Ruchika Arora

Head- Talent Management- Global Services Business

Sterlite Technologies Limited
Sr. HR Business partner | Talent Management | M&A
aruchika03@gmail.com 91- 9818 119 224

Profile Summary

Dynamic and result-oriented HR leader with a proven track record of excellence spanning Talent Management, Sr. HR Business Partner,
Talent Acquisition, Change management and People/ business integrations. Recognized as a star performer, consistently driving
organizational success through strategic HR initiatives and interventions

Areas of Excellence
• Recognized by CHRO as Top Contributor in ACCELERATE [HIPO program] in 2024
• Awarded Sterlite Chairman’s Award from Chairman, Sterlite Technologies, Mr. Anil Agarwal for Project Star Implementation in
2022
• Top Diversity Talent for leading Performance Management and Talent Management recognized through Red Ladder Awards for
consecutive 3 years in year 2020, 2021 and 2022
• Felicitated with “Outstanding Performers Award” for 7 years in HCL Technologies for contributions in Talent Management, HR
Business partnering and Change management.
• Led HR Transition from Geometric to HCL for 3000 Employees in India, US and Europe post Geometric Acquisition along
with the HR Head for the Business vertical. [2018]
• Led People transition and Integration in Europe for Readers Digest, the First Ever Multi Country deal for HCL. [2009-2010]
• Awarded Gold Medal -University Topper for MHROD with 78% [2005-2006]
• Emerging HR Leaders Award recipient in CHRO Vision & Innovation Summit Awards 2022 for contributions in HR Domain

Skills
• Talent Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Performance Management
• HR Strategy
• Business partnering

Career Timeline

| Sterlite Technologies Ltd. | Vedanta Group| August 2022 – Present

| HCL TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. | May 2006 – July 2022 |

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 Work Experience
| Sterlite Technologies Ltd., Vedanta Group | August’ 2022 – Present | Sterlite Technologies Limited is an
Indian multinational technology company, headquartered in Mumbai. The company is specialized in optical fiber and cables,
deployment and network software. Global Services Business is a strategic arm of Sterlite specializing in Optical fiber layout
and Managed Services.

Jan 23’ onwards: Head – Talent Management, Global Services BU | Since Jan’23 | Team size-6
Responsible for Talent Acquisition strategy to enable Right talent according to business needs.
Skill mapping to understand our workforce skill set and develop upskilling plans
Drive Upskilling attuned to strategic agenda to address the identified Top business needs
Create People Practices for Services Business and elevate efficiencies in Performance management to drive the right
behaviors.
Optimize operational process workflows and identify ways to deliver consistent and positive stakeholder experience
Drive Engagement through survey led action planning
Succession planning for key identified roles to build leadership pipeline.

Aug’22-Dec’22: Head HR – Access BU | Team size-4

Responsible for entire gamut of People Agenda to drive Business Goals.
Create a Balance between Strategic Decision making and Employees’ well-being while delivering on Business Goals.
Downsizing of 300 employees across US and India and worked with Partners to ensure 95% are rightly placed through
outplacement support.
Demonstrate flexibility within established process to meet Business’ requirements and navigate complex situations
and make decisions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders

| HCL TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. | May 2006 – July 2022

HCL Technologies is the 4th largest IT Services provide organization headquartered in Noida powered by a global team of
220,000+ passionate HCLites across 60 countries. It is recognized for its ethics, innovation and people’s practices.

Mar’21-July’22: Senior HR Business Partner – ERS BU | Noida | Scope- 6000 Employees |Team size- 5 |
Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels to ensure that HR programs and new initiatives
are well received by Business leaders and project teams.
Strengthened Decision making supported by data insights towards talent retention strategies in times of the Great attrition
Spearhead Employee Development and Engagement Plans to create a culture of mutual trust and curtail attrition.
Drive Change for Performance Management practices to build a culture of Continuous Feedback and process compliance.
Drive HR processes spanning from Manpower planning, Talent fulfillment, Drive performance through right Goal Setting
and other initiatives

Apr’18-Feb’21: Rewards and Performance Head- ERS | Noida | Scope- 30000 Employees |Team size- 5 |
Align the Reward and performance strategy to Business Objectives and improvise performance management system.
Develop and maintain performance metrics for performance, careers and compensation management to drive desired
behaviors.
Leading KPP transformation to align well with business objectives and reflect business objectives cascaded into individual
objectives and individual objectives in individual performance review.
Design Development journey for key roles in Sales and Delivery towards competency assessment and Development
center-based approach.
Manager sensitization to ensure tapping into the development plans through the managers. Support Managers to create
career development opportunities by sharing employee aspirations and needs for Business Units.

Jan’16-Mar’18: Mergers and Acquisitions: ERS | Noida | Scope: 3000 Employees | Team size-2|
Orchestrated change management process with Senior leadership to define Group objectives, success factors,
strategies and implemented them through Brown bag sessions to people assimilation.
Established Program governance and implemented the plan across various functions of Finance, process Automation,
HRIS, Payroll and other functions.

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 Designed Talent attraction and retention strategies to increase acceptance and Employee retention in the long run.
Addressed complex issues resulting from Country specific requirements for instance, Legal entity consolidation, Workers
councils’ approval in EU countries, data migration and integration, Account based strategies to onboard clients.
Designed Compensation structure towards compensation and grade harmonization in adherence to compliance
requirements while ensuring talent retention.
Consult with internal and external stakeholders to drive all people or process related changes and Communication
through leadership, functional teams and a well-executed change management plan.

Sep’11-Dec’15: HR Business Partner- Sales/ Vertical HR | Noida | Scope-300

Partnering with business and Employees for driving Sales Performance.
Drive Manpower planning, ensure right hiring as per Budget and performance management
Own, drive, advise, and coach business through the annual talent processes around performance, career management and
incentives.
Conceptualize and Implement Talent management initiatives including attracting, retaining and Development of sales
teams and implement Performance improvement wherever necessary.

July’08-Aug’11: HR Transitions- US, UK

Supporting RFPs, participating in proposal discussions, Due diligence with Clients and Consultations with Employees.
Design and Implement end to End seamless People Transition including Pre-Transition Consultation and Communication,
Day 1 Transition, Compensation management, HR Costing, Transition / Retention Planning and HR Generalist role for
employees. Consulted Unions and Workers Councils during various stages of Employee transfer in Netherlands and
France.
Partner with Business teams for smooth people transfer as a result of IT outsourcing and HR business partner role
for the transitioned employees in Reader’s Digest and News International in UK and Europe.
Implement Post Transition Operations including Benefits / Band integration and HR Connect with Employees

May’06-June’08: Analytics and HR Strategy- International HR - Noida

Analyze HR Data to extract meaningful data and insights related to costs, Manpower / deployment and Engagement for International
employees.
Reporting performance for International HR team and driving initiatives to create impact based on key metrics and
Re-engineer processes to ensure maximum efficiency

Education
MBA - MHROD (HR and OD) from Delhi School of Economics (DSE, Delhi University) in 2006
BBA/ BBS (Finance) from CBS, Delhi University in 2003
Predictive Business Analytics from BRIDGE (Apollo and Northwestern University) in 2015
Jombay HR 40under40 Future HR leader certification in 2023