Sheetal Sugandhi

Experience

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  May 2007 - Aug 2014

  Responsible for employee engagement initiatives for BFS Accounts in the Pune region comprising of a total of 2000 associates.• Championing employee engagement activities ranging from fitness to corporate social responsibility. • Partnering with business leaders on people issues, performance rewards, disciplinary action, grievances, and productivity• Driving internal satisfaction index surveys focusing on participation, analysis of the results and communication of the same with the employees• Employee Connects (1 on 1, Team connects, Skip level) Show less • Leading a team of 35 recruiters from the Mumbai hiring team• Responsible for experienced professional recruitment for TCS Mumbai region• Month on month fulfillment of targets rolling out 2000 offers a quarter with 750 – 1000 joiners per quarter• Managing the complete recruitment cycle, from sourcing to onboarding to background checks• Planning and strategizing the hiring quarter on quarter for the Mumbai region• Evaluation and adoption of the correct channel for recruitment depending on the skill sets with a cost-effective hiring model – internal staffing/employee referrals/ job portals. Reduced agency dependency to less than 15% in comparison to 30% historically• Establishing comprehensive sourcing strategies• Participating in internal audits• Designed the Interviewing skills workshop for the team serving as a ready reckoner while interviewing and negotiating with candidates Show less • Fulfillment of key positions in a challenging unit like India Geo with no onsite opportunities• Closely working with senior management team for talent mapping and manpower planning• Tracking of utilization of resources• Working closely with business teams towards anticipating possible ramp up requirements and mobilizing resources accordingly • Managing unallocated associates• Counselling and convincing associates to take up roles in domestic accounts keeping in mind their career growth Show less

  • Regional Human Resources Generalist

    May 2013 - Aug 2014

  • TCS Global Talent Acquisition Group PMO

    May 2012 - Apr 2013

  • TCS Mumbai Talent acquisition Lateral hiring lead

    Apr 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Resource management lead

    May 2007 - Mar 2010
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  Tata consultancy services

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2021

  Unit strength of 5500 associates.Employee Engagement• Drawing up the annual engagement plan with budgetary inputs for the unit. Institutionalizing a culture of inclusiveness through customized engagement activities and rewards and recognition mechanisms• Employee Connects (1 on 1, Team connects, Skip level) and enabling 360-degree feedback• Partnering with business leaders on people issues, performance rewards, disciplinary action, grievances, and productivity• Advising and counselling business leaders on the best resolution to specific people related issues• Driving internal satisfaction index surveys focusing on participation, analysis of the results and communication of the same with the employeesTalent Management• Succession planning focusing on mid-level and senior leaders with specific individual development plans• Designing specific programs for high performers in the unitTraining and Development• Designing leadership development programs specific to the unitPerformance Management• Managing goal setting and performance management processes• Building and driving a culture of continuous feedback• Managing end to end normalization for units comprising of 5000+ associatesAttrition Management• Defining KPIs pertaining to attrition analysis leading to timely decision making• Designed a retention program for a unit comprising of 5000+ associates resulting in reduction of attrition by 2.3 basis pointsCompensation• Compensation management for the unit - budgetary allocation to sub units, differential pay out to high performing individuals with certain niche skilled associates. Benchmarking exercises done to help identify highly paying niche skills.Organization effectiveness• Build relationships with business leaders to offer thought leadership on organizational and people related strategy and executionOthers• Chalking out the HR Strategy as a part of the Annual operating plan for the unit Show less Unit strength of 600 niche skilled consultants.Employee Engagement• Institutionalizing a culture of inclusiveness• Induction and integration plan for new joiners• Employee Connects (1 on 1, Team connects, Skip level)• Enabling 360-degree feedback • Partnering with business leaders on people issues, performance rewards, disciplinary action, grievances, and productivity• Advising and counselling business leaders on the best resolution to specific people related issues• Driving internal satisfaction index surveys focusing on participation and communication of results and analysis Talent Management• Program managing unit specific talent management initiatives • Designing specific programs for high performers in the unit• Rolling out key initiatives like Role Based Architecture for certain groupsTraining and Development• Designing leadership development programs specific to the unitPerformance Management• Managing goal setting and performance management processes and adherence to year end processes• Managing end to end normalization for units comprising of 600+ associatesAttrition Management• Defining KPIs pertaining to attrition analysis leading to timely decision making• Conceptualizing employee retention initiatives via HR connects & Manager connectsEmployee Communication• Creating & publishing periodic HR updates & management dashboardsManpower planning• Supporting business decisions related to ramp down & transition management• Driving internal campaigns to attract talentOrganization effectiveness• Played a key role in organization restructuring Show less

  • Business Unit HR Head

    Aug 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Unit HR Lead

    Sept 2015 - Jul 2018
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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

  HR Specialist - Global Policies

  Responsible for creation and designing of policies for the organization.

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  Capgemini

  Feb 2023 - now

  Director HR