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Lakshmipathi Raju

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic HR Business Partner with established success at DXC Technology, specializing in workforce management and talent acquisition. Achieved 40% internal promotion rate while elevating employee engagement and streamlining resource allocation.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Manager Workforce Management

DXCTechnology
Bangalore
10.2023 - Current
  • Assigning available employees to projects in accordance with their skillsets, experience, and availability.
  • Monitoring day-to-day business concerns related to resourcing.
  • Making sure that available resources have capacity to work on upcoming projects and working with the L&D team for grooming them to the future requirements.
  • Monitoring and managing employee’s workload & utilization.
  • Managing internal resource conflicts.
  • Overcoming resource shortages by means of resource management techniques, reallocating of resources, assigning more staff, etc.
  • Timely update to the senior leaders of any issues related to resourcing.
  • Providing project managers with support when it comes to resource management issues or improving resource management processes.
  • Knowing all the current and upcoming projects in an organization and plan resourcing accordingly.
  • Collaborating with the staffing teams on compensation and benefit planning for new hiring requirements for projects.
  • Being familiar with labour pyramid of all the projects and make sure they adhere to the guidelines in resourcing.
  • Analyse and communicate key talent metrics to provide guidance to the business for any talent related decision-making processes.
  • Partner with business leaders Develop and Retain Top talents and reduce the CPP in the business.
  • Front ending client specific HR Audits for the business group.
  • Provide consultation to managers on Performance Management, Talent Development and Employee Relations.
  • Partner with COE’s and other enabling functions to leverage their expertise.
  • Additionally, as the PMO my role involved stakeholder management, Supply and Demands Analysis, Cost and Manpower Optimization as well as special projects, Job Rotation, Promotions, Span of Control and Organization Restructuring.
  • Pyramid Rationalization – improved the bottom of the pyramid by 21%.
  • Cost Optimization – Reduction in labour cost by $ 6.4K per employee.
  • Internal Promotion – 40% positions filled via Internal Promotions.
  • Utilization and Billability – Bench at <5%
  • Created and managed budgets for travel, training, and team-building activities.
  • Interviewed prospective employees and provided input to HR on hiring decisions.
  • Resolved conflicts between employees or customers in a professional manner.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews with direct reports.
  • Ensured compliance with company regulations, laws, and safety standards.

HR Business Partner

DXC Technology
Chennai & Bangalore
01.2016 - 09.2023
  • HR Business Partner for the Infrastructure business supporting multiple customers spanning across US/UK/NCE region with a revenue of $300M Employee base of 2000.
  • Instrumental in supporting business group in setting up Digital Transformation Centre in Bangalore.
  • Managed Leadership Connects with new joiners.
  • Built an L&D process for Domain and Soft skills trainings in collaboration with the L&D team.
  • Consistently topped the SLA charts as assessed by stakeholders.
  • Regular meet with business managers to understand their challenges and ensure they are resolved timely.
  • Conduct periodic people connects & providing feedback to Business Managers through one- on-ones and skip level meetings.
  • Provide Managers with their performance feedback.
  • Harmonization of policies related to employee benefits in two legacy organizations and bringing the best practices that benefit the employees and Organisation.
  • Top talent employee retention during the merger of the Organisation.
  • Partner with the total rewards team and prepared a Job & Salary restructuring, new benefits plans, and compensation plans for the entire workforce.
  • Prepare a plan to decrease the Cost per person and increase the Lower side of the Labour pyramid in the Organisation by restructurings / downsizing the workforce.
  • Work closely with business Leaders to help bring people together and ensure continually focus on culture in our regular activities and to avoid the cultural differences.
  • Conducting regular townhalls to provide timely transparent communication to the employees to avoid wrong perceptions.
  • Motivate all the employees and drive them towards achieving the organization objectives.
  • Manged Hiring of 400 resources with varied experience across Technology Stack within a short span.
  • Mapped internal resources to right Job Architecture and managed Labour Pyramid Index.
  • Chalked out Operational Strategy by identifying reskilling and upskilling of internal Talent.
  • On boarded 1300 Campus resources from premium collages across India.
  • Led Retention Management, Effectively Managed Good and Bad Attrition (18%), Reduced Top Talent Attrition (7%).
  • Stringent control over Cost per hire, channelled Sourced Talent internally.
  • Led AT&T Transition, 570 employees off-boarding to AT&T, 99% Offer acceptance.
  • Programs manage the Value attainment / Workforce reduction for India Delivery Organization.

HR People Operations & Benefits Partner

Hewlett Packard (HP)
Chennai
05.2007 - 12.2015
  • Experienced HR Shared Services professional (Hire to Retire activities).
  • Handle On-boarding for Regular & contract employees.
  • Responsible for preparing monthly payroll advises for additional pay-outs and allowances.
  • Work closely with the payroll team to ensure all the new hire information is captured correctly in the payroll database.
  • Records Manager for all Employee Files in APJ region. Assessed the compliance by periodical reviews.
  • Played a key role in separation of employee records during HP Spin-Off.
  • Manage relieving formalities for employees in coordination with internal departments to ensure smooth execution.
  • Co-ordinate with internal departments to ensure smooth exit process of the employees.
  • Increased Voice of Workforce Employee Engagement Survey Scores by 5points.
  • Hosted HR & Finance Day in for BPS India 500+Employee participation.
  • 400+ Hiring Actions for BPS INDIA, with 105 internal promotions during the year.
  • Implemented jobs family Architecture, partnered with Total Rewards COE to create pay ranges.
  • Led HR operations / Shared Services teams like Contact HR, Employee Data Management & Global Reporting.
  • Subject Matter expert in the HR module of Workday and PeopleSoft.
  • Supported Workday HCM Implementation in HP for India.
  • Transitioned HR Reporting Process from Singapore to India HRSS.
  • Led HR Global Reporting & Analytics Team.
  • Maintain new employee joining tracker.
  • Perform audits on employee payroll data to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
  • Prepare Exit Interview survey analysis.
  • Analysed exit employee feedback and report out to the regional leaders which is critical for management reporting.
  • MIS Maintenance, Preparation of Monthly & Quarterly Reports.
  • Provide Contact HR data analysis to the regional and Country leaders.

Education

M.B.A. - Human Resources

Andhra University
Visakhapatnam
04.2006

B. Sc - Computers

Andhra University
Visakhapatnam
03.2004

Skills

  • HR Business Partner
  • Workforce Management
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Learning & Development
  • Performance Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Change Management
  • Employee Engagement
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Workforce Planning
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Reward & Recognition
  • Resource management
  • Compliance management
  • Employee relations

Accomplishments

  • Supported DXC Global Job Architecture program.
  • Programs manage the Value attainment / Workforce reduction for India Delivery Organisation.
  • Project and Program manage Integration of Workday (Cloud ERP/ Human Capital management software).
  • Controlled Voluntary Attrition through HR initiatives, Managed Good and Bad Attrition, Reduced Top Talent Attrition.
  • Project and Program Manage the Ladder program for the eligible tenured employees.
  • Advise and facilitate legal proceedings and employment issues.
  • Identified for Organization Design & Selection exercise for all India employees.
  • Structured job rotation- 50 YTD- aiding retention of key talent.
  • Creation and implementation of Campus Hiring Framework.
  • Supported the management trainee program through 5k campus hiring.
  • Participated in implementation of various policies, like… Travel, Transfer, Leave, Mobile Reimbursement & Local Conveyance, etc.
  • Early Warning System implemented leading to improve Top Talent attrition retention by 5%.
  • Developed performance-based bonus programs to drive efficiency and productivity.
  • Improved Employee Engagement by 8%, by bringing more transparency and change in processes.
  • 5% improvement in Innovation and implementable ideas through facilitated Brainstorming sessions.
  • 20% improvement in New Joiner Experience through structured engagement.
  • Design and implementation of Rewards & Recognition Program for India employees.
  • Played a pivotal role in establishing “Employee Relations Hub” in India for the APJ region.
  • Handled separation process, exit interviews and sign offs.

Awards

  • Collaboration Award H1 FY21, H1 FY’22, H2 FY’23, H1 FY’24
  • Kudos Award Jan 2020
  • Spot Award Feb 2020
  • Kudos Award March 2020
  • DTC Highflyer Award from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Nov 2019
  • Certificate of Appreciation from Hewlett-Packard for Aug ’13, Dec ’13 & Mar ’14
  • Together as One Award from Hewlett-Packard for May ’14
  • Keep up the Great Work award from Hewlett-Packard for Sep ’14
  • Quarterly Champion Award from Hewlett-Packard for Q2 & Q4 in 2014
  • Hire to Retire Excellence Award Oct 15.
  • Consistently received Cash Awards from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
  • E-awards from HP Oct ’07, Nov ’13, (May, Jul, Oct, Nov ’14), (May, Jul, Nov ’15), (Feb, May, Dec ’16)

Timeline

Associate Manager Workforce Management

DXCTechnology
10.2023 - Current

HR Business Partner

DXC Technology
01.2016 - 09.2023

HR People Operations & Benefits Partner

Hewlett Packard (HP)
05.2007 - 12.2015

M.B.A. - Human Resources

Andhra University

B. Sc - Computers

Andhra University
Lakshmipathi Raju