R Rakesh

Global HR Operations & Payroll Leader | HR Transformation & Shared Services | Multi-Country Payroll & Compliance | Process Automation | Workforce Planning | HRIS & Data Governance (SAP HR, Workday, SuccessFactors, SNOW)

Role
Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience at Hero Housing Finance
Location
Chennai, TN, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About R Rakesh

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs I love…

Experience

  1. Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience

    Hero Housing Finance

    Mar 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

    This role is responsible for the strategic direction and operational execution of all HR functions, supporting payroll for over 4,500 employees across India.• HR Operations & Employee Life Cycle Management: spearheading end-to-end employee life cycle (Hire to Retire), ensuring seamless, scalable, and compliant operations from onboarding through separation. This includes managing high-volume, complex payroll processing.• Employee Experience & Service Delivery: Implemented a positive and productive Employee Experience (EX) by simplifying HR processes, optimizing self-service tools, and ensuring high-quality, efficient service delivery for all employee needs and transactions.• Statutory & Branch Compliance: Leading Statutory Compliances and manage branch compliances for over 100 branches across pan-India, mitigating risk and ensuring 100% adherence to all labor laws and regulations.• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Serve as a key C-Suite stakeholder manager and Business Partner, collaborating with the senior leadership team to align the people strategy with the overall business objectives and growth agenda.• Compensation & Benefits (C&B): Spearhead the design, implementation, and management of the organization\'s compensation and benefits programs, ensuring they are competitive, fair, and aligned with company goals.• Operational Excellence & HRIS: Driving operational excellence through continuous process improvement and automation. Lead HRIS management to ensure accurate data, system functionality, and seamless HR service delivery.• Reporting & Analytics: Developed reporting and analytics on key people metrics to provide meaningful insights that support timely, data-driven decisions by the leadership team.• Audit & Vendor Management: Lead all internal and external operations audits, striving for zero defects. Manage and partner with external vendors to optimize service delivery and value

Education

  • Sri Venkateswara College Delhi University

    Bachelors, Humanities

    2001 — 2004

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