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Soumya Ranjan Patro
HR Business Partner
Bhubaneswar
Summary
HR Business Partner with 3+ years of experience across IT services and consulting environments, driving workforce strategy, talent management, and HR transformation initiatives. Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders, optimize workforce performance, and deliver measurable outcomes through data-driven HR interventions and structured governance frameworks.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
HR Business Partner
NTT Data Business Solutions
04.2025 - Current
- Orchestrated employee lifecycle management (exits, probation, retention) for over 100 employees, improving retention by approximately 15% while ensuring 100% SLA adherence to review timelines.
- Spearheaded talent management and engagement initiatives, driving a 20% increase in participation, and improving employee satisfaction metrics.
- Partnered with senior stakeholders across four business units to align workforce planning with delivery priorities, enhancing execution efficiency by 25%.
- Led enterprise-wide Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and deployed targeted capability-building interventions aligned to business goals.
- Designed and institutionalized engagement frameworks (pulse surveys, grievance mechanisms), strengthening issue resolution, and employee experience.
- Established risk governance frameworks, proactively mitigating workforce and delivery risks, and reducing exposure by 40%.
- Developed leadership dashboards and reporting frameworks, enabling data-driven workforce, and performance decisions.
Test Specialist
IBM
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders in Agile environments to align delivery execution with business objectives, and release priorities.
- Led a 10+ member team across multiple release cycles, consistently delivering zero-defect production deployments and improving release reliability
- Managed the end-to-end delivery lifecycle (planning, execution, defect governance), ensuring adherence to timelines and quality benchmarks.
- Built and operationalized performance dashboards using JIRA and ALM, improving visibility into delivery metrics, and reducing reporting turnaround time by approximately 30%.
- Identified, tracked, and resolved over 500 defects, contributing to a 20–25% improvement in product stability and a reduction in post-release issues.
- Streamlined testing processes and coordination workflows, improving team productivity, and reducing cycle time across releases.
HR Intern
Borosil Limited
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Conducted an organizational structure analysis for a workforce of over 350 employees, identifying role optimization opportunities and improving workforce alignment.
- Developed 60+ role-specific job descriptions, enhancing role clarity by 30%, and strengthening accountability frameworks.
- Partnered with 10 or more business leaders to align role expectations with operational requirements and business objectives.
- Designed organization-wide reporting and governance structures to improve decision-making efficiency.
Education
MBA - HR
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)
Bhubaneswar01-2025
B.Tech - Computer Engineering
IIIT Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar01-2020
Skills
HR Business Partnering
Workforce Planning
Talent Management
Employee Engagement
Employee Lifecycle Management
Accomplishments
- Awarded Best GBS Associate at IBM for outstanding contribution and delivery excellence
EXTRACURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
Runner-up, Inter-College Lawn Tennis (Doubles), CUTM Bhubaneswar Runner-up, Inter-College Lawn Tennis (Doubles), CUTM Bhubaneswar
Certification
Business Analytics for HR Professionals – Phoenix Global
Interests
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Core Member, Placement Committee – XIMB
Timeline
HR Business Partner
NTT Data Business Solutions
04.2025 - Current
HR Intern
Borosil Limited
04.2024 - 07.2024
Test Specialist
IBM
01.2021 - 06.2023
MBA - HR
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)
B.Tech - Computer Engineering
IIIT Bhubaneswar