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Manisha Rana

Experienced Human Resources Professional
Charlotte,NC

Summary

Detail-oriented HR professional with 6+ years of diverse experience, specializing in HR Business Partnering, Talent Development, Organizational Development, Compensation and Project Management. I bring extensive expertise in compensation across multiple roles, with a proven ability to align compensation strategies to broader business objectives. With an MBA in HR and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science Engineering, I am SHRM-SCP, CPTD, and Prosci certified. Recently led the Change Management efforts at Sammons Financial Group for the Customer Service Modernization project, optimizing OCM and Learning initiatives to deliver impactful results. I am now eager to leverage my compensation expertise in a dedicated HR Compensation Analyst role to support the business and drive strategic HR outcomes.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications

Work History

Change Management Consultant

Sammons Financial Group
09.2023 - 09.2024
  • Led change and learning efforts for the Customer Service Modernization project helping business leaders lead their team through change.
  • Conducted comprehensive impact assessments and developed risk assessment and mitigation strategy to evaluate and manage end user impacts.
  • Spearheaded change persona identification, creating tailored change interventions for different stakeholder groups.
  • Led the Changeforce Network, mobilizing key advocates across the business to drive change advocacy and engagement.
  • Developed and tracked change adoption metrics to monitor progress and measure the impact of change initiatives across the organization.
  • Professional Development Time Project: Led change efforts within HR, focusing on understanding the impact on end-users and supporting business leaders in managing the transition.

Personal Goal Pursuit

Career Break
09.2018 - 08.2023
  • Broadening skillset in Data Analytics. Projects completed – Predicting job changes using ML algorithms, Analyzed D&I Profile of organization using data visualization tools.
  • Attained Prosci Change Management Certification.
  • Attained HR Industry certifications – SHRM-SCP and CPTD. Completed certifications in Digital Transformation, Design Thinking and Digital HR Specialist.

Assistant Mgr - Human Resources Business Partner

Novartis Healthcare Private Limited
12.2016 - 09.2018

HR strategic partner to seven client groups across geographies in a global Pharma organization in a matrix setup.

  • Led restructuring initiative to optimize new business operating model – creating stakeholder management, impact analysis, role and compensation standardization and realignment plans.
  • Collaborated to implement a new performance
  • management system– strategic planning and execution, budget management and change management.
  • Partnered with Talent Acquisition team to create new talent pool for niche and critical roles - partnered with Compensation team to do job analysis, compensation benchmarking and determining compensation and rewards plan.
  • Led talent management initiatives (business capability assessment, organizational talent reviews, employee journey mapping, creating non-linear career paths).
  • Provided strategic consultation for succession planning.
  • Coached and advised senior leaders on change management and talent development.

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

ITC Limited
06.2013 - 11.2016
  • Collaborated to design and execute organizational redesign initiative for 600 employees – organizational structure analysis, role and compensation alignment (job analysis, job evaluation, adjust compensation plans) and change management plan.
  • Designed and implemented Leadership Development Program to help leaders develop new competencies required as part of organizational redesign initiative.
  • Developed and implemented talent development integration strategy to integrate talent management processes across employee lifecycle.
  • Designed Rewards and Recognition framework for front line managers


Systems Engineer

Infosys Limited
07.2009 - 05.2011

Designed applications and developed modules for an insurance-based client

Education

Post Graduate Program - Data Analytics

Purdue University
01.2022 - 07.2022

MBA - Human Resources

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune
Pune, India
06.2011 - 04.2013

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering

Jaypee University of Information Technology
Waknaghat - Solan, India
07.2005 - 05.2009

Skills

Talent Development

HR Business Partnering

Business Acumen

Data Analytics

Compensation

Digital Transformation

Certification

Prosci Change Management Practitioner (Prosci)

Timeline

Change Management Consultant

Sammons Financial Group
09.2023 - 09.2024

Prosci Change Management Practitioner (Prosci)

06-2023

HR Digital Transformation (Academy to Innovate HR)

04-2023

Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD)

02-2023

Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator (IBM)

02-2022

Post Graduate Program - Data Analytics

Purdue University
01.2022 - 07.2022

SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

01-2020

Personal Goal Pursuit

Career Break
09.2018 - 08.2023

Assistant Mgr - Human Resources Business Partner

Novartis Healthcare Private Limited
12.2016 - 09.2018

Organization Development Certification (OD alternatives and Tata Institute of Social Sciences)

12-2014

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

ITC Limited
06.2013 - 11.2016

MBA - Human Resources

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune
06.2011 - 04.2013

Systems Engineer

Infosys Limited
07.2009 - 05.2011

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering

Jaypee University of Information Technology
07.2005 - 05.2009
Manisha RanaExperienced Human Resources Professional