Manas Roy

Leading strategic HR business partnering for 500 engineers across Hyderabad and Bengaluru, driving talent management and organizational effectiveness-

• Leadership Engagement

· Partnered with senior management to align HR strategies with overarching business objectives, ensuring strategic impact.

· Collaborated cross-functionally to develop integrated solutions for complex business challenges.

• Employee Engagement

· Reduced employee turnover through targeted retention strategies and tailored support systems.

· Elevated employee engagement by designing and implementing high-impact HR programs and initiatives.

• Compensation & performance management

· Led the annual merit exercise and promotion planning from budgeting to execution across the Engineering Business Unit.

· Designed an incentive framework for critical projects, ensuring timely completion with minimal attrition.

· Launched a performance framework for the blue-collar workforce to enhance productivity

· Spearheaded market benchmarking initiatives to inform merit planning.

· Conceptualized and developed a compensation planning dashboard to drive data-driven decisions.

• Employee Relations

· Coached managers on effective employee relations strategies, fostering a positive workplace culture.

· Managed complex employee relations cases, ensuring fair resolutions and compliance.

• Organizational development

· Advised senior leadership on organizational development and change management initiatives.

· Launched employee recognition programs, boosting motivation and engagement..

· Designed a high-impact manager learning framework, facilitating knowledge-sharing and networking.

· Spearheaded the merger of two teams, earning CHRO recognition for effective change management.

• Engagement excellence

· Conceptualized the "Level Up Leadership" initiative, instilling leadership behaviors and earning the Project of the Year Award for its organizational impact.

· Led team-building initiatives (kudos week, engagement calendar), fostering collaboration and strengthening workplace morale.

· Championed engagement initiatives, addressing high-risk areas identified through Pulse surveys.

• HR Analytics

· Developed an HR metrics dashboard in Power BI, tracking key parameters like demographics, attrition, performance, hiring, engagement, and compensation at APAC level.

· Recognized with the Problem Solver Award or pioneering the first-ever HR analytics dashboard, enabling data-driven leadership decisions.

• Talent Management

· Designed and launched the first-ever Talent Rotational Program, attracting 1,000+ nominations and successfully placing candidates in aspirational roles.

· Spearheaded the Engineering Leadership Development Program and led the annual performance management cycle.

• Expanded Leadership Scope

· Entrusted with additional BU responsibilities in 2024 due to exceptional HR partnering feedback from the India Digital Technology team.

Led HR business partnering for 400 sales employees across multiple hierarchical levels, driving retention, talent management, and performance optimization.

• Retention & Engagement: Designed a sales-specific incentive and engagement strategy, significantly reducing attrition.
• Workforce Planning & Talent Management: Developed a region-specific talent strategy and launched the RISE program to accelerate the growth of high-potential employees.
• Management Trainee Program: Conceptualized and implemented a Management Trainee (MT) program, reducing TAT for MTs to become productive.
• Performance Improvement: Coached managers across departments on effectively navigating terminations due to reorganizations.
• Recognition: Recognized with the ‘Udaan Game Changer’ Award for leading restructuring initiatives

HR Business Partnering – Unionized Workforce Legal & Statutory Compliance Contract Labor Management (CLM) Industrial Relations & Employee Grievances HR Leadership for Greenfield Projects Awards & Recognition

Led HR business partnering for a unionized workforce across three states, ensuring industrial relations stability, legal compliance, and workforce management.

• Ensured factory and labor law compliance, maintaining strong liaison with statutory authorities.
• Managed 400+ labor cases across various courts and tribunals, ensuring effective legal representation.
• Oversaw 800+ contract laborers across four states, ensuring full compliance with labor laws.
• Designed and implemented a Contract Labor Management System, earning organizational recognition for process efficiency.
• Led wage and benefits negotiations with unions, securing long-term settlements (LTS).
• Managed labor relations initiatives, fostering a collaborative work environment with employee unions.
• Oversaw day-to-day IR activities, including grievance handling, disciplinary actions, and employee welfare programs.
• Enhanced compliance with safety and labor standards, leading to a 20% improvement in audit scores over two years.
• Developed and delivered labor law and conflict management training for 200+ employees and managers.
• Spearheaded HR facilities setup for new plants and offices, supporting the nation’s longest LPG pipeline project and petroleum pipeline expansions.
• Budding Executive Search Talent Award (2019 & 2020) for pioneering a flexible work framework.

HR Policy Standardization – Pan India Manufacturing Sites

• Standardized HR policies across 23 manufacturing sites nationwide, ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Developed and implemented a policy review mechanism, streamlining the process for periodic updates and communication of policy changes.
• Conceptualized and designed a comprehensive Employee Policies Manual, creating a uniform HR framework across all locations.
• Successfully launched the HR Policy Manual at the Annual HR Operations Meet for plant heads, driving organization-wide adoption.