Bhagban Patro

About Bhagban Patro

Strategic HR Business Partner with 13+ years driving people strategy across technology and services organizations. Proven ability to partner with senior leadership to translate business goals into actionable talent, performance, and organizational design initiatives. Supported business units of 250–900+ employees; led programs spanning career architecture, performance management transformation, continuous feedback adoption, and HR digitization. Data-driven professional with hands-on experience in Power BI, Visier, Workday, Darwinbox, SAP, and AI tools (ChatGPT Enterprise, Copilot, Claude). Recognized for improving engagement, reducing attrition, and increasing internal mobility through evidence-based HR solutions.

Experience

1. Lead Human Resources Business Partner

   Q2

   Nov 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Acted as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, driving the people agenda in alignment with business objectives. Provided thought partnership to forecast and plan talent needs based on evolving business strategy.• Managed all aspects of the employee lifecycle for a workforce of 350+, including on-boarding, performance management, talent reviews, and employee relations across LOBs.• Deep understanding of the business strategy to identify the skills and capabilities re quired in the future.• Drove the agenda of -Policy, Process, and Practices in alignment with business mindset while having a deep understanding of HR processes and activities.• Drove key metrics improvement in engagement, retention, and internal mobility. Partnered with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to design and deliver targeted interventions.• Led various organizational change efforts including strategic improvements to organizational design.• Collaborated with senior leadership to facilitate the initiatives to build high-performing teams.• Provided thought partnership to leadership in forecasting and planning talent pipeline with the business strategy.• Partnered with leaders to develop the timeline for the execution of performance management evaluations and worked with managers and leaders in addressing performance issues and implementing improvement plans.• Partnered with HR COEs to implement and deliver the appropriate interventions.• Identified opportunities to streamline internal HR processes, enhance payroll accuracy, and ensure HR compliance through automation and process reengineering.• Help drive HR strategies across business units and work closely with the HR leaders in tracking various projects within their spans.

Education

• Centre For IT Education

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2010 — 2012

• Khallikote Autonomous College, Berhampur, Odisha

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Botany/Plant Biology

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• Contract Recruitment
• Lateral Hiring
• Performance Management
• Onboarding
• Executive Search
• Background Checks
• Exit Formalities
• Employee Relations
• Team Management
• Leadership Hiring
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Management
• Hris
• Employee Benefits
• Screening
• Sourcing
• Statutory Compliances
• Employee Grievance
• Talent Acquisition
• Recruiting
• Extending Offers
• Interviews
• Scheduling