Nihal Vorak

Strategic Human Resource Leader with over 19 years of progressive experience, including 10+ years leading end-to-end HR operations across Automotive, Manufacturing, Infrastructure & Project Management, Real Estate, Ceramics, Printing, and Packaging sectors. Proven expertise in multi-plant operations, greenfield factory setups, organizational restructuring, cost optimization, and driving Great Place to Work (GPTW) certifications. Executive alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur.

Associate General Manager – Head HR (Plastic Division) at Polyrub Plastics & Mega KLC (2026-01 – Present)

• Lead HR Strategy and Business Partnering across 3 operating plants and 1 greenfield project, serving as HR Lead to the CEO and 6 Vertical Heads.
• Drive group-level Great Place to Work (GPTW) survey initiatives and strategic employer branding across digital/professional channels.
• Control group-wide recruitment, budget flex, and monthly/annual headcount costs to achieve zero production loss while boosting per-person productivity.
• Standardize group Learning & Development calendars, launch Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for HiPos, and establish group succession planning programs.
• Setting up of Factory at new location – ensuring all the licensing formalities (Factory License, Pollution Control Board, CLRA & ensuring the factory operational within time line). Managing 4 factories unit with minimal compliance escalation.

Associate General Manager – HRBP at Hella Infra Market Pvt. Ltd. & Ivas Kadson Pvt. Ltd. (2022-01 – 2025-12)

• Headed HR Business Partnering across 6 Business Units, 1 Corporate Function, and 2 Factories, managing key senior stakeholders (3 CXOs and 10 Vertical Heads).
• Built HR systems, processes, organizational designs, and policy benchmarks from scratch across all business verticals.
• Spearheaded Job Evaluation processes to revamp corporate bands/grades.
• Executed aggressive talent acquisition strategies, poaching and recruiting 300+ employees in a single year from direct competitors while maintaining optimized Turnaround Time (TAT).
• Achieved GPTW certification for 3 consecutive years (2023–2025).

Senior Manager – HR at Temple Packaging (2018-05 – 2021-12)

• Leading HR & handling stake holder – MD & 3 Plants Head & COE at Corporate Office.
• Oversee end-to-end HR operations, talent management, statutory compliance, and Sedex audit readiness across packaging manufacturing units for all 3 plants – Daman, Baddi & Haridwar.
• Ensuring all the licensing formalities (Factory License, Pollution Control Board, CLRA & ensuring the factory operational within time line. Managing 3 factories unit with minimal compliance escalation.

Chief Consultant at AMITY & PHI (2016-01 – 2018-05)

• Provided strategic HR advisory on organizational restructuring, job evaluation frameworks, and leadership development for client organizations.
• Served as Fractional HR Head for 3 companies – Skanem India Packaging, Me World Startup Entertainment, Polmann India Polymer.
• Led Projects - PMS framework & execution for TJSB bank & Job Evaluation project for Skanem India.
• Led Recruitment Vertical for consulting.

Manager – Human Resources at RAK Ceramics India Pvt. Ltd. (2011-06 – 2015-12)

• Headed HR operations for Corporate Office, 18 regional sales offices, and 2 manufacturing plants.
• Scaled organization headcount 2x by recruiting 200+ professionals across 3 new revenue-generating business verticals.
• Streamlined SAP HR employee life-cycle management and launched Individual Productivity Performance Systems for sales teams.
• Launched & Managed YUVA – Management Trainee Program along with Campus Hiring.
• Over seeing HR Compliance for Corporate office & white label factories.

Assistant Manager – HR at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Auto & Farm Sector) (2008-10 – 2011-06)

• Served in the centralized Core HR team executing Balanced Scorecard goal-cascading and Gallup engagement initiatives.
• Optimized training costs by introducing the 70:20:10 learning architecture (70% OJT, 20% Coaching, 10% Classroom).
• Served in central Compensation & Benefit team (C & B), taking care of entire employee life cycle in SAP.
• Managed compensation benchmark basis mark to market basis various survey report.

HR Executive at Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) Real Estate & Project Management Company (2006-12 – 2008-09)

• Hired 100 employee (sales role & civil engineer for project management site) within one year while reducing agency costs via direct portal and campus sourcing.
• Automated payroll processing and compliance management for a nationwide workforce of 1,200 employees.
• Managing HR Compliance & HR MIS & dash board for Senior Mgmt.

Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management in Human Resource Management – XLRI Jamshedpur (2014)

Diploma in Human Resource Management in Human Resource Management – Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai (2007)

Bachelor of Management Studies in Management Studies – Mumbai University (2005)