Vaishali Shetty

Responsible for overall HR activities of 1000+ employees Leading the centre HR team to drive effective handling of end to end employee life cycle Collaborating with leaders across functions and GSC locations to strategize and drive effective HR initiatives Handling International mobility assignments with Global Mobility team Driving and supporting key change management and transformation initiatives of the Organization

Led HRBP function for West region comprising of 500+ FTEs spread across 31 stores Partnered closely with business teams to understand business requirements in order to align HR strategies and interventions Collaborated closely with Talent Acquisition as well as Learning and Development teams in HQ to drive people practices aligned with business objectives Drove effective compliance and administration of HR policies, procedures and employee engagement programs in alignment with organization’s strategies and goals Enabled line managers for effective people management, providing guidance with respect to people issues as well as policy and process implementation

Responsible for overall HR activities of 1800+ employees, leading a 10-member team PAN India Supported strategic decision making by working closely with the CXO group through analysis of key manpower and financial data Overhauled assessment and development centers for the front-end by outlining highly effective testing and interviewing frameworks Introduced and developed CoE for store managers and geared towards enabling them to handle store operations and teams independently Led Organization Design Implementation through project Spans & Layers, directly responsible for enhanced productivity and cost saves for the company Collaborated with business heads to design sustainable store operations, retention strategies and workforce planning that aligns with business strategy Redesigned policies for incentives, relocation and grooming Fostered safe working environment by actively defining the process in line with provisions of the law and successfully handling sensitive cases by giving equal opportunities and unbiased resolution Identified top performers, accounting for 13% of the front-end employee strength Drove effective talent retention focus through dedicated training and succession programs Spearheaded the in-house HRMS development, automating all employee lifecycle associated activities Actively partnered with business in workforce capacity planning and team sizing in accordance with sales patterns and seasonal fluctuations Achievements Recognized by the CEO & Managing Director for the contribution in transforming business Awarded the Extra Miler and Value Champ - recognition for going beyond the call of duty Realigned and restructured performance evaluation systems pan India Bolstered DEI through hiring the first batch of PWDs (People with Disabilities) Introduced Rewards and Recognition program, Skip meets and Birthday Leave Successfully reduced employee grievances by 90% on the internal grievance redressal portal by driving a culture of trust and positivity

I was independently managing the Commercial Trainee (CT) Program for the Company which is dedicated towards identifying and developing the future leaders within the company. The Company is a part of the USD 75 Billion Siemens AG Group

I was handling the compliance and other facets of Direct Taxes work for the Dow Group of Companies (India) consisting of 30separate legal entities.

Was a part of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) team and responsible for conducting research work to develop the Project Report and ongoing consultancy to the clients.