Kalpana Reengasia
Berlin,Germany
Summary
HR Specialist focused on scaling organizational health through HRMS deployment and strategic budgeting. Skilled in optimizing performance via 360-degree leadership assessments and data-backed employee satisfaction initiatives. A proactive problem-solver dedicated to team building, SOP standardization, and resolving complex grievances to maintain a high-performing workplace.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
GENERAL MANAGER - HR
Stone Shippers Ltd.
Mumbai, India
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Organisational Architecture:: Setup HR function across 3 cities (Offices, Factories, Mines). Established a unified culture and 8-person HR team.
- Global Talent Acquisition: Optimised TA SOPs for EU, USA, and Dubai regions. 30% lift in Sales team efficiency; 15% lift in Costing.
- Digital Transformation: End-to-end HRMS deployment for 500+ employees. Eliminated manual errors and streamlined daily admin.
- Governance & Compliance: Standardised organisational discipline by authoring robust policies for worker grievances, disciplinary actions, and termination protocols to mitigate legal risks.
- Cross-Functional Optimisation: Bridged CRM-to-Production communication gaps. Measurable reduction in raw material waste (scrap).
SENIOR MANAGER - HR
Runwal
Mumbai, India
09.2019 - 03.2023
- Strategic Leadership: Directed a corporate HR team of 3, overseeing central operations and aligning departmental goals with broader business objectives.
- Performance Digitization: Spearheaded the end-to-end digitization of performance management, from initial policy design to organizational rollout and staff training.
- HRMS Infrastructure: Orchestrated feature development and functional alignment for a comprehensive HRMS serving 1,500+ employees , ensuring the system met multi-level business needs.
- Data-Driven Insights: Managed the execution and analysis of annual ESAT and 360-degree leadership surveys over a 3-year period, providing executive leadership with actionable business intelligence.
- Change Management & Audits: Served as the lead liaison for a Deloitte organizational process audit ; identified critical gaps and facilitated change management training to ensure seamless implementation at the ground level.
- L&D Oversight: Acted as the enterprise-wide lead for Learning & Development, identifying skill gaps and coordinating targeted training programs.
- Conflict Resolution: Managed the organization-wide grievance reporting framework, ensuring prompt resolution for both industrial workers and corporate staff.
MANAGER HR
V. Raheja
Mumbai, India
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Digital Transformation: Orchestrated a large-scale change management initiative, migrating legacy paper-based workflows to a centralised HRMS , significantly reducing administrative lead times and improving data integrity.
- Strategic Rightsizing: Led a critical organisational restructuring to align manpower with project availability, managing the sensitive transition and exit of 200+ employees to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability.
- Talent Preservation: Executed a high-stakes retention strategy during restructuring, identifying and securing "anchor talent" and future mentors to maintain cultural stability and leadership continuity.
- End-to-End Talent Acquisition: Directed the full-cycle recruitment lifecycle—including strategic sourcing, executive interviewing, and complex salary negotiations—to build high-performing teams from the ground up.
ASSISTANT MANAGER HR BUSINESS COORDINATOR
Corporate Renaissances Group
Mumbai, India
04.2016 - 10.2016
- Data-Driven Workforce Planning: Orchestrated the end-to-end talent management and manpower pipeline utilizing predictive analytics to forecast hiring needs and optimize resource allocation.
- Strategic Policy Design: Formulated and implemented targeted retention and anti-poaching policies, successfully mitigating attrition risks in a competitive talent landscape.
- Product Development & UI/UX: Partnered with engineering teams to design, test, and deploy a proprietary internal HRMS , ensuring the platform met complex organizational requirements through rigorous UAT.
- Performance Architecture: Designed and managed robust performance tracking frameworks to facilitate objective, data-led evaluations and merit-based career mapping.
- Client Engagement & Project Lead (Jio Analytics/RIL): Directed cross-functional project coordination for the Jio Analytics account; managed end-to-end resource deployment and lifecycle tracking to ensure 100% milestone achievement and client success.
- Operational Resource Deployment: Interpreted client-specific technical requirements to deploy optimized talent pools at client sites, maximizing project efficiency and service delivery.
TEAM COORDINATOR / BUSINESS DEVELOPER
National Academy Of Event Management & Development
Mumbai, India
02.2015 - 03.2016
- End to end recruitment, onboarding, coordinating process with Directors, employees, faculties & students
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Madhyam Studio
Mumbai
07.2009 - 01.2012
- Project management, tracking, and quality control
- Client interfacing and accompanying partners for client meetings, planning and executing assignments to meet deadlines.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - EXECUTIVE PROGRAM - STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT
IIM
India 04.2021 - 04.2022
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources
Mumbai University
06.2015 - 05.2018
B.COM - Commerce
Mumbai University
06.2003 - 04.2006
Skills
- Strategic Workforce Planning & Budgeting
- Culture & Engagement
- Learning & Development (L&D)
- Performance & Talent Management
- Team Building Activity Trainer
- Grievance / Conflict Management
- Employee Counselling
- HRMS Implementation & Design
- HR Analytics
- Process Digitisation
- Change Management
- Gap Analysis & SOP Development
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Product Coordination
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Intermediate (B1)
Certification
The Dale Carnegie Program on Training Excellence
By Dale Carnegie India
Issued Jan 2023
Timeline
GENERAL MANAGER - HR
Stone Shippers Ltd.
03.2023 - 09.2023
Diploma of Higher Education - EXECUTIVE PROGRAM - STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT
IIM
04.2021 - 04.2022
SENIOR MANAGER - HR
Runwal
09.2019 - 03.2023
MANAGER HR
V. Raheja
06.2017 - 09.2019
ASSISTANT MANAGER HR BUSINESS COORDINATOR
Corporate Renaissances Group
04.2016 - 10.2016
Master of Business Administration - Human Resources
Mumbai University
06.2015 - 05.2018
TEAM COORDINATOR / BUSINESS DEVELOPER
National Academy Of Event Management & Development
02.2015 - 03.2016
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Madhyam Studio
07.2009 - 01.2012
B.COM - Commerce
Mumbai University
06.2003 - 04.2006