Chief Human Resources Officer - Vedanta Limited – Power (TSPL) - Gurugram, India
(2024-09)
- Lead enterprise HR strategy, organizational development and culture transformation for the Power vertical, reporting into the CEO and engaging directly with the Board on people, governance and organizational risk.
- Driving leadership capability building and succession pipelines at the senior executive layer to support aggressive business growth targets.
Head, Communications – Raw Material - Tata Steel - Jamshedpur, India
(2024-07 - 2024-09)
- Owned communications strategy for the Raw Materials function, shaping internal messaging and stakeholder narratives at the corporate level.
Group HR & Industrial Relations - Tata Steel - Gurugram, India & Jamshedpur
(2020-07 - 2024-07)
- Change Management: Spearheaded a McKinsey-endorsed, organization-wide Agile behavioural transformation; led "Xcelerate" leadership programme for senior officers and "PRAGATI" frontline leadership programme for NOPRs.
- Employer Branding & Talent: Owned fresh-talent MT induction, engagement and career management from premier institutes; built Buddy and Mentor-Mentee programmes to strengthen the employer value proposition.
- Internal Communications & Employee Advocacy: Delivered flagship engagement platforms — CLAP, AWOW, SAKSHAM, SYNERGY — and launched the Step-UP AI platform and SuperApp initiative to enhance the employee experience end-to-end.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Led the D&I squad, developed the LGBTQ+ community charter and ran breakthrough sessions across the organization.
- Built an innovation scorecard/metrics framework to measure and grow employee innovation potential across the enterprise.
- Directed competency-based managerial and leadership programmes on Tata Steel's nine-competency managerial framework, alongside coaching, BluMint leadership programmes and directed higher-education policy for officers.
Senior Manager, HRD - JK Organisation - New Delhi, India
(2019-04 - 2020-06)
- Change Management: Led the Customer-Centric Culture intervention with the Top Management Team and implemented Business Transformation Programmes (BTPs) with newly designed SOPs across HR processes.
- Internal Communications: Launched an e-induction module and technical training module on pulp mill operations; implemented SAP SuccessFactors across HR modules.
- Employer Branding: Owned corporate presence and content strategy across LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and rolled out the Percipio soft-skills e-learning platform.
- Governance: Implemented a company-wide POSH awareness campaign and designed the PACE talent-development programme for the JKO East region.
Lead, Talent Management - Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited - Noida, India
(2017-09 - 2019-03)
- Aligned manpower planning to targeted revenue growth across the Railways and TLD businesses.
- Employee Advocacy: Drove employee engagement, OD and leadership interventions (KALP, KCI job rotation) alongside 360° feedback and performance management systems.
- Managed succession and career planning for DETs, GETs and MTs, and assessment/development centre processes.
Manager, HR & Employee Services - Jindal Power Limited (JSPL Group) - Gurgaon, India
(2015-07 - 2017-09)
- Led HR operations across 5,000+ MW installed power capacity spanning four locations in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, plus a greenfield project in Senegal.
- Change Management: Drove the Process-Based Organization (PBO) initiative and cost-optimization/resourcing strategy for optimum workforce utilization.
- Employee Advocacy: Ran GPTW benchmarking studies and the RIPPLE engagement initiative; built IDP frameworks for succession planning.
Deputy Manager, Human Resources - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. - Raigarh, India
(2012-06 - 2015-06)
- Headed Learning & Organizational Development for a 2,500+ employee, 4x250MW and 4x600MW thermal power plant.
- Built an internal pool of 90 certified trainers within two years and launched the "Gyan Drishti" e-learning portal and Etiquette-Communication module.
- Internal Communications: Designed and delivered "Shishtachaar" — a business etiquette, communication and presentation skills programme — company-wide.
- Employee Advocacy: Implemented the GPTW Trust Index survey and RIPPLE initiative across 3,000 employees; led succession mapping and HIPO identification.
Manager, Business Development - Britt World Wide India
(2010-08 - 2012-06)
- Delivered functional and non-functional training, knowledge management and customized corporate training design across client organizations.
Business Manager - Dale Carnegie Training
(2008-07 - 2010-07)
- Structured business strategy and development, managed key client and partner relationships, and oversaw project teams, budgets and delivery of soft-skills programmes nationally.
Management Trainee - Dale Carnegie Training India
(2008-01 - 2008-06)
- Supported national sales of open and in-house corporate soft-skills training programmes.
