Case studies & projects

Nine engagements. One operating discipline.

A working archive of transformations led across petrochemicals, energy, logistics, infrastructure, HR Tech, BPO, staffing, insurance and automotive manufacturing — with the business outcomes that followed.

Petrochemicals · Listed

IG Petrochemicals Limited

Founding CHRO: building a USD 1B people architecture

Challenge — A traditional promoter-led petrochemical conglomerate needed to evolve into a professionally-driven enterprise — fast — to support a roadmap from USD 165M to USD 1B in revenue.

Interventions

—Built end-to-end TA engine across India, MEA and UK — completed 500+ hires including 40+ leadership roles.
—Introduced LDPs / MDPs, 9-box Talent Review, OKR-linked PMS and succession planning.
—Digitised HR operations via HRMS, analytics dashboards and cloud platforms; launched GenAI tools as an early adopter.
—Institutionalised HR Policy / SOP Manuals and Process Excellence aligned to corporate governance.

Outcomes

✓20% increase in Employee Engagement within 20 months
✓18% improvement in retention
✓Supported revenue growth from USD 165M → USD 295M in 3 years

HR Tech · Cross-border startup

Tecple Innoventive Solutions

Building a cross-border HR Tech practice from zero

Challenge — A green-field HR Tech & advisory venture across India, USA and Australia needed founding HR architecture, a proprietary LXP, and enterprise-grade pipeline.

Interventions

—Built the entire HR function and HR Tech consulting capability from the ground up.
—Designed and launched a proprietary Learning Technology Platform.
—Served as Fractional HR Advisor to the CTO of Tech Mahindra (USD 6B).

Outcomes

✓Recruited first 50 employees with zero hiring budget
✓Enterprise pipeline across US & ANZ markets
✓Workday transformation guidance for Tech Mahindra

Oil & Gas · NYSE-listed

Weatherford International

Global HRSS in 11 months: 5 hubs, 20 countries, USD 0.68M saved

Challenge — A USD 12B global energy services major needed a unified HR Shared Services and Tech transformation across 66 countries — lean, scalable, and stakeholder-aligned.

Interventions

—Designed and rolled out 5 COE hubs across APAC, MEA and Europe.
—Transitioned HR operations of 20 countries into centralised hubs within 11 months.
—Built cross-regional stakeholder consensus among country heads and HRDs.

Outcomes

✓USD 0.68M in realised people-cost savings within 10 months (vs USD 1.6M plan)
✓Standardised systems, processes and service lines across regions
✓Ended duplication; drove delivery efficiency

Logistics · Shipping

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group

Global #1 engagement and a USD 1.5M TCO reset

Challenge — A complex APMT business inside the world's largest shipping group needed engagement at scale, talent management and a defensible cost line.

Interventions

—Implemented cloud LMS (Cornerstone OnDemand) and SAP HR transition across 12+ APAC countries.
—Led HR Process Excellence, Talent Management and Learning programmes across APAC.
—Strategic workforce planning, vendor rationalisation and process redesign.

Outcomes

✓Global #1 ranking on engagement across Maersk group (4.87/5)
✓USD 1.5M in HR TCO savings
✓Best Employee Engagement Award – Maersk Group

Infrastructure · Storage

Royal Vopak NV

The Heroes Project: India as APAC's global talent supply hub

Challenge — A multi-site infrastructure business needed global talent supply, stable IR, and a leadership development engine for APAC.

Interventions

—Conceptualised and led the 'Heroes Project' — alternate talent engine programme.
—Built Leadership Development and Expatriate Management COEs for APAC.
—Drove Project BigMac (APAC Shared Services) with global counterparts.

Outcomes

✓India positioned as global talent supply hub for APAC, MEA, Europe
✓Long-term labour settlement secured; CLM Cell established
✓Stable IR through transformational union management

Technology · BPO

eNoah LLC

Startup to 800: scaling an HRO practice across US & ANZ

Challenge — A growing technology and BPO firm needed to scale from startup to mid-sized enterprise — and turn HR itself into a revenue line.

Interventions

—Built end-to-end HR Outsourcing services; delivered OD interventions to 15+ clients.
—Implemented ADP Cloud Payroll, PeopleSoft, DimensionHR, Lawson, MFGPRO.
—Executed BOT-model Shared Services centres for 2 major clients.

Outcomes

✓Scaled HR, TA and service delivery to 800+ employees
✓PCMM certification for a technology solutions client
✓Commercial HRO practice live across US & ANZ markets

HR Services · 14 Countries

MAFOI Randstad

Corporate HR for 2,500 employees and 45,000 associates

Challenge — A 14-country, 70-branch staffing leader needed corporate HR architecture, an HRMS spine, and L&D scale-up to support a rapidly growing dual-workforce model — 2,500 corporate employees and 45,000 contract associates.

Interventions

—Led Corporate HR across 14 countries and 70 branches.
—Spearheaded development and rollout of the HRMS platform across all locations.
—Designed and delivered Learning & Development programmes for both corporate and associate populations.

Outcomes

✓Unified HR architecture across the group
✓HRMS platform live across 14 countries
✓Scaled L&D coverage across 47,500-strong dual workforce

Insurance · Pan-India Sales

AMP Sanmar Life Insurance

Zonal HR across 65 branches — and a global SAP HR rollout deputation

Challenge — A new joint-venture life insurance business needed Sales HR built out across 65 pan-India branches — and then global support to roll out SAP HR transformation for parent AMP across Australia and New Zealand.

Interventions

—Built and led Zonal Sales HR across 65 branches pan-India — recruitment, onboarding, performance and incentives.
—Deputed to Australia and New Zealand to support AMP's global SAP HR transformation rollout.
—Drove early L&D and Sales Capability programmes for the field force.

Outcomes

✓Sales HR live and scaled across 65 branches
✓Global SAP HR rollout supported across ANZ
✓First international exposure that shaped a multi-country career

Automotive · Manufacturing

Hyundai Motor India Ltd.

The shop-floor foundations: HRBP to 1,200+ in high-volume manufacturing

Challenge — Hyundai's India greenfield needed HR foundations built shop-floor up: IR-sensitive HRBP coverage of high-volume production lines, L&D, engagement and culture — with the discipline of Korean manufacturing standards.

Interventions

—HRBP for 4 production divisions covering 1,200+ employees.
—Operations-heavy IR, employee relations, grievance handling and shop-floor engagement.
—Contributed to L&D, on-boarding and culture-building from the company's first campus class onwards.

Outcomes

✓Foundations of an execution-disciplined HR career
✓IR muscle built early — carried forward across every subsequent assignment
✓First-hand Korean manufacturing operating-discipline exposure