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Smitha Kumaran

@smithakumaran

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HR professional with 10+ years delivering strategic talent, compliance, and performance improvements.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking an HR role where I can drive strategic talent, performance, and retention through strong stakeholder management, compliance, and process transformation. I value integrity, measurable outcomes, and an environment that supports hybrid work.

I’m a highly driven, visionary, and transformative HR professional with “over 10+ years of relevant experience” delivering Human Resource Management across renowned public sector organizations in India. As a “Certified HR Professional,” I advise senior management on strategic initiatives spanning cost efficiencies, “remuneration & benefits,” recruitment, staff training, and change management.

I focus on performance management and retention, using “best practice compliance methodologies” to support growth and stability. I bring “superior negotiation skills” and strong stakeholder influence across employees, unions, government authorities, and regulatory bodies—so outcomes like industrial relations improvements and smoother transitions are sustainable, not temporary.

In my recent and prior roles, I’ve led meaningful transformations: SA8000 certification support and awareness for 500+ employees, PoSH case resolution while strengthening a “safe place to work,” attendance improvement from 93% to 99%, and “Digital Transformation” that digitized 5K personnel files to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making backed by HR analytics. I’m now “Open for hybrid opportunities,” and I bring an execution mindset grounded in integrity, compassion, and measurable business impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Recruitment Trainee

Current

Hireginie Talent Cloud Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Performed end-to-end recruitment for lateral profiles across multiple industries including finance and accounting, fintech, proptech, jewellery, and FMCG. Supported hiring workflows for remote teams.

Talent Acquisition Lateral Hiring Stakeholder Management Interview Coordination HR Operations Vendor coordination

Assistant Manager, Personnel

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

Jun 2011 - Aug 2017 (6 years 2 months)

Managed employee welfare, engagement, industrial relations, manpower planning, and compliance for Durgapur Steel Plant (2K industrial workers; team of 50). Improved productivity from 45 to 90 ton per man per year, increased attendance from 93% to 99%, digitized 5K personnel files, and supported PoSH resolution of 4 cases while contributing to ₹42Cr turnover improvement for the Wheel & Axle Plant.

Industrial Relations Employee Engagement Statutory Compliance Performance Management Digital HR Transformation HR Analytics

Junior Officer, HR

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)

Oct 2010 - May 2011 (7 months)

Led recruitment, training coordination, policy formulation, and compliance activities to position PGCIL as an employer of choice. Improved Great Place to Work employee satisfaction score by 10%, reduced policy gaps by 20% and legal risks by 15%, cut training administration overhead by 30%, and supported national talent acquisition with standardized assessment processes.

Talent Acquisition Recruitment Strategy training coordination Compliance Management Policy Development Performance Improvement Stakeholder Management

Assistant Manager, HR

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)

Nov 2005 - Apr 2009 (3 years 5 months)

Managed HR policies and manpower planning across nine Mumbai zones, including liaison with state agencies for two union elections. Improved new-hire retention by 20% within six months, reduced compliance-related issues by 20%, decreased policy-related queries by 40%, and implemented online communication and onboarding standardization.

HR Operations Employee Onboarding Compliance Management Industrial Relations HR Policies