TAPAS CHAKRABARTI
BANGALORE,Karnataka
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven senior HR leader with 13 years of experience across diverse sectors and a proven track record in designing and executing strategic talent management initiatives to attract, develop and retain high-impact professionals. Experienced in building and leading high-performing teams that drive organizational growth, operational excellence and innovation. Recognized as a trusted business partner, skilled at aligning HR strategies with corporate objectives to foster a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement and leadership development.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Section HRBP - Senior Manager HR
Kia India
10.2024 - Current
- Leading HRBP function for a workforce of 4,000+ employees, including office, shop-floor, and contractual staff.
- Benchmarked and initiated organizational-level structural changes and leadership movements aligned with business transformation goals.
- Spearheaded Great Place to Work and certification, driving data-led engagement and action planning.
- Rolled out an Objective Goal Setting Framework, aligning individual KPIs with the company’s 5-year strategic plan.
- Established a Quarterly Feedback Mechanism to deliver continuous performance insights and support team development.
- Managed the deployment of 2,000+ contractual workers to meet fluctuating production demands.
- Initiated policy enhancements and workplace improvements based on culture survey findings to align with employee expectations.
- Developed departmental business plans aligning HR initiatives with organizational growth objectives.
- Initiated an industry-academia partnership with IIT Tirupati to build a long-term pipeline of high-caliber engineering talent.
- Fostered strong cross-functional stakeholder partnerships to improve alignment and productivity.
- Introduced the Beyond Employee Engagement Program, building stronger employee and family connections.
- Launched department-level, values-driven town halls to enhance communication and embed company culture.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
General Manager HR
Zetwerk Manufacturing
08.2022 - 10.2024
- Led HRBP function for EPC (Railways, Water, General Fabrication) and Defense BUs, supporting 1,800+ employees during a critical build phase.
- Directed organizational design, manpower planning, and workforce optimization in alignment with the Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
- Developed talent pools via assessment centers for Project Managers, ensuring leadership continuity in business-critical roles.
- Built the Engineers' Club to retain core technical talent and drive career development and succession planning.
- Drove complete performance cycles, including OKRs, appraisals, and PIPs, to support capability development and leadership pipelines.
- Monitored monthly performance using ZMAP productivity metrics, rewarding top performers and driving remedial actions.
- Championed strategic engagement initiatives, implemented GPTW feedback actions, and conducted monthly town halls.
- Led training needs assessments, vendor management, and LMS-based content delivery across verticals.
- Partnered with Talent Acquisition to ensure hiring aligned with pay parity standards and market benchmarks.
- Collaborated with BU heads on team structures, surplus workforce redeployment, and long-term workforce planning.
- Finalized annual performance ratings, promotions, salary corrections, and PIP outcomes across functional units.
Senior Manager HR
Reliance Retail Limited (Ajio.com)
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked as Sr. HRBP handling end to end employee lifecycle of 540 employees.
- Manpower management - Ensured alignment of manpower deployment as per strategic plan and maintained Pay band and parity of all roles across the organization as per compensation benchmarks as relevant across critical roles.
- Talent Acquisition - Worked with the talent acquisition team in closing open requirements.
- Supported recruitment process interview matrix to close positions and bring innovative practices to improve efficiency & quality of hire.
- Performance Management - Ensured closure of Goals & Objectives within stipulated timelines.
- Drove mid-year and annual performance review discussions and process.
- Helped prepare final performance ratings, increment, promotion and salary correction inputs.
- Talent Management - Tracked internal movements, collaborated with HRBPs for movements against open positions.
- Worked on identifying critical roles and successors for leadership positions and other key roles across the business.
- Reviewed periodically to lower attrition and increase top talent retention across all target groups, work towards retaining employees in critical roles.
Manager HR
Landmark Group (SPAR Hypermarkets)
11.2020 - 03.2022
- Worked as corporate HRBP handling end to end lifecycle of entire corporate and regional level employees (200 Headcount approx.).
- Handled Performance Management process for all employees (corporate, regions and stores) of the organization (1600 Headcount approx.).
- Worked on talent management initiatives for the organization i.e., conducting talent assessment, managing talent grid, conduct talent review with function heads and career conversations with key talent, managing talent pools, implementing succession plans and identifying and retaining Hi Potentials.
- Conducted People Pulse survey across the organization and drove focus group discussions on dissemination of survey results and creation of action plans, quarterly review of the action plans with teams and senior leadership.
- Worked on various Capability building programs across the organization, understand the training needs of the employees and organizational focus areas regarding learning initiatives, work with vendor partners to adhere to the learning calendar.
- Ensured smooth exit processes, preparing and presenting exit analysis and conduct exit interviews and retention discussions.
- Worked on incorporating HR excellence across employee lifecycle by streamlining and documenting policies and processes, job descriptions and organogram.
- Awarded performer of the quarter award for exceptional business partnering role in SPAR for Q1 2021.
Deputy Manager HR
IRCON International Limited (Indian Railways PSU)
11.2018 - 10.2020
- Worked on running end to end Performance Management process and handling of Annual Performance Reports of all concerned employees of the organization and liaising with leadership and Railway Board.
- Worked on various Performance management systems of the organization and of Ministry of Railways.
- Worked on Competency Mapping of skills and proficiency levels for the employees and creating and managing the skill repository and conduct development center and individual development plans.
- Involved in PMS policy documentation for People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM) ML2 certification.
- Worked on as is process mapping for HR function of the organization for implementation of SAP HCM (S4/HANA).
Senior Executive HR
Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2015 - 11.2018
- Worked on performance management and competency mapping with HR Transformation and Consulting COE Team.
- Worked as a functional consultant and SME on process consulting requirements of the organization.
- Involved in project managing the career architecture program, implementing performance improvement plan, year-end appraisal and promotion processes with various stakeholders for global launch of the same.
- Involved in design and implementation of HR processes via systems across the organization.
- Awarded for delivery excellence and seamless program management of competency mapping project in Cognizant for Q2 2015.
- Annual Award for Best Team - 2016 awarded for outstanding cross functional teamwork.
Assistant Manager
UCO Bank
04.2012 - 06.2013
- Worked as an Officer in MIS cell of UCO Bank's Department of Information Technology.
- Was actively involved in development and maintenance of MIS applications hoisted in the Bank's websites.
- Development of various online reports as requested by top management and deploying them on MIS servers.
- Involved in developing and deploying in house applications for Human Resource department via the banks portals eliminating the need for out sourced vendors.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2010 - 04.2012
- Worked as Programmer Analyst with Cognizant Technology Solutions.
- Was working with a prominent BFSI account as a software Developer.
- Was actively involved in development and maintenance of the client's Workstation.
- Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance and contribution to the BFS Vertical.
- Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for being First Runner up in Ascend Technical competition by Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Xavier Institute of Management
Bhubaneswar03.2015
BTech - Computer Science Engineering
Institute of Technology And Marine Engineering
03.2010
XII - CBSE
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith Deoghar
Deoghar, Jharkhand01.2005
X - CBSE
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith Deoghar
Deoghar, Jharkhand01.2003
Skills
- HR Business Partnering & Transformation
- Talent Strategy & Succession Planning
- Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
- Performance Management & Productivity Enhancement
- Leadership Development & Capability Building
- HR Technology & Process Optimization
- HR Transformation & Change Management
- Stakeholder Engagement & Business Alignment
- People Analytics & HR Metrics
- Employee Engagement & Cultural Initiatives
Certification
AON Hewitt Certified HR M&A Professional
Timeline
Head of Section HRBP - Senior Manager HR
Kia India
10.2024 - Current
General Manager HR
Zetwerk Manufacturing
08.2022 - 10.2024
Senior Manager HR
Reliance Retail Limited (Ajio.com)
03.2022 - 08.2022
Manager HR
Landmark Group (SPAR Hypermarkets)
11.2020 - 03.2022
Deputy Manager HR
IRCON International Limited (Indian Railways PSU)
11.2018 - 10.2020
Senior Executive HR
Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2015 - 11.2018
Assistant Manager
UCO Bank
04.2012 - 06.2013
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2010 - 04.2012
XII - CBSE
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith Deoghar
X - CBSE
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith Deoghar
MBA - Human Resources Management
Xavier Institute of Management
BTech - Computer Science Engineering
Institute of Technology And Marine Engineering
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