Contact
Mobile: +91-986*******
Email: *****.******@*****.***
Address: Ravet, Pune, MH, India
LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/mahesh-
balgi-50694912
Skype Name: balgi.mahesh
Education
MBA [Human Resources]
Pune University (Full-Time)
2002 - 2004
B.Com [Costing & Taxation]
Pune University (Full-Time)
1999 – 2002
Diploma [Training/Development]
ISTD (Part-Time)
2003 - 2005
NCVT [Automotive]
Mumbai Board (Full-Time)
1991 - 1994
Head – Human Resources & Administration
Human Resources leader, with a broad-based & progressive experience of more than 14 years - working with European, US & Indian - Engineering-Technology-R&D Centres, IT (Product based) Captives & Automotive-Auto Ancillary MNC’s in India.
Exposure / Expertise
Strategic Human Resources
People Policies & Guidelines
Manpower Planning, Recruitment
& Selection
Organizational Design, Culture
Building & Transformation projects
Performance Management, Merit
increase & Promotion Cycle
Payroll & Statutory Compliance
People Rewards & Recognition
Moments
Diversity & Inclusion
Mergers & Acquisitions
HR Business Partnering &
Stakeholder Management
Compensation & Benefits
Talent Management, Succession
& Career Planning
Learning & Development and
Competency Management
People Connect,
Communication & Engagement
HR Technology/System (HCM /
HRIS)
HR Balance Scorecard, KPI /
People Metrics & Analytics
Voluntary Sabbatical (Jul 2019 – Till date)
I took time off work (Jul 2019 - Jul 2020) to care for my parent following a serious illness.
During this period I worked on short assignments & projects in the Human Resources domain to help / support my colleagues & professionals in the network
/ HR fraternity.
Work Experience [Human Resources]
Air Products Inc. (Pune) (Apr 2018 – Jul 2019)
Head – Human Resources (India)
I was an integral part of the India Leadership team and worked in close partnership with the business, operations and group HR teams to establish people policies-programs/projects-systems-priorities (strategic and operational) in India.
Scaled-up the Indian subsidiary from 58 to 310 employees by establishing the IT Centre, Projects office, Engineering – Procurement - Sales divisions, Manufacturing & Project sites in India .
Established people policies, programs and practices in line with the group guidelines & local requirements to support the regional employee life-cycle
& annual business plans.
Was engaged on a global M&A project to establish the pre-work, conduct the due diligence & subsequent integration of the acquired entity in India. Mahesh Balgi
Certification
Certified by MERCER for IPE
[International Position
Evaluation]
Certified Business Excellence
Assessor - TATA Business
Excellence Group [TBExG]
Certified Balance Scorecard
champion - TATA Business
Excellence Group [TBExG]
IATF 16949:2016 and TS16949 /
ISO9001 certification – TUV India
Awards
Recipient of the Golden
Peacock National Training
Award for the year 2006 – 07 &
2008 - 09
Recipient of The SAIL HR
Excellence Award for path
breaking contribution in the field
of People Management Process
for the year 2008 – 09
Recipient of the SKF Premium
Club Award
2011 - Best Human Resources
Initiative for Sales Business – India
2013 – Best Business Impact
Project - India
Established job levels (Hay grading) – job families – job roles in line with the global organisation structure and local requirements.
Established global compensation philosophy - merit increase, variable pay/bonuses and employee benefit plans. Also led competitive market research & salary benchmarking to establish pay practices & pay bands that helped to recruit & retain the best talent.
Led the transition/migration of HCM from SAP(OM) into a fully integrated HCM platform – Workday as a part of estabishing the HR Services CoE.
Spearheaded India Employer branding and D&I program with both external
& internal people stakeholders / partners in line with the Global guidelines.
Established statutory compliance procedures & reporting / filing requirements in accordance with the country / state law & regulations.
Established local channels of employee communication, engagement, reward & recognition moments.
Knorr Bremse Technology Center (Pune) (Oct 2014 – Mar 2018) Head – Human Resources & Administration
I was responsible for establishing & managing the full spectrum of human resources, administration & EHS function in India.
Scaled-up the Indian subsidiary from 40 to 480 employees in less than 4 years by establishing the India IT Centre, Truck, Rail Electronics & Simulation divisions.
Established Group processes – job levels & position classification (Hay Grading) compensation & benefits programs (Mercer), staff dialogue - group performance management system, global mobility & business travel, talent review – succession & career planning and global employee survey.
Established local people policies - organizational structure/hierarchy, company car lease operating model, employee referral, leave & time management, employee re-location, employee education assistance, internal job postings, salary revision & promotion guidelines.
Established statutory compliance procedures and reporting / filing requirements in accordance with the country / state laws and regulations.
Established cafeteria & canteen, housekeeping, security, transportation, office space set-up, building upkeep & maintenance as a part of the Administration responsibilities.
SKF India Ltd. (Pune) (Apr 2010 – Oct 2014)
Human Resources Manager
Apr 2014 – Oct 2014: Worked as a HR Shared Services Manager (India) - responsible for establishing the HR Shared Services Centre for both the SKF entities in India.
Apr 2010 – Mar 2014: Worked as Business Unit HR Manager, responsible for all Corporate Functions, Automotive OE and After Market Sales PAN India (Regional offices and Sales territories) and Two Manufacturing plants in Pune. Projects
TQMS & TMTC
Return on Investment – Fifth level
of Training Evaluation [6 Months]
Tata Motors Ltd.
Training Effectiveness Evaluation
- CIRO Model [3 Months]
Swarovski India
Organizational Health Survey for
Female Employees [2 Months]
Extra Curriculum
Visiting Faculty - IMDR
Empanelled as an academic
advisor & visiting faculty [4 years]
Personal Details
Date of Birth
29th December 1975
Gender (Martial Status)
Male (Married)
Language
English, Hindi & Marathi (Read /
Write / Speak)
IT Skills
MS Office, Outlook & Lotus Notes
HCM – SAP, Success Factors &
Workday
Was responsible for deploying the HR Balance Scorecard in-line with the Country/BU Score Cards under the ‘ Think Business-Think People ‘ initiative.
Was engaged on global projects - HR Taxonomy (based on Mercer IPE) & Working Climate Analysis at country level for both the entities in India.
Led & established the SKF Group HR Audit process for 5 factories & 9 regional offices in India as a part of establishing SKF India HR Shared Services Centre.
Led the strategic initiative of designing & deploying the VRS scheme 2013 at SKF Pune & Bangalore factory.
Reduced the recruitment lead times for Sales BU from 96 days to 39 days in a span of 5 months for both Junior & Middle Management positions (One of the initiatives of introducing a Weighted Application Blank at SKF, was recognized by the Group & the same was replicated across APAC region). TATA Group (Bangalore & Pune) (Jul 2004 – Apr 2010) Human Resources Manager
Tata Power-British Petroleum JV (Bangalore) Dec 2009 – Apr 2010 Was deputed to Tata BP Solar as a part of the Tata Group assignment & was responsible for harmonizing the People policies, practices & systems across both the entities in the joint venture.
Tata Motors Ltd. (Pune) Jul 2004 – Dec 2009
Worked as a Human Resources Manager - responsible for managing the entire spectrum of HR for Enabling functions, Sales & Services, Manufacturing & Engineering, Projects & New Product Introduction divisions at Pune.
Led the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey at Tata Motors & Tata Power.
Responsible for regional lateral recruitment & PAN India campus recruitment
(GET / MT program).
Initiated digitization of Performance Management System & its integration with processes like Compensation & Benefit, Talent Management, L & D, Competency Management and Succession / Career Planning process.
Spearheaded Talent Management Process (FTSS/ESS/CSS) across all Tata Motors Locations in India - accredited as one of the benchmarked process across Tata Group Companies.
Designed & implemented the 5th Level of Training Evaluation by calculating ROI on Specific High end Training workshops, there by linking training programs to business outcomes.
Past Experience [Automotive R&D / Engineering]
Tata Motors Ltd. (Pune) (Apr 1996 – Jun 2004)
R&D Associate
As a R&D Associate, I worked in the areas of prototype assembly, prototype testing, validation and certification for Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars and Vehicle Aggregates.