Suresh Kumar Sivaraj
CHRO | Transformational Leader | Human Capital Strategist | Culture & Capability Building Impresario
Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.•Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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With a professional journey that manifests varied experiences spread across over 2 decades through an array of diverse industries and cultures along with an established track record of devising and executing coherent best-in-class HR vision, strategies & policies to shape high performing cultures and enhance profitability, I have been instrumental to strategic and business performance transformation decisions. I hold a progressive history of organization and culture development, Leadership Recruitment, diversity, equity, and Inclusion strategies. I have bagged several awards for devising remarkable HR initiatives and methodologies whilst attracting & mobilizing top talent worldwide to deliver break through successes. With a passion for People, I understand cultivating culture and as a critical aspect of a company’s business strategy. Holding a succinct recognition for having the right diverse talent mix as essential to growing capacity, enabling positive change and impactful results, my success comes from a proven ability to build high performing teams and developing business aligned HR strategies and initiatives whilst providing strategic and operational leadership – typically in context of rapid growth, change and maturation. Throughout my tenure, I have delivered remarkable KPI’s and built noteworthy HR teams capable of realizing the company mission and vision to the fullest. During my association with HDFC Bank, I was ranked Ranked in top 5% of the Outstanding Performer companywide for 3 consecutive years for Set up HR Team in Southern India from scratch. For PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk, Indonesia, I implemented HRMS Software - Peoplesoft in 2012 and Darwinbox in 2021 and deployed HR Policies and Programs globally spanning Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Sri Lanka & Singapore. I was instrumental in setting up Technical Education Institute in Indonesia with budget of USD 6 Million. Major chunk of my career revolved around providing strategic leadership across all areas of HR including Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Training, Organizational Effectiveness, D&I, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, and HR Operations. To know more about me, please feel free to drop me a line at kumar.sureshhr@gmail.com
Career Timeline
- Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.CurrentSep 2021–Present· 5 yrs 2 mos
- Chief Human Resources OfficerCurrentSep 2021–Present
- 2011–Sep 2021· 10 yrs 8 mos
- President - HR & CSR2011–Sep 2021
- Aug 2009–Dec 2010· 1 yr 4 mos
- Senior Vice President, Human ResourcesAug 2009–Dec 2010
- Apr 2005–Aug 2009· 4 yrs 4 mos
- Asst. Vice President - Human ResourcesApr 2005–Aug 2009
- 2002–2005· 3 yrs
- Plant HR Head2002–2005
- Mar 1999–Mar 2002· 3 yrs
- Junior Manager - Personnel & AdministrationMar 1999–Mar 2002
- Feb 1998–Mar 1999· 1 yr 1 mo
- Management Trainee – Personnel & AdministrationFeb 1998–Mar 1999
Education
Certified Investment and Stock Market Expert
FinX Institute Limited ( Formerly BSE Institute Limited)Senior Management Program
Business Administration and Management, General
Indian Institute of Management, KozhikodeMasters of Social Work (Human Resources Management)
Human Resources Management
University of Madras, Chennai, India.