Nikhil Shekhar, Chief Happiness Officer

Nikhil Shekhar

Chief Happiness Officer

The Scalers

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Master's degree, Post Graduation Diploma in Management, Human Resources Management
Experience
5 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :5 years, 11 Months

Chief Happiness Officer at The Scalers
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since February 2022

The Scalers helps innovative businesses globally to build world-class software engineering teams in Bangalore — the Silicon Valley of Asia — helping them overcome the talent shortage at home and scale without limits. Cracking the offshore code with the unique model that combines recruitment, managed operations, and cultural alignment — helping partners scale their development capacity quickly, simply, and seamlessly.

Responsibilities: As an HR Business Partner, my focus is on placing people at the heart of everything. I believe the key to creating a productive and positive workplace environment. In my role, I work closely with department managers to ensure maximum efficiency at the workplace. This includes the execution of an annual Employee Engagement Planner, in which I have expertise in.

My expertise also lies in identifying and recruiting top talent, including those who are considered Purple Squirrels. Additionally, I am skilled in managing the Employee Life Cycle, ensuring that the needs of all employees are met.

One of my most successful approaches to HR is my ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration. This has proven to be highly effective in creating a cohesive work culture. Overall, I aim to create the most positive and productive workplace environment for all employees.

HR Manager at Provakil Technologies
  • India - Pune
  • March 2021 to February 2022

Provakil is a new-age legal operations management suite for enterprises. It provides a single integrated SaaS platform for legal teams to manage all aspects of legal operations including litigation, contracts, compliance, and intellectual property with customized workflows and analytics.
Responsibilities: This role involves developing and implementing HR strategies that align with the overall business strategy, bridging management and employee relations, managing talent acquisition, supporting business needs, monitoring HR strategies and procedures, promoting a positive working environment, managing performance appraisal systems, and ensuring legal compliance in human resource management.

Recruiter at Head Digital Works
  • India - Hyderabad
  • February 2020 to February 2021

Head Digital Works
Feb 2020 - Feb 2021 (1 year 1 month) Head Digital Works is now an online gaming platform. With a current user base of over 15 million users across multiple products. Ace2Three (Rummy) Witty Games (Social Gaming) FanFight (Fantasy Sports) Crictec (Media Site)

Responsibilities: End-to-end recruitment for IT and non-IT positions were carried out with utmost precision. Boolean operators were used to identify potential resources via social media platforms. Creative sourcing strategies were implemented, and effective working relationships were established with all stakeholders. Gap analysis sheets were rolled out, and backup plans were initiated. Tracking of resources, data analytics, and report preparation were carried out, while vendor management and engagement were led to meet the expectations of various business vertices. Overall, full-time, contract, and contract-to-hire positions were filled for Hyderabad (HQ) and Bengaluru area.

Algorithm Talent Match Specialist at Techolution
  • India - Hyderabad
  • April 2018 to November 2019

Techolution is a visionary, hi-tech consulting company, It deals with UI/UX (Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality), Cloud Transformation leveraging the PAAS platform, and IoT (Internet of Things) like Building SMART cities, SMART homes, SMART Infrastructure, and SMART Devices.

Responsibilities: Recruiting is a critical process that involves defining required skills, collaborating with business areas, and engaging with shortlisted candidates. To source suitable candidates, relevant job descriptions are posted on various job portals, and an appropriate pipeline is developed. The recruitment process is monitored to ensure adherence to SLAs and targets are met. Building excellent working relationships with managers and leveraging data and analytics at every step is also crucial. The recruitment process involves hiring for Techolution India & US for full-time, contracts, contract-to-hire.

Education

Master's degree, Post Graduation Diploma in Management, Human Resources Management
  • at Xavier University
  • March 2018
Bachelor's degree, Human Resources Management
  • at Birla Institute Of Technology
  • March 2016

Specialties & Skills

HR Strategy
Stakeholder Management
HR Business Partnering
HR Operations
Recruitment
Employee Engagement
HR Analytics
Vendor Management
Employee Life Cycle
Stakeholder Management
HR Compliance
Recruitment
Business Partnering

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Table Tennis
    Represented India x3