Sandesh Murchy

HR Director for Oracle Cerner Engineering team

In my current role at Oracle I am focused on optimizing the HR services across JAPAC with an objective of improving customer experience and effectiveness of processes to optimize resources. My work involves improving processes across JAPAC region by adopting fundamentals of Design Thinking, Project Management, Six Sigma, and Lean Methodologies.

Started off as the Business Partner for Database and Platinum Services Org and moved to managing whole of Global Customer Support organization. Working closely with the Center Management Group for Global Customer Support to ensure deployment of HR strategy across all verticals.

HR Manager for Tektronix India location responsible for all HR related activities across the country.

Partners with the business management in delivering HR policies. Analyze relevant HR data, identify trends and advise the business management on relevant insights. Conduct employee connects to understand the pulse of the organization. Responsible for Employee Engagement (Survey to Analysis), Performance Management, Learning and Development, Talent Management and other employee related activities for a group of 500+ high skilled employees Manage employee relations issues and conduct investigations in support of corporate ethics and values. Key skills and abilities include coaching, influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, process development, analysis, and problem solving

• Managing appraisal process across the levels linked to reward management and career growth. • Conceptualizing & implementing of policies for HR. • Strategizing the long / short term directions by forecasting the future manpower requirement and designing the plans for acquiring the requisite skills and competencies. • Creating & maintaining the annual operating plan (budget) for all the HR activities from a zero base. • Maintaining the monthly MIS of the HR activities. Sustaining HRIS database, facilitating HR effectiveness by capturing trends in terms of costs & activities related to HR. • Managing the complete recruitment life-cycle. • Defining and designing job description of all professional positions, job evaluation as well as finalization of goals and KRAs at all levels. • Conceptualizing training & development initiatives for improving employee productivity, building capability and quality enhancement. • Identifying training needs across levels through mapping of skills required for different roles and analysis of the existing level of competencies. • Managing the design & development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection and guiding managers through compensation decisions. • Directing preparation, distribution of written & verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation and personnel policies. • Analyzing compensation policies, government regulations and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan. • Ensuring prompt resolution of employee grievances & maintaining cordial employee relations. • Grievance handling, employee motivation, personnel / counseling thereby instituting measure for reducing absenteeism and employee turnover.

Handled the HR responsibilities of the new business - Construction as Associate Manager HR in charge of Learning and Development and Performance Management. Also responsible for creating and maintain the Annual Operating Plan (Budget) for all the HR activities from a zero base.

Recruitments, Performance Management Process, Employee Engagement, Policy updations, Variable Pay scheme

CHRO Program focussed on Business and HR strategy, Leadership, Change Management, and Talent Management. The elective subjects allowed me to further deepen my understanding of Personal Leadership, Governance, and Executive Compensation.