SAURABH JOSHI

Top Level Assignments: HR Business Partner/M&A/Generalist

“Proven skills in roll-out and implementation of high value HR processes partnering
with the business and ensuring smooth delivery of HR services resulting in highly
engaged workforce for Engineering teams, experience in handling Mergers and
Acquisitions”
Location Preference: Hyderabad/Bangalore/Mumbai/Pune

saurabjoshi@gmail.com +91- 9908877119

Profile Summary
Strategic HR professional with over 13 years of rich experience with proven expertise in partnering with business units
to develop overall business strategy and objectives for a peak team size of approx 5500 employees. Expertise in
translating the business strategy and objectives into HR goals, plans and initiatives that are aligned with business
imperatives, while assuring synergy with company’s values, ethics and policies. Experience in establishing processes
maintaining harmonious employee relations among management & employees through implementation of dynamic
employee engagement framework.
Proficient in driving change management for bringing technological and effective people management advantage to the
business. Domain expertise in manpower planning and integrated talent management and development. Directed all
employee engagement, welfare, compensation programs, including performance-based annual bonus, performance
management process, salary reviews, salary surveys, job analysis and evaluation, and reward & recognition,
reimbursements and statutory compliance. Achievement oriented professional with excellent people management skills
and capabilities in managing change with ease.
Experience in managing Global Workforce Transitions as part of Rebadging and Mergers and Acquisitions right from
business due diligence to integration stage.

Soft Skills Skill Set

Strategic Human Resource Planning

Motivational Leader
Consulting & Business Partnering
Change Agent Thinker

Collaborator Planner Talent Retention

Communicator Employee Engagement and Employee

Relations

Compensation & Benefit Management

Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Human Resources
Leadership Capability Building
(Major), Systems and Marketing (Minor) from Xavier Institute of
Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore with 6.48/8 in 2005
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication) from Shri Learning & Development
Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon with 65% in
2002
12th from M.P. Deo Memorial Dharampeth Science College, Nagpurwith Performance Management
84% in 1998
10th from Somalwar High School, Nagpur with 82% in 1996
Cross-Functional Coordination

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 Timeline
Highlights
MindTree
Micron Awarded Corporate
Consulting
Technology, ‘Dear Boss’ Execution
Ltd,
Hyderabad Award by the Excellence
Bangalore
team Award

Part of the Rated

May’05-Apr’07 Apr’07-Feb’19 Feb’19 till date Core Team to Outstanding
2003-2005 manage or Excellent
Wipro’s largest Rating for 8
acquisition till years
1907Wipro date
Technologies
Saved INR 1 Led HR
Ltd., Hyderabad
Crore by Business
implementing Partner for
Talent Engineering
Sales Teams
Work Experience Strategies

Feb’19 – Till Date: Micron Technology, Hyderabad as Manager – HR Business Partner

Industry: Semiconductors and Engineering

Role: Micron India is a Green Field Project for Micron Technology which is one of the leaders in the storage and memory
solutions space. Micron intends to ramp-up Engineering and Technology Operations in India. Currently part of pioneer HR
team to set the house in place.

Apr’07 – Feb’19: Wipro Technologies Ltd, Hyderabad as Senior Manager – Human Resources
Industry: Engineering and IT Services

Role: Specialist – Global Workforce Transitions, M&A

Lead HR Business Partner and Location HR Manager - Managed HR function for approx. 3000 Wiproites of Wipro Product
Engineering including one of the acquired businesses of Wipro with 4 HR Business Partners reportees

Growth Path:
2007 – 2008: Senior Executive – Business Partner
2008 – 2011: Assistant Manager – Business Partner
2011 – 2014: Manager – Business Partner
2014 – 2017: Senior Manager – Business Partner and HR Lead – Wipro Hyderabad Development Centre
2017 – Till Date: Senior Manager – Specialist – Global Workforce Transitions, M&A and HR Lead – Wipro Hyderabad
Development Centre

Key Result Areas:

Participate in due diligence process, present HR insights on the business case, ensure benefits harmonization and
transfer/rebadge of employees with revised salary stacks.
Change management and integration post rebadging or acquisitions.
Ensuring timeliness and adherence to the HR processes like G&O Setting, Appraisal, Promotion, and Increment Cycles
Partnering with the Business Leadership team for driving HR processes in line with the business strategy
Supporting set up of the acquired business with that of Wipro
Surveying organizational employees to assess employee motivation, expectation & grievances to plan for remediation
Facilitating employee counseling, communication and managing employee motivational issues
Spearheading talent review and succession planning of key roles
Ensuring employee welfare, safety, wellness and health with active involvement in the development and
implementation of policy documents
Organizing various employee engagement activities such as “Fungama”, “Location Wide Cricket Tournament”
Organizing leadership programs and ensuring maximum participation
Mentoring managers on team management, productivity and driving desired organization culture
Formulating new reward and recognition programs for various levels within the organization
Working as part of an exclusive club of panelists for hiring young talent from the campus

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Highlights:
Part of core team to handle Wipro’s largest acquisition till date with revenue of USD 1.5 billion, transitioned 9300
people in 4 different locations
Designed and implemented BU specific bonus programs
Played a key role in analyzing attrition reports and suggesting monetary & non-monetary interventions, to curtail
attrition
Led several human resources processes for all the businesses on Technology side
Represented Human Resources at Wipro Hyderabad level, initiated location level programs and represented Wipro in
external industry forums
Rated Outstanding or Excellent Performance in Wipro for 8 out of 10 years
Led the Compensation and Benefits charter for business generating $ 600 Million for 10000 employees
Developed and implemented innovative retention strategies to achieve 4% reduction in attrition

Awards Won:
Wipro Corporate Level ‘Execution Excellence’ Award
‘Dear Boss’ Award from the Team
Team – Leader’s Pick Award for handling Alight Transition
“Team – Best Support Function Award” from Product Engineering Business Leadership
“Winners Circle Award” for Program Managing Tech Fest and Career Fair
“Winners Circle Award” for driving AppThon, a State Level Coding Contest for Engineering College Students
“MSI Roll of Honor Award” for driving salary increase process
“Round of Applause Award” for going beyond deliverables for driving “Fungama”, a Wipro location wide Sports and
Cultural Event
“Winners Circle Award” for exceeding target coverage of prevention of sexual harassment training
“Team – Feather In My Cap Award” for driving Fun Fiesta Annual event across all locations, 3 times in a row
“Feather In My Cap Awards” for:
o Driving merit salary increase process with right differentiation and within available budget
o Driving Cricket Tournament in the Hyderabad DC
o Timely closure of confirmatory appraisals
o Exceptional contribution towards making Wipro Hyderabad DC a location of choice
o Coordinating Wipro Meets – a worldwide All Hands Meet
o Handling communication of a location wide event
“Best HR Team Award” in year 2008-09
“Thanks A Zillion Award” for driving Fun Fiesta across locations
Won 2nd Prize for:
o Project on Diversity @ Wipro
o Assignments on Sustainability Reporting

May’05-Apr’07 with MindTree Consulting Ltd., Bangalore as Senior Associate – People Function
Industry: Engineering and Consulting
Joined in Corporate HR Team; transferred to R&D Services Division in 6 months

Key Result Areas:

Independently drove end-to-end HR Function, for R&D Services Division with a total base of approx. 1000+ staff,
from joining till exit encompassing - Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits and Employee Relations &
Welfare
Designed & implemented holistic HR processes for meeting short term & long term business challenges with focus
talent & leadership, culture & values, engagement & connect, supervisory capability, productivity and cost
Steered smooth implementation of Online Recruitment Tool right from requirement gathering stage till the tool
training of the recruiters
Established comprehensive performance management & compensation framework for biannual and annual appraisals;
tracked performance issues and driving engagement between employees
Administered payment of salaries & wages, incentive & other cash awards; providing data to the Salary Department
for processing of salaries
Organizing employee welfare activities such as contact programs, skip meetings, people review forums, monthly joy
activity and rewards & recognition ceremonies; resolved employees’ grievances and recommended action plans
Developed monthly MIS on attrition, people numbers, trainings conducted, awards given and initiatives for the month
and managed HR content on Intranet
Responded to External Best Employer / Compensation Surveys

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