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Munish Saneja

Munish Saneja

DVP - HR, HRBP

Summary

Dynamic individual with over 20 years of experience across sales, training and employee engagement initiatives. Proven track record of driving impactful programs that enhance employee experience and organizational culture. Recognized with multiple awards for excellence in HR practices, training leadership, and business partnership. Adept at leveraging data analytics, leading cross-functional initiatives, and fostering a high-performance work environment. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Vice President - HR, HRBP

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
04.2025 - Current
  • Enhanced company culture by introducing new initiatives, fostering a more inclusive work environment.
  • Created wellness programs that addressed both physical and mental well-being, leading to a healthier workforce.
  • Increased employee engagement with regular communication and feedback channels, promoting transparency and collaboration across departments.
  • Improved employee retention by implementing comprehensive onboarding programs.
  • Educated employees on company policy and kept employee handbook current.
  • Oversee Sales department budgeting and resource allocation, maximizing value while delivering exceptional services to employees.
  • Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.
  • Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency by automating manual tasks and adopting advanced software solutions.

Assistant Vice President – HR, Lead Employee Engagement and Experience

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
12.2021 - 03.2025

Employee Engagement:

  • Ensuring execution of Company Orientation Program for New Joiners.
  • Managing Long Service Recognition Program – E2E.
  • Reward & recognition programs awareness & execution.
  • Spearheading Preventive Health Check-up Program for employees and families.
  • Driving awareness campaigns for various programs and HR policies – Values, Employee Benefits – Mediclaim, Life Cover, Leaves, Reimbursements, Employee Referral etc.
  • Organizing employee engagement activities – Wellness programs and event celebrations in office.


Employee Experience:

  • Spearheading Employee Opinion Surveys - Great Place to Work and Kincentric Best Employer Study every year.
  • Obtaining new joiner's feedback to ascertain their experience and any early warning indicators for attrition through structured surveys in the first 60 days – Anubhava.
  • Establishing connect with the vintage employees to understand their sentiments, challenges and taking inputs for improvements – Care.
  • Leveraging exit interviews as an opportunity to learn and making course corrections.


Business Partnership:

  • Data analytics for manpower and creating comprehensive Human Capital Dashboards for key functions and business channels.
  • Engaging with business to draw attention on the critical aspects of hiring, exits and employee sentiments on a regular basis.
  • Partnering business teams during development of processes – Goal Sheets, Perks and development programs.
  • Addressing training needs of non-sales staff based on their TNI.
  • Partnering operations and compliance team for process trainings and awareness programs.
  • Train the Trainer for Policies & Process knowledge.

Zonal Training Manager – North Zone (Master Trainer L&D) & Head Assessment Vertical

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
06.2017 - 11.2021
  • Building Trainer Resource for assigned Zone by ensuring availability of budgeted strength of trainers & development of trainers.
  • Effective implementation of Training Architectures across the Channels / Roles in the Zone.
  • TNA & planning the Training Interventions for employee development.
  • Analyzing the trainer's performance & ensuring course corrections through timely interventions.
  • Completion of projects assigned by L&D team/self-Identified and approved by SMC.
  • Setting up & Implementation of Learning Management System.
  • Rolling out key training programs critical to the channels & as per business requirements.
  • Conducting master training programs developed by L&D team for Supervisory Roles.
  • Process & Quality audit of trainers in every six months.


Master Trainer L&D - North

  • Assessment Vertical (Set up & developed the vertical)
  • Developing the Assessment Architecture for various roles.
  • Identifying the topics for assessments based on Program Curriculums, Products, Processes, Goal Sheet & Campaigns from time to time.
  • Developing the question bank for all the levels of assessment as per the required difficulty levels.
  • Regular validation of question papers for all relevant categories / topics in the LMS.
  • Assignment of Assessments as per the calendared schedule.
  • Driving the employee / distributor's participation in assessments.
  • Sharing the Learning Recommendations basis the employee / distributor's performance in the assessments, for their development.
  • Regular Audit of proctoring records post assessments.
  • Maintaining a comprehensive MIS for effective tracking & records maintenance for all assessments.
  • Taking Initiatives for regular improvements & development of the vertical.
  • Development of BSEs (Operations)
  • Identification of development needs for BSEs in consultation with the Department Head.
  • Developing the Learning Architecture for Branch Support Executives.
  • Content Development for the programs jointly with the central content team.
  • Scheduling & ensuring the execution of programs as per the Learning Architecture.

Manager – Sales Training

Exide Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
03.2009 - 12.2011
  • Business opportunity presentations for recruitment.
  • 50 Hours pre-licensing examination training.
  • Product and Sales training for advisors.
  • Induction program for Sales Managers.
  • Continuous process enhancement and motivational training.
  • Job Profile:
  • Organizing various field activities aligned with sales.
  • Joint sales demonstration/observation calls with Sales Managers.
  • Branch-wise data maintenance & close follow-up of Rising Stars & Club members.

Assistant Manager – Deputy Manager

Indusind Bank Ltd.
11.2007 - 02.2009
  • Managing portfolios and providing personalized financial advice to HNI clients.
  • New client acquisition for the bank.
  • Relationship building and deepening of account with HNI Clients.
  • Taking care of product-mix by cross-selling Life/General Insurance and mutual funds.
  • Joint sales calls with operations staff.
  • Maintaining MIS for branch TPD business.

Sales Development Manager

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd.
02.2007 - 11.2007
  • Establish network of sales.
  • Training & Development of financial consultants.
  • ULIP Certification of consultants.
  • Responsible for recruitment and activation of the financial consultants.
  • Close follow up of market trends and providing input for development.

Financial Planning Consultant

AVIVA Life Insurance Co. India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2005 - 01.2007
  • Responsible for Lead Generation & Sales Closure.
  • Relationship management followed in principal with staff, sales force & customers.
  • Responsible for overall life insurance business of the assigned bank branches.

Education

PGDBA - Marketing

Symbiosis

Graduation - undefined

Punjab University

Licentiate - undefined

Insurance Institute of India

AMFI - Mutual Fund VA -

NISM

Skills

  • Consistent reliability
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • HR policy formulation
  • Benefits program development & administration
  • Workforce data analysis
  • Facilitating employee engagement surveys
  • Onboarding, training, and development
  • Employee engagement
  • Exit interviews and processes

Accomplishments

    Qualified for ‘Star of the Month' for my exceptional performance in particular months for 15 times.

    Winner of ‘Galaxy Award' in Ageas Federal Life Insurance for best practices & initiatives taken in HR in the FY2024 -2025 (for the second consecutive year and for the forth time on this journey)

    (Qualified for an International Trip to Dubai)

    Winner of ‘Galaxy Award' in Ageas Federal Life Insurance for best practices & initiatives taken in HR in the FY2023 -2024.

    (Qualified for an International Trip to Phuket)

    WAAH Award winner in Q2 of FY 2023-2024 for successful roll-out of new values for the organization, in collaboration with Branding and Admin team.

    CEO Future Fearless Award for taking initiatives which had an organization wide impact – October 2020 and for the second consecutive year in October 2021.

    Winner of ‘Employee Reference Program' in Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd. one of the Top 3 promoters of Online Term Insurance Plan from Non-Sales functions in the FY 2015 -2016.

    (Qualified for an International Trip to Bali)

    Winner of ‘Trainer of the Year' award in Ageas Federal Life Insurance for exceptional contribution & enduring support to the Bancassurance sales team in the FY 2014 -2015.

    (Qualified for an International Trip to Pattaya)

    Emerged as one of the Winner for Stepathelon – December 2015.

    Winner of ‘Galaxy Award' in Ageas Federal Life Insurance for best training practices & outstanding performance in the FY 2013 -2014.

    (Qualified for an International Trip to England)

    Winner of Product Knowledge Quiz in November 2014

    Emerged as a Winner of ‘Lead to Glory' for marketing activities with Ageas Federal in November 2012.

    Emerged as a Winner of ‘Pride of Indusind' sales contest in Indusind Bank Ltd. in Oct – Nov 2008.

    Emerged as a Winner of ‘Operation Fateh' a revenue generation campaign in Indusind Bank Ltd. in FY 2008-2009

    (Qualified for an International Trip to Kuala Lumpur).

    Considered as a Role Model for Relationship Managers Channel in Indusind Bank Ltd, for highest sales of TPD products in the region.

    Qualified for ‘Annual Sales Congress' meet in March 2007 with HDFC Life Insurance.

    (Qualified for a Domestic Trip to Shimla).

LANGUAGES KNOWN

English, Hindi, Punjabi
(Reading, Writing, Speaking - all three)

Work Availability

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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Salary Range

$45000/yr - $100000/yr

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureCareer advancement

Timeline

Deputy Vice President - HR, HRBP

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
04.2025 - Current

Assistant Vice President – HR, Lead Employee Engagement and Experience

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
12.2021 - 03.2025

Zonal Training Manager – North Zone (Master Trainer L&D) & Head Assessment Vertical

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
06.2017 - 11.2021

Manager – Sales Training

Exide Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
03.2009 - 12.2011

Assistant Manager – Deputy Manager

Indusind Bank Ltd.
11.2007 - 02.2009

Sales Development Manager

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd.
02.2007 - 11.2007

Financial Planning Consultant

AVIVA Life Insurance Co. India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2005 - 01.2007

Graduation - undefined

Punjab University

Licentiate - undefined

Insurance Institute of India

PGDBA - Marketing

Symbiosis

AMFI - Mutual Fund VA -

NISM
Munish SanejaDVP - HR, HRBP