Jaswanth Sharanarthy
Bengaluru
Summary
A seasoned HR leader with a proven track record of optimizing people strategies to drive operational excellence and business growth. I specialize in bridging the gap between HR initiatives and business objectives, leveraging deep expertise in talent management, organizational design, and process improvement to build high-performing cultures. Passionate about empowering teams and fostering environments where both people and profits thrive. Let's connect to explore how strategic HR can elevate your organization's operational success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head HR, EHS - Engine Components Division
Rane Group
Chennai
10.2022 - Current
- Align HR and EHS strategies with business goals, and enable the business to achieve its targets.
- Manage Hire to Retire, full employee lifecycle for the business
- Maintain a cordial IR climate across all five manufacturing plants.
- Curating a safety culture across all locations by enabling safe working conditions and enhancing awareness of safe working.
- Initiate sustainability projects to achieve net-zero targets for the business.
- Ensuring compliance in safety, sustainability, and HR with customer, government, and group needs.
Head - CoE
Cavinkare
Bengaluru
07.2018 - 10.2022
- Drive Learning and Development initiatives across the group.
- Manage the performance management - OKR and CFR for top leadership, and the CFT-based model for the rest.
- Derive Total Rewards Strategy, including LTI and STI.
- Evolve a compelling employee value proposition framework to enhance the employer branding.
- Closely work with the Chairman's office in implementing various organizational development projects to enhance organizational efficiency.
- Drive Employee Engagement at the group level
L&D & PMS Specialist
MRF Tyres
Chennai
06.2015 - 07.2018
- Drive calendar programs to ensure L&D target adherence for 5 manufacturing plants.
- Facilitate behavioral programs for the employees in junior and middle management.
- Digital Transformation of Learning Programs.
- Drive performance management for top management using a balanced scorecard.
- Drive employee engagement programs for all 9 Manufacturing Plants
Program Manager
Institute of Product Leadership
Bengaluru
08.2014 - 06.2015
- Work with the founder to set up an academy to develop product leadership.
- Conceptualize the Leadership Development vertical for regular and executive education businesses.
L&D Manager
Mahindra Auto & Farm Business
Mumbai
06.2011 - 08.2014
- Conceptualize and design an architecture for a corporate university for the group.
- Prepare a business case for a Technical Academy under the corporate university, and implement the approved project.
- Strategic tie-ups with Indian and abroad universities to enhance future competencies.
- Drive a credit rating system for L&D.
- Program Manage GET/PGET boot camp for three batches.
- Digital Transformation of L&D for Auto & Farm Sector including content development
Senior Engineer
Operations
Surat
06.2007 - 06.2010
- Erection, commissioning, and stabilization of the Slag Granulation Plant.
- Operations of the Iron Making Plant.
- Area HSE Incharge to reduce incidents
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - General Management
School of Inspired Leadership
Gurgaon05-2011
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore05-2007
Skills
- HR strategy alignment
- Digital transformation
- Organization change management
- Learning strategies
- Performance management models
- Total rewards framework
- Employer branding
- Safety & sustainability
Affiliations
- Cooking
- Trekking and traveling
- Teaching in B-schools
- Reading books
Certification
- Certification in Instructional Designing - 2012
- Certification in Public Policy - 2013
- Certification in Self-leadership - 2020
- Certification in Industrial Relations - 2023
Languages
Kannada
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Head HR, EHS - Engine Components Division
Rane Group
10.2022 - Current
Head - CoE
Cavinkare
07.2018 - 10.2022
L&D & PMS Specialist
MRF Tyres
06.2015 - 07.2018
Program Manager
Institute of Product Leadership
08.2014 - 06.2015
L&D Manager
Mahindra Auto & Farm Business
06.2011 - 08.2014
Senior Engineer
Operations
06.2007 - 06.2010
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - General Management
School of Inspired Leadership
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham