Manikanta Upuluri

Noida

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About

HR Business Partner with 6.5+ years of experience in workforce planning, performance management, employee relations, talent acquisition, compensation benchmarking, HR analytics, compliance, and payroll administration. Experienced in partnering with business leaders to drive people strategies that support organizational growth, employee engagement, and operational excellence. Throughout my career, I have supported high-growth organizations, managed HR initiatives for employee populations of 500+ professionals, led PMS and talent review processes, conducted compensation benchmarking exercises, developed HR analytics dashboards using Excel and Power BI, and partnered with leadership teams on workforce planning and retention strategies. My expertise spans strategic HR business partnering, employee lifecycle management, change management, talent acquisition, compliance, payroll governance, and organizational development. I am passionate about leveraging data-driven insights and people-centric practices to create high-performing teams and sustainable business outcomes. Core Areas of Expertise: • HR Business Partnering • Workforce Planning & Organizational Development • Performance Management (PMS) • Employee Relations • Compensation Benchmarking • HR Analytics & Power BI Reporting • Talent Acquisition • Compliance & Payroll Administration • Employee Engagement & Retention • Change Management

Location

Noida

Work experience

Human Resources Generalist at Televox, Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

HRBP II at WIN Home Inspection, Jun 2025 - Jan 2026 · 8 mos

Manager HRBP at GeeksforGeeks, Aug 2020 - Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 6 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, - Spearheaded company's talent acquisition and recruitment processes for both Tech & Non-Tech Roles. - Supervised staff recruitment, interviewing, selecting, onboarding and Offboarding. - Attendance & Leave management. - Provided support to employees with various HR-related issues and liaised with heads of department to find resolutions. - Initiated employee evaluation process and recommended policy changes to propel staff progress toward desired readiness goals. - Compiled and maintained employee files and records in electronic and paper formats. - Worked with the Legal team on policy issues, compliance concerns, grievances and employee complaints. - Set up compensation and benefits structures according to market conditions and budget demands. - Established HR management system applicable across different types of employees, departments and seniority levels. - Managed Rewards & Recognitions. - Monitored Day to day HR Operations & Generalist activities. - Employee Retention Discussions & Negotiations.

Talent Acquisition Specialist at Success Pact Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Jun 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos, Noida Area, India, Clients Handled: Adobe Systems, Groww, MoonFrog Labs - Have been involved in the entire cycle of recruiment linke: researching, sourcing,screening and closing for multipl roles. (Tech Talent) - Talent Identification and Sourcing- Identify abd engage talent in innovative ways-using referrals, Headhunting, Networking, Cold Calling, Facebook, LinkedIn, Social Networking Sites, Refercing and Job portals. - Provide an efficient, challenging and positive experience for every candidate from application stage to offer, with the goal of connecting great candidates to the right opportunities. - Client Management- Interacting with Clients on regular basis to get posted about any requirements/getting clients' feedback on positions handled from time to time and communicating the same to the candidates.

Internship Trainee at Mercedes-Benz Silver Star India, Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos, Hyderabad Area, India

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management, Lovely Professional University

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Electronics and Computer Science, Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU), Rajamahendravaram