Vice President – HR & IR (Manufacturing and Construction 20 + sites) at GPS Renewables (2023-12 – Present)
- Lead HR & IR strategy across 20+ national EPC sites — overseeing a combined direct and indirect workforce of 10,000+ employees, handle a team of 20 site HR professionals spread across pan-India locations.
- Report monthly statutory compliance status and quarterly workforce analytics directly to the corporate team, 100% compliance maintained across all sites under BOCW, CLRA, PF, ESI and other applicable laws.
- Handled statutory notices and represented management before labour authorities.
- Manage an HR budget of ₹1.4 Cr per project, including a dedicated employee engagement budget of ₹65,000 per site — ensuring purposeful spend across manpower, compliance, and workforce welfare.
- Redeployed employees from completed projects to new assignments, reducing hiring costs and ensuring availability of experienced manpower.
- Saved ₹10 lakh+ annually by bringing all statutory certifications in-house, eliminating dependency on external compliance consultants.
- Rolled out HROne PMS and introduced Quarterly Check-in programmes across all sites, measurably reducing field attrition and improving performance culture.
- Scaled site network from 6 to 20+ active EPC locations — leading end-to-end HR setup for each new site including statutory registrations (BOCW & CLRA), manpower planning, contractor onboarding, and workforce mobilisation before groundbreaking.
- Planned site manpower requirements through employee redeployment and need-based hiring, controlling employment costs and ensuring timely project execution.
- Set up and monitored worker welfare infrastructure across remote project sites, ensuring compliance with labour welfare standards and improving workforce well-being.
- Managed end-to-end contractor lifecycle — onboarding sub-contractors, verifying statutory compliance monthly (PF, ESI, wages), and ensure periodic inspections of contractor labour camps.
- Established site security and workforce discipline frameworks across project locations, coordinating with local authorities to ensure safe, compliant, and disruption-free operations.
- Ensure timely BOCW Cess calculation and submission upon project completion at each site.
- Led end-to-end HR mobilisation for the Panipat CBG manufacturing plant from greenfield construction phase to 100% operational capacity. Jhajjar plant has reached a level of 60%.
- Right-sized the headcount from an inflated initial deployment down to the budgeted 108 employees, delivering disciplined manpower cost control.
Career Break at Career Break (2023-04 – 2023-11)
Took a planned break from full-time employment to support family through a medical emergency.
HR & IR Head – Manufacturing Operations at Aqualite Pvt. Ltd. (2022-07 – 2023-04)
- Partnered with CHRO to lead HR & IR for a 2,000+ employee manufacturing workforce across two plants (1,500 + 500 headcount); owned an annual HR budget of ₹3 Cr and co-built workforce stabilisation frameworks improving plant productivity.
- Implemented and managed 200 NAPS apprentices, generating ₹50 lakh+ in annual manpower cost savings through statutory cost optimisation and contractor overhead reduction, without disrupting operations.
- Oversaw payroll governance, grievance redressal, and statutory compliance; secured SEDEX certification for ethical trade and labour standards compliance.
- Led ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and SEDEX and managed customer audits from automotive OEM clients including Tata Zudio etc — achieving zero non-conformances and reinforcing the plant's compliance and quality standing.
- Launched structured employee engagement and upskilling initiatives focusing on multiskilling of workers, contributing to measurable improvement in workforce stability and supervisory capability.
HR & IR Manager – (Two Manufacturing Plants and Corporate Office) at Neolite ZKW Group (2021-07 – 2022-07)
- Managed HR & IR across two automotive plants (1,500 + 500 employees) as strategic HR partner to the CHRO; conducted compensation benchmarking enabling data-driven pay band revisions that improved retention and market positioning.
- Led end-to-end HROne HRIS implementation — consolidating attendance, payroll, and PMS into a unified real-time dashboard, eliminating manual processes and giving leadership live workforce data for the first time.
- Launched SAMVAD — a structured change management and culture-building initiative for 1,000 employees — enhancing strategic alignment, two-way communication, and high-performance culture.
- Led ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and TS 16949 internal audits, and managed customer audits from automotive OEM clients including Honda, Tata, and Stellantis — achieving zero non-conformances and reinforcing the plant's compliance and quality standing.
- Led the HR workstream for Lean manufacturing initiatives, optimizing and multiskilling of manpower and workforce productivity in partnership with Operations, contributing to production capacity growth from 48 lakh to 65 lakh back plates per month.
- Moved on from the organisation after being asked to take up a permanent relocation to Pune, which was not feasible at the time.
HR & IR Head – (Two Manufacturing Plants and Corporate Office) at Meneta Automotive (2017-03 – 2021-06)
- Served as HR & IR Head overseeing HR across two plants (1,500 + 1,000 employees) and extending HR business partnering to the sales function — combining plant and commercial HR experience.
- Owned an annual HR budget of ₹4 Cr; built detailed annual spend projections and secured CFO and Plant Director approval, maintaining disciplined spend across manpower, compliance, training, and employee welfare.
- Anchored wage negotiations, collective bargaining, and union engagement in a high-activity union environment, concluding all LTS settlements without a single strike or production stoppage over four years.
- Partnered with operations on Lean Manufacturing initiatives, contributing to production capacity growth from 48 lakh to 65 lakh back plates per month through optimised manpower distribution and uptime improvement.
- Led ISO, OHSAS, TS 16949, and SEDEX certifications entirely in-house — covering quality, health & safety, and ethical trade compliance.
- Conceptualised and deployed DHRUV — a talent acceleration programme identifying 25 high-potential employees, building individual development plans, strengthening succession coverage, and establishing a sustainable leadership pipeline.
HR Manager – Plant HR at Panacea Biotech Ltd. (2013-04 – 2017-02)
- Managed plant HR including sensitive workforce restructuring (retrenchment and layoff) with zero legal challenges; maintained full statutory compliance, health & safety, and grievance management throughout tenure.
- Prepared and secured CHRO approval for annual plant HR budgets across manpower, compliance, training, and welfare — building financial accountability into the HR function.
- Managed multiple WHO audits at plant level with zero adverse findings across all audit cycles.
HR Officer / Plant HR – Greenfield Operations and One Manufacturing Plant at USV Limited (2008-04 – 2013-03)
- Built complete HR & IR infrastructure from scratch for a Greenfield pharmaceutical facility.
- Organised two large-scale walk-in drives (200+ candidates each) to rapidly scale the workforce for Unit 2 at Baddi, meeting hiring targets without compromising quality-of-hire.
- Managed MHRA, USFDA, and WHO regulatory audits with zero adverse findings; led successful ISO & OHSAS certifications.
- Built and deployed a 100-workmen workforce for a Greenfield facility.
Officer – HR at Vaishnavi Kosmeticos Ltd. (2005-08 – 2008-03)
Foundation role covering recruitment, payroll support, statutory compliance tracking, and employee relations, learning core HR practice skills across generalist HR functions.
