Wani Thakur

• Own end-to-end statutory compliance function for 200+ employees covering PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, Gratuity,
Leave, OT, and NFH across PAN India operations spanning multiple states and geographies.
• Lead all government authority audit inspections and statutory audits with zero compliance findings; maintain
audit-ready documentation at all times.
• Manage and mentor the compliance and HR operations team, driving process standardisation and enabling
scalable, ISO/SOC-compliant operations.
• Monitor and implement recent regulatory changes in PF, ESIC, and labour law across states; brief leadership
and managers proactively on policy updates.
• Redesigned payroll validation and reconciliation workflows, reducing payroll discrepancies by 20% and
strengthening audit readiness across all payroll cycles.
• Implemented Workday and ServiceNow for compliance workflow automation; built MI dashboards tracking
statutory deadlines, attrition, and cost-per-hire in real time.
• Act as strategic HR Business Partner to CEO and business heads on workforce planning, headcount
forecasting, and organisational development.
• Improved HR SOP efficiency by 40% through process standardisation alignedwith ISO and client audit
requirements.
• Led hiring strategy for lateral and leadership roles, reducing hiring TAT by 40% through structured sourcing
pipelines.
• Oversee Admin, vendor coordination, and facility management, ensuring seamless workplace operations.

• Advised startup and SME organisations on statutory compliance frameworks covering PF, ESIC, PT, and
labour law, translating regulatory requirements into practical documentation and SOPs.
• Supported HRMS implementation and payroll standardisation with a focus on multi-state compliance and
operational scalability.
• Designed compliant onboarding workflows, manager guidance templates, and HR operations frameworks for
fast-growing IT teams.

• Senior HR Business Partner and compliance lead for 500+ employees across multiple delivery verticals
covering full HR lifecycle including statutory compliance, talent acquisition, ER, and exits.
• Managed PAN India statutory compliance with zero audit findings across PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, Gratuity, OT,
NFH, and Leave spanning multiple states, handling government authority inspections independently.
• Led and developed a compliance and HR operations team, driving consistent high-quality delivery across all
statutory and HR ops functions.
• Tracked and operationalised recent changes in PF legislation, state-specific PT rules, and ESIC updates;
maintained compliance calendar and proactively briefed leadership.
• Facilitated two major organisational restructuring programmes impacting 100+ employees, managing
communication plans, high-risk ER cases, and legal compliance end-to-end.
• Built workforce MIS and compliance dashboards enabling leadership to make proactive, data-driven people
decisions with real-time statutory status visibility.
• Managed all lifecycle changes in Workday, ensuring data integrity and compliance across all HR
transactions.
• Developed compensation benchmarking and retention strategy with Total Rewards CoE, improving attrition
metrics across business units.
• Oversaw smooth onboarding and offboarding including BGV, statutory documentation, and separation
formalities across all states.

• Managed statutory compliance documentation, onboarding workflows including BGV, and HR operations in a
multi-location setup.
• Resolved employee relations queries with a solutions-focused approach, consistent policy application, and
adherence to labour law obligations.
• Supported lateral hiring for business-critical roles and maintained vendor and talent pipeline relationships.

• Managed employee records, statutory compliance, and HR operations in a fast-paced, high-growth
environment.
• Supported performance review cycles and maintained HR compliance documentation across the full
employee lifecycle.