Shikhar Mishra
Pune
Summary
Dynamic HR Business Partner with a proven track record in talent management, employee engagement, and performance optimization. Experienced in driving HR strategies across APJ regions,leading key initiatives like GPTW certification, workforce planning, and leadership coaching. Passionate about fostering high-performance cultures, implementing data-driven HR solutions, and aligning people strategies with business growth.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
People Partner- Engineering & CS
Cohesity India Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - Current
- Business partnering with leadership, functional teams, and employees across APJ (India, Singapore, Australia) to develop, implement, and evolve HR strategies.
- Talent management: driving talent management processes, compensation planning, career development, retention strategy, and change management.
- Managing talent review, succession planning, and career progression planning for the top performers and low performer management, resulting in the retention of the high performers.
- Performance Management System: Led the strategic planning and successful launch of the (PMS) philosophy and processes for the organization.
- Championed the adoption of the PMS process, tools, competency framework, and continuous feedback mechanisms, driving alignment and engagement across all levels of the organization.
- Change Management - Served as a Change Management champion, overseeing critical initiatives, including performance calibrations, promotions, progressions, restructuring efforts, and policy changes.
- Employee engagement: facilitated coffee conversations and Cohesity series to actively engage employees and solicit their valuable recommendations and suggestions on process improvements, aimed at enhancing their overall experience.
- GPTW Certification: Successfully spearheaded the Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification and recertification project by overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the certification process.
- This included leading the development and implementation of strategies to meet the rigorous standards set forth by GPTW, coordinating with various departments and stakeholders to gather necessary data and documentation, and ensuring compliance with certification requirements.
- HR Projects - Led the Career Pathways project for Software Engineering in collaboration with the business to establish transparent role expectations and qualifications for each level.
- This initiative has empowered employees with a clearer understanding of career growth opportunities and level progression within the organisation.
HR Business Partner
Paytm Money Limited | One97 Communications Limited
06.2015 - 08.2022
- Support in driving Performance management system activities for 4 product lines with 400+ employees & coach/train the leaders in execution of PMS
- Revamped the Rewards & Recognition framework and ensure effectiveness of the recognition systems
- Identify training needs and enable employees to avail development opportunities
- Guided businesses in framing scope and span of team structure and composition
- Conduct restructuring exercises, coach managers on various HR processes
- Create retention strategies for critical talent and manage attrition
- Provide talent management strategies to support team's growth, succession planning, IDP and career framework for BU
- Facilitate change management exercises, act as a change agent in driving new practices
- Work closely with the Centre of excellence to enhance employee experience
- Providing decision making support through HR metrics via reporting and analytics
- Work closely with business leaders to consult and seek help in implementing HR Initiative
- Successfully reduced the attrition rate for the Money Business from 14% to 11%, leading to a significant improvement in retention metrics
- Received a prestigious yearly award in recognition of this achievement
- Designed and implemented employee engagement initiatives for employees for 600+ employees
- Resolve grievances in a timely manner, counsel employees and enable employee engagement and retention discussions
- Conduct engagement surveys to collect employee feedback on engagement-related factors and track actions to closure
- Implemented 2 action items out of exit interviews which led to better exit experience
- Handle violation of Code of conduct & employment contract cases and conduct investigation
- Actively facilitate the expression of concerns, issues, and suggestions regarding various processes, thereby contributing to the enhancement of our work environment and fostering a positive atmosphere
HR Executive
Huawei Telecommunications (I) Co Pvt Ltd.
Gurgaon
12.2009 - 08.2012
- As a key member of the HR services team, my role was pivotal in managing the comprehensive journey of outsourced employees within the organisation.
- This encompassed a wide range of responsibilities and activities, spanning the entirety of their employment, from the initial stages of recruitment and onboarding through to their eventual separation.
- Outsource employee life cycle management.
- Managed the monthly payroll, reimbursement, and travel of employees.
- Managed the vendors' monthly payouts and other HR operation activities.
- Managed the entire employee query management system and provided grievance redressal within the stipulated SLA.
- Provided prompt resolution of employee grievances to maintain cordial management-employee relations.
- Administered time and attendance of all personnel.
- Managed HRMS and MIS reports.
- Deploy and run all the employee engagement activities and initiatives (skip level, town hall, etc.).
- Benchmarked competitor policies, and formulated outsourced employee policies.
Education
M.B.A. - HR
JSSATN
Noida01.2016
B.A. - Economics
University Of Allahabad
Prayagraj01.2008
Skills
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic planning
- Talent Management
- Change Management
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem Solving
Timeline
People Partner- Engineering & CS
Cohesity India Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - Current
HR Business Partner
Paytm Money Limited | One97 Communications Limited
06.2015 - 08.2022
HR Executive
Huawei Telecommunications (I) Co Pvt Ltd.
12.2009 - 08.2012
M.B.A. - HR
JSSATN
B.A. - Economics
University Of Allahabad
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