Siddesh Sawant

About Siddesh Sawant

I am a seasoned HR professional with 8 years of experience specializing in HR Transformation, Compensation & Benefits, Performance Management, HR Technology, and Process Improvement. Passionate about addressing challenges related to organizational effectiveness and enhancing employee experience, I have worked across diverse industries, including Consulting, BFSI, Manufacturing, and Technology.

Experience

1. Engagement Manager

   PwC

   Mar 2023 — Present

   Global Capability Center Design and Implementation for a Pharma MNC•Conducted Candidacy Assessment of HR processes to identify suitable candidates for transition to GCC•Designed a new operating model for GCC and to be organizational structure for the GCC•Designed to be process flows along with SLA and KPIs aligned to industry benchmarksGlobal Capability Center – Operating Model Redesign for a UK based Retail Chain•Conducted as is assessment of operating model and org structure to identify areas of improvement•Designed and implemented a new operating model and organizational structure•Designed roles and responsibilities with SLA and XLA framework for the new teams•Implemented change management initiatives for smooth transition of the new modelPerformance Management Process Design for a Manufacturing firm in India•Designed & implemented a Performance Management System for white-collar & blue-collar employees•Developed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) at business level, department level, and for individual roles•Designed a variable pay model to effectively reward high performers•Created simulations based on past data to validate the model of performance-based variable payouts•Successfully integrated the PMS with SuccessFactors ensuring automated flow of dataCompensation & Benefits benchmarking and design for a FMCG firm in India•Conducted a comprehensive compensation benchmarking exercise & developed competitive pay ranges•Led a job-matching exercise to ensure consistent internal grade alignment across various business units•Performed outlier analysis and recommended strategies to align employee salaries within the pay ranges•Conducted benefits benchmarking and proposed enhancements to the benefits packageHR Policies & SOP Design for a UAE based logistics MNCDesigned Standard Operating Procedures for critical HR processes, like Talent Acquisition, C&B and PMSChange Management for ERP implementation for a US based Pharma MNC

Education

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2017 — 2019

• KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Vidyavihar

  12th , Science

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and (MTech), Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2015

Skills

• C++
• Solidworks
• Matlab
• Actionscript
• Ees
• Microsoft Word
• Powerpoint
• Autocad
• Java
• Microsoft Office
• Html
• English
• C
• Engineering
• Programming
• Ansys