Headline

Results-driven strategic HR leader with deep expertise in employee engagement, talent management, and organizational development.

About

Two decades in HR have given me a front-row seat to what makes organisations — and people — thrive under pressure. My work has always sat at the intersection of people and performance: building talent frameworks, leading through acquisitions and workforce transitions, managing complex employee relations, and creating cultures where engagement and accountability go hand in hand. I have operated in global, multi-geography matrix environments, partnering directly with senior leadership while staying close enough to the ground to know what is actually happening. I am equally comfortable shaping people strategy at the leadership table and rolling up my sleeves when something needs to get done. After eight years at Dotdash Meredith India, I took a deliberate break in mid-2024 to mark a significant personal transition. I am now looking for a substantive HR leadership role — Director, Head of HR, or equivalent — where people are treated as a genuine strategic priority and there is real scope to build something that lasts.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Director - Human Resources at Dotdash Meredith, Dec 2021 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I head the HR Business Partner, Talent Management & Development, Corporate Communications, HR systems & audit & compliance functions at Meredith India Services Pvt. Ltd. (a Dotdash Meredith company)

Director - Human Resources at Meredith India Services Private Limited, Mar 2016 - Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Meredith has been committed to service journalism for more than 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms — including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile and video — to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners. Meredith's National Media Group reaches 175 million unduplicated American consumers every month, including 80 percent of U.S. Millennial women. Meredith is the No. 1 magazine operator in the U.S., and owner of the largest premium content digital network for American consumers. Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching 11 percent of U.S. households. I head the HR Business Partner, Talent Management & Development, Corporate Communications, HR systems & audit & compliance functions at Meredith India Services Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Time Analytic Services Pvt. Ltd)

Vice President - Manager - Talent Acquisition at Northern Trust, Dec 2010 - Mar 2016 · 5 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore, • Responsible for the Talent Acquisition function for the organization in establishing the Talent Acquisition strategy in consultation with business leaders; driving all hiring in Bangalore ( for Financial Services, IT & Support Groups) and leading leadership hiring for Singapore and Hong Kong. • Manage a team of 13 team members – responsible for providing team oversight, including work flow coordination, performance management, coaching, feedback and communication of relevant policies and procedures. • Strategize, plan, direct the execution and evaluation of both internal and external recruitment programs to meet the organization’s total staffing requirements • Determine and implement recruitment strategies to create the Employer Value Proposition; • Successfully implement a marketing plan to establish the organization as an employer of choice consistent with global branding and practice • Responsible for managing the talent identification and hiring process for Northern Trust’s India establishment • Directly participate in the recruiting process for executive / leadership positions including sourcing and interviewing suitable candidates for these positions • Actively manage and mitigate risks through regular reviews of processes & procedures to ensure that risks were proactively identified and the necessary controls defined • Focused Client Relationship Management – Establish relationships with senior leaders / Executive Management Team • Reporting & Metrics management – Responsible for data management and reporting for the function • Talent Acquisition Optimization – Develop and oversee recruiting project plans in concert with business unit managers, to ensure successful implementation • Determined, administered and tracked the recruiting budget. • Vendor Management – Perform quarterly reviews to ensure that the right vendors were engaged with us to support with our hiring objectives

Process Manager - IB, Corp Sector, CB & CIO at JP Morgan, Sep 2008 - Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bangalore, • Responsible for all levels of hiring for the Bangalore office • Strategic Planning & Management of overall recruitment activities • Recruitment delivery across levels for IB operations, Asset & wealth management operations, Corporate Sector & Commercial Banking operations – Hired 500 + since joining • Responsible for all senior level hiring vis a vis Process Manager & above • Effective Stakeholder / Client / Customer (Internal) management vis a vis Timely reviews on hiring, Escalation management etc. • Team Management – Providing direction & guidance to the team towards efficient & effective recruitment, performance management & developing them to grow in their respective roles. Leading the team to meet delivery within prescribed timelines. Escalations and Issue Resolution • Reporting & Metrics management – Designing effective reporting mechanism for the Investment Banking & Asset Management business leadership team, performance of recruiters and vendors, market intelligence and trends. • Specific HR related projects delivery – Meet & Greet program initiation, Interviewing skills workshop, revamping the IJP process, Creating an effective & efficient Approval mechanism • Continuous streamlining of existing recruitment process to arrive at more specific and industry influenced strategic process innovations • Vendor management

Team Lead - Recruitment at Tesco HSC, Jun 2005 - Sep 2008 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore, • Responsible for hiring across all levels for the Technology, Infrastructure Support, Business and Financial Services groups • Strategic Planning & Management of overall recruitment numbers • Managed a team of 6 people – end to end people management and led the team to deliver set targets • Periodic review meetings with internal stakeholders, including Escalation Management and Issue Resolution, forward planning and talent pipeline plans. • Responsible for all recruitment related Analytics & Metrics Management – Deriving and publishing weekly, monthly and annual reports on Recruitment, Plan vs. Fulfillment • Vendor Management – Engaging with placement agencies for our sourcing activities • Overlooking the RPO activity from our automation tool perspective • Managing Budgets and working out cost effective methods of recruitment • Recruiter performance and individual capacity analysis • Analysis and publishing of key metrics such as Offer Declines & Offer Reneges, market moves, real-time compensation benchmarking to the team & the Business SPOCS on a quarterly basis, • Signing off on Offer Validation with respect to Salary Fitment across work levels Overlooking the on boarding activity

Education

PGDBA, Marketing, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME)