Senior HR Business Partner - People & Culture
Flight Centre Travel Group
10.2024 - Current
Hi, I’m
Paras Bhardwaj
New Delhi
Summary
Seasoned HR Business Partner with over9 years of experience across diverse sectors, skilled in spearheading strategic HR initiatives. Committed to driving excellence and innovation, with a proven ability to enhance organizational performance and foster a dynamic work environment.
Work History
Flight Centre Travel GroupGurgaon
Senior HR Business Partner - People & Culture
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Spearheading HR strategies for over 800 employees across Asia, covering the Center of Excellence, Operations Excellence and Commercial Strategy Pillars.
- Driving productivity based incentive programs to enhance workforce efficiency and motivation.
- Leading Learning & Development initiatives to foster skill enhancement and employee growth.
Hero Fincorp Pvt LtdGurgaon
Strategic HR Business Partner
02.2023 - Current
Job overview
- HR Strategic Projects and Initiates Lead (Team Size1)
- Manage end to end business Transformation of HRM from Adrenalin to Darwinbox
- Propagate HR Analytics via use of MS Excel Power BI and Anaplan
- Undertake Job Evaluation for leadership roles using Korn Ferry Hay Method
- Design and Implement strategies to track and improve gender diversity in workplace
- Anchored annual organization structure revision, operating plan and budgeting exercise for100+ employees
- Formulate plans for implementation of organization restructuring and delayering
- Track organization positioning on Great Places to Work Survey and Audit of Culture Document
- Setup competency framework for100+ unique roles and career paths for entire Enterprise Function
- Introduced performance-based incentive structure, leading to10% rise in sales revenue
- Carried out succession and critical role planning for50+ employees and drove their360-degree feedback and IDP's
- Business Partnering – HR (Team Size6;3 Direct,3 indirect)
- Responsible for managing employee relations for1000+ employees (Sales, IT, Analytics, Internal Audit, Finance, Digital Marketing, Corporate & Retail Sales, Customer Service, Risk, Credit, Legal, Compliance and Secretarial)
- Recruitment
- Ensure delivery of qualified talent to all concerned lines of business through a team of6 Regional HRBP
- Responsible for work force planning and forecasting, build recruitment and execute succession planning to ensure fulfillment of resource requirement
- Introduced pan India new joiners' program for5 verticals with focus on pre/post onboarding experience touchpoints across new hire lifecycle
- Quantified pre-post onboarding experience by introducing New Hire Pulse Score (4.2/5)
- Employee Relations, Internal Control and Operational Risk Management
- Handle employee grievances, redeployment, business continuity and regulatory mandates
- Mitigate cases of financial, behavioral and performance impropriety
- Learning and Talent Management
- Keep track of individual ambitions in line with organization needs and facilitate ideation of individual development programs
- Plan and execute training interventions for career progressions programs
- Performance, Compensation and Reward
- Management Designed and established talent development journey and talent identification framework for HI-Pos
- Implement annual PMS process for business verticals to ensure fairness in appraisals as well as adherence to norms; handle effective closure of subsequent and escalation
Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd (InstaKart Services Pvt Ltd)Gurgaon
Lead HR Business Partner
10.2019 - 02.2023
Job overview
- Move the status quo by understanding the current organization, identifying area of opportunity and introducing interventions to enhance overall org effectiveness on the pillars of talent management, engagement, culture and efficiency
- Business partnering for regional teams with employee strength of500+ on-roll employees and5000+ off roll employees
- Ownership of initiatives around Managing Talent across various teams, Key projects include: Creating and sustaining a robust & objective potential identification framework
- Defining desired competencies and proficiency level, and chalking out a path for action learning, individual development plans (IDPs)
- Succession planning for HI-Pos and owning IDP's for Manager level and above
- Talent review using9 box plot (Potential Vs Performance) – Half Yearly
- Manage performance Management including annual and mid-year compensation review for1500 employees
- Increased overall workforce productivity by identifying skill gaps within teams and providing targeted coaching or training solutions accordingly
- Developed metrics-driven performance appraisal systems, enabling objective evaluation of employee performance and identification of areas for improvement or growth opportunities
Safexpress Pvt LtdGurgaon
Regional HR Business Partner
02.2017 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Seasoned Sales HRBP managed500+ plus employees in sales, key account management and operations
- Spearheaded groundbreaking incentive programs, yielding remarkable results in revenue growth and heightened employee motivation
- Proficient in Talent Management, Employee Relations, Performance Management, and HR Business Partner - Sales & Operations
Safexpress Pvt LtdDelhi
Corporate HRBP
02.2015 - 05.2016
Job overview
- Managed HR functions for Safexpress3PL division, overseeing employee relations, performance management, and compliance for500 employees, while serving as a strategic HR Business Partner to implement initiatives, improve organizational effectiveness, and drive talent management strategies
Seaways Shipping & Logistics LtdDelhi
Assistant Manager - HR
05.2016 - 02.2017
Job overview
- Led the HR vertical for North India in the NVOCC, freight forwarding, bulk cargo, and free trade zone sectors, managing talent acquisition and employee relations for approximately110 employees
Aon HewittNoida
Payroll Analyst
08.2010 - 08.2012
Job overview
- Managed end-to-end HR activities and U.S
- Payroll processing for30,000 employees across diverse pay groups at Aluminum Corporation of America (ALCOA), ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Utilized advanced tools such as Siebel, Citrix, Imaging, AQT, Oracle (PeopleSoft), Outlook, and Lotus Notes, and participated in global training programs to enhance payroll and HR operations
Education
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), Delhi
PGDM from Human Resource Management
01.2015
Skills
- Talent Management
- Performance Management
- Employee Relations, Internal Control and Operational Risk Management
- Employee Engagement
Languages
English, Hindi
Hobbies and Interests
Swimming, Running, Meditation and Traveling
LINKS
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/bhardwajparas
Timeline
Strategic HR Business Partner
Hero Fincorp Pvt Ltd
02.2023 - Current
Lead HR Business Partner
Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd (InstaKart Services Pvt Ltd)
10.2019 - 02.2023
Regional HR Business Partner
Safexpress Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 10.2019
Assistant Manager - HR
Seaways Shipping & Logistics Ltd
05.2016 - 02.2017
Corporate HRBP
Safexpress Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 05.2016
Payroll Analyst
Aon Hewitt
08.2010 - 08.2012
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB)
PGDM from Human Resource Management
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