About Veda
I architect and deliver innovative, data-powered rewards, performance, workforce planning, talent management and people analytics solutions that fuel business results and empower talent. Adept at translating complex people data into actionable insights, I thrive on building scalable frameworks, optimizing costs, and unlocking the full potential of people and platforms.
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)
Experience
- Planet Smart CityGlobal Head – Rewards & Performance ManagementHUMAN RESOURCESSeptember 2022 - February 2026 (3 years and 5 months)London, United KingdomCompensation
- Architected global reward strategy across UK, Italy, India, Brazil and UAE — cycles, bonuses, equity, sales incentives and budgeting
- Built job architecture from scratch — Mercer IPE, 75+ roles, grade structures and career paths
- Led full reward harmonisation for acquired Pol Ltd. — pay, benefits, grades and OKRs
- Redesigned salary structures using benchmarking and internal equity analysis to close pay gaps
- Governed LTI portfolio — stock options, RSUs, performance grants, dilution analysis and total effective pay modelling
- Designed three-population STI portfolio across four countries — MBO, leadership bonus and BU-specific sales incentive plans
- Led two-phase EU Pay Transparency programme for Italy — pay audit, job levelling, GPG reporting, manager playbook
- Presented to REMCO on executive compensation, stock options, STI metrics and investor reporting
- Configured compensation module on HRIS — eligibility, merit matrix, bonus cycles, budget pools and manager allocations
Performance Management- Managed group-wide OKR and MBO rollouts, calibration, continuous feedback and PIP/IDP implementation
- Configured performance modules on HRIS — review cycles, goal templates, calibration and talent profiles
- Introduced AI assistant for goal and feedback authoring — improved quality and reduced completion time
People Analytics- Built workforce management tool for 250+ employee advisory business — cost consolidation, FTE utilisation and attrition modelling
- Published Tableau HR scorecard — headcount, cost, attrition, DEI, pay competitiveness and cashflow
- Delivered board and REMCO insights on growth, redundancy and investment scenarios
- Accountable for global HR costs and statutory reporting — GRI, pay gap and ERS scheme disclosures
- Polycab India LtdDeputy General ManagerHUMAN RESOURCESNovember 2021 - June 2022 (7 months)Mumbai, India
- Sales incentive scheme
- Managed annual performance and salary review cycle
- Integrated HR dashboard
- Career advancement policy, confirmation policy and disciplinary actions policy.
- Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) implementation
- Reliance Industries LimitedSenior Manager – RewardsHUMAN RESOURCESDecember 2019 - November 2021 (1 year and 11 months)Mumbai, India
- Deployed annual salary reviews, bonus plans, skill incentives, retention plans, LTI plans
- Market benchmarking
- Job evaluation for new roles/ modified roles
- Policy for promotion and redesignation
- Designed E-Compensation module
- Pay equity, workforce planning, pay band effectiveness, new policy adoption and rewards optimization.
- Code of Social Security, 2020 implementation proposal
- Pay rationalization exercise
- Covid related benefits and policies proposals
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Education
- Master of BusinessNarsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies2013MBA – Human Resources,
- Bachelor of TechnologyInstitute Of Chemical Technology2010Bachelor of Technology – Chemical,