Headline

Human Resources Business Partner | Organizational Development | People Growth Strategy | Strategic Partnerships |

About

At the intersection of HR, Strategy and Global Technology Partnerships, my work focuses on building strong organizations while enabling their expansion into international ecosystems. At Rug-Rel, I lead Human Resources and Organizational Development, strengthening people frameworks that align talent, leadership and culture with the company’s engineering excellence and long-term growth. My focus includes building structured HR policies, performance alignment systems, strategic recruitment and capability development across engineering teams and Strategic Business Units. I drive internal communication platforms, training initiatives and engagement programs that foster transparency, discipline and professional growth across the organization. My role also involves overseeing appraisal frameworks, Rewards & Recognition programs and trust-led grievance mechanisms that strengthen employer credibility and a culture of accountability. As part of Rug-Rel’s Global expansion journey, I have also led cross-functional coordination for the company’s initial market setup in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, supporting strategy formulation, hiring alignment and onboarding frameworks to establish a structured international presence and the same is reciprocated ahead towards Europe as the Company takes the next leap. Beyond just HR, I contribute to Rug-Rel’s International strategic initiatives as part of the CEO’s core circle, working on international business development, technology collaborations and partnerships with OEMs and system integrators across Europe, Middle East, USA & Canada. These engagements span advanced domains such as counter-drone systems, UAVs, embedded electronics and mission-critical Defense Technologies. I also represent Rug-Rel on major global platforms and trade shows including the World Defense Show, IDEX, AJBAN, Electronica, Defence Expo and Drone Expo India, managing OEM partnerships, MoUs, Government relations and collaboration frameworks that strengthen Rug-Rel’s global credibility. My work blends people leadership, diplomacy, technical understanding and strategic foresight, positioning Rug-Rel as a globally aligned, design-owning partner in mission-critical technology ecosystems, while ensuring the organization’s culture and people systems evolve alongside its global ambitions.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

ChatGPT

Work experience

HR, Organizational Development, Global Strategic Initiatives & International Marketing at Rug-Rel Components & Systems Pvt. Ltd., Oct 2024 - Present · 2 yrs, Greater Bengaluru Area, A) Human Resources & Organizational Development • Strengthening HR frameworks through structured policies, performance alignment & workforce synergy. • Spearheading strategic recruitment, capability building and leadership alignment across engineering & SBUs. • Lead cross-functional team for Dubai and KSA market setup, overseeing strategy formulation, hiring to onboarding. • Drove policy development, process optimization, Rewards & Recognition Programs & Performance Appraisals. • Lead Communication, Trainings, engagement programs & cultural transformation across Organization. • Acting as a trusted HR partner to Strengthen Employer credibility through structured grievance handling, open communication and trust-led HR practices. • Focused on discipline, accountability & professional growth, aligning people systems with business excellence. • Strengthening organizational alignment through structured HR frameworks and transparent communication sup-porting Rug-Rel’s global expansion. B) Global Strategic Initiatives & Marketing • Driving Rug-Rel’s Global business outreach and diversification as part of the CEO’s core circle. • Leading international business development, technology collaborations & expansion across Middle-East. • Spearheads the participation in World Defense Show WDS Saudi, IDEX UAE, AJBAN, Electronica, Defense Expo, Drone Expo India and other Global & Local trade shows. • Forged Strategic partnerships in Counter-drone systems, UAVs, embedded electronics and related Defense & Railway technologies with core focus on UK & European OEMs. • Managing Multi-Country OEM partnerships, Government Relations, System integrator collaborations, MoUs and joint venture readiness to strengthen Rug-Rel’s Global credibility. • Advancing Rug-Rel’s global presence through strategic platforms, technology evaluation & Defense ecosystem collaborations.

Client Engagement and Business Outreach | HR Landscaping at Rug-Rel Components & Systems Pvt. Ltd., May 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Contributed to Business development activities in driving organizational growth and success in close co-ordination with the CEO. Focused on building high-performance teams, fostering innovation and aligning Sales initiatives with key business objectives. Played a key role in driving business growth by identifying opportunities, building client relationships and executing cross-border strategies in the Middle East manifesting Government Relations. Lead HR Management teams to enhance workforce efficiency while focusing policy framing & dynamic hiring. With a forward-looking approach, contributed to sustainable growth through leadership, collaboration and impactful solutions.

HR, Collective Leadership & Head Hunting at NoBroker.com, Jul 2022 - Mar 2023 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, • Lead a solid team of Recruitment Associates & Business Operations catering to Business needs by design & delivery of effective sourcing plans with the Top Management & Business function heads. • Partnered with the vertical leaders to achieve corporate excellence and drive human resource initiatives. • Part of Crucial Project right from planning to execution of overall hiring in Dubai and Sharjah for UAE HQ • Performance Appraisals, Performance Reviews, Restructure, Rewards & Recognitions, Training for the Recruitment Team. • Track & Publish Team Targets, Performance & Concerns on Daily/Weekly/Monthly basis. • Interactions with Business Heads and their interview panel to strategize, understand the quality of hire and thereby enhance the employee performance. • Working with the Internal Stake Holders to develop strategy & implement to minimize Employee Turnover, Design Growth Plans & bring in Satisfactory Employee Benefits. • Perform candidate satisfaction evaluations to assure a great candidate interview experience. • To analyze the bottlenecks in the Recruitment process & providing the effective solutions.

Strategic Client Relations & Hiring at KellyOCG, Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Worked on a “RPO” Project for Citi Corp’s Manpower requirements focusing on the Technology & Big data hiring via K-OCG. • Forecasting the hiring demands while partnering with the business to design a recruitment plan leading to timely targeted closure of mandates. • Interacting with the Technical Stake holders in terms of Technology, Strategic Hiring Plans & Execution. • Market Intelligence at regular intervals to align the Sourcing Styles & various other factors as and when necessary. • Sourcing to meet the targeted hire numbers by efficient and consistent pipe-lining through various hiring portals, professional networking sites & internal hiring mechanisms focusing on Senior level hiring. • Mentoring a team of young Recruitment Executives in terms of Delegation acting as a Subject Matter Expert. • Providing best recruitment experience for all the candidates through out the process of Hiring.

Business Growth - Founder's Office at SAF Industrial Solutions, Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Worked on providing Technical & Business Solutions to the Various Manufacturers in the Specialised Industries like EDM, Non Ferrous Materials, High Temperature Safety, Precision Turned & Forged Components. Collaborated with the Orgaizaions catering to Defence & Aero-Space, Graphite, Insulation & Composites, Resin based Separation Media & Laser Technology. • Market analysis, Industry feasibility analysis, Business model analysis, competitive benchmarking, strategising Marketing & Sales with the stakeholders. • Undertaking Primary & Secondary research to help the client in aspects such as Market trends, Financial Planning, ROI, Market dynamics. • Hiring for technology and non-technology roles for various Industries specializing in the fields of Mechanical & Electronics Engineering for specialized products. • Actively supporting the authority in building and managing the relationship and interface with Strategy, Business development & all day to day operations.

Market Research and Business Development at SAF Industrial Solutions, Feb 2020 - Oct 2020 · 9 mos, Remote, • Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development • Joined this early state startup which aspires to be the One-Point Expert Consultancy for the clients in various strategic fields like Engineering Products, Industrial Solutions, Training, Learning & Personality Development, Human Resources. • Working on various projects viz., Engineering & Industrial Special Equipments, Food Industry, Training Professionals, Students & Coordinating various events online & offline.

Stakeholder Management & Communications at Cerner Corporation, Oct 2019 - Jan 2020 · 4 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, #Cerner #CernerIndia Deputed by Allegis Global Solutions at Cerner Healthcare to expedite the Engineering or Technology hiring for its Intellectual Property Division (IP DEV) • Stakeholders management by regular weekly connects to discuss current and next candidate pipeline and offer updates. • Partnered with the business to design & implement hiring plans leading to successful closure of positions. • Worked closely with business leaders and decision makers on hiring needs and meeting the hiring requirements in Co-ordination with the Back-end Sourcing team. • Candidate management right from the application stage to on-boarding. • First level Candidate Screening that includes skill level check, interview process coordination, offer process, Salary negotiations etc., • Pre on-boarding procedures in coordination with the HR operations team for issue of appointment letters, Background verification initiations & Joining formalities. • Recruitment Tool Used: Kenexa

Education

Master of Business Administration, Marketing and Human Resources, Presidency College, Bangalore

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University