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Sonika Repala

@sonikarepala

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HR Business Partner using data analytics to drive employee experience and performance outcomes.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an HR Business Partner role where I can use data-driven analytics to improve employee experience, lead performance and talent programs, and partner with leaders to deliver measurable business impact.

I’m an HR Business Partner who supports 120+ employees at a leading MNC, partnering with zonal leadership to strengthen business performance through people processes. I’m known for a data-driven approach and strong analytical skills that improve decision-making and execution in challenging, high-impact environments.

At Danone India, I lead HRBP across 5+ functions and drive end-to-end people interventions across TA, People & Culture, ER and TM. I’ve built monthly HR analytics dashboards, reduced Recruitment TAT by 60%, improved quality of hire by 25%, and secured “Great Place to Work 2025” certification by owning the end-to-end survey process.

Previously at Vedanta Resources, I chaired annual talent review meetings for 200+ employees, used a 9-box potential vs performance matrix to shape talent profiles for 50+ senior leaders, and improved time for hi-po identification programs by 30%. I also steered engagement and wellbeing surveys for 3K+ employees, improved trust scores by 9%, and streamlined recruitment processes to reduce time to hire by 30%—earning recognition including the Chairman’s Excellence Award.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

HR Business Partner

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Danone India

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Led HRBP for 120+ employees across 5+ functions by delivering monthly people analytics dashboards and partnering with zonal leadership to optimize manpower cost. Boosted engagement via a new leader integration program for 10+ zonal managers and reduced recruitment TAT by 60% while closing 10+ positions in 30 days.

HR Business Partnering People Analytics Employee Engagement Bell Curve)Talent Acquisition Sourcing Recruitment TAT Optimization

Talent Management & HRBP

Vedanta Resources

Jul 2022 - Jul 2024 (2 years)

Chaired annual talent review meetings for 200+ employees and used a 9-box potential-performance matrix to develop talent profiles for 50+ CXO/VPT roles. Improved hi-po identification time by 30%, reduced recruitment time to hire by 30%, and improved trust scores in GPTW 2023 by 9 points to reach 85.

Talent Management Succession Planning 9 Box Matrix Hi Po Identification Employer Branding Employee Surveys & FGD Analysis

Summer Internship

Vedanta Group

Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 (2 months)

Supported APAC CXO hiring by analyzing cross-cultural fit and compiling a $2.6M annual budget report with cost-cutting analysis that reduced costs by 11.30%. Conducted compensation consulting to reduce resource recruitment costs by 4% and benchmarked employer branding by designing a company career page.

CXO Hiring Support Budget Reports Cost Cutting Analysis Compensation Consulting Employer Branding Talent Acquisition Support Career Page Benchmarking

Associate Solutions Engineer

Pegasystems

Jul 2018 - May 2020 (1 year 10 months)

Served as scrum master for a 15-member team across 5 sprints and applied agile practices to support client delivery. Reduced 25% of redundant client tickets by mapping case locations using Google API keys.

Agile Delivery Scrum Sprint Planning Team Coordination Process Optimization client support Redundant Issue Reduction