Vice President

RAJNESH KHOSLA

C : +91-989-***-**** E : **************@*****.*** New Delhi, India

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rajneshkhosla

HR Leadership ~ Business Transformation ~ Mergers & Acquisition Integration ~ Board Member

Award-winning, seasoned Senior HR Leader with comprehensive experience in Human Resource Management within the information technology sector.

Expertise in setting up country HR departments from scratch, as evidenced by successes at IBM North India Software Centre, Agilent Technologies, and Avago Tech SOC Centre.

Served as a Board Member, advising senior on inter-country HR deployments for established organizations as well as start-ups. Understands key drivers of the technology sector in India and Asia-Pacific markets.

Functions as a trusted advisor and expert on talent, succession planning, audits, process improvements, certifications and organizational issues to the management team and executives.

Distinctive experience in driving multi-million-dollar mergers and acquisitions that include pre-merger evaluations, due diligence, and post-merger integrations from the HR lens/perspective.

Successfully led HR transformation and technology upgrade projects at Aptara, Aricent Technologies and Agilent Technologies. Well-versed with Six Sigma and PCCM certifications, and other quality standards. Versed with HRIS systems such as SAP, Oracle HR, ADP, Skill-soft and Workday.

Known for fostering an environment that promotes employee engagement, and implement recognition programs, in addition to coaching business leaders on team building and organizational effectiveness.

Additional skills in:

Strategic HR Innovation Mergers/Acquisitions HRIS Implementation

Business Transformation Strategic Communications Cost-Benefits Analysis

Country Setup Audits/Process Improvements “Think Tech” mindset

AWARDS

Recipient of Most Innovative HR Leader award, Asia-Pacific HRD Congress, 2018

Recognized among 100 Top HR Technology Minds, World HRD Congress, 2018

HR Champion Award, Kelly OCG-HR, 2018

South India’s Most Talented HR Leader, World HRD Congress, 2017

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SILVERLITE, Delhi (A startup focused on Compensation and Benefits solutions) 2019 – 2020

Human Resources Leader

Conceptualized an intelligent software solution to evaluate the costs of human resources and compensation trends across 18 countries, to support accurate project costing.

Assessed client’s business needs for tailoring the HR costs prediction tool for external clients within the automobile and construction industries.

LG SOFT INDIA, Bangalore 2012 – 2019

Head / General Manager – Human Resources (India Region)

Spearheaded strategic human resource initiatives across India. Managed $2 million HR budgets; strategized the hiring, inter-country mobility, and performance planning cycles.

Collaborated with leadership and Asia-Pacific teams to understand the business strategy and translated that into short-term and long-term strategic and operational human resources programs.

Managed additional responsibilities as the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, driving multiple projects for redevelopment of Hampi (a UNESCO World Heritage site) and several impoverished areas.

Identified and flagged trends that may be found from resolving human resource issues and recommended policy changes as well as strategic change communication, as needed.

Managed a complex, comprehensive workload that included but was not limited to strategic planning, costing, budgeting, recruitment, core human resource functions, and compensation across two centers within India and eight countries within the Asia-Pacific region.

Identified process improvements that led to year-over-year efficiencies while meeting and exceeding contractual performance standards. Developed a global compensation strategy.

Defined HR workflows/processes for configuration of HRIS and leveraged HR data/metrics to monitor trends and directed the development of reports, besides the development of custom UIs.

Helped define, shape, cultivate and communicate the organizational culture to attract and retain the best talent, and ensure that HR strategies are aligned with the culture.

APTARA INC., New Delhi / Pune 2010 - 2012

Head / General Manager - Human Resources

Closely collaborated with the board members to conduct pre-merger evaluations, due diligence assessments and supported the $200 million purchase of Aptara by iEnergizer, including the transition of 5000 employees. Credited with driving the seamless changeover across many levels of employees.

Led pre-and post-client-acquisition activities that included job mapping, compensation strategy, talent assessment, workforce management, training, and organizational dynamics related issues, unique to acquired populations.

Developed the framework of human resource function across the employee lifecycle from the stage of recruitment, compensation, benefits, payroll, employee engagement and regulatory compliance.

Streamlined human resource processes and procedures across Trivandrum, Pune and Delhi within India, in addition to the processes for inter-country and intra-country transfers.

Forged agreements with top business schools in India to incorporate updates to HR curriculum that enabled new hires to be optimal performers from day-one.

Effectively communicated critical HR information to groups at different levels across the organization. Directed the activities of a team of 22 recruiters/human resource professionals.

FLEXTRONICS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS/ARICENT HOLDINGS, Gurgaon/Bangalore 2007 – 2010

Senior Manager – Human Resources

Directed all activities for talent sourcing and staff augmentations across three business units with ~3500 technology professionals. Rapidly hired almost 1000 people within a year.

Served as HR subject-matter-expert for implementation of $20 million SAP Recruitment module across India, China and Mexico; negotiated the contract with an external vendor and delivered the project within ~15 months.

Directed the development of dashboards to provide data-driven insights and recommendations in the areas of compensation, succession planning, associate relation and attrition retention.

Managed and built a cohesive HR team that supported the aggressive growth trajectory.

Provided guidance and support to a team of 15 recruitment professionals, responsible for sourcing talents for multiple business units across China and India.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES / AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES/ MARVELL, Bangalore 2004 – 2007

Head of India Operations, Human Resources / Board Member

Director – Human Resources / Country HR Lead (Semiconductor business in India)

Human Resources Leader – System-On-Chip Labs

Joined as Human Resources Manager (ASEAN / South-East Asia Region)

Anchored all activities to setup the HR function / SoC Semiconductor lab from scratch for Agilent. Managed a diverse workload that included recruiting, compensation, employee relations, and training.

Established three technology operations centers in Bangalore and Gurgaon ($40 million budget), to meet the growing requirement for researchers in the semiconductor business.

Orchestrated the $300 million merger of the semiconductor business between Marvell and Avago Technologies. Redesigned & rebuilt the HR function (245 employees) for business transformation.

Counseled business leaders on alignment of organization design with strategic goals and assisted in leading organizational change that positively impacted business results. Supported the $3 billion purchase of the SPG Division of Agilent by KKR (https://www.kkr.com).

Improved management capabilities and introduced process improvements for turning around the performance of the consolidated business.

Conducted organizational assessments, to accurately diagnose company issues and recommended actions based on results to address each appropriately.

Formulated and implemented strategic plans for workforce planning, recruitment, on-boarding, and core human resource activities for the India operations.

IBM GLOBAL SERVICES, Bangalore/Gurgaon 2001 – 2004

Human Resources Business Partner

Directed the entire spectrum of human resources for India Research Lab at IIT-Delhi and The Banking & Financial Services businesses, with ~1000 employees.

Closely collaborated with the top management to review the human resource fundamentals of mergers and acquisitions (worth ~$2B), to drive the strategic growth of IBM in India. Acquired strategic teams from American Express, Fluor Daniel, PWC, Lotus and Ericsson.

Played a key role in developing processes and procedures for seamless integration of new acquisitions within IBM’s human resource framework, within record time frames.

Streamlined human resource processes across IBM Global Services, in preparation for PCMM Level 5 certification that garnered business worth millions of dollars.

Leveraged search firms for recruitment of technology professionals across different technologies.

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, Noida 1997 – 2001

Senior Officer – Human Resources

Prepared human resource plans for rolling out the NEPZ Center, an exclusive location for serving Tata Consultancy’s global clientele. Rapidly hired ~1200 technology professionals.

Performed cost-benefit analysis of technology implementations within human resources that entailed vendor negotiations, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

PCS DATA GENERAL LTD., New Delhi (India’s largest distributor for IBM and HP) 1995 – 1997

Regional Personnel Executive

Automated the Incentives and Appraisal systems to track the performance of 280 employees across North India. Involved with recruitment, induction, training, and performance appraisals.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Society for Human Resource Management, 2005 – 2020

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce, 2017 - 2019

Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, 2019

All India Management Association, 1995 – 2004

PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS / HONORS

Key Speaker, Talent Innovations, World HRD Congress, 2017

Guest Speaker, Need for HR in Technology, Society for Human Resource Management, 2017

Key Speaker, Health and Money Planning, Chitkara University, 2019

Regularly sought out for speaking engagements & focused curriculum at IIM Lucknow, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, MDI Gurgaon, IMT Ghaziabad, Chitkara University and Jaipuria, among others.

Honorary Director of India Operations, Edu-Tech Kernm India, 2007 – 2010

Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at Madhav Institute of Tech. & Sci. (MITS), 2019-2020

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL COURSES

Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, JIWAJI UNIVERSITY, Gwalior

Advanced Diploma in Systems Management, National Institute of Computer Education, New Delhi

Bachelor’s in Commerce (Honors, with Mathematics), DELHI UNIVERSITY, Delhi

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

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