Swathi Nath

Senior HR professional with 12+ years of progressive experience across HR Business Partnering, HR Operations and Shared Services, Employee Relations and compliance, Talent Management and succession planning, HR Technology governance and transformation, and AI-enabled HR innovation. At Bosch GCC, built the complete HR function from scratch for a multinational technology organisation operating across India, Germany, and Portugal — scaling from 22 to 48 in 18 months with only 2 voluntary exits, deploying two live AI-in-HR initiatives in production, and maintaining zero legal escalations throughout. At Accenture, delivered strategic HRBP for 650–700 employees across six global accounts and five geographies.

B.E.

Computer

Science background enabling credible engagement across business and technology leadership.

Senior HR Lead at Bosch Global Software Technologies GCC (2024-05 – Present)

• Built the complete HR function from scratch for a multinational technology GCC: designed and implemented all HR governance, policies, SOPs, performance management frameworks, engagement programmes, and compliance infrastructure across India, Germany, and Portugal — scaling from 22 to 48 employees in 18 months with only 2 voluntary exits.
• Strategic HR Business Partner to India, Germany, and Portugal senior leadership: advise on workforce planning, organisational design, talent management, and people decisions; act as the trusted HR advisor on complex and sensitive people matters; zero legal escalations across tenure.
• Lead HR Operations and Shared Services for a 48-person People Services team: govern end-to-end employee lifecycle (70–120 daily transactions); achieve ~90% team-level case resolution; deliver ~40% escalation reduction in 90 days through structured governance and process improvement.
• Employee Relations ownership: manage 2–3 complex workplace investigations annually covering misconduct, grievances, and disciplinary matters; maintain India Labour Code, POSH Act, Shops & Establishments Act, and GDPR-aligned European compliance; zero legal escalations.
• Performance management and talent development: 12–15 structured Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) annually with coaching discipline; bi-annual talent calibration, HiPO identification, and succession planning; manager effectiveness coaching across all levels.
• AI-enabled HR transformation: deployed AI HR Chatbot (30%+ repeat-query reduction; 30–40% daily query automation) and AI Interview Management Platform (24–48hr cycle eliminated; 110–120 users) — both live in production; managed 120+ HR applications as project lead for over 2 years.
• HR Technology governance: functional owner for Workday (Core HCM, Recruiting), SAP SuccessFactors (HR Core, HR Global, COMPAS, Signavio, DCA), and ServiceNow HRSD; 3 UAT cycles annually catching 15–20 data issues pre-go-live; HR MIS dashboards covering attrition, engagement, performance, and workforce trends.

Senior Analyst – Human Resources People Advisor at Accenture (2019-12 – 2024-04)

• Led a 22-person HR team across 6 cities (5 direct reports) and partnered around 10 senior business leaders across Amazon, Flipkart, Walmart, Verizon, and BMS — managing the full HR agenda for a workforce of 650–700 employees across six global accounts in an IT/ITES environment.
• Accomplished end-to-end HRBP delivery, measured by sustained business relationships with senior leaders and zero legal escalations across 2–3 annual investigations, by acting as a trusted advisor on induction, confirmation, performance management, appraisals, employee relations, and attrition management.
• Managed complex employee relations and conducted thorough, objective investigations: grievance handling, disciplinary processes, counselling, and conflict resolution across India, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.
• Drove performance management and employee development: 12–15 structured Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) annually with coaching discipline; talent calibration, HiPO identification, succession planning; supervisory enablement activities.
• Conducted regular employee connect sessions and engagement programmes: HR connects, skip-levels, pulse surveys, town halls, recognition programmes; addressed concerns through structured action plans.
• Led ServiceNow-to-Workday migration across 5 geographies: 23 discrepancies caught pre-go-live; zero SLA disruption. Co-led DIPA enterprise AI HR chatbot as 3-person SME.
• Built two new HR teams from scratch within 90 days; progressed from Recruitment Lead (22-person team, 6 cities) to HR People Advisor Lead within the Accenture career framework.

Senior Consultant – HR | Sole HR Professional at Neviton Softech Private Limited (2019-01 – 2019-10)

• Joined as the first and only HR professional at Neviton Softech, a subsidiary of Montana Tech Components AG (Switzerland) whose Romania operations directly supported aerospace manufacturing components for Boeing supply chains; two divisions: Engineering (AutoCAD-based design/aerospace) and IT/Digital (software and digital engineering).
• Built the complete HR function from scratch as the sole HR professional: hired a team of 5, designed and implemented all SOPs, KPIs, and a CIP framework from zero.
• Managed end-to-end hiring across both divisions: job architecture, sourcing, screening, competency assessments, interview coordination, offer management, salary negotiations, notice period discussions, and Day 1 onboarding.
• Managed all exits and separations: resignation processing, notice period negotiations, experience letters, and clearance coordination.
• Product-owned EARS (Employee Acquisition & Recruitment System) and HAND (Hiring Assessment & Navigation Dashboard): defined requirements, user journeys, and business logic for both; IT team built front and back end.

Recruitment Executive — RPO & Talent Consulting at HAN Digital Solution Private Limited (2018-04 – 2018-09)

• Managed concurrent recruitment mandates across multiple IT and technology sector client organisations simultaneously, covering sourcing, screening, competency mapping, interview coordination, offer management, and Day 1 readiness.
• Executed targeted sourcing strategies across Naukri, LinkedIn, employee referrals, and staffing partners for niche IT and technology positions across active client mandates.
• Coordinated directly with hiring managers across multiple client organisations to understand manpower requirements and competency frameworks; maintained recruitment dashboards, MIS reports, and candidate trackers across all active mandates.
• Operated in a high-volume, multi-client, deadline-driven RPO delivery environment, building recruitment execution discipline and client stakeholder management capability.

HR Data Management Associate at Chizrinz Infoway Private Limited (2012-01 – 2016-09)

• Managed HR master data and employee lifecycle records on SAP HRMS for IT services client organisations: joinings, transfers, promotions, and exits.
• Provided Taleo ATS recruitment support for client organisations: job posting, candidate pipeline tracking, interview scheduling, and offer documentation.
• Delivered HR master data management and Taleo ATS recruitment support across client organisations in a structured RPO delivery model.

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science – PSN College of Engineering, Tirunelveli | Anna University (2007 – 2011)