Lopamudra Ghose

Responsible for transforming HR and bringing it at par with new-age best practices in all aspects of the function including but not limited to recruitment, compensation and rewards, performance management, employee life cycle and overall culture of the company

Cosmos Maya is a premier India-based animation studio producing 2D and 3D content for television and digital platforms, founded by filmmakers Ketan Mehta and Deepa Sahi. My role as a member of the CXO leadership group in this leading animation studio is to enable the organization to acquire quality talent and at the same time retain talent by creating an engaged workforce of 1200+ employees with special emphasis on performance driven growth

Heading HR for the organization across all channels like 9XM (latest Bollywood music), 9X Tashan (regional Punjabi music), 9X Jhakaas (regional Marathi music), 9X Jalwa (Retro Bollywood music) & 9XO (English music). As part of the senior leadership team, I help drive digital transformation in the organization through identification of talent gaps, recruitment of the right talent, business understanding and translation of the same into employees’ objectives across the company Heading HR for the company’s 2 digital products – SpotboyE (entertainment portal and app) and SpotlampE (platform for independent music from established artists as well as new and upcoming talent) Formulating and implementing HR Policies and Processes Successfully introducing comprehensive HRMS into the organization for the first time Being responsible for and leading Talent Acquisition, Management and Retention for the company Spear-heading the design, launch and delivery of a new Performance Management System Introducing Learning & Development across the organization Designing and implementing new Rewards and Recognition programs Overseeing end to end HR Operations as well as Payroll Processing, in conjunction with overseeing HR related MIS, Audits, Annual Manpower Budgeting, and Employee Engagement initiatives

Headed HR for the organization across all its brands like Vogue, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller and Architectural Digest. Headed HR for the company’s digital products and departments under the same brands as above Was responsible for and leading Talent Acquisition, Management and Retention for the company Handled Performance Management across the company Headed end to end HR Operations i, HR related MIS, Audits, Annual Manpower Budgeting, and Employee Engagement Initiatives

Headed HR operations in Mumbai for CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN IBN, IBN7, IBN Lokmat, AETN (History), Forbes Magazine, Events18 & Colosceum Designed, launch and delivery of a new Performance Management System Revisited existing HR Policies. Designed and launched revised policies Carried out group wide Job Evaluation and Grading exercise through external consultants Created new HR Processes through launch and implementation of HRMS

Headed HR for the 2D to 3D Conversion, Animation, VFX, Creative Agency and TV Commercial Post Production Business Verticals which form the Creative Services Division for both India and UK; and for BIG Cinemas - Western Region + Central Services Office which includes Gujarat and Maharashtra along with their Corporate (India) + BIG Cinemas in Malaysia Was responsible for handling end to end HR Operations along with Annual Manpower Planning, Annual Performance Management, restructuring of the employee handbook and Revision of Leave and Travel Policies, Streamlining and ensuring Legal compliances under various Acts like the Shops and Establishments Act, Payment of minimum wages, etc. and conceptualizing and launching Rewards and Recognition Programs for employees

Joined as a trainee in the Learning & Development Team, moved to heading HR for the South Zone and then heading Compensation & Benefits followed by Talent Acquisition & MIS Have been responsible for HR related MIS, end – to - end HR Operations, manpower planning (based on productivity), design launch and implement ERP modules for HR, centralized campus recruitment, performance management (system design, launch, implementation along with compensation changes), payroll, performance tracking and analysis through P/L and target sheets, talent management (competency, potential & performance mapping), compensation surveys, employee benefits, employee HRIS, statutory compliances, employee engagement, HR policies & processes, HR Audits, assessment centers, instructional designing (online training modules – design, launch & implement), soft skills and induction training and other OD Initiatives like succession planning, employee engagement, internal communication, career development programs for junior & middle management

Recruitment for various skill sets like Java/J2EE, J2EE architects, weblogic deployment, Oracle DBA, Sybase DBA, Sybase Developer, Mainframes, VB, SQL, VBA on Excel etc. – which included activities like Short listing of resume, Database creation and management, Interview scheduling, Consultant Management, Offers and Appointments and Joining Formalities