Nikhil Shekhar
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced HR Manager proficient in people operations and start-up environments with a strong focus on policy compliance. Proactive in addressing challenges, possessing extensive business and operations knowledge across diverse industries and a solid educational background. Skilled in all aspects of employee management, including recruitment, training, development, and fostering positive working relationships to enhance retention.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Employee Engagement Manager
The Scalers
Bangalore
04.2024 - Current
- Human Resources Budgeting across the organization for Events and Occasions.
- Developed and implemented an employee engagement strategy to increase morale, productivity, and loyalty across the organization, including a comprehensive year-long plan with data and metrics.
- Manage confidential internal projects on social media for the growth and promotion of the company's culture.
- Quarterly rollout of the Employee Satisfaction Score, currently at +87% across the organization, aimed at fostering the culture at The Scalers.
Chief Happiness Officer
The Scalers
Bangalore
02.2022 - Current
- Managed employees from various global partners spanning Europe, the US, UK and East Asia.
- HR Policy: Guiding HR strategy and proposing innovative approaches.
- Employee Relations: Addressing grievances and improving work relationships.
- Training and Development: Identifying needs, evaluating programs, and providing tailored initiatives.
- Succession Planning: Monitoring workforce and succession, tracking promising employees.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Developing initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion.
- Brand Equity: Leveraging employees as brand ambassadors to enhance brand equity.
- Collaboration: Working with key business leaders to align people strategy with business objectives.
- Communication: Facilitating company-employee communication and building relationships with decision-makers.
- Business Acumen: Understanding and navigating business risks and opportunities for favorable outcomes.
- Change Management: Ensuring all HR professionals receive change management training.
HR Manager
Provakil Technologies
Pune
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy.
- Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances, or other issues.
- Led talent acquisition, overseeing recruiting and hiring for senior positions by collaborating with department leaders to identify necessary skills and competencies.
- Support current and future business needs through the development, engagement, motivation, and preservation of human capital.
- Managed end-to-end recruitment priorities for all business verticals.
- Cascading organizational objectives down the line to align the team efforts to achieve the targets.
- Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, and procedures across the organization.
- Nurture a positive and healthy working environment.
- Oversee and manage a performance appraisal system that drives high performance.
- Assess training needs to apply and monitor training programs.
- Report to management and provide decision support through HR metrics.
- Ensure legal and non-legal compliances throughout human resource management.
Recruiter
Head Digital Works
Hyderabad
02.2020 - 02.2021
- End to End Recruitment for IT and Non-IT (sourcing to onboarding).
- Prioritized requisitions and focused on lead time.
- Proficient in Boolean (all six operators) for sourcing the best potential resources by leveraging relevant social media platforms like LIn, Naukri, iimjobs, Hirist, Instahyre, and Monster; developed and implement creative sourcing strategies via Google and other relevant platforms supporting other operators such as 'site', 'intitle', 'filetype', and location.
- Built an effective working relationship with all stakeholders.
- Screen and evaluate candidates on Behavioral Analysis to build people organization.
- Drove Gap Analysis Sheet for Tech. & Non-Tech. And further recalibrate to meet expected profiles.
- Initiate backup plans and engagement of shortlist candidates until onboarding (DOJ).
- Conceptualized ideas for improving the TA process and outcomes; effectively gathered research, and made direct contact calls, networking, and employee referrals.
- Tracked all resources, data analytics, and preparation of reports.
- Led Vendor Management & Engagement to meet the expectations of various business vertices.
- Hired for Full-Time, Contract, and Contract to Hire for Hyderabad (HQ) and Bengaluru area.
Algorithm Talent Match Specialist
Techolution India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
04.2018 - 11.2019
- End-to-End Recruitment for IT and Non-IT (sourcing to onboarding).
- Defined skills and later segregated them into Negotiable and Non-Negotiable Skills to have a better understanding of deliverables.
- Worked closely with defined business areas to understand their requirements and Talent Acquisition needs (taking in-depth job briefings and building robust, consistent job specifications with agreed competencies and indicators).
- Preparing relevant JDs and later posting them on various job portals (LinkedIn, Naukri, iimjobs, etc.).
- Developed an appropriate pipeline for sourcing to meet the SLAs.
- Engaged, shortlisted candidates to have 100% successful onboarding.
- Monitored and adhered to SLAs, including the performed target.
- Built excellent working relationships with managers and other stakeholders.
- Ensured that data and analytics were leveraged at every step of the process to ensure the business and the Talent Acquisition team were making impactful decisions.
- Focused on process efficiency, high level of quality, and providing 'added value'.
- Hired for Full-Time, Contracts, Contract to Hire, and Techolution USA.
Professional Table Tennis Player
International Table Tennis Federation
06.2001 - 05.2018
- TTFI (Table Tennis Federation of India), JSTTA (Jharkhand State Table Tennis Association), India
Education
Post Graduation Diploma in Management - Human Resources Management
Xavier Institute of Management, Jabalpur
Jabalpur, MP03-2018
Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Ranchi, JKD03-2013
Skills
- HR Business Partnering
- Employee Relations
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Analytics
- HRIS Proficiency
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Performance Appraisal
- Management Consulting
- Policy and Procedure Writing
- Employee Life Cycle Onboarding-Offboarding
- Leadership Development
- Employee Engagement
- POSH
- Project Management
- Compliance Management
- Event Management
- Organizational Development
- Stakeholder Management
- Retention Strategies
- Talent Management
- Employee engagement
- Dispute Mediation
- Succession Planning
- Vendor Management
Certification
- Culture, Diversity & Inclusion for Organisations - LinkedIn
- Mastering LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment - LinkedIn
- Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues - LinkedIn
- Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making - LinkedIn
- Employer Branding - hirist.com
Awards
- Excellence Team Award (2024) | Annual Award
- Excellence Award - The Scalers (01/2023) | Above and Beyond - HR Business Partnering
- Spot Award - The Scalers (07/2022) | Contribution and Impact - HR Business Partnering
- Purple Squirrel - Techolution (09/2018) | Best Recruiter with fastest delivery.
Accomplishments
- Excellence Team Award (2024)
- Excellence Award (2023)
- Spot Award (2022)
- Purple Squirrel (2019)
Timeline
Employee Engagement Manager
The Scalers
04.2024 - Current
Chief Happiness Officer
The Scalers
02.2022 - Current
HR Manager
Provakil Technologies
03.2021 - 02.2022
Recruiter
Head Digital Works
02.2020 - 02.2021
Algorithm Talent Match Specialist
Techolution India Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 11.2019
Professional Table Tennis Player
International Table Tennis Federation
06.2001 - 05.2018
- Culture, Diversity & Inclusion for Organisations - LinkedIn
- Mastering LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment - LinkedIn
- Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues - LinkedIn
- Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making - LinkedIn
- Employer Branding - hirist.com
Post Graduation Diploma in Management - Human Resources Management
Xavier Institute of Management, Jabalpur
Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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