Shalu C

Strategic, result driven and future-focused HR leader with around two decades of proven expertise in driving people strategy across diverse sectors including automotive, Service, manufacturing, and corporate leadership Recognized for driving transformational HR initiatives in business partnering, talent management & succession planning, diversity, equity & inclusion, HR analytics, employee engagement, and organization development, consistently aligning people strategies with evolving business goals at organization level. Proven track record of reducing employee turnover by 15% and implementing transformative HR initiatives across 3000+ workforce. Skilled in partnering with leadership to enable high-performance teams, foster inclusive growth, and manage large-scale change interventions. Gold medalist in Tata Business Excellence Model, my career aspiration is to spearhead transformative talent strategies that nurture diversity, stimulate growth, and create lasting business impact in an increasingly dynamic and global environment.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

• Institutionalized and led the CV Commercial organization-wide Talent Management & Succession Planning for Sales & after sales function, in line with the TML Talent strategy, to build and sustain a high caliber talent pool and strengthen future talent pipeline across the organization within stipulated guidelines. (Impact: Successful completion of IDP of all identified talent and 50% of HIPOs moved to next level).
• Led organizational effectiveness initiatives multiple times—including communication, employee engagement, OD interventions, and VRS implementation—with empathy, sensitivity, and maturity, ensuring seamless execution and zero employee backlash.
• Built and run systems and processes around employee engagement like People Manager’s engagement & development through Team touch points, Communication, 3D (Development Deep Dive) workshops for creating a culture of belongingness.
• Conceptualized and executed the Culture workshops involving all the employees and supported business to identify, design and executer the culture projects to improve the work culture & customer experience at the grassroot level. (Impact: Improvement in the culture score to 5% delta in a span of two years-TML Smartcity)
• Conducted multiple POSH & Tata Code of Conduct (TCoC) awareness sessions for employees and successfully led several critical enquiries related to POSH/Tata Code of conduct as Chairperson of East IC & Ethics Counselor.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive booklet on Self Directed Team with its maturity matrix & assessment guidelines and checklist at plant (Impact- 100% blue color involvement in SDT
• Did benchmark study during Long term settlement and institutionalize new grade (JO) for unionized workforce

• Active member in the Executive Committee of NHRD- Kolkata Chapter (FY 2023-24).
• Developed HR Process manual for Channel Partner of TML Smart City Mobility
• Life time member of ISTD, Jamshedpur