Pooja Dhaktod

• Involved in profile branding and networking, I provide assistance and support to organizations and corporate offices in executive sourcing and recruitment, training, employee relations, succession planning, policy and process development in HR, and employer branding areas, etc.
• Act as an impartial body, offering a sounding board for the Management Committee to bounce ideas off.

Actively handled domains like Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Talent Development, Talent Management, Engagement, and HRIS platforms.

Delivered POSH, behavioral, managerial, and leadership competency training; certified in Korn Ferry, Qualtrics, and DISC methodologies.

Spearheaded innovative sourcing and engagement strategies, enhancing internal talent acquisition, and reducing hiring cycle time from 48 to 40 days, with an 85% success rate.

Directed performance management improvements, succession planning, and leadership development aligned with business strategy.

Recruited for critical leadership, strategic, and confidential roles; utilized the Korn Ferry digital suite for role evaluation.

Developed and implemented full-cycle recruiting processes with behavioral and skill-based assessments.

Independently implemented and managed the Qualtrics survey tool across the entire organization, overseeing end-to-end survey design, distribution, and data analysis.

Defined SOPs for Learning and Development; managed HR generalists, and LMS coordination.

Served on the policy enhancement committee; accountable for regional talent development.

Collaborated closely with the CoE and HR Shared Services teams.

Played a critical role in providing data-driven insights, market research, and workforce analytics to support strategic HR decision-making.

Managed full lifecycle talent acquisition efforts, including research, report generation, marketing support, communications, and learning and development.

Actively involved in training and development, employee engagement initiatives.

Collaborated with cross-functional departments to conduct research, analyze data, and deliver actionable insights for strategic decision-making.

Developed business objectives and strategies to identify and understand prospective customer preferences, leveraging data-driven approaches.

Provided research and analytical support for the successful execution of greenfield mining projects in the Puno region, Peru. Actively involved in organizing and facilitating training sessions, and employee engagement activities.

Analyzed HR data and generated actionable insights to support policy development, talent acquisition, employee engagement, and retention initiatives.

• Responsible for upskilling in subjects like Marketing (all electives) and Principles of Business Management, Business Law.
• Head of Training and Development, and Personality Development Cell, + Head for Media and Public Relations Cell.
• Completely handled the group’s MBA department, engineering college, international school, and corporate office’s media and branding requirements.

• Driving sales initiatives and achieving budgeted targets. Explored and implemented
• Marketing initiatives to build Consumer preference drive volumes.
• Got opportunity to handle an altogether different vertical the F&M (Finance and Money) mall in both the Big Bazaar in Nagpur location in India with 23 associates’ team.
• Was Promoted as a Unit Coordinator, Nagpur among 6 Relationship Managers.
• Was actively involved in product trainings and was recognized for developing new channel strategies.