PRAVEEN KUMAR KODI An astute HR professional with 15+ years of experience managing diverse roles spanning the entire gamut of Human Resources

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Profile Summary

Seasoned Human Resource professional with over 15+ years of experience to Manager and Lead Human Resource function with exposure to Employee

Relations, Talent Retention, Recruitment, Selection and driving large Strategic change management Initiatives like Job Architecture, Organizational planning

and Organizational Structuring across industry experience in technical and

professional services Organizations.

Lead small and large business teams focusing on employee relations, employee engagement initiatives, performance management, succession

planning, policy development and management, employment law/government

regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, and other talent operations.

Result oriented, hands-on, proven leader, motivator, mentor, business partner, and team builder – often recognized for initiatives and achievements

in business strategy

Proven record of streamlining large number of HR and Business processes

to add value to the organization

Career Timeline Apollo Hospitals, Deloitte, Megasoft Limited Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad

2000 - 2001 2001 - 2004 2004 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - Present

Tata Consultancy Services, WNS, Pune Hyderabad

Core Competencies

Talent Management Performance Management Service Delivery Total Rewards Talent Acquisition Designing & Implementation of HR systems, policies and processes HR Transition and Transformation Resource Optimization

Work Experience

Manager-HR, XIUS (A division of Megasoft Limited)- August 2013 to till date

About XIUS: Mobile technology company specializing in real-time transaction processing with expertise in Mobile

Infrastructure Solutions, Mobile Commerce Solutions and Over-The-Top Solutions

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Heading the HR function for 350+ employees across five locations (India, US, LatAm, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia)

Operations Management - Directing all aspects of operational policies, objectives & initiatives along with identifying & preparing risk mitigation tactics to ensure smooth running of overall operations. Providing tactical

guidance to teams and enabling delivery of actionable insights while owning internal shared services. Implementing corporate strategy by decentralizing responsibility to key operational personnel and ensuring a high-quality customer

experience

Process Initiatives & Quality Control - Proposing well-organized process coursework in close consultation with diverse departmental heads to meet business process-supporting technology needs. Developing quality manual and

standard operating protocols and making sure the smooth transitioning of new processes within Line of Business. Actively taking part in various quality forums for incessant enhancements in services and turnaround time

Talent Acquisition – Responsible for architecting, executing and refining the strategies to identify and recruit

world-class talent across the locations. Own the responsibility of hiring Senior positions globally, apart from providing strategic adeptness to TA team

Total Rewards – Responsible to create and Manage Compensation & Benefits strategy. Work closely with

business leaders, conduct annual compensation process (reviewing market studies, performance results and peer

ranges to ensure fair and reasonable compensation adjustments) and effective communication of Total Rewards

philosophy to the stake holders.

Performance Management – Oversee, Develop, Co-Ordinate & Implement the Company’s Appraisal Process.

Collaborate with the business leaders to setup the departmental KRA’s based on Organization goals. Timely

completion of Performance Management process and Create fair evaluation system to evaluate for effective result

& to identify areas of improvement, Trainings, Career or Succession planning etc.

Relationship Management - Initiating & sustaining positive relationships with Business leaders, vendors & third party providers.

Group Manager-HR, WNS Global (September 2012 to February 2013)

About WNS: A leading global business process outsourcing company offering business value to 200+ global clients in key industry verticals, including Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged

Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare and Utilities.

HR Lead (HR Business Partner) for a business unit with 800+ headcount

Assistant Manager – HR Business Partner, Deloitte (March 2004 to August 2012)

About WNS: The No. 1 professional services organization of the world leading in businesses of Tax, Consulting, Audit, and Financial Advisory services. Currently has over 90,000 people in over 140 countries and serves almost all the Fortune 50

companies as clients.

HR Business Partner for a Service Line in Deloitte Tax Services India Pvt. Ltd with 1000+ headcount

Employee Relations – seen as a go-to person for employee relations and human resource issues for an

office of 900 plus professionals. Maintains appropriate contact with employees through interviews, FGDs,

one-on-ones, skip-level meetings, etc. to stay abreast of concerns and address personnel issues. Works

with practice leaders on outplacement due to performance issues, conducts all exit interviews and

compiles report to functional leaders on findings, review turnover analysis and promotes retention of

talented professionals.

Performance management - manages/drives formal and informal performance review processes and

leads activities on mentoring, counseling, goal setting, feedback, succession planning, and career planning.

Employee motivation measures – conducts regular organizational health assessments and constantly

innovates employee motivational techniques. Recent wins – implemented a refreshed rewards and

recognition process for 1800 plus employees, launched energizing practices for busy seasons, introduced a

flexible work options plan.

Compensation and Benefits - responsible for compensation philosophy and strategy for 1800 plus

professionals

o Works closely with business leaders, conduct annual compensation process (reviewing market studies, performance results and peer ranges to ensure fair and reasonable compensation

adjustments) o Responsible for leading and validating market data study, modeling, budgeting, and compensation

finalization o Consulting, analysis, evaluation and implementation of new or existing incentive & benefits plans

o Deliver training and communication- Floor shows, walk-up clinics, etc.

Retainer, Tata Consultancy Services (August 2001 to February 2004)

Front office Executive, Apollo Hospitals (July 2000 to July 2001)

Education PGDBA – HRM from Symbiosis (SCDL), 2010 B.Sc. Computer Science from Osmania University, 2000

Certifications & Professional Associations Certified Personal Profile Analysis specialist – Thomas International, 2010 Certified Internal Auditor ISO 27001:2013 Member, National Human Resource Development chapter of Hyderabad Member, ISTD chapter of Hyderabad.

Personal Information Date of Birth: November 18, 1979 Marital status: Married Address: 1-11-138, Shyamlal Buildings Begumpet, Hyderabad – 500016