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Sirish Karamcheti

A multi-faceted and result-driven professional offering 15+  years  of experience in HR Business Partnering and OD Implementation; building and motivating large, multi-cultural teams, working on challenging assignments in Business Partnering |HR Automations | Change Management | HR Consulting

Key Skills

Retention Strategy
Data Analytics
Performance Management (Talent Management)
Bench Engagement
Talent Refactoring and Reskilling
Developing High Potential Talent
Mergers, Acquisitions And Divestiture
Conflict Management

Professional Experience

Feb 2019
Present
Senior Unit Manager - Human Resource
Infosys Bengaluru, IN
Senior Unit HR Manager responsible for leading the execution of the HR strategy ensuring the various process areas are articulated in an end-to-end global service delivery model, integrated and aligned with global HR best practices, priorities, and vision.
 
Key Result Areas
Currently playing a role of a Senior Unit Manager - BPHR for Enterprise Application and Services Vertical, streamlining an employee base of 4000+ across India and abroad with the help of a 9-member cross functional HR team members spread across multiple locations.

  • Liaising with business leaders to plan and drive HR strategies based on business requirement.
  • Developing quarterly / periodic communication plan for delivery units in line with overall unit communication plan.
  • Improving employee engagement program and ensure fair and effective feedback mechanism. Design and execution of a dynamic employee engagement framework.
  • Driving employee development initiatives (like high performer development) to align to business outcomes.
  • Assessing the employee governance process, intervene when required in order to drive employee adherence to the code of conduct.
  • Recommending corrective action by dialoguing the Delivery / Corporate HR in small to medium issues. o Guiding HR Team in creating and reviewing the HR solutions dashboard by giving inputs on metrics.
  • Defining annual compensation & benefits framework including quarterly performance bonus payouts for senior management, line managers, staff, etc.
  • Implemented sessions on “Unconscious Bias” for Managers to help them identify their own unconscious biases like Gender Stereotypes, various forms of discriminations, Importance of Diversity & Inclusion and the ones that exist in the workplace.
  • Implemented programs to enable First Time Manager to set a climate of openness and willingness to increase both the manager’s and the team’s effectiveness.
Feb 2017
Feb 2019
HR Manager
NEC Technologies India Pvt Limited Bengaluru, IN
India HR Manager responsible for managing the Offshore Development Center providing ongoing leadership, direction, and prioritization for Recruitment & Onboarding, Performance Management, Coaching to1,000+ employees across India.
 
 Key Result Areas
  • Conceptualizing, implementing, and articulating the organizational policies for streamlining systems to promote reliability, increase simplicity and enable scalable growth as a part of M&A exercise.
  • Designed & Implemented the plan for the entire M&A.
  • Anchor ESAT at an Org Level and analyze the survey plans.
  • Analyzing compensation policies & regulations
  • Leading process design and administration for Employee life cycle process.
  • Monitor the employee governance process.
  • Leading manpower planning and optimization of workforce/ staffing.
  • Steering HRD and career development programs.
  • Shouldering the responsibility of Induction, appraisals, promotions, coaching & training emps.
 
Highlights:
  • Worked on the M&A activity, which involves, formulation of new policies, procedures, adapting new automated systems and employee communication.
  • Conducting workshops for all the employees before kick-start of performance appraisal.
  • Coaching managers on effective communication and process handling.
  • Working on Job analysis and designing the career path for select streams and functions. 
  • Spearheaded the e-on boarding program.
Mar 2015
Feb 2017
Senior Lead HR
Infosys limited Bengaluru, IN
Senior HR Lead responsible for Managing OD Implementation, Alumni Rehire Process and Internal Job Postings at Infosys Level.
 
 Key Achievement
  • Designed and Automated the Alumni Rehire Process & Internal Job posting tool and equipped it with real time eligibility determination factor.
  • Partnered with Org OD COE team in designing the new Performance Management Process.
Aug 2014
Feb 2015
People Advisor Specialist
Accenture Chennai, IN
HRBP responsible for managing Employee Lifecycle Management (Hire to Retire) processes, Payroll, Performance Management, Employee Relations, Database Management for employees in the UK, US, Jersey,andIndia.
Mar 2008
Aug 2014
Senior Lead HR
Infosys limited Hyderabad, IN
Achievements

  • Designed and developed personnel engagement Index (PEI)
  • Designed the C&B Model for employees working in Niche areas (ATG, Adobe CQ, SFDC, Sterling, etc.
  • Designed Delivery Manager Employee dashboard by enabling the employee Career Moves Program.
  • Revamped the exit interview tool. Designed and developed the attrition template.
Apr 2007
Mar 2008
Senior Executive Talent Acquisition
Bank of America (Erstwhile CFC India Pvt Ltd) Hyderabad, IN
Worked as a team manager responsible for Vendor Management, Campus Hiring, Mid Senior Level hiring.
Jan 2006
Mar 2007
HR Executive
Hinduja Global Solutions, ( Erstwhile HTMT ) Hyderabad, IN
        

Education

Jun 2003
Jun 2005
MBA in Human Resource Management in ICFAI B-School Hyderabad
ICFAI
Oct 1999
Jul 2003
Mechanical Engineering in S L N college of Engineering
VIsveswaraiah Technological University

Languages

English
(Fluent)
Hindi
(Fluent)
Telugu
(Native)

Career Aspiration

In the next 3 years, I am aiming to develop Executive coaching, Compensation consulting skills effectively for fulfilling the responsibilities an HR Leader.

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