Viral Joshi

About Viral Joshi

HR Leader with 25+ years of experience driving large-scale HR strategy, transformation…

Experience

1. Assistant Vice President - Human Resources

   Lighthouse Learning Group

   Aug 2015 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Facilitating in highly consultative, strategic, and collaborative role and contributing to design and roll-out business-relevant HR policies & service conditions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Continuously assessing and refining policies to for business relevance Supporting the CHRO in senior-level hiring incl. partnering & engagement, negotiations with prospective candidates, and on-boarding. Leading the integration of activities and services across Human Resources to ensure that staff are effectively deployed, motivated and retained to deliver excellence. It encompassed the following-Change and Transformation Management-Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits-Reward & Recognition, Survey and Benchmarking-Appraisals, Counselling and Employee Retention-Employee Relations, Motivation and Engagement-Statutory Compliance-Driving KRA / KPIs-Talent Acquisition, Recruitment and Staffing Establishing a structured performance management framework for school employees as well as spearheading automation of performance reviews for corporate employees, eliminating manual documentation. Developing competitive compensation & rewards strategies to attract and retain top talent, conducting salary benchmarking to maintain market competitiveness, and introducing retention-driven benefits, enhancing employee satisfaction and engagement. Ensuring 100% adherence to labour laws & policies, mitigating organizational risks and tailoring compliance frameworks to meet specific regulatory requirements for schools. Managing end-to-end payroll for PAN India and third-party employees besides designing and implementing tax-efficient salary structures, optimizing take-home pay. Managing a gamut of activities spanning developing and managing HC budgets, facilitating leadership interactions and large-scale employee engagement events, and creating strategic MIS reports for senior management, focusing on headcount and salary cost analytics.

Education

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  Masters, Human Resources Development

• University of Mumbai

  B COM, Commerce

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Talent Acquisition
• Employee Relations
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Human Resources
• Compensation & Benefits
• Employee Benefits
• Performance Management
• Mis
• Employee Engagement
• Payroll
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Recruitments
• Recruiting
• Policy
• Screening