Vijayshree Gurung Kalon

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT VIJAYSHREE GURUNG KALON

Seasoned and agile HR Leader with 25+ years of experience, driving end-to-end people strategy across leading BPOs, global firms, and high-growth start-ups. I specialize in building HR from the ground up—having successfully set up scalable HR functions in nascent and transitioning organizations, aligning people, culture, and capability to business vision.A proven catalyst for transformation, I have spearheaded large-scale hiring, digitized critical HR processes, and implemented impactful people practices that have strengthened internal mobility, retention, and leadership pipelines. My work has consistently enabled business acceleration through high-impact employee engagement, leadership development, and succession planning programs.My leadership style blends empathy strategic vision with empathetic execution, creating inclusive cultures and engaged teams. I take pride in driving people-first transformations—from enhancing employee value propositions during M & As to embedding robust succession plans, POSH compliance frameworks, and HR analytics dashboards. Throughout my career, I have built and scaled HR functions from the ground up, leading teams through complex change initiatives while ensuring a high degree of employee engagement and cultural alignment. Whether navigating a merger, scaling operations, or institutionalizing compliance, I believe in bringing clarity, pace, and purpose to every initiative.Key skills: Strategic HR Management & Planning, Talent Acquisition with emphasis on volume hiring, HR Digitization, HR Operations, Employee Retention and Engagement, Talent Management, HR Business Partnering, HR Policies, Processes and Governance.