HR Head (India) @ From October 2015 to Present (3 months) HR Manager @ I head HR operations for Bain Consulting in India From October 2008 to Present (7 years 3 months) Gurgaon, IndiaManager - HR @ • Heading the HR Function
• Built the HR Systems & Procedures for the organization.
• Recruiting with a focus on middle and senior level management.
• Developing and administering the Corporate Performance Management Systems.
• Restructuring salary bands and compensation benchmarks to ensure competitiveness in the search for talent/retention of valued team members.
• Grievance management/Counseling to prevent attrition in a highly competitive industry.
• Ideating and implementing team bonding activities.
• Exit Management
• Part of the think tank for conceptualizing and managing the NASSCOM Exciting Emerging Companies To Work For Survey ( an annual NASSCOM & Grow Talent initiative)
• Speaker selection and content management for NASSCOM’s annual HR Summit. From March 2007 to September 2008 (1 year 7 months) Manager - HR @ • Heading the HR Function.
• Built the HR Team to ensure delivery of end to end HR services.
• Large scale recruitment ramp up, taking the organization strength from 70 people in April 2005 to 450+ people by Aug 2006.
• Personal Recruitment KRA emphasis on hiring middle and senior management roles across different functions.
• Developing and implementing the Corporate Performance Management Systems.
• Compensation and Benefit Surveys to restructure salary bands and ensure competitiveness of the organization in the travel/BPO industry.
• Grievance management
• Implementing a robust Reward and Recognition Program and other HR events/activities to create and maintain high levels of employee engagement. From April 2005 to November 2006 (1 year 8 months) Asst Manager - HR @ • Formulating and implementing core HR policies and procedures for talent acquisition, performance management and employee relations. Reporting to the M.D.
• Responsible for single handedly managing all HR responsibilities for the organization.
• Recruitment of CAD/CAM engineers, developers with exposure to the then unique smart card technology and all support functions.
• Introduced performance linked compensation structure and a target based Incentive policy.
• Implementation of all ISO 9001; 2000 norms from the HR perspective.
• Introduced HR initiatives critical to employee engagement. From 2002 to 2004 (2 years)
PGDBM, Executive Program @ MDI From 2001 to 2002 PGDBM, Management @ EMPI Business School From 1998 to 2000 PG Diploma, Mass Communication @ Indian Institute of Mass Communication, JNU From 1998 to 2000 English Hons, English Literature @ Delhi University From 1995 to 1998 Convent of Jesus and Mary, New Delhi Sonali Misra is skilled in: Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, HRIS, Compensation, Mobility Programs, Grievance Management, Attrition Management, Team Building, Management, Talent Management, Recruiting, HR Consulting, Recruitments, Employee Relations