Shailaja Rai

• Spearheaded the overhaul of the National Campus Talent Strategy, recruiting over 1,000 trainees with a 28% diversity ratio.
• Cultivated a network of 110+ premier engineering and management institutes, strategically elevating AMNS India’s brand positioning and talent pipeline.
• Governed
  lifecycle for 700+ trainees,
  overseeing deployment, evaluations, confirmations, and annual increments
• Streamlined International mobility for AM Kazakhstan employees across ArcelorMittal's global entities.
• Implemented ATS and integrated portal to digitize end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.
• Developed a 30-day gamified induction platform and launched an AI-driven JD Builder, thus automating JD creation.
• Provided strategic guidance to AMNS Educational Institute and authored the TA Handbook.

Achievements:

• Nominated for the Global Leadership Program in partnership with the Luxembourg School of Business.
• Awarded the 'Steel Award' for execution excellence of campus programs.
• Certified Korn Ferry Job Evaluation Practitioner.

• Developed two-month technical training program and long-term growth framework for campus hires.
• Established L&D infrastructure through comprehensive Training Need Analysis and upskilling programs.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to create competency frameworks aligned with employee personas.
• Facilitated technical and leadership training alongside internal and external subject matter experts.
• Managed annual training calendar, including nomination processes and evaluation methods.
• Led organization-wide initiatives such as Townhalls and Rewards & Recognition programs.
• Designed operating model and structure for US team and TA function during organizational restructuring.

• Spearheaded end-to-end implementation of RPO model for over 1,400 roles within three months.
• Designed and executed strategic Change Management framework for seamless RPO integration and stakeholder alignment.
• Orchestrated recruitment drives at IITs, NITs, and Tier-1 B-Schools, achieving over 400 successful hires.
• Received ‘Steel Award’ for operational speed and exemplary execution of RPO model within three months.

• Resolved complex employee relations, managing second-level grievance escalations for 450 employees.
• Ensured HR compliance and led performance appraisal cycle for sales function.
• Managed workforce stability through resolving disputes, terminations, and disciplinary actions.
• Directed intern lifecycle for 3,300 sales interns, overseeing onboarding, training, and PPO evaluations.
• Designed 'People Connect' framework with skip-levels, surveys, and engagement sessions.
• Collaborated with Business Heads on organizational restructuring for Pre-Sales function.
• Spearheaded attrition management through data dashboards and targeted retention strategies.

• Handled scale up projects and trail expansion batches for Hot Melt and Polyurethane adhesives
• Reduced down time and batch cycle time for top five grades products
• Engaged in recruitment and training of field operators and GETs
• Manpower Deployment for blue collared labor of the unit
• Conducted Root Cause Analysis and improvement plan for factory related customer complaints
• Coordinated manpower deployment for blue-collar labor within the unit.