Pratyush Kumar Sahu

About Pratyush Kumar Sahu

Strategic HR Business Partner & HR Technology Enabler with 4+ years of experience delivering end-to-end people solutions across product (SaaS) and consulting environments, supporting 600+ employees.I partner with leaders and Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to translate business goals into scalable people outcomes, combining HR technology, process design, and analytics for enhanced employee experience.Core expertise spans workforce planning, performance management, compensation, succession, engagement, employee relations, statutory compliance, onboarding, and exit management.I bring strong skills in HR technology lifecycle management (evaluation, MVP decisions, implementation, and adoption), process workflow design, and change management. With proficiency in Workday, SAP-HR, and Tableau, I use data-driven insights to drive efficiency, governance, and standardization.Selected outcomes:−15% attrition and +20% engagement through structured listening, manager capability building, and targeted retention actions.20%+ uplift in recognition satisfaction after redesigning R&R mechanics and cadence.Faster, fairer performance & pay cycles via clear governance, tooling, and communication.Introduced AI-enabled analytics to personalize nudges, reporting, and learning recommendations for managers.

Experience

1. People Business Coordinator

   Cornerstone OnDemand

   Feb 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Serve as Strategic HR Business Partner for 270+ employees, advising leaders on workforce planning, people priorities, and organization effectiveness aligned to business goals.Support people and workforce strategy through annual and quarterly planning, aligning hiring demand, internal mobility, succession pipelines, and capability needs with business direction.Lead change management for people programs, including performance cycles, compensation governance, policy rollouts, and HR technology implementations, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption.Drive manager effectiveness and leadership enablement through structured playbooks, coaching, and tools for performance management, feedback, PIPs, and retention conversations.Design and leverage people analytics and dashboards (SAP HR / Workday with Tableau) to identify attrition risks, engagement trends, and manager effectiveness, enabling targeted leadership actions.Partner with CoEs and IT on HR transformation initiatives, contributing to HR system evaluations, MVP decisions, process redesign, UAT, and enterprise-wide adoption enablement.Enable organizational and process changes by supporting role clarity, operating model adjustments, policy updates, and change communication plans.Manage complex employee relations cases end-to-end, ensuring fair resolution, documentation rigor, and compliance with Indian labor laws and DPDP.Contribute to People-AI enablement initiatives such as automated reporting, HR knowledge bases, and learning recommendations to improve HR efficiency and manager self-service.Govern vendor partnerships across benefits, background verification, and engagement platforms; lead SLA governance, escalations, and compliance audits.

Education

• ICFAI Business School, Pune Official

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management and Services

• The Army Public School

  Secondary Education

• CMR College of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Skills

• Team Management
• Research
• C#
• .net
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Human Resources
• Java
• Public Speaking
• Management
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Operations Management
• Project Management