Shankar Gowda

• Support managers and employees to define and implement the HR strategy and the short and long term performance of the ECC within the framework of the Group's purpose and its policies.
• Design framework and implement HR Policies across Thales India .
• Lead HR functional teams like Talent Acquisition, Learning & Culture (Training), HRIS and HR Operations to achieve and deliver high-quality results through HR Initiatives and projects.
• Successfully implemented HR Interventions across the site for better employee experience.
• Managing the HR Function budget for entire Engineering Competency Center (ECC).
• Responsible to meet the business Multi Year Business plan for ECC.
• Driving performance based culture by strategically building leadership pipeline and Talent management.

• Business Enablement: Enabling business and implementing HR strategies to support 600+ associates aligned to Eaton Digital Office, Industrial and Electrical Sector Businesses business units by fostering a culture of pride, performance, success, and recognition within organizations.
• Talent Management: Driving talent development programs like StandTall, FEEL, Skilllab, POWERHour sessions. Etc. Motivate and engage employees through Virtual Open Doors, Skip Meeting, Top Talent connects. Design and Drive R&R Frameworks, managing critical grievance cases & handling disciplinary non-compliance & consequence management & leadership communication.
• Driving a Performance Culture: Leading performance management cycle for the Business Groups, Tracking EDP and its progress. Drive to Closure of Mid-Year and yearly performance discussion. Handle PIP, Promotions, Appraisals across Business groups and provide talent insights through analytics.
• Compensation Management: Managing salary revisions, Niche-Skill compensation, Equity Corrections, handling salary related concerns for employees. Partnering with business leaders to facilitate the market benchmarking exercise for competitive salary structuring, acting as a consultant to recruitment team attract high potential talent & retain high risk employees through compensation fitment.
• Attrition & Retention - Proactively exploring opportunities to reduce attrition and retain best talent & niche-skilled employees through HR interventions. Interacting with employees with high flight-risk based on Early Warning system analysis. Preparing attrition dashboard with analytics & trends.
• OD & Change Management – Aligning the business division to the global businesses. Change management through org restructure and communication. Analyzing impact through all employee survey and Pulse Survey and managing the change process.
• Staffing – Work closely with business in defining and achieving the profit plan for the year. Partner with TAC team to plan the hiring events for the quarter. Make decision on the offer and offer negotiation with the candidates and make sure smooth onboarding of the candidates. Conduct new Joinee’s orientation program at the entity level.
• Employee Experience: Leading the Employee Councils like Recreation, Knowledge Management, Food and Transport and Wellness.

Projects:

• Designed and Implements KUDOS Week
• Retention Playbook for all the org leaders at Eaton India Innovation Center.
• Upskill and Re-Skill Program to build the competitive technical capabilities for the organization

• Enhanced employee performance by providing regular feedback, coaching, and training opportunities.
• Optimized internal workflows by identifying bottlenecks in processes and implementing efficient solutions for increased productivity.
• Created and maintained a strong team culture that promoted high levels of collaboration, employee satisfaction, and overall performance.
• Evaluated employee performance regularly using well-defined criteria, recognizing top performers and addressing underperformance proactively.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate smooth communication and project completion.
• Spearheaded critical projects from inception to completion, consistently meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations.

• Responsible for handling staffing requirement for all the business verticals for Aerospace Business of honeywell.
• Handled full time and contract staffing

Responsible for providing screened profiles/resumes to the clients, based on the staffing needs.