Chintan Gada

About Chintan Gada

Hi, I am Chintan Dinesh Gada with over 15 years (19 years including pre-qualification) of…

Experience

1. Senior Vice President Human Resources

   Kotak Life

   Nov 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Revamped Performance Management System: Aligned company strategies (SPIDER & Balanced Scorecard) with a meritocratic and transparent framework, ensuring goal alignment from the Managing Director down to every individual employee.• Designed Compensation Philosophy: Developed a comprehensive pay-for-performance, pay-for-skills, and pay-for-potential strategy that aligns compensation with company goals and employee growth.• Created and Optimized Compensation Schemes: Developed tailored compensation structures for Front Line Sales (FLS), Management Trainees, Graduate Trainees, and specialized schemes for Chartered Accountants (CAs), MPharma graduates, and MBAs in Bridge Programs.• Overhauled Promotion Philosophy: Established a new automated promotion eligibility framework, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness through robust job evaluation.• Optimized Sales Incentive Structure: Realigned sales incentives across departments, improving alignment with company goals while reducing attrition through refined incentive schemes.• Led Organizational Manpower Planning: Introduced Span of Control models and workforce alignment strategies to enhance operational efficiency and resource allocation.• Pioneered HR Tech Innovations: Spearheaded the creation of an HR data lake, enabling real-time dashboard integration with API links and SAS for comprehensive front-end data control.• Implemented Predictive Analytics: Developed an attrition prediction model, providing actionable insights for retention strategies.• Launched AI-Driven Platforms: Introduced Leena AI for employee insights and early warning systems (EWS) and Callify AI for automating candidate screening.• Automated HR Processes: Streamlined multiple HR processes including salary advances, employee disciplinary actions, and hiring exceptions, recognized for innovation at Darwin Box events.

Education

• St. Sebastain Goan High School

  SSC

• Sydenham College

  Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Commerce

  2002 — 2007

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Employee Stock Options
• Income Tax
• Due Diligence
• Financial Reporting
• Finalization of Accounts
• Indian Taxation
• Statutory Accounting
• Auditing
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Investments
• Financial Analysis
• Budget Forecasts
• Tax Advisory
• Indirect Taxation
• Working Capital Management
• Direct Tax
• Business Valuation
• Black-Scholes
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Tax Audit Representation
• Corporate Debt Restructing
• Share Option
• Accounting Standards
• Statutory Audit
• Equity Derivatives
• Share Valuations
• Cash Flow
• Financial Statements
• Drafting Correspondence
• Equity Research
• Finance
• Project Finance
• Loan Processing
• Company Secretarial Work
• Equity Valuation
• Income Statement
• Investment Management
• Corporate Finance
• Stock Option