Payal Bhavnani
Summary
HR professional with 5+ years of work experience and with a track record of driving strategic HR initiatives and managing employee life cycle. Adaptable and dependable, known for navigating dynamic environments and delivering impactful results even in ambiguous situations. Good Listener, Assertive, Strong communicator and a credible professional with knack for building trust and fostering positive work culture.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager - BUHC (HR Business Partner)
PwC India
08.2019 - Current
- Collaborate with BU / HC leadership to act on the changing needs and priorities of business and develop an appropriate HR strategy to meet business objectives and help in succession planning
- Proactively discuss and propose new HR initiatives, policies and processes
- Manage the year end moderation discussions for employee appraisal process
- Implement and execute special HC projects within the business
- Manage exit interviews and support the business in analyzing the data and provide innovative solutions to improve retention rates
- Manage sensitive employee relation(including Performance Improvement Plan conversations) cases in compliance to stipulated procedure outlined by OGC
- Manage end to end operations for BU and the location
- Support the leads on TRS HC national projects (to name a few - New Hire Engagement, Inclusion and Diversity, Learning and Development, Year and appraisals, Rewards & Recognition, Employee Engagement, Regional Managing Partner West role)
- Support on driving Global People Survey, Upward and Peer Feedback, AI Listener Tool, Feedback Exchange Tool etc within the BU
- Support in fungibility management
- Co-ordination with all functions of HC to manage end-to-end employee life cycle
- Develop insights from data and create actionable plans to support business in driving their people matters
Happiness Officer - HR
Gozoop Online Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2019
Analyst(Managed Services Operations)
MSCI Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 04.2016
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
MET Institute of Studies
Mumbai05-2019
B.E - Chemical Engineering -
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Mumbai04-2015
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) -
Jai Hind College
Mumbai02-2011
Secondary School Certificate(SSC) -
Mary Immaculate Girls High School
Mumbai03-2009
Skills
- Microsoft Office - Intermediate
- Power BI - Beginner
- AI Deployment - Beginner
- HR Analytics - Beginner
- Employee relations
- Employee wellness
- Retention strategies
- 360 degree communication
- Stakeholder management
- Performance appraisals
- Exit interviews
- Total rewards
Accomplishments
- Client Appreciation Award (Dec 2024)
- Ethics Campaign (Sept 2023)
- Above and Beyond Team (Aug 2023)
- Above and Beyond Team (Oct 2022)
- Above and Beyond Team (Dec 2021)
- TRS Idea Bank (June 2020)
- Dazzling Debut Award (Dec 2019)
In my 5.5 years of stint at PwC, I have been a recipient of 14 awards (including 7 monetary awards as stated below):
Certification
- New Assistant Manager Program
- Power BI - PwC
- AON - Compensation & Benefits
- Corporate Etiquette
- Excel, Powerpoint course by PwC
- Essentials of Verbal Communication
- The Art of Negotiation
- Psychology at work
- Demystifying Analytics
- Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
Languages
Hindi
English
Sindhi
Marathi
Timeline
Assistant Manager - BUHC (HR Business Partner)
PwC India
08.2019 - Current
Happiness Officer - HR
Gozoop Online Pvt Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2019
Analyst(Managed Services Operations)
MSCI Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 04.2016
- New Assistant Manager Program
- Power BI - PwC
- AON - Compensation & Benefits
- Corporate Etiquette
- Excel, Powerpoint course by PwC
- Essentials of Verbal Communication
- The Art of Negotiation
- Psychology at work
- Demystifying Analytics
- Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
MBA - Human Resources Management
MET Institute of Studies
B.E - Chemical Engineering -
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) -
Jai Hind College
Secondary School Certificate(SSC) -
Mary Immaculate Girls High School
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