Gayathri Kannan

• Strategic leader offering over 16 years of rich experience in HR Business Partnering, Coaching,Investigations and variousother HR domains
• Currently associated with UBS India - driving Human Resource Generalist functions for a 150-employee business unit (Talent and Culture); leadingthe team of APAC HR Coaching across 5 countries 
• Expertise in collaborating with top management and engaging with leadership for decision-making; determining HR framework to meet both short & long-term business goals
• Excellent employee engagementskills to sustain growth momentumof high potential employees; led the execution of trainings for employees to increase opportunities for promotion, by up skilling their competencies and capability building
• Exhibited excellence in linking business strategy to talent management strategy by evaluating skill gaps, identifying training needs and sharing feedback with the training team to develop training solutions to bridge the gaps; thereby capitalizing employee’s growth opportunities and managing career growth plans
• Formulated & implemented various strategies for Human Resource Development including Rewards & Recognition Framework, EquipmentStrategy Framework, Onboarding & Induction Strategy,Employee Handbook and Employee Engagement Strategy as well as devised various surveys for the employees of the organization
• Impeccable record of leading high-performance teams towards accomplishment of common goals and managing multiple stakeholders across leadership & engagements
• Led initiatives such as Fast Track process and Product Shelf optimization projects for the Learning and Development team to reduce the time to market and optimize training products shelf
• Brought performance management framework to train line managers to deal with under performers and enhanced performance Improvement process. This reduced subjectivity and employees' concerns by 50%. 
• Created the Agile Playbook for the Recruitment team
• Collaborated with APAC ER and streamlined a project on BGV process under the banner “Project Shell”.
• Conceptualized and created policies such as Job Abandonment guidelines and streamlining of shift allowance policies in UBS India.
• Collaborated with India HR Head to execute various initiatives to manage during the COVID crisis. Partnered with the Corporate C&B team to drive benefit strategies for India. 
• Championing Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at UBS India by leading the D&I Working Group. Leading the Women in India Network for UBS.

• Managing RIF, Mutual Agreement, and Complex Exit Cases; working on the Operating Models under manageable SLAs
• Managing HR Investigations & closing them within 30 days unless
• Devising and implementing comprehensive compensation and benefits strategies that are cost-effective for the business
• Training team to improve new hire onboarding and training process resulting in improved new hire satisfaction & retention, and significant cost savings to the group
• Providing HR leadership to the business for implementation of HR strategies in-line with business requirements, managing HR services to support the overall business strategy of the company
• Supervising the design and execution of a dynamic employee engagement framework; streamlining HR policies and establishing an intranet portal for easy access for all employees
• Maintaining an effective level of business literacy about the business unit's financial position, its plans, culture& competition
• Analyzing trends and metrics in partnership with the HR group to develop solutions, programs, and policies
• Developing effective, trustworthy, and dynamic relationships with the Leadership team whilst building morale and increasing employee engagement within the company

E- MBA in HR Management from LIBA in 2009

B.Com. from MOP Vaishnav College in 2007