Vaishnavi Umesh
HR Manager
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic and accomplished HR Business Partner with over 8+ years of experience in managing the complete employee life cycle, talent management, leadership development, performance management, and employee relations across the IT and Retail industries. Adept at leading teams, influencing stakeholders, and driving organizational change. Possess strong communication, consulting, and strategic thinking skills. MBA graduate from Christ University, Bengaluru, specializing in Human Resources Management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Manager
Target Corporation
10.2021 - Current
- Continuing to support the end-to-end employee life cycle
- Leading and mentoring a team of 2 HR Specialists
- As a leader, ensuring as one team, we derive the Organization objectives by providing the right support for our Businesses
- Invested in my team’s development journey and taking part in regular career development conversations
- Supporting a workforce of 500 (Core Finance, Internal Audit, Data Analysts, Product Owners, Service Center Capabilities) and playing a role of a consultant and thought partner for Leadership Levels, from Director till SVP
- Onboarding new leaders to help them align with Organization values and culture
- Playing a pivotal role in global operating model and capability discussions with local and global Stakeholders
- Putting together the HR Strategy for the year in alignment with Organization and Business Strategy
- Utilizing data to share talent health metrics and aligning talent priorities with Organization Values
- Leading talent strategic conversations, including annual appraisal calibrations, potential assessments and succession planning
- Collaborating with our HR CoE’s, such as, compensation and benefits partner for job grading and benchmarking exercises, talent acquisition team for hiring and learning and development team for trainings that best fit the teams
- Leading key initiatives in the Organization's Future of Work conversations
- Taking part in rolling out pulse surveys to understand the sentiments of our employees, teams and taking action, accordingly
- Playing a role in putting together Org HR policies and processes in alignment with Org compliance and local labour laws.
Business Partner HR
Target Corporation
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Mentored a team of 1 HR Specialist
- Supported the end-to-end employee life cycle
- Supported a workforce of 200 (Digital Operations Team, Data Analysts, Product Owners) and played a role of a consultant for Leaders from Director till VP
- Onboarded new leaders to help them align with Organization values and culture
- Collaborated with our HR CoE’s, such as, compensation and benefits partner for job grading and benchmarking exercises, talent acquisition team for hiring and learning and development team for trainings best fit for the teams
- Led performance management discussions and talent strategic conversations, including annual appraisal calibrations, potential assessments and succession planning
- Putting together the HR Strategy for the year in alignment with Organization and Business Strategy
- Played a key role in rewards and recognition, employee engagement, organizational change
- Used people analytics data to understand team health metrics.
Lead HR Specialist
Target Corporation
12.2017 - 11.2020
- Supported a team of 500 employees (HR for HR, Data Analysts, Product Owners, Digital, Marketing, and other Support Functions)
- Managed the complete employee life cycle from onboarding to exit interviews, focusing on retention strategies and organizational change
- Acted as a consulting partner and change agent, implementing new policies and processes
- Conducted assessments and developed onboarding plans for new leaders
- Oversaw talent and performance management initiatives
- Worked on talent metrics and dashboards and utilized data analytics for HR functions, such as, headcount management and attrition analysis
- Managed global mobility processes and ensured compliance with local labour laws
- Led various projects including onboarding enhancements, exit processes, rewards and recognition initiatives, and CSR activities.
Freelance Soft Skills Trainer
09.2016 - 12.2017
- Conducted corporate and college training sessions on communication skills, personal development, resume writing, personal branding, verbal and voice, and accent training.
Senior HR Analyst
Mphasis
06.2015 - 09.2016
- Supported a workforce of 200 (IT) and supported Leaders from Director to SVP
- Stint in Mumbai for 8 months where I supported a team of 100
- Conducted employee inductions, HR connects, and retention measures
- Managed end-to-end employee life cycle, staffing processes and employee engagement activities
- Worked on compensation and benefits strategies and learning and development initiatives
- Led projects including employee promoter score surveys, leadership hiring, and employee referrals and branding initiatives, in support of social media and building corporate website.
HR Analyst
Mphasis
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Supported a workforce of 100 (BPO) and Leaders at Director level
- Played a role in bulk hiring for BPO
- Supported end-to end employee life cycle.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
Christ University
Bengaluru, IndiaBachelor of Business Administration - undefined
PESIT
Bengaluru, IndiaSkills
Effective Communicationundefined
Certification Programs
- Certified French Language Course, Waubonsie Valley High School (USA)
- Trained in Public Speaking
- Learning Curve Simulation Workshop Certificate
- Facilitation Workshop Certificate
- AMCAT Certified for Analyst, HR Manager, Associate (ITES/BPO) roles
- Analyst Development Program at Target
Timeline
HR Manager
Target Corporation
10.2021 - Current
Business Partner HR
Target Corporation
11.2020 - 10.2021
Lead HR Specialist
Target Corporation
12.2017 - 11.2020
Freelance Soft Skills Trainer
09.2016 - 12.2017
Senior HR Analyst
Mphasis
06.2015 - 09.2016
HR Analyst
Mphasis
06.2014 - 06.2015
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management
Christ University
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
PESIT
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