Senior HRBP & Tech. Advisor to Director(HR) at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) (2007-07 – Present)
7.3 MTPA integrated steel complex · 20,000+ workforce across steel, power & township
- Cut time-to-hire by 40% by rebuilding the talent acquisition operating model — structured sourcing, panel-based assessment, candidate-experience SLAs and offer-to-joining tracking.
- Led enterprise SAP HCM rollout across payroll, time, personnel admin and ESS/MSS — retiring legacy workflows and delivering a 35% gain in HR operational efficiency.
- Resolved a plant-wide work stoppage in 72 hours through tripartite dialogue — zero production loss; subsequently codified as the organisation's reference IR playbook.
- Reduced workplace disputes by 30% via tiered grievance handling, SLA-driven escalation and a feedback loop into policy redesign.
- Built succession pipelines for 80+ critical roles with 9-box calibration, dual-track careers and structured development plans for high-potential talent.
- Govern an 8,000-strong contingent workforce across 150+ vendors — effectively a managed-services HR model; designed a compliance scorecard that cut statutory violations 25%.
- Improved workforce diversity by 20% through targeted hiring channels, inclusive role design and interviewer training to reduce structural bias in selection.
- Built people-analytics dashboards tracking attrition, training ROI, funnel health and contractor compliance — surfacing retention risks in technical-talent cohorts.
