Smriti Nandekar

Dynamic, results-driven, and strategic HR Leader with over 15 years of comprehensive experience steering end-to-end people strategy, organizational transformation, and talent acquisition operations. Proven track record in aligning human capital initiatives directly with aggressive corporate growth objectives. Highly adept at leveraging AI-driven automation workflows to scale efficiency, managing multi-tier employee engagement lifecycles, and engineering structural retention plans that substantially mitigate attrition.

An empathetic culture builder and executive advisor dedicated to cultivating high-performance, analytical, and collaborative work environments.

AVP - Human Resources - ResearchWire Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai / Pune

(2016-11)

• Strategic Leadership: Partner with C-suite executives, department heads, and cross-functional business leaders to orchestrate scalable HR strategies and precise manpower planning frameworks tailored to business verticals.
• AI Integration & Optimization: Championed the adoption of advanced AI-based HR automation solutions and analytics tools, eliminating manual workflows by 40%, boosting processing efficiency, and significantly driving corporate cost optimization.
• Workplace & Operations Analytics: Spearheaded critical data analysis programs regarding employee office attendance and "Work from Office" metrics, formulating optimized, consolidated resource allocation frameworks that balanced workspace utility with operational productivity.
• Talent Acquisition: Formulated and executed high-impact recruitment models encompassing premium campus pipelines (including top-tier IITs/NITs), aggressive off-campus initiatives, and massive walk-in drives to onboard specialized talent.
• Employee Engagement & Team Building: Conceptualized and launched high-impact corporate engagement programs, including a cross-functional corporate Cricket Tournament League, explicitly designed to strengthen team collaboration, inter-departmental synergy, and boost overall internal alignment.
• Retention Frameworks: Systematically mitigated organizational attrition through structured career mapping, robust recognition platforms, transparent multi-channel communication loops, and highly localized employee care initiatives.
• Leadership Development & Mobility: Spearheaded institutional succession planning and internal mobility frameworks, identifying high-potential talent to cultivate a sustainable leadership pipeline.
• Compliance & Excellence: Maintained comprehensive governance of regional labor compliance guidelines, performance metrics dashboards, and policy revisions across the end-to-end employee lifecycle.

Senior HR Executive - Hexaware Technologies - Mumbai

(2016-03 - 2016-10)

• Facilitated the corporate onboarding, transition, and structured immersion programs for large-scale monthly tranches of professional new joiners.
• Architected complex visual organizational structures, process flows, and institutional documentation maps utilizing Bizagi.
• Designed and executed learning, development, and active engagement programs aimed at nurturing a highly transparent, advancement-focused workplace culture.

HR Manager - Maruti Suzuki India Pvt. Ltd. - Chhindwara

(2008-02 - 2011-02)

• Managed the comprehensive talent acquisition, performance appraisal cycles, and multi-departmental HR infrastructure for regional operations.
• Engineered strategic performance-based incentive architectures and monetary rewards systems that successfully motivated staff and accelerated operational revenue.
• Oversaw corporate payroll architectures, strict attendance logging mechanisms, and preventative attrition-mitigation matrices.
• Orchestrated expansive annual corporate celebrations, long-service award ceremonies, appreciation milestones, and employee wellness workshops to elevate team retention metrics.
• Administered rigorous internal feedback surveys and converted responses into actionable organizational improvement plans to continuously optimize employee satisfaction indices.

MBA - Human Resources - Symbiosis Institute, Pune (2011 - 2013)

B.E. - Electronics & Communication - Rajeev Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal (2003 - 2007)