Rekha Nagaraj
🔰 Chief Human Resources Officer | Digital Transformational Leader | Board Advisor | 32 Yrs Driving Organizational Excellence |EBITDA-Governance| C-Suite Community Member | POSH TTT | New Indian Labour Code🔰
- Role
- Corporate Head HR & a - Vice President at Mfar Constructions Pvt. Ltd
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rekha Nagaraj
Enterprise Chief Human Resources Officer with 32+ years of leadership experience driving large-scale workforce and human capital transformation across multi-location operations managing portfolios exceeding ₹5,500 million.Strategic partner to CEO and senior leadership teams in aligning people strategy with business growth, operational scalability, governance excellence, and EBITDA performance across Real Estate, Construction, IT, and diversified sectors.Recognized for building high-performing leadership teams, strengthening succession pipelines, and institutionalizing governance frameworks that enable sustainable business growth.Experienced in leveraging HR frameworks, digital HR tools, and analytics-driven workforce planning to enhance productivity, employee engagement, and organizational capability. Business Impact Led enterprise HR strategy for a workforce across corporate and multi-site operations. Managed employee cost budgets and revenue-linked manpower planning. Designed workforce models for ₹5,500 million project portfolios supporting profitability targets. Established KPI accountability frameworks for CXO and senior leadership teams. Implemented leadership variable pay linked to EBITDA and project margins. Introduced revenue-to-salary dashboards enabling Board-level workforce decisions. Built the L&D function from inception. Core Competencies CXO & Senior Leadership Hiring Talent Acquisition, Retention & Workforce Strategy Performance Management & Productivity Enhancement Succession Planning & Leadership Development Learning & Development Strategy Compensation & Benefits Design HR Governance, Policies & Compliance Employee Engagement & Culture Transformation Workforce Planning & Organizational Design HR Analytics, HRIS, Payroll & Administration Accolades & Recognitions Out Standing Contributor as a Corporate Head of HR - HR Leadership Award 2025 by IEM & UEM, Jaipur - Top HR Professional of 2024 - Golden Peacock Training Award - Panel Speaker HR Conclave 2025 - Panel Speaker Indian Institute of Material Management Certifications:MBW (Master of Business Warfare),100 Board Member, LEP(Leadership Essential Program) POSH Train the Trainer, POSH ConsultantMy Association:Iron Lady (C-Suite Community) Catalyst for Women Entrepreneurship (CWE). IIMMYou can directly connect with me: r••••••••@gmail.com
Experience
Corporate Head HR & a - Vice President
Apr 2021 — Present · Bangalore Urban, IN
With over 22+ years of experience at MFAR, I have been leading the HR & Administration function as Corporate Head (HR & A) since 2013. In this capacity, I partner closely with senior leadership teams, driving end-to-end strategic HR initiatives and aligning people practices with business goals to enable sustainable business growth.Having strong engineering and management skills, I\'ve successfully transformed the work culture for over + employees, fostering high-performing teams that consistently deliver breakthrough results and enhance business excellence. Key Leadership Contributions: Partnered with the senior leadership team to design and execute strategic HR initiatives, transforming organizational culture and employee experience for employees. Strengthened leadership trust and stakeholder alignment by integrating people strategy with overall business objectives, fostering a unified and high-performance culture. Designed and executed enterprise-wide talent management strategies, enhancing workforce capabilities, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. Spearheaded succession planning and retention programs, successfully retaining 80% of top talent, reducing attrition by 90%, and improving overall productivity by 85%. Established and revised HR policies, governance frameworks, and scalable systems to ensure operational excellence and sustainable business growth. Conceptualized the Learning & Development function from the scratch, creating a culture of continuous learning and capability development across the organization.
Education
Vijayanagar College of Engineering, Bellary
BE (E&CE)
1987 — 1991
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
MBA, Human Resourse Management, First Class
2011 — 2013
CHRMP
Certified for POSH Train the Trainer and Consulting
2024 — 2025
Manasa Gangotri Open University, Mysore
PGDHRM
2001 — 2002
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