Yasmeen Shaikh

• Defining organization values and structure to create a robust career framework for sports and enable growth for students and coaches
• Building collaborations and expanding grass root programs t nurture growth of badminton in Tier 2 cities in India

• Played a strategic role in significantly managing, transforming, and scaling NextGen in India, taking ownership for the site alongside the Managing Director
• Transformed the organization from a services mindset to a product mindset
• This helped position the vision of the organization
• Worked with business leaders to develop an organizational structure aligned with business goals and objectives, driving product mindset behaviors across the India organization
• Established the India Management Team structure in the matrix environment
• Introduced Managers forums and Leadership cohorts to strengthen engagement and empower leaders and managers
• Positioned HR as a 'Business Enabler' rather than a 'Back-office support function'
• This helped position HR a key business partner to business focusing
• Provided consultation to leaders on organizational talent needs and development, identifying key talent and driving necessary interventions to impact business outcomes
• Drove company and people strategy and priorities through 'Get Curious and Get Clear' tours clarifying 'True North'- drive clear communication initiatives to ensure clarity of the strategy, culture, and drive accountability through the organization
• Designed an effective employee engagement framework with a focus on communication flow down (top-down) and consistent messaging
• Brought significant changes to create an inclusive workplace and drive ownership of managers while equipping them being their partners
• Partnered closely with local site leadership and global business and HR teams in the US to drive initiatives
• Led the global implementation of Workday with the partnership of global teams, ensuring effective HR operations and compliance
• Designed an effective Rewards and Recognition program to drive a high-performance culture and an Employee Referral Program to encourage employee advocacy
• Introduced an HR Scorecard to report metrics and conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) on employee statistics
• Created a brand presence for the company through external partnerships with forums like NASSCOM, SHRM, ETWorld, IMA, Zinnov, Jobsforher, GWFM and WEquity
• Nominated for the Best Leader Award by the team Shifting mindset from 'services' to 'product'
• Setting up a COE structure for HR in India
• Benchmarking with best practices in the industry
• Transformed and renamed HR to be a 'Business Enabler' from a back-office support function
• Successfully transitioned into a 100% 'Work from Anywhere' organization globally ensuring regional alignment
• Improved the Employee Satisfaction Score from -29 to +53 on the EXM monitor through enhanced employee connections
• Blitzscaled operations from 400 to nearly 1000 employees in partnership with the business
• Established the DEI charter for India with ERGs in place and participated in global ERGs
• Institutionalized Business Continuity Process (BCP) and Covid support
• Won awards and accolades for the India site through Zinnov, Jobsforher, and WEquity for Disruptive Leadership
• Partnered with IndiVillage to run the first cross urban-rural mentorship program in India successfully
• Chosen as one of the Top 100 leaders of the organization to drive company strategy and objectives
• Best Leader Award nominated by the team
• Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
• Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
• Negotiated high-value contracts that maximized profitability while mitigating risks for the organization.
• Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
• Championed talent development programs, promoting employee engagement and retention while enhancing overall workforce capabilities.
• Built high-performance teams through effective recruitment practices focused on competency alignment coupled with ongoing performance management processes.
• Ensured regulatory compliance at all times by implementing robust internal controls systems coupled with proactive monitoring mechanisms.
• Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
• Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
• Founded performance- and merit-based evaluation system to assess staff performance.
• Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.

• Responsible for the end-to-end HR function in India covering 1000+ employees
• Working closely with local site leadership as well as collaborating with Corporate HR in the US and HR Business Partners globally
• Global HR Business Partner for the Customer Success team
• Designed employee engagement events plan for customer support teams to deliver excellence
• Planning and implementation of large-scale employee and family day celebrations, 'Bring Your Kids To Work' program successfully
• Part of the core global HR team to integrate HR policies and processes with local nuances
• Ran HR programs in collaboration with global teams
• Transitioned from a public listed company to a PE firm - redefining company values as the 'True North'
• Partnered globally on the 'One team-one dream goal'
• Managed Employer Branding
• Partnered with the Talent Acquisition team to accelerate campus hiring and set up Innovation Hubs
• Drove the DEI Charter for India with a focus on creating the WIN group (Women Network)
• Part of the Corporate Social Responsibility Team and engaged with NGOs to support girl child education and the under privileged sector
• Established connects with the eco system through Zinnov, Gracehopper and IMA
• Recognized as part of the Global High-Performance Leadership Program

• Managed business units of Finacle (the banking product unit of Infosys), Transportation & Services, Aerospace & Automobile and Talent Planning and Deployment (TPD)
• Responsible for 8000 employees spread across 77 countries and 12 Development centres
• Groups spread across R&D, Customer Support, Professional Services, Sales & Marketing and BEF
• Played multiple roles in Organization Development, Compensation and HR Business Partner in partnership with the corporate teams
• Devised HR Strategy and GEO specific new country penetration plan
• Implementation of HR programs like Compensation & Benefits Reviews, Employee engagement surveys, Performance Management, Talent Calibration aligned to the Bell Curve, Exit interviews for all business groups
• Worked with the leadership team to put in place Succession Planning and Tier 2 Leadership
• Program Managed the implementation of iRACE (Infosys Role and Career Enhancement) a new Career Architecture Framework for the Products Career Stream in partnership with Mercer- This included job evaluations & descriptions, competency mapping, new banding structure, linkage to policies for the product career stream -mapped 99 roles to 19
• Instrumental in setting up the HR Shared Services Model for Infosys
• Re-designed Business Partner HR Career structure - Re-defined BPHR roles and responsibilities, defined job descriptions for each level
• Re-designed policies for Infosys and defined workflows including all HR COE's and HRBP calling out accountabilities and responsibilities (RACI Matrix)
• Talent Planning and Deployment
• Improved utilization at an org level from 77% in Jan 2014 to 82.5%
• Highest conversion of project refusals - 65% of project refusals converted into acceptances
• Generated a revenue of USD 3.2 million/month
• Arresting Attrition-Successful retention of 200+ employees - Saving of USD 1 million/month

• Managed the end to end HR function for India of 300 employees
• Drove large scale hiring of freshers and laterals which helped the company get billable resources on time
• Centrally ran the HR programs for the company - Compensation, Benefits, Performance reviews, Leadership programs
• Collaborated closely with senior management on strategic planning efforts, aligning departmental goals with overarching company objectives.
• Successfully managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines ensuring optimal resource allocation.
• Oversaw training and onboarding process for all newly hired employees
• Drove PMCC certification for the company
• Designed Competency based interviews through role plays
• Deputed in Chicago, US for hiring, staff augmentation and overseeing the HR function in the US
• Worked through the successful merger of Ivega and TCG

• Set up the HR function in South India for a Dotcom company
• Partnered on client calls to showcase the job search engine which helped expand business
• Responsible for employee engagement to motivate the Sales team

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