Shreyas Panot
Mumbai
Summary
Result oriented HR professional with over 17 years of experience, Strategic business partner to management in supporting corporate growth by designing and implementing effective people program. Partner with line executives and management to proactively address business issues related to work force development, employee engagement and productivity. Responsibilities include providing advice and counsel on multiple initiatives, maximizing all HR programs and cycles, and recommending solutions to complex employee relations and HR issues. Seasoned professional in general and operations management with comprehensive experience leading teams, optimizing processes, and implementing cost-effective strategies. Skilled in strategic planning, staff development, and operational efficiency, consistently improving workflow and reducing costs. Proven track record of enhancing overall business performance through effective leadership and innovative problem-solving.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Leadspire Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Ampersand Group)
Mumbai
04.2024 - Current
- Managed full cycle recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding.
- Negotiated between talent and various agencies for contractual arrangements.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to understand their staffing needs.
- Built robust pipeline and diverse pool of candidates to meet current or future hiring needs.
- Participated in career fairs and other recruiting activities as needed.
- Provided support during the offer negotiation phase of the recruitment process.
- Created a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Prepared or maintained employment records using human resources management system software.
- Maintained and updated organizational charts, employee handbooks or performance evaluation forms.
- Partnered with hiring managers to develop job descriptions and ensure accuracy of position requirements.
- Analyzed employment-related data and prepared reports.
- Facilitated workshops for groups or individuals on topics related to professional development.
- Analyzed training needs to develop new programs or modify and improve existing.
- Collaborated with subject matter experts, vendors and third-party training providers to support learning and development strategy.
- Conducted needs assessments using variety of methods to identify and prioritize developmental needs.
- Created post-training evaluation surveys to measure performance improvement.
- Managed training calendar for entire fiscal year, including setting course plans, training spaces and department rotations.
- Monitored the implementation of action plans developed through the Performance Management system.
- Developed processes for conducting effective performance reviews.
- Liaised between management and employees by relaying work information, adjustments and grievances.
- Resolved conflicts between staff members in a timely manner while maintaining confidentiality and impartiality.
- Prepared reports on various HR metrics including turnover rate, absenteeism rate, average time to fill positions.
- Managed employee engagement and communication activities, guiding employee safety and workers' compensation activities.
- Conducted exit interviews with departing employees to identify areas of improvement in the organization.
- Coordinated employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans.
AGM – Human Resource
Times of India Group - Worldwide Media Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
01.2017 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: A leading lifestyle and entertainment company, WWM is a content agnostic platform into print, digital and IPs encompassing brands like Femina, Filmfare, Grazia, Good Homes, Home & Design Trends
- Responsible for designing manpower budgets, executing hiring plans and ensuring savings year on year thus contributing to the bottom line of the business
- Driving the recruitment and onboarding process and adhering to set TATs ensuring minimal impact on business
- Conducting induction sessions and familiarization with the company and its people
- Responsible for managing timely processing of payrolls
- Personnel management
- Generating and Issuance of letters
- Generating monthly reports and preparing dashboards as and when required by the management
- Oversee all statutory compliances are met and audited from time to time
- Initiating the performance review program for the financial year
- Conducting a workshop with new eligible employees for them to understand the process
- Compiling the data and creating a grid to present to the top management
- Generation and issuance of increment letters and salary revision letters
- Create touch points and connect with employees from time to time
- Manage escalations and grievances related to non-performance and positive work environment and conducting necessary investigations
- Redesigning the policies and procedures in conjunction with the management to meet the current industry and market conditions and implementing them
- Work directly with the leadership team to shape the overall people strategy and focus areas
- Conduct surprise regional office visits PAN India from time to time and connect with the regional teams
- Organize trainings for employees based on the performance review, supervisor feedback and need based changes
- Conduct post training evaluations and feedback
- Conduct various engagement programs throughout the year with new concepts and ideas each year
- Drive barters for various products to be gifted to employees during various engagement programs
- Optimum utilization of HR budgets to ensure better productivity
- Creating company social media handles and using it as a great marketing tool to attract and retain talent
- Bring a turnaround for the then perceived personnel department to a human resource department
- Starting an employee newsletter
- Shuffle roles internally within the team and explore new skills sets thus breaking monotony
- Working beyond the HR function and taking initiatives in admin and procurement functions
- A leading lifestyle and entertainment company, WWM is a content agnostic platform into print, digital and IPs encompassing brands like Femina, Filmfare, Grazia, Good Homes, Home & Design Trends
- Have received the highest rating consistently for last six years
- Have got an opportunity to work within three different entities of Times Group in last eight years
- Have successfully mentored and created an excellent pool of team members within the HR team
- Have executed many successful barters thus adding to the savings in the engagement budget
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
Chief Manager – Human Resource
Times Strategic Solutions Ltd
Mumbai
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: TSSL operates under the brand Name ET Edge – An Economic Times Initiative
- TSSL as an organization builds global business through engaging forums that focus on key sectors and domains establishing themselves as knowledge and networking platforms
- TSSL operates under the brand Name ET Edge – An Economic Times Initiative
- TSSL as an organization builds global business through engaging forums that focus on key sectors and domains establishing themselves as knowledge and networking platforms
Chief Manager – Human Resource
Times Centre for Learning Ltd.
Mumbai
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: TCLL is in the field of education and operates under the brand name TimesPro
- TimesPro is into vocational education, corporate trainings and is also diversifying into other educational branches like distance education, executive programs to name a few
- TCLL is in the field of education and operates under the brand name TimesPro
- TimesPro is into vocational education, corporate trainings and is also diversifying into other educational branches like distance education, executive programs to name a few
Assistant Manager
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd
09.2011 - 12.2013
- Management of complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse sources, after identification / analyzing the manpower requirement
- Responsible for sourcing right fit for positions through various channels like internal notifications, e-Portals, Professional networking, Placement consultants, employee reference, etc
- Identifying training requirements through Training Need Analysis
- Identifying training consultants and designing a training plan based on required skill sets
- Act as a single point of contact between the trainer and the participants
- Identifying external venues to conduct trainings
- Collate and generate reports based on participants feedback
Management Trainee
Kohinoor Group
06.2009 - 09.2011
- Company Overview: Kohinoor group is into diversified business of Construction, Hospitality, Education to name a few
- I was one of the 15 Management Trainees shortlisted by Kohinoor Group from across various B-Schools in Mumbai and Pune for an intensive and extensive program called 'Kohinoor Administrative Services' (KAS)
- As a KAS member, my role was to understand the functioning of each business every quarter, identify the shortcomings and suggest the way ahead by presenting it to the board
- Post the one year stint, I was deputed as Executive Assistant to the CEO of Sports Education Development India Ltd
- (SEDIL)
- I was responsible for strategically and operationally supporting the CEO in setting up the business
- Being a part of a lean organization structure, I was also responsible for the following HR functions: Recruitment & On Boarding, Employee Relation & Talent Management, Performance Management System, HR Operations & Administration, HR MIS, Separation & Exits
- Kohinoor group is into diversified business of Construction, Hospitality, Education to name a few
Intern
Bharti Airtel Ltd
12.2008 - 03.2009
- Auditing of Employee Records
- Maintain & update the HR Files & employee information in various reports
- Issuing certificate of appreciation / experience letters
- Co-ordination for employee engagement activities
- Assisting in Admin related activity
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Human Resources
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research Centre
01.2009
Bachelors in Management Studies -
Shri Chinai College of Commerce & Economics
01.2006
Masters in International Business - Distance Learning
Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Skills
- Recruitment management
- Employee onboarding
- Performance management
- Data analysis
- Payroll administration
- Talent acquisition
- Conflict resolution
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Vendor partnerships
Accomplishments
- Have received the highest rating consistently for last six years
- Have got an opportunity to work within three different entities of Times Group in last eight years
- Have successfully mentored and created an excellent pool of team members within the HR team
- Have executed many successful barters thus adding to the savings in the engagement budget
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Marwari
- Gujrati
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Listening Music
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 11/20/85
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Executive Synopsis
Result oriented HR professional with over 11 years of experience, Strategic business partner to management in supporting corporate growth by designing and implementing effective people program. Partner with line executives and management to proactively address business issues related to work force development, employee engagement and productivity. Responsibilities include providing advice and counsel on multiple initiatives, maximizing all HR programs and cycles, and recommending solutions to complex employee relations and HR issues.
Timeline
General Manager
Leadspire Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Ampersand Group)
04.2024 - Current
AGM – Human Resource
Times of India Group - Worldwide Media Pvt. Ltd.
01.2017 - 03.2024
Chief Manager – Human Resource
Times Strategic Solutions Ltd
01.2013 - 01.2017
Chief Manager – Human Resource
Times Centre for Learning Ltd.
01.2013 - 01.2017
Assistant Manager
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd
09.2011 - 12.2013
Management Trainee
Kohinoor Group
06.2009 - 09.2011
Intern
Bharti Airtel Ltd
12.2008 - 03.2009
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Human Resources
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research Centre
Bachelors in Management Studies -
Shri Chinai College of Commerce & Economics
Masters in International Business - Distance Learning
Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
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