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Shoma Bhardwaj

Shoma Bhardwaj

Bengaluru

Summary

My dedication to "Do What Moves You" guides me both, personally and professionally. I thrive on meaningful interactions and helping others, particularly in my role in human resources. With a passion for collaborating with employers and employees, I've built a track record of fostering positive cultures and driving impactful outcomes in the area of strategic HRM. My strengths lie in interpersonal skills, coaching, and communication, which I continually leverage to strengthen my HR career and make a difference in the organisations I serve. As a resourceful HR manager, I excel in process management, employee relations, superior problem-solving, and building trusting relationships to support organisational needs.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager - HR

Pepper Communications Group (FortStone Media Pvt Ltd)
Bangalore
11.2022 - Current

I have directed strategic HR policies, processes and initiatives to cultivate a high-performing workforce, optimise talent acquisition & development and retention strategies, and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability in line with the organisation's goals and leadership expectations.

  • Streamlined and improvised the company's HR policies
  • Currently spearheading the deployment of Keka HRMS & Payroll Software
  • Effectively created a 9-Box Grid Talent Map plotting all employees of the organisation and identifying suitable growth plans for motivation, development, retention and succession planning
  • Effective April 2024, successfully facilitated the transition of the organisation and its employees from a proprietor-led entity to a private limited entity, ensuring complete compliance with all internal processes, documentation and statutory requirements
  • Successfully designed and deployed two quarterly payout systems created to recognise, motivate, align and retain exceptional performers in the workforce: "GROW Quarterly Reward Programme" - for entry-level employees and "Quarterly Performance Linked Incentive (Q-PLI) Programme" - for mid-level and senior-level employees
  • Successfully directed recruitment and onboarding of 45 new hires in 2023
  • Single-handedly organised and executed the finale edition of the organisation's core team building activity for 2023, "The PEP League", simultaneously in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi
  • Effectively directed and successfully deployed the organisation's "Annual Offsite ('22-'23) in Goa, India"

HR Manager

Villgro Innovations Foundation
Bangalore
06.2019 - 01.2020
  • Was part of the core team that successfully deployed "Culture & Core Values Reinforcement" programme across the organisation, under the guidance of the well-known Organisational Development expert, Dr. Shalini Lal
  • Successfully conducted high-level interviews for senior roles in sectors of healthcare and agriculture
  • Facilitated campus relations and coordination for the organisation's internship programme, sourcing student interns from Princeton University, USA

Manager - HR

Lulu and Sky Brands Private Limited
New Delhi
12.2016 - 04.2018

Generalist HR activities and Talent Acquisition:

  • Developed, deployed and improvised HR policies and internal processes for a start-up culture
  • Successfully identified skill gaps and training needs and imparted specialised training to the customer support team in areas of soft skills, effective verbal communication and handling difficult customers
  • Was awarded a salary appraisal within one year of employment in recognition of my performance

Manager - Marketing, Communications & HR

Taykit
06.2015 - 07.2016

Generalist HR, Recruitment and Marketing activities

Cofounder & PR Consultant

Ellipsis Communications (PR firm)
12.2013 - 08.2014

Strategic Public Relations for a client in the Technology/ E-commerce sector

Assistant Account Manager

Adfactors PR
04.2012 - 11.2013
  • Managed Strategic Public Relations for clients in IT services, E-commerce and Education sectors
  • Championed initiatives of Performance Management and Capability Enhancement Programme and National Media Relations Cell

Assistant Manager - Business Development

Airawat Group
03.2011 - 04.2012

New Business Development, Lead Generation, B2B Sales and Marketing of all products and services in the Group's portfolio, Designing of Marketing Collateral, Corporate Communications and PR, Client Relationship Management and Support with Internal Recruitment

Executive - HR & Staffing

Irevna (CRISIL Global Research & Analytics)
10.2008 - 11.2010

Global Staffing & Resource Management, Onboarding, MIS, Reporting & Staffing Operations for an employee strength of more than 500 across India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Poland, Argentina and USA

Management Trainee - HR

CFC (BA Continuum Solutions)
08.2007 - 06.2008

Onboarding, Employee Relations & Employee Engagement, Facilitation of Performance Management System and HR Operations for Technology Business Unit comprising of more than 600 employees

Education

EMP - People Leadership & Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Online + Campus Immersion
10-2024

MBA - Human Resources

Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M) - Advertising

St. Andrew's College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Bandra (W), Mumbai
Mumbai, India

Skills

Strategic HRM, Talent Acquisition & Management, Internal & External Communications, Learning & Development, Employee Relations & Retention, Succession Planning, Organizational Development, HR Policies & Compliance, Team Management, Problem Solving, Outcome-Oriented, Effective Networking, Compensation and Benefits

Accomplishments

PEPPER Interactive Communications

  • December 2023: Certificate of Appreciation, awarded for 'Excellent Organisation of The PEP League (Dec '23) and Smooth Deployment of People Operations'
  • January 2023: Certificate of Appreciation, awarded for 'Managing & Supervising the Offsite Event and for Outstanding Contribution to the Success of PEPPER Annual Offsite ('22-'23) in Goa, India'
  • December 2022: Certificate of Appreciation, awarded for 'Effective Management & Deployment of HR Policies and Preparation for PEPPER Annual Offsite ('22-'23) in Goa, India'

Welingkar Institute (WeSchool)

  • Certificate of Merit from WeSchool (2005-2007), Awarded for the Mentoring Project, "Netrutva" (2005-2007), which enabled disadvantaged students to master Business Administration

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Elementary (A2)
A2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Manager - HR

Pepper Communications Group (FortStone Media Pvt Ltd)
11.2022 - Current

HR Manager

Villgro Innovations Foundation
06.2019 - 01.2020

Manager - HR

Lulu and Sky Brands Private Limited
12.2016 - 04.2018

Manager - Marketing, Communications & HR

Taykit
06.2015 - 07.2016

Cofounder & PR Consultant

Ellipsis Communications (PR firm)
12.2013 - 08.2014

Assistant Account Manager

Adfactors PR
04.2012 - 11.2013

Assistant Manager - Business Development

Airawat Group
03.2011 - 04.2012

Executive - HR & Staffing

Irevna (CRISIL Global Research & Analytics)
10.2008 - 11.2010

Management Trainee - HR

CFC (BA Continuum Solutions)
08.2007 - 06.2008

EMP - People Leadership & Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

MBA - Human Resources

Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research

Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M) - Advertising

St. Andrew's College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Bandra (W), Mumbai
Shoma Bhardwaj