Recruitment, HR Business Partner
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Helen
Peter Eresseril
SPHR
Apt. 601, Fresh Meadows,
New York 11365
Work Permit
USA Green Card
Certification
HRCI, USA
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), 2021
Hewlett Packard
Certified Trainer, 2009
SHRM, USA
Professional in Human Resources (PHR), 2002
Education
University of Madras
Master of Arts (MA) in Economics, 1998
Bangalore University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, Political Science & Sociology, Mount Carmel College, 1995
Talent Management
Strategic HR
Strategic Planning/
Goal Alignment
Performance Management
360 Assessments
Career Pathing
Employee Engagement
Reward & Recognition Programs
Diversity & Inclusion
Competencies
Succession Planning
ESMS/Voice of Workforce
Compensation & Benefits
Talent Acquisition
Capacity Building
Captive Sourcing
Hiring SLA
Leadership Hiring
Campus Hiring
Referral Programs
HR Operations
Onboarding/Exit
Employee Engagement, Grievance Management
Statutory Compliance (Labor Law, Shops & Establishments Act, Provident Fund)
Payroll
Records Management
HR Audits
Vendor Management
HR DB Management
HRIS
Soho People & Payroll
UltiPro HRIS
Workday HCM
Oracle Tale
IBM Smarter Workforce Kenexa
Human Resources
22 years of extensive HR experience in the IT industry in India & USA.
Expertise in leading the HR Business Partner function for 180 to 2,700 employees in startups such as PowerSchool & Ayaka Networks and matrixed MNCs such as Hewlett Packard & EMC (now Dell EMC).
Over 15 years of experience in capacity and capability building, ramping-up organizations on a steep talent acquisition curve at PowerSchool, Ayaka Networks, Hewlett Packard, Adia Solutions (acquired by Caltech, France) & others.
Worked in USA in San Mateo, CA (1999), Washington, DC (2000–2002). Volunteered in Potsdam, NY (2019-2020).
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES 2023-2023
BESTEX RESEARCH Bangalore
Responsible for all functions of HR globally including multiple locations in India and USA. Reported to CEO and worked with Chief Product Officer, General Counsel and leadership across the organization. Only person handling HR in the fledgling org, completely hands-on in all areas of HR.
Implemented Performance Management process for employees in India, USA and Armenia.
Talent Acquisition of technical developers, data science researchers and quantitative engineers for India and the US.
Bring employee grievances to resolution by consulting with senior management and develop consensus among employees and leadership.
DIRECTOR (Talent) 2018-2019
POWERSCHOOL Bangalore
HR Director responsible for all functions of HR in India. Dual reporting to the Global HR Head in US and India Country Manager. Accountable for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent Operations, Talent Development functions at the Bangalore Center of Excellence.
Doubled Headcount in a year with majority of hiring done by my Internal Talent Acquisition team. Procured CLRA license and hired contract workforce for the organization.
Designed and published Employee Handbook defining HR policies as per local statutory law. Worked with Corporate HR team to launch Reward & Recognition platform “YouEarnedIt”. Implemented global Performance Management process in line with corporate. Conducted Talent Review for all leadership roles.
Initiated and established Knowledge Index process to enable transition of product knowledge from Corporate HQ to Bangalore COE. Launched Hi-Potential Entry Level catalyst, cross cultural training programs for the Bangalore COE. Conducted Day One and Monthly Orientation programs for new hires.
Implemented UltiPro HRIS; Led and facilitated transfer of 60+ employees from another Vista portfolio company in Bangalore.
Rolled out Career Path for Bangalore office across all verticals: R&D, Product Management, Support and Services.
VICE PRESIDENT (Human Resources) 2015-2017
EQUIFAX SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Bangalore
Regional HR Lead (India & Middle East) responsible for all aspects of HR across four entities including employees in multiple ODCs and client sites in India, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Reporting to HR of International Business in Atlanta with dotted-line reporting to the India CEO in Mumbai. Ensure HR controls, regulatory compliance, governance for the regional organization.
Develop and implement effective HR initiatives to achieve enterprise and local people goals in alignment with business objectives in a global and matrixed organization. Support and participate in the business strategy by bringing in the people context; advise SLT on HR imperatives.
Quickened TAT and lowered cost per hire by establishing an internal hiring team. Renegotiated contracts with existing vendors.
Maintain incessant checks on the pulse of the workforce to enable early detection of workplace issues and impending transitions to develop successful and effective mitigation strategies and reduce risk to business. As penultimate escalation level for all local employee disputes, investigated and resolved complaints equitably resulting in zero employee escalations above the regional level.
Integrated HR Programs with Corporate in Atlanta. Harmonized HR policies across acquisitions and entities in the region. Integration and rollout of HR modules for Absence Management, Performance Management and Talent Review on Workday HCM/Corporate HRIS.
C&B analysis including market benchmarking for calibrated performance merit increases.
DIRECTOR (Human Resources) 2012-2015
ARYAKA NETWORKS Bangalore
Country HR Head responsible for HR in India for a Gartner Visionary WAN optimization startup with 250 employees. Reported to the Founder & CEO in Milpitas, CA.
Drive, design, implement HR best practices, Performance Management Systems, Policies, Procedures and Reward Strategies across the four stages of the employee lifecycle (Talent Acquisition, Talent Engagement, Talent Management & Talent Development).
Hiring for all open positions in India with additional responsibility to source for the Milpitas, CA office from the US.
Responsible for Compensation and Benefits, Payroll and Annual Compensation Reviews (ACR). Increased organizational performance through Reward & Recognition programs, Sales Incentive Plans & Variable Pay for Non-Sales functions and implementation of Performance Improvement Plans (PIP).
Fostered cultural transformation. Institutionalized standard HR processes and authored a number of HR policies. Collaborated with the CEO to define Core Organizational Values and establish the Ayaka culture.
HR Metrics and Dashboard for hiring, attrition analysis.
Attained SOC Type 1 & 2 certification for HR processes and policies.
SENIOR MANAGER (HR Business Partner Lead) 2009-2012
EMC CORPORATION Bangalore
Senior Manager reporting to Senior Director (HR) and responsible for leading the HR Business Partner function to administer HR programs for over 1,500 employees in the Engineering and Product Development business of EMC. Led BU HR for the Global Services business of EMC that grew from 300 to over 1,200 in two-years. Led BU HR for combined employee strength of 2,700 during transition.
Led a team of senior HRBP specialists focusing on employee grievances & workplace issues, compliance, performance management (goal setting, annual/mid-year reviews), talent management & retention. Drove employee satisfaction through Career Paths and Action Plans from the results of Skip Level Meetings and Employee Satisfaction Measurement Survey (ESMS). Provided oversight and guidance on matters related to progressive discipline, code of conduct issues, performance review disputes and terminations. Ensured consistent approach and documentation. Adapted and implemented the strategic direction of HR operations to ensure adherence to global policies and processes. Maintained attrition well below industry levels.
CENTER MANAGER (HR Business Partner) 2005-2009
HEWLETT PACKARD Bangalore
HR Generalist for over 1,300 employees, reporting to GBS India HR Head matrixed to GBS BU Head. HR Generalist handing employee relations, workplace issues, performance management, talent management & retention, talent acquisition (requisition planning, salary fitment, approvals), compliance (ethics & Sob compliance, disciplinary action) and training programs (HR policies, processes & tools training). GBS HR SPOC for Quality and Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Drove employee experience by leveraging company culture and values to adjudicate positive resolution of employee relations issues.
Performed Career Progression Planning, Pulse surveys, Voice of Workforce surveys, Competency Mapping, Merger Integration including Workforce Reduction (WFR) related to HP-EDS merger. Recruitment Manager for the IT Infrastructure business of HP. Managed a team of 4 recruiters and hired over 400 employees within a year.
ADEA SOLUTIONS
Bangalore
Resource Manager
2004-2005
VECTOR INC
Washington DC
Recruiter
2000-2003
RS SOFTWARE
Kolkata
Asst. Manager (HRM)
1999
DSQ SOFTWARE
Chennai
Senior Officer (HR)
1997-1999
SN CONSULTING
Bangalore
Recruiter
1995-1997
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