Veena Pradeep
Kochi
Summary
HR professional with expertise in policy design, employee relations, diversity hiring, and culture building. Skilled in partnering with leadership to strengthen people operations and engagement.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Operations
Sharedata
Kochi
04.2026 - Current
Manager - Level 3 - Human Resources
Zerodha Broking Limited
Bengaluru
01.2021 - 12.2025
- Single point of contact for health insurance, corporate buffer requests, and claims.
- Handle employee relations, grievance redressal, and sensitive escalations with clarity.
- Oversee exits and terminations, ensuring smooth offboarding.
- Draft and update HR policies to reflect how we work and stay aligned with industry trends.
- Drive engagement initiatives: fitness challenges, festive events, and wellness programs.
- Run diversity hiring and internship programs for tech, product, and analyst teams.
- Ensure day-to-day HR operations run smoothly: leaves, communication, benefits, and more.
- Work closely with leadership to build a calm, people-first HR culture.
Manager - Level 1 - Human Resources
Zerodha Broking Limited
Bangalore
09.2017 - 01.2020
- Part of a 3-member HR team supporting 1,100+ employees.
- Handling end-to-end lateral recruitment, including onboarding.
- Member of the POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) committee.
- Overseeing employee relations and grievance redressal.
- Planning and executing weekly and festive employee engagement activities.
- Single point of contact for insurance and health benefits.
HR Coordinator
The Raviz Resort & Spa
Ashtamudi
08.2016 - 04.2017
- HR POC for 170+ employees at The Raviz, Ashtamudi.
- Conducted end-to-end recruitment and onboarding.
- Led appraisal processes and HR interviews.
- Updated HR policies and conducted various workshops.
- Handled PF/ESI submissions, and salary processing.
- Internal Complaints Committee member.
Human Resources Intern (Part time)
CloudAst Technologies Pvt Ltd
bangalore
12.2015 - 07.2016
HR Intern
Kabani Community Tourism Pvt. Ltd.
Calicut
12.2015 - 01.2016
HR Intern
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Bengaluru Area
04.2015 - 05.2015
Education
Master of Arts - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Loyola College of Social Sciences
Trivandrum12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English, Social Work, Sociology
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Kochi12.2014
Skills
- Policy writing
- Employee relations
- Diversity hiring
- Leadership collaboration
- HR operations
- Culture building
Timeline
Head of Operations
Sharedata
04.2026 - Current
Manager - Level 3 - Human Resources
Zerodha Broking Limited
01.2021 - 12.2025
Manager - Level 1 - Human Resources
Zerodha Broking Limited
09.2017 - 01.2020
HR Coordinator
The Raviz Resort & Spa
08.2016 - 04.2017
Human Resources Intern (Part time)
CloudAst Technologies Pvt Ltd
12.2015 - 07.2016
HR Intern
Kabani Community Tourism Pvt. Ltd.
12.2015 - 01.2016
HR Intern
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
04.2015 - 05.2015
Master of Arts - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Loyola College of Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts - English, Social Work, Sociology
Indira Gandhi National Open University