Sarthak Mohapatra, PHR

1. Partnered with leadership and senior management to design and drive the FY 2024–25 Annual Compensation Appraisal Process, ensuring alignment of pay decisions with individual performance and overall business objectives. 2. Coordinated with key stakeholders to uphold governance, transparency, and compliance throughout the review cycle, supporting a fair and consistent compensation framework. 3. Led testing and rollout of the compensation module within the HRIS platform, validating the accurate application of merit matrices, budget controls, and compensation guidelines.

1. Developed and maintained interactive employee metrics dashboards using Excel, providing leadership with real-time data insights to drive strategic decision-making. 2. Analyzed social media engagement for company events, optimizing content and strategies to enhance the organization's employer brand. 3. Collaborated with Hiring Managers and Recruiting Vendors to streamline the recruitment process and successfully onboard contract staff, ensuring timely and efficient hires. 4. Researched and created detailed case studies for executive leadership, providing data-driven recommendations to inform business strategies and support key organizational goals.

1. Managed end-to-end payroll processing for all employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely disbursal across the organization. 2. Monitored and administered the Performance Management System (PMS) across the company, driving alignment between individual goals and organizational objectives. 3. Supervised daily HR operations, ensuring seamless execution of employee lifecycle processes — from onboarding to exit. 4. Collaborated closely with the HR Head and senior leadership to design pay bands and analyze performance trends to support strategic compensation decisions. 5. Led the annual compensation lifecycle including salary revisions, performance appraisals, bonus processes, and communication. 6. Played a key role in conceptualizing and implementing the first-ever Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) in India’s private real estate sector. 7. Acted as an HR Business Partner and Employee Relations Manager for the Projects and Construction verticals, resolving people issues and improving on-ground engagement. 8. Supported the HR Head in strategy planning, policy design, and employee engagement initiatives to enhance workplace culture. 9. Managed project HR budgets end-to-end, ensuring cost efficiency and alignment with business priorities.

1. Served as the regional point of contact for APAC on all HCM reporting and analytics requests, resolving complex data queries for HR and business stakeholders. 2. Delivered high-impact compensation analytics, including comp band analysis, quartiling, and historical trends, to support data-driven pay decisions across the region. 3. Designed and maintained dynamic dashboards and data templates for senior leadership, enabling real-time access to workforce and compensation trends. 4. Spearheaded automation initiatives by streamlining recurring reporting tasks using Excel macros and Business Objects, significantly reducing manual effort and turnaround time. 5. Partnered with business stakeholders to build scalable data solutions tailored to evolving requirements, enhancing the decision-making capability of HR partners and COEs. 6. Completed a short-term assignment with the Equity Compensation team, where I processed make-whole valuations for incoming hires forfeiting equity at prior firms.

1. Acted as the first line of support for firmwide HRIS queries, ensuring timely resolution of issues across systems and tools. 2. Conducted functional training sessions for workforce administrators and HR business partners, improving adoption and accuracy in system usage. 3. Managed the employee exit process end-to-end from an HR standpoint, coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure compliance, timely documentation, and smooth offboarding. 4. Led statutory vacation audits in collaboration with top-tier audit firms, ensuring adherence to regional labor laws and internal vacation policy compliance. 5. Oversaw the Content Management process for firmwide HR documents, ensuring version control, accuracy, and consistent publishing standards across platforms.

1. Contributed to a firmwide “Reporting Consolidation” project, aimed at streamlining and automating HR reporting templates used across global functions. 2. Identified opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve data consistency by standardizing recurring workforce reports. 3. Built dynamic templates and process documentation to support the automation of reporting workflows, enhancing reporting efficiency and accuracy