Organization profile : Ujjivan was ranked amongst the top 5 Indian Microfinance organizations which transitioned to a Small Finance Bank in 2015. Has over 450+ retail branches and employs 12,000+ employees pan India. Ranked amongst the top 25 Best Place to Work in India / Asia for last 5 years consistently. 
Key achievements :
i.	Organization branding was established by leading the effort in placing the organization in the top 25 Best Place to Work in India / Asia for 2 consecutive years – ranked 3rd in India in year 2016.
ii.	Facilitated the reskilling of 100 mid-level Managers to take-up branch / regional level positions in the transitioned retail Bank business. This helped organization to save on high cost of hiring yet retain and deploy most of the existing talent for new business. For employee’s, it built trust of organization support. 
iii.	Thru field visits and telephonic connect with over 400+ (7,000+ employees) retail branches communicated to branch teams on various HR initiatives including compensation and rewards programs, ESOP scheme, IPO launch, organization changes and mindset change. Feedback was summarized for Leadership team.
iv.	Certified as Trainer for Presentation skills and Interviewing skills. Led and facilitated various training programs on Communication skills, First Time Manager series, building Women leadership skills, Orientation program (for lateral hires, Campus hires) and Training skills for Trainers.
v.	Facilitated growth of organization’s people strength from 7,000+ to 10,000+ team-members. Process included internal promotions, extensive use of job portals, employee referrals, healthy female-male ratio 3 : 1, high retention  (86%), job fairs / walk-ins. No-cost / Low cost hiring was maintained at  close to 90%.
vi.	Facilitated people growth from 6,000+ personnel to 10,000+ people over 2 years in synch with rapid business growth. Developed standardized KRA structure for field personnel in similar roles – appraisal uniformity was established.
vii.	In 2 years built a Corporate HR team of 25+ team-members (initial 4 members) and instituted dedicated HR Practice heads for Recruitment, L & D, Comp and Ben, Employee Engagement and Talent Management. Regional HR productivity norms were established, measured and presented monthly at leadership level. 
viii.	In the Chief Ethical Officer role, led or facilitated hearings of employee complaints and initiated legal/  disciplinary actions. The organization was being transparent in dealing with errant employees.