Kaira Gangaiah

• Career experience spanning over 20 years as Senior HRD professional at Corporate and Group level with MNCs and large business conglomerates (AAB-Toyota, AW Rostamani Group-NISSAN, HSBC, Murugappa Group, SIEMENS, Thermax & TATA Groups) in Middle East & India in Retail, Hospitality, FMCG, Automotive, Banking, Insurance, Real Estate, Engineering and IT.
• Rich and in-depth experience in conceptualizing, designing, implementing Competency based HRD solutions for people capability building strategy such as BSC Talent acquisition & Retention, Compensation and Benefits including Payroll Management, Employee Relations, Engagement, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Organizational communication.
• Expertise in OD interventions including Large Scale Change initiatives, Managing Diversity at Work, Cross Cultural Sensitivity, Redundancy and redeployment management during mergers and/or acquisitions.
• Driven successfully strategic change management projects, and built and managed company culture, engagement and change initiatives as a thought leader. Developed action plans per Division/Location based on engagement date and business needs.
• Managed pipeline for leadership succession and ensured plan effectiveness. Had driven coaching and feedback sessions tied to company goals, performance goals.
• Successfully handled integrated HR/IR strategies and organizational restructuring of various business verticals and. Power Transmission & Distribution, EPC Projects, Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing units.