Ekta Bhardwaj

Key Responsibilities & Impact 1. Acted as a trusted HR advisor to senior leaders on all people-related matters, ensuring the highest standards of ethics, governance, and compliance across the organization. 2. Partnered closely with business leaders to deliver end-to-end support across the employee lifecycle, aligning people processes with business strategy and operational priorities. 3. Led system enhancements and HR automation initiatives, streamlining multiple HR processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and employee experience. 4. Delivered actionable workforce analytics to leadership by analyzing employee attrition trends, including tenure, performance potential, and organizational levels, enabling data-driven talent and retention strategies. 5. Drove Organization Development (OD) initiatives to support change management, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and foster high-performing teams through structured communication platforms such as Town Halls, Skip-Level Meetings, employee forums, and one-on-one engagement sessions. 6. Designed, reviewed, and implemented HR policies and procedures to support organizational growth while ensuring consistency, fairness, and regulatory compliance

Key Responsibilities & Strategic Contributions 1. Led the design and implementation of an HR Shared Services model for transactional processes, enabling standardized service delivery and increased adoption of employee and manager self-service solutions. 2. Fostered a culture of continuous improvement within the HR Operations team, ensuring high-quality, timely, and customer-centric delivery of transactional HR services aligned with SLAs and business expectations. 3. Partnered with business leaders to provide end-to-end support across all people processes, serving as a strategic advisor throughout the employee lifecycle. 4. Managed the complete employee lifecycle—from onboarding and role transitions to performance management, engagement, and exit—ensuring consistent, compliant, and positive employee experiences.

Working as a HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner | HCL Infosystems Ltd. June 2006 – September 2014 1. Served as HR Business Partner supporting the Service Division at a national level, partnering with senior business leaders to align people strategy with business objectives. 2. Managed the complete gamut of HR activities, including manpower planning, budgeting, wage bill management, succession planning, performance management, and HR operations support. 3. Led employee engagement initiatives and workforce interventions to enhance productivity, morale, and retention across geographically dispersed teams. 4. Provided HR support across diverse workforce environments, including field operations, manufacturing/factory units, sales teams, and call center operations, enabling consistent HR practices across varied employee populations. 5. Played a key role in business integration initiatives, supporting organizational restructuring, people transitions, and change management to ensure smooth integration and continuity of operations.