Shivani Reddy N

HR & OD Practitioner | Startup Mentor | Growth Enabler | Speaker

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (+05:30 UTC) Englishfrom Bengaluru, India
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Bio

A growth-driven HR practitioner who has shown the ability to translate business vision into scalable HR solutions that drives performance, profitability and growth in a fast-paced agile environment. My multi-industry background spans across ecommerce, banking and financial services, education and HR boutique consulting firms, this varied exposure has helped me strengthen operational excellence in HR for sustainable growth. With SHRM-SCP certified core HR experience and partnership with ~15 nationalities in diverse geographies enables me to equip leaders and decision-makers with a unique perspective on human capital. I enjoy mentoring young HR professionals and have experience of mentoring startups in these areas (but not limited to): - Setting up metric-driven HR function - Experience of enabling organisations / teams scale upto 8x over a period of 2 years - Establishing HR compliances and governance specialised in SEA and India market - Hiring and retaining the best talent globally - Digitalizing HR processes to support remote workforce If you're looking to build best-in-class HR solutions that are scalable in the domain of your startup, let's have a chat!

Expertise

  • Building a team

    I have experience in helping businesses set up operations from scratch in new geographies and successfully scale upto 8x in a short span of time. For Example - 1. Groupon.com with its mission to set up operations in Chennai. My team hired the first 400 staff for the operations to go-live within 6 months. 2. I managed to successfully scale one of the business lines in TDCX (from ~130 to ~900+ with highest employee-satisfaction and lowest attrition.

  • Mindset coaching

    I am energized by continuous learning and sharing my learnings with others who may also benefit.  With my understanding of business nuances and extensive HR background, through my coaching techniques, I spark transformative journeys in individuals and teams to help harness their full potential.

  • Remote work

    I have experience in helping organisation design and implement work from home measures ensuring productivity and data protection of all sorts. Some of these policies have been identified as the best policies by the auditors. Happy to share my experiences and knowledge around this, if it helps.

Toolkit

  • Asana logo

    Asana

    8 years of experience

    Extensively use Asana for managing large organisational projects across multiple teams/ geographies that involved multiple stakeholders. Custom features for each varying project and each team involved, based on the needs/ requirements

  • Dropbox logo

    Dropbox

    8 years of experience

    Leveraged on dropbox as a tool for collaboration and sharing of documents within project / teams separated across multiple locations Conducted trainings / spread awareness on the adoption of dropbox as a tool across the organisation

  • LinkedIn logo

    LinkedIn

    20 years of experience

    1. Experience in leveraging linkedin analytics to build meaningful network 2. Experience in linkedin learning to drive upskilling across the organisation

Industries

  • E-Commerce

    Groupon India : - Set up and led end -to-end Human Resource and Admin function with an objective to people agenda. - During my tenure with Groupon, I had the opportunity to set up HR function from scratch with innovative HR policies and procedures - Growth experienced - 100% spread across 12 cities within India - Attrition recorded : less than 5% - Recognised as top 3 organisation in e-Commerce domain

  • FinTech

    Societe Genrale Global Solution Center: The technology hub for the Societe Generale bank - Scaled core Finance and technology teams - Multi-location presence : Distributed workforce - Exposure of working with diverse nationalities

  • Call Center

    Business Process Outsourcing - Scaled teams upto 8x - Hired and worked with diverse nationalities (language skills) ~ 15+ - Digitalisation of all HR processes - Remote work (Covid guidelines) - Recognised as best contact center for people practices, most innovative HR practices

  • Professional Services

    HR Consulting : HR advisory & consulting + sales - Designed and developed HR solution for diverse clients - Designed a 360-degree feedback product : recognised as fastest selling HR product - Drive Revenue growth

  • Collaboration

    I serve on the board of Girls in Tech Kuala Lumpur where I've been instrumental in setting up the Kuala Lumpur local chapter. From its inception, the chapter has grown into a strong and vibrant community of over 2000 members within 1.5 years, providing women access and support to thrive in tech-related fields.

Experience

  • TDCX (Transformative Digital Customer Experience), Malaysia

    Senior Manager | Head of HRBP
    •tdcx.com/

    TDCX provides transformative digital CX solutions, enabling world-leading and disruptive brands to acquire new customers, build customer loyalty, and protect their online communities. TDCX’s expertise and strong footprint in Asia has made it a trusted partner for clients, particularly high-growth, new economy companies looking to tap the region’s growth potential. Role: Responsible for driving end-to-end Employee Experience through successful implementation of impactful HR initiatives. Areas of exposure: Employee Experience, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, Change Management, Succession Planning, Digitalization & Innovation, Performance Management, Talent Management, Hiring

    Other

  • Societe Generale Global Solution Center

    Associate Vice President - Human Resources
    •societegenerale.asia/en/country-details/country/india-2/

    Societe Generale Global Solutions Centre (SGGSC) is a successful offshore development centre with ~20 years of sustainable delivery experience, developing global best practices to promote the strategic objectives of Societe Generale. SGGSC has developed into a centre capable of delivering IT solutions as well as Business and Process consultancy. Role: Partnering with core leadership team to drive HR initiatives for diverse business units with ~1000+ employees. Areas of exposure: Organisational Development, Digitisation and Innovation, Organisational Transformation, Change Management, Performance Management, Talent Development

    FinTech

  • Nearbuy (Formerly known as Groupon India)

    Head - Talent Management
    •nearbuy.com/

    Nearby.com (Formerly known as Groupon.co.in) is a hyper-local eCommerce company based out of India. As a business, it allows customers to discover, buy and save on merchants nearest to them (thus the name, near-buy). Nearbuy.com operates in all categories of stepping-out for the customer, and functions like an online travel guide. Incorporated in May 2010 as Groupon India Private Limited, the company operated as a 100% subsidiary of Groupon Inc until August 2015, when it went through a management buyout and in the process changed its name to nearbuy.com. Role: Leading the HR and Admin function of Groupon India with employee base of 500+ staff spread across 12 locations in India. Responsible for all aspects of Human Resources and Administration functions Areas of Exposure: Organisational Development, Employee Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Digitalisation, Organisational Transformation, Performance Management, Talent Development

    E-Commerce

  • Panarc Consulting Group

    Senior Consultant

    Panarc Consulting Group is a Broad Based Management Consulting firm, with focus on Strategic Human Resources and Operations Management. Panarc works across industry segments, collaborating with clients to create and sustain the desired change. Panarc's work is based on the principle of Appreciation, Creating Resilience & Flow. Role: Partnered with clients across various industries to drive HR initiatives leading to Organisational Effectiveness, Organisational Transformation Areas of Exposure: Consulting & Advisory, Organization Culture, Goverance & Organization Design, Leadership Assessment and Development, and Organization Transformation & Strategic Change

    Other

  • NIIT Limited

    Manager - HR
    •niit.com

    NIIT Limited is a skills and talent development company. The Company operates through the learning business segment. It offers multi-disciplinary learning management and training delivery solutions to corporations, institutions and individuals. Its geographical segments include India, America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Role: Extensively contributed to driving HR initiatives for Business lines comprising of ~1200 staff spread across 6 geographies across the world Areas of Exposure: Employee Engagement, Attrition Management, Employee Development, Business Analytics, Stakeholder Management, Change Management

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