Kranthi Kumar Pottola
Summary
Dynamic and people-centric HR professional experience in business partnering, employee engagement, performance management, and HR operations. Proven expertise in driving end-to-end HR initiatives including onboarding, R&R, learning & development, and HR analytics. Adept at collaborating with leaders to address employee matters, support workforce planning, and enhance organizational effectiveness. Good working knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors and HR compliance, with a keen focus on continuous improvement, employee experience, and aligning HR practices with business goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Business Partner - Sr. Associate
Biological E. Limited
10.2022 - Current
- Partnered with business leaders to support workforce planning and headcount alignment, ensuring talent strategies align with business objectives.
- Advised managers and leaders on employee relations matters by analyzing cases, providing recommendations aligned with company policies, and ensuring balanced resolutions.
- Led comprehensive workforce optimization: Conducted thorough process analyses, assessed resource allocation, and developed actionable recommendations to enhance production process efficiency.
- Managed the end-to-end Rewards & Recognition (R&R) process for the business unit, partnering with managers and cross-functional teams for timely rollouts, aligning nominations with policy metrics, overseeing budgeting and payouts with the C&B team, and driving recognition initiatives that celebrated impactful contributions.
- Supported talent & performance management processes, contributing to succession planning discussions, conducting talent reviews, and assisting managers in setting performance improvement plans (PIPs).
- Implemented and managed engagement frameworks such as the 30- & 90-day connect program and company-wide engagement initiatives, contributing to a 15% improvement in employee satisfaction scores.
- Led employee connects and HR analytics by conducting 1:1 discussions, skip-level meetings, and exit interviews, identifying key trends, and recommending action plans to leadership.
- Drove training and development initiatives, identifying skill gaps and implementing learning programs to enhance workforce capabilities.
- Contributed to diversity & inclusion (D&I) initiatives, tracking representation data, supporting action plans, and collaborating on targeted development programs.
- Ensured HR compliance and policy adherence, supporting audits, maintaining zero data breaches, and keeping updated records of labor law changes and company policies.
- Supported compensation discussions, working with HR teams on salary benchmarking data, market analysis, and ensuring internal equity in pay structures.
- Led process improvement initiatives, optimizing HR workflows to enhance efficiency, productivity, and service delivery.
Learning & Development - Management Trainee
Neuland Laboratories Limited
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Helping in driving the key initiative of L&D
- Manage the HR systems including Learning Management System.
- Worked with line managers to analyze performance by identifying areas of improvement.
- Assist L&D Manager to facilitate all company training programs and ensure standards are followed.
- Ensure development and implementation of annual training plan.
- Seek feedback from participants and their managers for effectiveness of learning and development programs.
- Partner with external organizations who provide industry experts/trainers for training facilitation.
- Collaboration with Cross Functional Team Managers and Project Leaders to understand training needs and design developmental plans.
HR Intern - Talent Acquisition
Neuland Laboratories Limited
12.2019 - 01.2020
- Conducted initial phone screens and recommended viable candidates for Corporate-specific openings, participating in multiple debriefs and assisting in interviews for Junior and Senior level positions in the finance department.
- Managed and created employee files, ensuring proper documentation and maintenance of permanent files, while also acting as an agent for online reputation management on platforms like Ambition Box and Glassdoor.
- Organized recruitment processes, including candidate interview logistics, travel arrangements, and orientation for new hires, while also participating in the planning of targeted recruitment initiatives and events.
Education
MBA - Human Resource Management
DoMS, NALSAR University
Hyderabad, TELANGANA01.2021
BBA - HR
Ethames Degree College
Panjagutta, Hyderabad01.2018
Skills
- Business Acumen & HR Advisory
- Preparing Dashboards & Reports
- Stakeholder Management
- Workforce Planning & Allocation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Employee Engagement & Experience
- Employee onboarding and offboarding
- HR Data Analytics & Insights
- Exit interviews
Position Of Responsibility
Corporate Relations & Placements Committee Associate:
- Approaching new firms for Recruitment and Internship Drives.
- Preparing placements calendar and activities for the academic year.
- Scheduling appointments for Placements Officer to visit the companies.
- Key person to handle entire logistics and administrative arrangements for HR team & corporate delegates.
- SPOC for all placements drives & activities.
- Core team member in preparing placements brochure and yearly magazine.
Projects
UBER - Creating Hiring Strategy to Scale their team
Duration: 3 Months
- Created an Ideal Candidate Profile for the Software Engineer.
- Selected 3 top Competitors of uber and performed competitor analysis.
- Collected data of candidates from competitor companies using different portals.
- Analyzed the data which is collected and created a strategy for hiring based on the culture of uber.
Timeline
HR Business Partner - Sr. Associate
Biological E. Limited
10.2022 - Current
Learning & Development - Management Trainee
Neuland Laboratories Limited
05.2021 - 09.2022
HR Intern - Talent Acquisition
Neuland Laboratories Limited
12.2019 - 01.2020
BBA - HR
Ethames Degree College
MBA - Human Resource Management
DoMS, NALSAR University
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