Shalini Jha

About Shalini Jha

HR professional with 4+ years of progressive experience in IT startups — independently owning HR functions across talent acquisition, payroll, performance management, compliance, and employee engagement.Results I\'ve driven: reduced hiring TAT by 20%, improved 90-day retention by 12%, achieved 80%+ engagement participation, and maintained audit-ready SOPs with zero critical findings across two internal HR audits.My work sits at the intersection of HR operations and HR business partnering — I build scalable, compliant processes while also acting as a trusted partner to managers and leadership on workforce planning, performance cycles, and people strategy.Hands-on expertise across:• HRIS: Workday HCM (Core HR, BPF, Reporting), Keka HR (Payroll, Leave, Attendance), BambooHR• HR Ops: Full employee lifecycle, payroll processing, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT), SOP design• Talent Acquisition: Full-cycle IT & non-IT hiring, structured scorecards, campus drives, bulk hiring• People & Culture: Performance management, PIPs, L&D programs, engagement, succession planning• Analytics: HR dashboards in Excel & Power BI — attrition, headcount, hiring metrics Certifications: CHRMP Advanced HRBP · Workday HCM Fundamentals · HR Analytics (Power BI)I\'m particularly interested in Global HRBP, HR Advisor, and HR Operations roles in multinational IT organisations where I can contribute to people strategy, support business growth, and help build high-performing teams. Feel free to connect or message me directly — always open to exploring the right opportunity

Experience

1. Senior Human Resources Specialist

   Orai

   Feb 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Own end-to-end HR function as the sole HR professional for an IT/AI startup — spanning talent acquisition, payroll, compliance, SOP governance, engagement, and performance management.• Reduced hiring TAT by 20%(25–30 days → 20–24 days) through standardised JD templates, structured hiring scorecards, and streamlined interviewer coordination across IT and non-IT roles.• Manage monthly payroll for ~30 employees on Keka HR with zero discrepancies; ensure timely statutory filings (PF, ESI, PT, gratuity) and full labour law compliance.• Designed and documented HR SOPs for onboarding, payroll, exit management, and grievance handling; trained managers for consistent, audit-ready process execution.• Own full performance management cycle — 100% on-time review completion, goal-setting, calibration, PIP initiation, and increment processing in coordination with leadership.• Achieved ~80% employee engagement participation (45–50 employees) through Culture, R&R programs, and Coffee-with-HR connects.• Built and maintain Power BI headcount and hiring dashboards adopted by leadership for monthly workforce reviews.

Education

• NMIMS CDOE

  Executive MBA, Human Resources Management and Services

• Institute of Management Studies, Noida

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2017 — 2020