Varunnivas Chandrasekaran
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic HR professional with 12 years of experience, excelling in talent management and HR business partnering. Proven track record in designing and implementing role-based goals, and facilitating impactful workshops. Adept at driving organizational change and enhancing employee engagement, leveraging strong project management, and problem-solving skills to achieve strategic objectives.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Talent Management
Wipro Technologies
Chennai
07.2022 - Current
- Leading the implementation of HCM, specifically for performance and goal management for the organization.
- Lead in the implementation of performance management policies across geographies.
- Lead and manage change in the organization for policy changes, feature upgrades, and process changes to align with business needs.
- Lead the design and implementation of outcome-focused, role-based goals based on the job purpose and skills.
- Ideated, designed, and implemented workshops for people managers on G&O cascade, providing feedback.
- Ideated, designed, and implemented workshops for HRBPs to align with the PIP and G&O setting process.
- Lead the 360 survey implementation for the leadership, and partnered with the L&D for the associated learning initiatives.
- Partnered with the HR leaders to identify improvement opportunities for the process.
- Role Mapping - Competency-based role mapping based on employees' roles and responsibilities, and defined unique position descriptions that shall dovetail in the G&O template, succession planning, and 9 Box
Assistant Manager - Talent Management
Wipro Technologies
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Implemented the performance management policies across geographies.
- Implemented the G&O cascade across roles.
- Implemented role-based templates for G&O cascade.
- Supported the business to align with strategic objectives.
- Delivered workshops on G&O cascade to people managers.
- Governed the Performance Improvement Plan process and G&O Setting Process.
- User Acceptance Testing of new developments with respect to the changes in the Performance Management tool.
- Executed the performance appraisal process as per the designed timelines across geographies.
Assistant Manager - HRBP
Wipro Technologies
Chennai
07.2018 - 10.2021
- 9 Box for Appraisals - Objective formula drive rating mechanism based on Performance and Potential.
- Designing Bonus Plans - Bonus plans based on account tenure, performance, and enabling the business to budget the same as part of the Statement of Work to the client.
- Total Rewards - Executing and planning the Rewards and Recognition based on budget availability, and enabling the business to reward the right talent.
- Managing attrition through proactive identification of risk areas and implementing possible solutions.
- Talent Management - Identifying the right talent and enabling the business to manage the talent through role rotations and promotions.
- Employee engagement: connecting with the employees through FGDs, one-on-one connections, to understand the pulse.
- Designing and implementing interventions based on the outcomes from FGDs, Connects, and employee perception surveys.
Deputy Manager
Mahindra Rise
Chennai
05.2014 - 07.2018
- Design and execution of the technical competency framework for the unique positions in major technology functions.
- Design and implementation of learning maps for the unique positions based on the possible role movements, enabling employees to have visibility to next roles and the gap in proficiency levels, along with learning pathways.
- Execution of the career framework, where roles were categorized based on the affinity of the skills required, thus enabling role rotation.
- Execution of succession planning strategy through development centers, assessment centers, to identify high potentials, and build their capability to move up the career ladder.
- Identification, design, and implementation of customized learning interventions through instructional design methodology to develop technical capability.
- Lead the implementation of the Total Rewards framework for my span through streamlined process execution.
- Lead the implementation of the performance management process for my span through G&O cascading, enabling fair evaluation and rating.
Sr. Systems Engineer (SAP Basis)
Infosys Ltd.
07.2010 - 04.2013
- Upgrade SAP DB to higher versions
- Upgrade of Kernel on Unix
- Support in operations of client BAU activities
Education
MBA - Human Resources
School of Inspired Leadership
Gurgaon, India05.2014
B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SASTRA University
Thanjavnur, India05.2010
Skills
- Competency framework
- Role-based learning
- Change management
- Instructional design
- Performance management
- HR business partnering
- Learning and development
- Project management
- Workshop facilitation
- Succession planning
Hobbies and Interests
- Kung Fu
- Photography
- Cooking
- Tamil Poetry
Projects
9 box implementation for rating
Learning Map
Belbin team work appreciation
Implementing instructional design methodology
Technical Competency Framework
Languages
- Tamil, Native or Bilingual Proficiency
- English, Full Professional Proficiency
- Hindi, Professional Working Proficiency
- Telugu, Limited Working Proficiency
Functional Knowledge
- Competency Framework
- Role Based Learning
- Change Management
- Instructional Design
- Performance Management
- HR Business Partnering
- Learning & Development
- Talent Management
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Telugu
Beginner
A1
German
Beginner
A1
Accomplishments
Winner of "Above and Beyond - for Functional Excellence" award for FY24
Timeline
Manager - Talent Management
Wipro Technologies
07.2022 - Current
Assistant Manager - Talent Management
Wipro Technologies
10.2021 - 06.2022
Assistant Manager - HRBP
Wipro Technologies
07.2018 - 10.2021
Deputy Manager
Mahindra Rise
05.2014 - 07.2018
Sr. Systems Engineer (SAP Basis)
Infosys Ltd.
07.2010 - 04.2013
MBA - Human Resources
School of Inspired Leadership
B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SASTRA University
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