GROUP HR HEAD at SUPERHARD GROUP (2025-07 – Present)
12 companies incl. Greenwave Diamond (diamond manufacturing), Hardten Precision Technologies (precision cutting tools), Discrete Circuits (medical devices), GleamX Infotech (IT), as well as jewellery, fintech and R&D. 1,000 employees. Reports to Group Chairman.
- Advise the Chairman, Directors and CXOs on organisation design, leadership hiring, succession, critical-role risk and workforce cost across 12 companies.
- Personally drive/participate in TA and hiring for leadership, critical, specialist and business-critical positions; manage end-to-end hiring from manpower planning through onboarding.
- Own complete employee lifecycle across workforce planning, TA, onboarding, probation, performance, talent development, engagement, retention, compensation, HR operations, compliance and exits.
- Revamped salary/CTC structures and introduced performance-linked variable pay; led the Labour Codes transition – wage-structure redesign (50% rule), appointment letters and fixed-term policy across 12 entities.
- Rolled out PIPs and strengthened performance accountability through structured performance and reward mechanisms.
- Lead Employee & Industrial Relations across the group, including disciplinary cases, grievances, contract labour, worker relations, labour authority matters, settlements, factory HR, standing orders, domestic enquiries and workforce disputes.
- Designed and deployed a unified Group HR Operating Model (HRBP structure, CoE mandates, shared services, hiring governance) across 12 entities while retaining business-unit flexibility; lead/develop 11+ HR team members.
- Rolled out a unified HRMS consolidating payroll, compliance and workforce analytics into a CXO people dashboard, and standardised HR processes across group entities.
- Institutionalised Hi-Po identification, talent mapping and succession for 33 critical roles.
- Lead cross-border HR alignment for one of the group companies across India, Spain and Japan: compensation philosophy, labour-law compliance and cross-cultural onboarding.
HEAD / MANAGER HR at SANTARIA GROUP (2021-12 – 2025-06)
Real Estate. 1,500+ employees.
- Led HR for 1,500+ employees across hiring, workforce planning, employee relations, performance, engagement, retention, HR operations and compliance, partnering with the Chairman and business heads on workforce, organisation and people priorities.
- Led organisation redesign across business units, rationalising roles and improving staff-cost-to-revenue alignment without operational disruption.
- Hired people across sales, project management and CRM, aligned to project launches.
- Implemented an enterprise HRMS from scratch, improving payroll accuracy, statutory compliance and audit readiness for Chairman and Finance review.
- Built leadership and succession matrices across sales, projects and support, strengthening internal talent pipelines for critical roles.
- Reduced attrition in a high-churn sales workforce through stay interviews, pulse surveys and career-pathing.
- Handled employee/industrial relations matters, disciplinary processes, grievances and workforce issues while supporting business and functional leaders.
ZONAL HEAD – HR & TRAINING, SOUTH INDIA at RENEWBUY.COM (2018-09 – 2021-11)
InsurTech. High-growth start-up.
- Built the HR function from zero as headcount grew from 25 to 520+ in 36 months.
- Managed the full employee lifecycle for 200+ employees, then built and led a 5-member HRBP team.
- Led hypergrowth hiring with business leaders, averaging 200+ hires per year.
- Designed KPI-linked training and delivered workforce productivity of 80%, the highest in the organisation.
- Achieved the lowest attrition among zones (20% vs. 60%); operating model adopted by other zones.
ASSISTANT MANAGER HR at TOYOTA TSUSHO INSURANCE BROKER INDIA PVT. LTD. (2016-12 – 2018-08)
- Conceived and led the Business Champions capability programme, contributing to a ₹200+ Cr business growth cycle.
- Ran nationwide HR operations, training and compliance for 500+ employees across multiple locations.
- Established a multi-centre CSAT framework later adopted organisation-wide.
Specialist Trainer (HR) at AEGIS Ltd. (2015-10 – 2016-11)
Elite Club member; highest performance award twice annually.
Trainer & Recruiter (HR) at Hinduja Global Solutions (2013-05 – 2015-10)
Hired and trained 100+ employees; built entry-level talent pipelines.
