About

S Kumar is an experienced HR professional and a trusted people advisor with over 14 years of relevant experience. As a Global Talent Manager at Kloud9, he is responsible for implementing several HR best practices to meet management needs and business objectives. He is an expert in people management, employee engagement, on-boarding & induction, PMS (performance management), talent development, employee engagement, motivation & retention, grievance management, attrition management, HRMIS, employee benefits, policy & process management, diversity & inclusion, employee mobility (USA, Canada, Sweden, visa & travel), expatriation and repatriation, knowledge management, managing change, employee communication, HR audits & statutory compliance, code of conduct, and POSH. Prior to his current role, S Kumar worked as a Human Resource Partner at Global Solutions, where he developed relationships with various industry HR partners and employment service contractors. He advised them in their staffing needs, helped them meet their statutory compliance needs, performed HR audits to analyze their gaps in employment practices, and acted as a bridge between the company and third-party vendors for benefits and administration. He also trained several stakeholders on HR best practices like Code of conduct, POSH, and in effective communication. As a Human Resources Manager at Mastek, S Kumar headed the centralized human resource team and managed various transformational or change initiatives. He created policies & processes for effective execution of organization functioning from scratch and to achieve strategic business goals. He handled the entire employee life cycle (hire to retire) with an effective on-boarding plan (30-60-90 day plan) and excellent employee engagement initiatives, designed and implemented Buddy Mentor Program as a part of orientation for new employees. He also organized monthly open house, skip session to bridge the communication rope between employee and management. He implemented various HR initiatives to boost organization culture, employee relation within an organization, and policies like POSH, Whistle Blower & Code of conduct to create a safe and open environment for all employees. He worked as a trusted advisor to managers in clearing roadblocks during execution of several business initiatives like defining goals, managing performance, talent management, and partnered with project team for the implementation of company HRIS portal, PMS and assets management portal as a part of HR project management initiative. S Kumar holds an MBA degree in Human Resource Management from Uttar Pradesh Technical University. He is a passionate HR professional who strives to contribute to technological innovation and business collaboration.