Ritesh Mishra

About Ritesh Mishra

A strategic, values‑driven HR Business Partner with 17+ years of progressive experience across hospitality, IT, and banking environments, with strong depth in recruitment and talent acquisition, hotel pre‑openings, and multi‑brand operations. Brings a people‑first leadership approach with a proven ability to build high‑performing teams, develop leadership pipelines, and embed culture across the employee lifecycle, while aligning hiring strategy with business priorities. Partners with global hospitality brands and has contributed to six hotel pre‑opening assignments, building deep expertise in talent acquisition, workforce planning, culture building, HR operations, and scalable workforce design that enables sustained high performance. Consistently aligns recruitment and people strategy with business outcomes, inclusion goals, and purpose‑driven initiatives. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS :Honored as Top Most HR Leader – Rajasthan, celebrating excellence in strategic leadership and people development.Secured multiple Travel with Purpose Action Grant Awards for Hilton Jaipur and DoubleTree Jaipur (2024, 2025, and 2026), driving sustainability and community impact.Recognized as Best Gender Diversity Champion – SEA & India (2018) for pioneering inclusive workplace practices across regions.Awarded Travel with Purpose Action Grants in SEA & APAC (2016–2017), totaling in funding for innovative CSR initiatives.

Experience

1. Cluster Director of Human Resources

   Hilton

   Aug 2022 — Present · Jaipur, IN

   Workforce planning, manning ratios, and FTE discipline• Recruitment governance, demand prioritization, and hiring discipline• Employer branding activation and talent market mapping• Campus hiring, youth pipelines, and university alliances• Inclusive hiring strategies (gender diversity, PwDs, early‑career talent)• Succession planning, leadership pipeline development, and talent reviews (3‑Box Matrix)• Recruitment analytics linking quality of hire to retention and engagement• Leadership and critical role hiring (HOD and above)• Pre‑opening, ramp‑up, and replacement hiring at scale

Education

• Dr. C. V. Raman University, Kota Bilaspur

  MBA, Entrepreneurship

  2003 — 2005

• AISECT University - India

  Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management , Finance, General

• Pondicherry University

  PGDHRM, Labor and Industrial Relations

  2005 — 2006

• Lucknow Christian College

  B.Com, Business/Commerce, General

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Government Liasioning
• Hrm (Recruitment, Selection, Placement & Induction)
• Compensation & Benefits
• Statutory Compliances
• Industrial Safety, Health & Environment
• Human Resources
• Administration
• Strategic HR
• Performance Management
• Industrial Relations
• Management
• Grievances
• Training and Development
• Deferred Compensation
• Hris
• Employee Benefits