feedback and MBTI + FIRO B for identified Senior Leaders & N-1s
- Managing Employee Connect Activities
- Process owner for Compliance Modules.
- Administrator for HRMS & Intranet Portals.
Senior Executive - Human Resources
IndiaCast Media
Mumbai
03.2016 - 04.2017
Deputy Manager HR
Essar Group
Mumbai
10.2014 - 06.2015
- Super Administrator for Learning+, by SuccessFactors.
- Conceptualized, designed and implemented 'Essar Expertise Locator'- an online platform mentor-mentee tool.
- e-Compass Administrator for deployment of Talent Management solutions.
- Creating customized e-modules.
- Creating Videos & Learning collaterals.
Executive Trainee (CHR - L & OD)
Essar
07.2011 - 07.2012
Education
Master of Science - Human Resource Management and Business
Aston Business School
Birmingham, UK01-2014
Bachelor's degree - Bachelor of Management Studies
H.R. College of Commerce And Economics
Mumbai01-2011
HSC - Business/Commerce, General
H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
01-2008
ICSE -
St. Mary's School(I.C.S.E)
Mumbai01-2006
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- HR Technology Integration
- Talent management
- Performance management
- Succession planning
- Training and development
- Leadership development
- People strategy
Certification
- Professional Certificate Programme in HR Management & Analytics from IIM Khozikode
- Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
Languages
- English,
- Hindi,
- Gujarati,
Timeline
AGM - HR Strategy, Recruitment & Talent Mgmt.
Rentokil PCI
08.2025 - Current
AGM - HR Strategy, Org Effectiveness Engagement & L&D Head
Rentokil PCI
04.2022 - 02.2025
Manager - HR Strategy & Org Effectiveness
Rentokil PCI
06.2021 - 04.2022
Manager - People Operations
BARC India
06.2020 - 06.2021
Associate Manager Human Resources
BARC India
09.2018 - 06.2020
Asst Manager - Human Resources
IndiaCast Media
04.2017 - 09.2018
Senior Executive - Human Resources
IndiaCast Media
03.2016 - 04.2017
Deputy Manager HR
Essar Group
10.2014 - 06.2015
Executive Trainee (CHR - L & OD)
Essar
07.2011 - 07.2012
Master of Science - Human Resource Management and Business
Aston Business School
Bachelor's degree - Bachelor of Management Studies
H.R. College of Commerce And Economics
HSC - Business/Commerce, General
H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
ICSE -
St. Mary's School(I.C.S.E)