Shagufta Ansari

Strategic HR Business Partner with 10+ years of experience managing regional HR operations and partnering with business leaders to drive talent management, workforce planning, and people strategy. Expertise in attrition analysis, retention frameworks, employee engagement, performance management, capability building, and people analytics. Proven ability to enable data-driven decision-making, improve productivity, and build high-performing, sustainable workforces.

Lead HRBP - Shaadi.com (People Group)

(2018-01 - 2026-04)

• Partnered with senior business leaders as a strategic HR advisor, aligning people strategies with business objectives across the West region.
• Led workforce planning, organizational design, manpower forecasting, and succession planning to build a future-ready talent pipeline.
• Drove the end-to-end performance management cycle, including goal setting, calibration, talent reviews, HiPo identification, and Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
• Leveraged people analytics, attrition trends, and workforce insights to recommend and implement targeted retention strategies, improving employee stability and engagement.
• Collaborated with leadership to drive organizational transformation, change management, restructuring initiatives, and culture-building programs.
• Acted as the trusted HR partner for employee relations, grievance management, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, and disciplinary matters while ensuring legal and policy compliance.
• Advised business leaders on organizational effectiveness, role redesign, span of control, workforce productivity, and succession readiness.
• Designed and executed employee engagement, recognition, wellness, and leadership development initiatives to strengthen employee experience and performance culture.
• Developed HR dashboards and business reports, enabling data-driven decision-making on hiring, performance, attrition, productivity, and workforce planning.
• Ensured compliance with labour laws, statutory regulations, internal policies, and HR governance while mitigating people-related risks.
• Partnered with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to deliver critical hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning initiatives for business growth.
• Coached and mentored people managers on performance conversations, employee development, policy interpretation, and people management best practices.

Sr Executive - Shaadi.com (People Group)

(2015-01 - 2017-12)

• Managed manpower planning, recruitment, onboarding, payroll, attendance, and leave management.
• Handled salary negotiations, employee grievances, HR policies, engagement initiatives, and exit formalities.
• Coordinated with department heads for hiring and employee lifecycle management.

Bachelor of Mass Media - Mass Media - Patkar-Varde College, Mumbai University (2008 - 2011)