Kalaiarasu Renganathan

• Leading end-to-end HR strategy and operations for a 1,800+ employee India workforce within a 3,000+ employee global IT organization, driving business alignment, operational excellence, and workforce effectiveness.
• Led and mentored the HR Business Partners, partnering with business leaders to strengthen people strategy, leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and talent outcomes.
• Owning end-to-end Performance Management across 4 annual PMS cycles, facilitating KRA/KPI design, goal alignment, calibration, and performance governance
• Championing employee experience initiatives by leading three Great Place to Work (GPTW) survey cycles, driving survey execution, data analytics, leadership insights, and organization-wide action planning.
• Designing multiple enterprise HR automation initiatives, serving as the functional lead across three digital transformation programs, with two successfully deployed into production and one in strategic rollout.
• Owning end-to-end Zoho People HRIS administration, managing platform configuration, workflow automation, data governance, access controls, and vendor coordination
• Driving HR process audits and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying manual workflows, redesigning operating models, and implementing automation-first HR solutions across onboarding, reporting, policy administration, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Overseeing end-to-end people operations, ensuring seamless employee lifecycle management, policy compliance, and an exceptional employee experience across the organization.
• Streamlining HR workflows through process re-engineering, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Strengthening HR governance by implementing compliant policies, SOPs, audit controls, and statutory frameworks to mitigate organizational risk.

• Delivered 2 successful M&A integrations within 2 years, ensuring seamless HR operations, HRIS transitions, and employee experience continuity.
• Led the HR workstream for a carve-out M&A, driving due diligence, policy harmonisation across 4 entities, and Keka to Zoho People migration for 1,200+ employees.
• Designed HRMS transformations, leading the Keka to Zoho People migration and contributing to the WalletHR to Keka implementation.
• Served as an Internal POSH ICC Member for 5+ years, driving governance, compliance, and POSH awareness initiatives.
• Managed PF, ESI, payroll, and statutory compliance, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory adherence.
• Supported SOC 2 and ISO 27001 (ISMS) audits by coordinating HR compliance documentation and evidence.
• Built the HR and statutory compliance framework from scratch for an early-stage startup.

Served as sole HR representative for the night shift, managing end-to-end HR support independently across the shift.
Handled employee grievance resolution, serving as the first point of contact for night-shift concerns and escalations.
Managed employee data and records, ensuring accuracy and timely updates across HR systems.
Coordinated recruitment activities for the night shift, supporting sourcing, scheduling, and onboarding logistics.