Paras Nangia

Resource Management and HR Analytics professional with 4+ years of experience in IT consulting and workforce planning, and hands-on HR analytics practice built over that same period — recently formalized through upGrad's Introduction to HR Analytics certification. Proven expertise in bench optimization, demand fulfilment, utilization tracking, and workforce forecasting, backed by executive-level Power BI dashboards and Advanced Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot) models that convert raw HR data into decision-ready insight. Works daily with generative and agentic AI tools — Claude (chat and Cowork), ChatGPT, and Gemini Flash — to automate recurring reporting workflows, draft BRDs and stakeholder communications, and accelerate workforce research, applying prompt engineering to turn one-off analyses into repeatable, reusable processes.

Track record of reducing bench costs, lifting utilization, and aligning talent strategy with business objectives in fast-paced delivery environments.

Consultant – Resource Management at Polestar Analytics (2025-06 – Present)

Lead end-to-end workforce planning and bench utilization for a 600+ consultant delivery organization, ensuring optimal staffing alignment across multiple concurrent projects and service lines.

• Develop weekly and monthly resourcing dashboards using Power BI and Advanced Excel, enabling delivery heads to make real-time staffing decisions and reducing average time-to-fill for critical roles by ~20%.
• Use Claude (chat and Cowork) to run multi-step, agentic reporting workflows — building resource-allocation reports from timesheet exports, account-level attrition analysis, and bench-ageing / surplus-deficit matrices — cutting turnaround time on recurring analytics and freeing capacity for higher-value review.
• Authored a Business Requirements Document (iterated to v3) for a Resource Management Automation System (RMAS) and built a demand-forecasting web tool, using AI-assisted drafting and prompt engineering with Claude to accelerate specification writing and speed up stakeholder sign-off.
• Collaborate with Delivery & Talent Acquisition to forecast hiring needs 60–90 days in advance based on project pipeline analysis and utilization trend modeling, improving proactive hiring accuracy.
• Drive demand fulfilment reviews with project managers and practice leads, maintaining a resource utilization rate above 85% across active delivery engagements.
• Draft executive PowerPoint dashboards and HR communications (candidate rejections, SOP enforcement, stakeholder reconciliation) using Claude and Gemini Flash for first-draft generation, then refine for tone and accuracy before stakeholder review — reducing drafting time on recurring communications.
• Act as SPOC for all resource-related queries between delivery and HR functions, streamlining communication and reducing escalations.

Deputy Manager – Resource & Project Management at HCLTech (2024-01 – 2025-06)

• Oversaw resource allocation and demand fulfilment for a 5,000+ headcount IT delivery unit, coordinating between 15+ delivery leads and HR stakeholders to minimize bench and optimize project staffing.
• Designed and delivered executive-level workforce utilization dashboards in Power BI and Excel, providing leadership visibility into bench strength, skill gaps, and capacity forecasts on a fortnightly basis.
• Partnered with HR leadership to develop and execute talent rotation programs, resulting in improved employee engagement scores and a measurable reduction in voluntary attrition within the project workforce.
• Maintained and tracked resource demand pipeline by interfacing with business development and pre-sales teams, enabling proactive staffing for new project wins.
• Identified and implemented process improvements in resource request workflows, reducing average fulfilment cycle time and improving delivery team satisfaction.

Senior Management Trainee – Project & Resource Management at HCLTech (2022-08 – 2023-12)

• Supported end-to-end project lifecycle management for multiple IT delivery projects, managing resource schedules, tracking milestones, and coordinating across cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Built automated MIS reports on resource utilization, project status, and bench metrics using Power Query and Power Pivot, reducing manual reporting effort by over 40% and improving data accuracy.
• Assisted in onboarding planning and talent integration for new joinees across delivery teams, ensuring smooth transitions and faster ramp-up times.
• Prepared and presented weekly project status reports for senior leadership, summarizing resource allocation, risk flags, and demand fulfilment metrics.
• Maintained resource database and staffing records in HRIS, ensuring data integrity for audits and compliance reviews.

PGDM in Human Resources – International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi (2020 – 2022)

B.Pharmacy – Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore (2015 – 2019)