Namita Shinde
HR Manager | Strategic HR Business Partnering & People Leadership
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About
HR professional with 8+ years of progressive experience across strategic HR business partnering, performance management, workforce planning, and employee lifecycle management within the manufacturing and industrial automation sector. Promoted to Manager – Human Resources within 22 months for consistently translating business priorities into HR strategy — owning the annual appraisal cycle for 200+ employees, standardizing HR policies and SOPs, and improving attendance-tracking efficiency by 100%. Skilled at partnering with leadership on workforce planning, attrition analysis, and retention strategy, with hands-on expertise across HRMS platforms (HRone, ZingHR, Zoho, GreytHR) and a consistent track record of building compliant, engaged, high-performing teams.
Experience
Manager – Human Resources - Cybernetik Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Pune, India
(2026-01)
Promoted from Senior HR Specialist to Manager – Human Resources within 22 months in recognition of strong performance in strategic HR delivery and cross-functional leadership.
- Own the end-to-end Performance Management System (PMS) and annual appraisal cycle for 200+ employees — leading goal-setting, mid-year reviews, rating-distribution analysis, and appraisal/promotion recommendations to leadership.
- Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, attrition analysis, and retention strategy, ensuring talent decisions stay aligned with long-term organizational objectives.
- Designed and implemented SOPs for recruitment, attendance management, and referral bonus policy, improving attendance-tracking efficiency by 100% and strengthening process compliance and transparency.
- Lead the employee lifecycle — induction, onboarding, engagement, and exit — reducing early attrition by 25% through structured onboarding and induction programs.
- Manage HR compliance documentation and audits against ISO standards for manpower management, ensuring consistent regulatory adherence.
- Drive employee engagement through Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), team events, and annual functions that strengthen collaboration and culture.
- Oversee recruitment for technical and non-technical roles (closed 50+ positions within targeted timelines) and led 4 campus hiring drives across Pune & Satara to build a fresh mechanical and electrical engineering talent pipeline.
Senior HR Specialist - Cybernetik Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Pune, India
(2024-03 - 2026-01)
Research Consultant – Internet Research - HCCR – Human Capital Consulting & Recruiting - Pune, India
(2022-05 - 2024-02)
- Delivered end-to-end executive and retained search mandates — including C-level hiring — for start-up, IT, OEM, and advanced manufacturing clients across Japan and APAC.
- Partnered directly with client stakeholders on requirement gathering, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding, building strong cross-border business relationships.
- Built market-mapping and talent-pool intelligence using Boolean/X-ray search techniques and ATS platforms (Zoho, SeekOut, SignalHire) to support global talent strategy.
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Research) - HCCR – Human Capital Consulting & Recruiting - Pune, India
(2021-05 - 2022-05)
Recruitment Associate - Vitalogies - Pune, India
(2016-05 - 2019-12)
- Managed end-to-end recruitment and the complete employee lifecycle — screening, offer negotiation, onboarding, HRMS documentation (GreytHR, Workday), and exit formalities — for IT services and web/mobile engineering roles across India.
- Strengthened employee relations through structured one-on-one meetings and focus group discussions, resolving employee queries via HRMS ticketing tools.
Education
MBA - Human Resources - A.T.I. University (2016 - 2018)
B.Sc. - Cocsit College, Savitribai Phule Pune University (2011 - 2013)
