Gauri Desai

In my current role as Country HR Manager, I am responsible to design & drive Talent strategy while driving a culture of Change & continuous improvement for Shore-staff. * Deliver on HR goals in close alignment with multi-cultural, diverse HR team based in Vancouver and customizing the HR interventions tailored to India talent needs. * Support senior leaders and their regional management teams in India, in People Advisory capacity. * Promote Inclusive & safe workplace culture through sensitization. Member of PoSH IC as 'Presiding Officer'.

Human Resources Business Partner - Corporate, East & West (Group Legrand India)

Responsible for PAN India Learning & Development initiatives for Sales , Support & Works staff. Responsible for Talent Management & OD initiatives. Responsible for CSR, Internal Communication. Support Talent Acquisition for critical, leadership roles.

Responsible for PAN India Talent Acquisition & HR Business Partner role. Support in L&D initiatives.

• Spearheaded the formulation of HR policies that enhanced organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. • Implemented engagement surveys to gather insights, leading to a increase in employee satisfaction scores. • Developed a comprehensive performance management system, aligning individual goals with company objectives. • Designed a reward and recognition framework that improved retention rates.

Being appointed as the first member in the HR team; got an opportunity to set-up the entire HR team. * Successfully formulated & implemented HR policies and standard operating processes. * Single point of contact for all employee communication & interaction with HODs. * Successfully managed Payroll & Salary administration including payroll processing. * Implemented the performance management system for employees in an effective manner including interaction with managers for review/feedback, introducing increments & Variable Pay scheme, training needs identification etc. * HR Operations - Handled the complete employee life cycle including manpower planning, HR Budgeting, Confirmations, Group Mediclaim, Statutory Compliance - Shops & Establishment, Provident Fund, STPI, ESIC officials, Legal Consultants etc. * Talent Acquisition - Was actively involved in sourcing the desired skill set, selection process, managing employee referral scheme, designing job descriptions, ensure organisational brand visibility on social media to attract talent pool, induction & on boarding * Employee Relations - Introduced & managed employee welfare activities such as Spot bonus, fun Fridays, birthday celebrations, festival celebrations etc. Addressed to the employee grievance, suggestions & feedback.

-- Handling the joining formalities for the new joiners. -- Maintenance & updating the Personal Information System (PIS) for the entire staff. -- Formulating & implementing the HR Policy under the guidance of VP- HR. -- Maintenance of Leave Records. -- Identifying the Training Needs & arranging the training sessions. -- Initiating the Knowledge sharing sessions in the Organization.

-- Sourcing the technical manpower from India, for the clients in Middle East. -- Interact with the candidates, and interview the potential staff of We-Become India/ Malaysia/ Singapore/ UAE within India, and to give judgment prior to completion of Hiring process. -- Successfully handled the positions like- J2ee/ERP Developer, Business Analyst, ERP Consultant, SAP Consultant, JD Edwards Consultant etc.