Pooja Singh
People Experience
London,United Kingdom
Summary
An enthusiastic & seasoned HR professional with forward-thinking, adaptable & detail-oriented approach to meeting employer requirements. 12+ years of expertise in leading Talent acquisition & DEI, driving HR Strategy, Change Management, Talent development, L&D to foster growth, innovation and organizational effectiveness.
I rely strongly on my client management skills to create customer delight. This is enabled by my passion for creating and managing high performance teams. I believe strongly in thought leadership being a corner stone of excellence, with my views on various HR topics being published in leading HR platforms.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager, People Experience
Google
London
09.2015 - Current
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
- Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
- Developed and implemented new programs based on leading inclusion and diversity practices using project management principles.
- Collaborated with leadership to assess and improve policies across board.
- Advised executives on best practices for employee growth and productivity goals, consistently helping companies improve retention.
Manager, People Partner
HCL
Bengaluru
01.2015 - 09.2015
- Organizational Effectiveness: Enabled 20 new Leaders to integrate into HCL through continuous touch points, feedback, team-wide initiatives. Proactively worked on creative solutions to retain top talent and curb attrition.
- Influenced Business Leads to connect with employees through round-tables; regular All Hands and Recognition
- Performance Management: Managed various Performance cases in partnership with ER
- Talent Engagement: Designed, Drove & Deployed numerous programs & initiatives to enhance employee connect and
improve engagement. Significant mentions - Young Leaders Program and Campus Connect - Training & Development: Created a toolkit for Leadership Onboarding & Integration. Delivered multiple trainings to people managers and employees on a variety of seasonal & developmental topics
- Designed & deployed In-house Mentoring and Returnship Program for mid-career women employees at Bengaluru
HR Generalist
IBM
Bengaluru
07.2011 - 01.2015
- Streamlined HR processes and co-led setting up IBM ATS system for GBS solutions
- Partnered with hiring teams and led Diversity and PwD efforts across India
- Lead employee referral programs
- Exit interviews and survey
- Set up Learning and development cohorts for IBM ISL labs
- Conducted workplace compliance training to reduce liability risks and operate effectively.
- Performed budget analysis to control expenditures and predict future budget needs.
- Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.
Education
MBA - Personnel Management And Finance
University of Pune
University Of Pune 06.2009 - 07.2011
Skills
Performance Management
Change Management
Vendor Operations and Delivery
Team Management, Coaching and Mentoring
Program and Project Management
Training and Development
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Staff recruiting and retention
Full cycle recruiting
Affiliations & Awards
- I've Been rated as the Best Manager in the function every year running from 2019 till date
- Multiple customer delight and collaboration commemorations over the years
- Awarded the honor for being the Top 5% of the Google talent in an unprecedented reward mechanism in 2020
- Recognized by the largest Product areas at Google as a milestone contributor
- Recognized by HCL's CHRO for designing & implementing the DEI Mentorship Program
- Global Career Development Facilitator (Licensed through 2021)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
Timeline
Manager, People Experience
Google
09.2015 - Current
Manager, People Partner
HCL
01.2015 - 09.2015
HR Generalist
IBM
07.2011 - 01.2015
MBA - Personnel Management And Finance
University of Pune
06.2009 - 07.2011