Sreenath Ra

HR Business Partner and Global HR Leader with 22+ years leading people strategy, organizational effectiveness, and workforce transformation across the US, Canada, APAC, and the Middle East — including scaling Sierra-Cedar's APAC GCC from 40 to 700+ employees over 11 years. Delivered measurable impact by improving hiring quality by 15%, elevating candidate experience by 30%, and strengthening leadership bench by 55% through succession planning and capability initiatives. Directed global total rewards with Mercer and Marsh benchmarks, driving 98% market alignment and retention through STI/LTI design.

Led multi-region HR digitalization (HRMS Cloud, ATS, LMS, AI/RPA), 40% efficiency gains. Partnered directly with CXOs and Boards on employee relations, change management, and stakeholder management through 4+ cross-border M&A integrations, building a high-performance culture that achieved 82% engagement uptake and 95% satisfaction.

Sr. Director – Global TA and Head of HR - Kastech Software Solution Group - Hyderabad

(2025-07 - 2026-03)

Service Company with 1600+ employees

• Workforce & Succession Planning: Led global hiring and workforce planning across the US, Canada, APAC, and the Middle East, building strategic talent pipelines through targeted hiring and leadership development
• HR Digitization & Policy Governance: Modernized HR through HRMS upgrades, AI-driven assessments, and RPA-enabled operations while automating recruitment workflows. Enhanced compensation, benefits, and policy governance to drive regional consistency and compliance.
• M&A Integration & Restructuring: Led the post-merger integration of HR systems, policies, and cultures for a major acquisition, achieving 100% employee retention of key talent and synergies through workforce optimisation.

HR Advisor and Fractional Chief People Officer - Multiple Companies - India

(2023-11 - 2025-06)

Product & Service Company

• Served as strategic advisor to founders and CEOs, designing human-centric HR ecosystems aligned to business strategy, scale goals, and cultural expectations. Directed organization development and change management programs, driving adoption of new structures, roles, and capability models.
• As Fractional CPO for Aparajitha Group, led cultural transformation, workforce modernization, and leadership capability enhancement across diversified business units.

Head of Human Resources - APAC - Sierra-Cedar Inc - Hyderabad

(2012-06 - 2023-05)

Technology consulting and Services company with 1000+ employees

• Data-Driven Talent Strategy & Succession Pipeline: Implemented AI-enabled ATS and metrics-driven dashboard increased productivity by 20%, while engineering a data-driven succession pipeline that covered 95% of critical roles, cut attrition from 17% to 8%, and expanded leadership bench strength by 55%.
• Enhanced Talent Acquisition & Employer Brand: Transformed talent sourcing by strengthening the employer brand, which drove a 68% increase in employee referrals—the highest-quality talent source—and systematically improved the other sourcing channels model.
• HR Digital Transformation & Analytics: Championed digital transformation, consolidating 5+ legacy systems into a single cloud-based HCM (Oracle Cloud). This freed up 40% of HR capacity from administrative tasks for strategic work, automated 60% of manual processes, and delivered $0.085 million in annual cost savings.
• Employee-Centric Technology: Launched a digital employee experience platform featuring AI-driven personalized development and a fully digital onboarding system, which increased new hire engagement scores by 30% and contributed to a 10% boost in overall productivity.
• Compensation and Benefits through Benchmarking: Partnered with leading firms (Mercer, Marsh) to design a market-aligned compensation philosophy. This included building a standardized job architecture and implementing performance-linked STI/LTI programs, which increased executive retention by 15% and strengthened pay-for-performance culture.
• Transformed HR Operation: Built a new HRMS infrastructure that streamlined processes, achieving 98.7% accuracy, 40% efficiency gains, and a 20% reduction in payroll processing time. Adapted to 100% of employment law changes; external audits reported a 98% compliance rate.
• Learning and Development with Performance Appraisal: Implemented mentorship programs, doubling effectiveness to 91% for high-potential talent through qualitative measures.
• Culture of Engagement & Wellbeing: Launched a comprehensive wellness system with 82% adoption and 95% employee satisfaction. Lead high-impact CSR initiatives with 57% participation rates, uniting the workforce towards community development goals.

Head of Human Resources – APAC & Middle East - TVSNET Technologies Ltd - Chennai

(2006-10 - 2012-06)

600+ employees

• Directed full employee lifecycle management across talent, rewards, compliance, HR operations, and learning frameworks.
• Delivered org restructuring, workforce planning, and talent alignment programs that supported business turnaround initiatives. Led cultural and organizational transition as part of M&A integration initiatives, enabling business continuity and talent retention.

Executive Human Resources - Polaris Ltd - Chennai

(2005-07 - 2006-09)

Executive Talent Acquisition - Mineni Corporation - Chennai

(2003-07 - 2005-06)

Master's - Business Administration - Madurai Kamaraj University (2003-07)

Bachelor's - Commerce - The American College (2001-06)