Hi,
I am Pattabiraman
Ex-Head HR, McKinsey & Company with over 20 years of diverse, Global HR experience in IT/ITES, GCC, Banking, Credit Research & Consulting, Handled Business HR partner, Leadership Coach, Trainer, HR PMO, Recruiter roles
Academics & Certifications
- Masters in Business Administration (MBA) – Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy.
- BE Computer Science
- Gallup Certified Leadership & Strengths Coach
- PROPELLOR(Conflict management)
- OD Interventionist – Personal Growth & Sensitivity Labs
- McKinsey COMPASS Leader
- McKinsey Problem Solving
- McKinsey Certified Practitioner for Personnel conduct investigation
Career Journey
May 2021 onwards
Founder CEO,
People Radius
2012 till 2021
Head – HR,
McKinsey Global
Services,
2011 - 2012
Associate Director,
CRISIL
Global Research & Analytics
2007 - 2011
Senior Manager,
Scope International
2004 - 2007
Executive, Human Resources,
TATA Consultancy Services
2003 - 2004
HR & Admin Manager,
Savant Technologies
April 2003 – August 2003
Management Trainee,
Freight Systems
Career Roles & Responsibilities
Head – Human Resources,
McKinsey Global Services
(Chennai, Bengaluru & Trivandrum for 3 legal entities of McKinsey)
- Leading an eight member team to drive the Globally aligned people agenda & Business TOM for 2000+ colleagues (McKinsey – Analytics, Digital & Design Services)
- Managing legal compliance. People & Legal systems
- Certified Personal conduct investigator (India-wide across McKinsey entities)
- Leading PAN India & Global Projects
- Collaborate with L& D in shaping & delivering Leadership Development Programs
- Engage talent through competitive compensation / benefits / policies, D & I initiatives & a robust Employee Engagement agenda
- Key stakeholder & partner in Employer branding & competency assessments for hiring
- Driving critical HR transformation & culture projects
- Enabling successful career path for people
- Internal & external “Brand” custodian
- Coaching & Mentoring people managers. Global Faculty for McKinsey’s Leadership Development Programs (Mursion Simulation, People Leadership Intensive etc.,)
Associate Director
CRISIL Global Research & Analytics
- Managing HR projects across India & Global geographies
- Mentoring : Establishing and scaling the process(22 to 289 mentees) resulting in attrition reducing by one-third
- Early warning system and customized Engagement plan for talent retention
- Being part of the Corporate HR team to roll out the PMS system
- Driving critical Engagement agenda through various touch-point meetings with Senior Leadership
- Managing the Reward & Recognition(R & R) program
- Shaping & implementing HR Metrics
- Responsible for ensuring a great onboarding experience for new hires
Senior Manager
Human Resources, Scope International
- Managing Business HR role for four different business units totalling 2500 employees
- Driving Talent Management agenda including identifying key talent, their succession planning and driving mentorship program for recognised leaders
- Supporting the L&D team in providing Organization-wide Leadership coaching and delivering a “Great Manager Leadership program”
- Driving risk mitigation for HR and part of Business Organizational Risk Group(BORG)
- Managing Performance Management & compensation cycles by working with Operational Managers and Business Leadership
- Driving Engagement initiatives through Gallup Q12 survey
- Managing Careers through efficient Span of control
Executive - Human Resources,
TATA Consultancy Services
Lead – HR Business partner and Resource Management(RMG) for 5000+ employees
- One of the 3 HR Project Management office members reporting into Global HR Head
- Projects
- ROI on Lateral recruitment
- Category 1 MBA graduate career development
- Leveraging TCS brand in IITs for Talent attraction
- Lead – HR Business partner and Resource Management(RMG) for 5000+ employees
- Managing the HR & RMG responsibilities for one of the TCS Delivery centres in Chennai (~800 Colleagues). Subsequently was a Business HR for one of the most significant Banking projects for TCS in Chennai
- Corporate initiatives for Chennai region – delivering training & advising curriculum for colleges, providing PROPEL training for teams &people managers
- Finalizing HR Plan & Budgets
- Managing Performance Management & compensation cycles
- Handling end-end recruitment for the Business location
- Managing HR audits & statutory requirements
- In-charge of CSR initiatives for the centre
Get to know the work we do
Enabling attrition reduction through Mentorship Program
Leading Credit Research & Analytics Company
HR Consulting
Set up the Mentorship program and ramped it from 22 to 476 Mentees across India, Argentina, Poland, and Singapore. Attrition amongst this group of mentees, representing 35% of the Organization, was 75% lesser than the overall attrition.
Setting up Mentorship Program
Leading Leather Prodct Company
HR Functional Training
Enabling placement & absorption of Graduate Trainees into the Organization through Mentors & Mentees Training
Building a Behavioral Competency Framework
India's Leading drug manufacturer
HR Consulting
Building a robust Behavioral Competency framework across all levels in the Organization.
Building a Behavioral & Technical Competency Framework
SriLanka based IT Organization
HR Consulting
Building a robust Behavioral & Technical Competency framework across all levels in the Organization.
Assessment of the role-fitment of the Category 1 MBA students hired
Leading IT Organization
OD Consulting
Established a framework covering India, UK, US, Australia, Middle-East, and Europe to collect inputs on their role, current performance & engagement levels, and interventions needed. Presented recommendations to the Head of HR and his Team.
I am Pattabiraman
Calculating cost per hire for the candidates hired
Leading IT Organization
OD Consulting
This involved identifying 23 cost factors and the charge that the Organization was incurring and calculating the cost per hire
Policy formulation
Financial Services Company
OD Consulting
This involved studying 45+ policies they already had, ensuring that the policy wording is aligned with their culture & values, detailing the process & benchmarking with the industry.
Finalizing an appropriate Organization structure and process for the Recruitment Team to enable seamless delivery to Global stakeholders.
Leading Management Consulting Organization
OD Consulting
Involved working alongside the Recruitment Team, Leadership & stakeholders to review their organization structure and process and suggest alternatives for implementation.
High Potential employees Retention, Engagement & development
An European Bank
OD Consulting
Finalized the framework for Engagement by helping them identify their Strengths, identifying future roles that match their strengths and establishing a Mentorship program to help them get into those roles. The specified group reported Nil attrition.
Employee Engagement Survey Sensitization
Europe's Leading Car Manufacturer
HR Functional Training
Involved a series of sessions covering Middle Management, HR & Leadership Teams on sensitizing them on the importance of Engagement, the science behind it and the Gallup Q12 Survey.
Employee Engagement Impact Planning
Leading Bank in the Europe
HR Consulting
Rolling out the Q12 Engagement survey, designing action plan through ownership from the Teams, Managers & Leaders
Business Agility Sensitization
Leading apparel Brand in Srilanka
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Session to bring awareness to the topic of Business Agility, tying it to their Business outcomes/metrics for a Leadership Team of 20 members
Organization & HR Strategy formulation & implementation
Leading Kidney care Hospital in South India
OD Consulting
Used Hoshin Kanri’s X-Matrix to finalize the Organization goals, Department goals & HR Team goals over a 3-5 years horizon. Implementation is currently underway.
Crucial conversations handling for the Sales & Leadership Team
Global provider of flow control & instrumentation solutions
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Took two separate sessions for their Marketing / Sales & Leadership Teams, spread across India, Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore, to help them handle critical conversations through psychology & neuroscience-based tools
Peak Performance for Leaders & High Potential employees
Food development and distribution start-up based out of India
1-1 Coaching
Coached their Leadership Team & employees (10 employees) identified as High-Potential on 2-3 identified Coaching goals over six months
Deliver against the KRAs
Textile Manufacturer based in South India
1-1 Coaching
Coached a Subject Mater Expert in the Textile industry on how he can improve his Collaboration & help him achieve his KRAs
Culture and value assimilation for the Leadership Team
Mid-sized Global IT Organization
1-1 Coaching
1-1 Coaching Involved using the Gallup tool for 1-1 Coaching, focussing specifically on connecting their work performance & behaviour with Organization culture & values
Effective Performance Conversations
Leading European Bank
1-1 Coaching
Coaching a group of 8 Leaders for them to have effective performance conversations with their Team
Leading for Change
A payments processing company for Students
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Training for Middle & Senior Leadership on four critical competencies for effectively dealing with Change
Sales Team effectiveness
An export import Bank based out of Europe
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Monthly sessions with the Sales Team on Sales Techniques, Psychology of Sales and to discuss various tools & techniques that they can adopt for their selling
Business Communication & enabling a High Performance culture
Leading Cement Manufacturing company
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Engaged with Middle Managers, handling larger teams on how they can effectively communicate towards promoting a High-Performance culture in their Teams
Building HR Effectiveness
Leading Global Manufacturer
HR Functional Training
Gamified off-site session for the HR Team on how to firmly connect the Organizational goals, Strategy & values into their day-day HR delivery
Stakeholder Management
Leading Global Professional network Organization
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Gamified off-site session for the Team handling High Networth Individuals on ways and means to effectively engage & collaborate with their stakeholders for maximizing business outcomes
Team bonding
Leading Global Glass Manufacturer
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
Gamified session for new hires recruited during the pandemic to help them integrate into the Organization seamlessly
People Leadership Intensive
Leading Management Consulting Organization
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
2 sessions for the Senior Leaders on 8 specific Leadership Competencies required for their role success
Change Management - Compensation structure revamp & Benefits benchmarking
Leading Management Consulting Organization
OD Consulting
Worked alongside the BIG 4, to help deliver a revised compensation structure & benefits road map & seamless implementation
Strategic HR Business Partner
Leading Management Consulting Organization
HR Functional Training
4 Sessions for the Senior HR Leaders & Managers, to enable them get a “seat in the Business table”
HR Business Partnering
Leading Management Consulting Organization
HR Functional Training
Deep-dive into the HR Business Partnering role and what it takes to build a “world class HR experience”
Understanding Best in class Recruitment practices
Leading Management Consulting Organization
HR Functional Training
A session to the Senior Leaders & Managers on the latest workforce practices & how they can use it to positive impact their Recruitment
Recruitment Essentials
Leading Management Consulting Organization
HR Functional Training
11 sessions for a group of entry-level to middle level Recruitment staff on critical Recruitment topics
Recruitment Advanced
Leading Management Consulting Organization
HR Functional Training
11 sessions for a group of Senior level Recruitment staff on critical Recruitment topics
People Analytics for HR
Leading HR Network Organization in India
HR Functional Training
Session for HR Professionals on how they can build a Strong People Analytics function
HR Analytics
Conglomeration of 10 Companies
HR Functional Training
Experiential sessionf for HR professionals on how to leverage HR Analytics for their decisions
Ensuring Project Success
Life Insurance Company in India
HR Functional Training
Experiential workshop on the 9 steps of Project Management
Preparing the Leadership Team for an Organizational change
Semiconductor Manufacturing Organization
Leadership Offsites, Training & Workshops
An experiential session on Change Management for the Leadership Team to navigatore ensuring Organizational structural changes
Harmonizing Benefits & HR Processes across 3 legal entities in India
Leading Management Consulting Organization
OD Consulting
The Project involved working across geographies to brainstorm, problem-solve & harmonize HR Benefits & Process across legal entities
Leveraging the parent brand for the GCC
Leading Management Consulting Organization
OD Consulting
Leveraging the parent Brand with necessary guard-rails, while at the same time enhancing employee experience at GCC through a stronger brand
Organization Values
Leading Kidney care Hospital in South India
OD Consulting
Co-creating & finalizing Organization values & making it to “stick”
Entrepreneurs Coaching
Mix of Companies
1-1 Coaching
Primarily involved in deliberating Business models, scaling Business & people practices
Private Coaching Sessions
Mix of Companies
1-1 Coaching
Career & Performance Coaching
Business Goal setting
Leading Kidney care Hospital in South India
1-1 Coaching
CXO Coaching session through use of Scientific tools to enable Business Strategy & it’s execution
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Passionate about developing people through Leadership Coaching, Training & Public speaking
200+
Individuals Coached
400+
hours of public speaking
1500+
hours of Live Training
Building strong relationships Embody empathy & emotional intelligence, thereby establishing a strong connect with the employees across levels, geographies and culture
Qualified Trainer and Coach Certified as a Gallup Strengths coach by Gallup Inc. Have coached over 200 people, including Senior Management in leveraging their strengths
Strategic & Analytical High on thought leadership, robust and in-depth analytical skills, ability to understand the larger picture and deliver fair, effective and transparent service delivery
Seamless delivery and execution Strong customer orientation with continuous improvement rigour for a seamless, timely and effective delivery of Talent agenda based on Business needs and emerging dynamics
Interpersonal communication A high five rated skill on effective articulation & impactful communication with stakeholders
People Development Strong believer and an investor in People, taking calculated risks, if needed and enabling Talent to blossom into beautiful careers
Quick Learner & a resilient Leader Have performed in roles that require a clean-slate approach, a steep learning curve, risk-appetite and an insight to learn and deliver tasks faster
Key
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