Risha Chakravarty

HR professional with 3 years of experience across full-cycle recruitment, HR operations, employee engagement, and L&D — spanning tech, FMCG, travel, and warehousing sectors. Proven ability to independently own and scale HR functions from the ground up, with hands-on experience managing US-India cross-functional workflows. Skilled in stakeholder management, HRMS administration, performance management support, and building people-first processes in fast-paced environments.

Actively seeking HR roles where autonomy, ownership, and people impact matter.

HR Associate at Bluecore (2025-06 – 2026-04)

• Assumed sole ownership of India HR operations within 3 months of joining — managing recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, HRMS administration, and vendor coordination single-handedly across a distributed US-India team.
• Drove end-to-end recruitment for technical and niche profiles; closed 5+ technical hires within 30 days and reduced time-to-fill by 25% using Greenhouse, Naukri, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Led office search, evaluation, and setup for company's India headquarters — managed vendor negotiations, site visits, and presented final recommendation to senior management.
• Administered BambooHR and Navan platforms; delivered tool training for new joiners and ensured smooth onboarding adoption across remote and in-office employees.
• Managed financial oversight for onboarding kits and event vouchers; maintained HRMS data integrity and produced regular HR reports and SLA dashboards using Google Sheets and Excel.
• Coordinated virtual engagement events, bulk gifting, and employee milestone programs for a geographically distributed workforce, maintaining high engagement scores.

HR Executive at Ethics Group of Companies (2023-10 – 2025-05)

• Managed end-to-end recruitment across travel, FMCG, and warehousing verticals — handled job postings, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding for 50+ hires.
• Designed and delivered orientation and in-house training programs; coordinated L&D initiatives with HR teams across PAN India, improving new joiner ramp-up time.
• Maintained HRMS data integrity on Keka; prepared salary breakups, HR MIS reports, and meeting minutes; implemented HR policies aligned with compliance and organizational goals.
• Led employee engagement and event management initiatives; managed employee relations, grievance resolution, and disciplinary processes across multiple business units.
• Supported performance management cycles — tracked appraisal timelines, coordinated with managers, and maintained performance data on HRMS platforms.

HR Associate Trainee at V Group Inc. (2023-05 – 2023-09)

• Managed full-cycle onboarding including background verification (BGV) coordination with multiple vendors; maintained daily HR task reports and MoMs for CEO meetings.
• Contributed to recruitment for diverse profiles; hosted employee engagement activities, conducted HR round interviews, and developed SOPs for key HR processes.

L&D Intern at Capgemini (2022-05 – 2022-08)

• Supported L&D operations across Gurugram and Mumbai; maintained training records, contributed to design and delivery of learning initiatives in project management, and managed the CapgeminiInventX database.

MBA – MIT-WPU, Pune (2021 – 2023)

BA Hons in Sociology – Maitreyi College, University of Delhi (2018 – 2021)