Vaibhav Kadu
Mumbai
Summary
Strategic HR Business Partner with expertise in workforce planning, talent strategy, organizational development, and leadership capability building. Proven ability to align HR initiatives with business objectives, drive cultural transformation, and enable succession planning for Hi-Pots.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager HRBP, CPO's Office
Mahindra & Mahindra
Mumbai
06.2023 - Current
- Improved retention by +10% through strategic workforce planning for 760+ employees, including onboarding forecasts, skills gap analysis, and internal mobility programs.
- Delivered 1.2Cr+ cost savings by presenting insight-driven dashboards (Attrition, Rotation, Diversity, Engagement) and scenario analyses that influenced hiring plans, organizational restructuring, and budget allocation.
- Built targeted Talent Acquisition strategies for niche roles, leveraging internal job postings and D&I pipelines; achieved −37% time-to-hire, +58% internal mobility, and +40% diverse representation in critical positions, ensuring 95%+ manpower availability throughout the year.
- Co-led organizational restructuring for business-facing verticals; executed 12 job evaluations, reduced role overlap, and stabilized span of control, delivering zero business disruption.
- Spearheaded One SSU culture program post-restructuring, redesigning employee journey through Moments That Matter (MTM); improved engagement scores by +27% in MCARES survey.
- Partnered with L&D CoE to deploy EdCast leadership pathways and ECAB capability builds; trained 30+ senior leaders via EDGE, MALT & MpowerU programs, achieving 95%+ completion rates; embedded competency maps and succession slates for top 15% HiPos.
- Directed Performance Management System calibration for 300+ employees, standardizing criteria with Rewards CoE; improved promotion accuracy and strengthened HiPo identification.
- Designed Management Trainee induction journeys and functional onboarding for Amplifier Program; onboarded 50+ MTs and reduced early attrition through role-specific ramp-up plans like Know your Business, Leadership Connect and Structured Buddy Connect
Intern, CHRO office
Mensa Brands Pvt. Ltd.
Benglauru
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Created Hiring Funnel dashboards and source mix analysis to support data-driven talent decisions.
- Streamlined onboarding through 30-60-90 day feedback redesign and benchmarking.
- Designed and executed engagement initiatives for blue-collar workforce to enhance collaboration and morale.
Education
MBA - Masters in Human Resource Development
JBIMS
Mumbai05-2023
Bachelor of Technology - Production Engineering
Government College IE&T
Nanded05-2019
Affiliations
JBIMS SAC 2021-23
Accomplishments
Best Project Award- SSU Restructuring into Business Facing Vertical across Mahindra & Mahindra 2023
Timeline
Manager HRBP, CPO's Office
Mahindra & Mahindra
06.2023 - Current
Intern, CHRO office
Mensa Brands Pvt. Ltd.
04.2022 - 07.2022
MBA - Masters in Human Resource Development
JBIMS
Bachelor of Technology - Production Engineering
Government College IE&T