Pallavi Tripathi
Naperville,IL
Summary
Experienced HR leader with 15+ years of global experience, focusing on driving transformative HR initiatives across M&A, divestitures, organizational redesign, and enterprise-wide performance management. Skilled in guiding business units through change and growth, aligning HR strategy with business outcomes, and influencing at the C-suite level. Trusted advisor to senior leaders on talent strategy, compliance, performance cycles, and workforce planning in complex, fast-paced environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Vice President – HR Business Partner
Bank of New York Mellon
09.2021 - 07.2024
- Directed HR transition and separation efforts for India & US business unit divestitures, ensuring legal compliance, business continuity, and employee alignment.
- Designed and executed annual performance management cycles across business units, from calibration frameworks to ratings validation and manager training.
- Partnered with leadership on talent reviews, 360 assessments, and promotion decisions, creating detailed analytics dashboards for data-driven outcomes.
- Led organizational restructuring aligned to spin-offs and business model shifts, collaborating with leaders on team design and role redefinition.
- Delivered executive coaching and strategic HR counsel to senior leadership during periods of transformation and business change.
- Partnered cross-functionally with COEs on succession planning, rewards alignment, and retention strategies post-M&A.
- Created frameworks to improve manager accountability in performance feedback, mid-year and annual reviews, and goal cascading.
- Championed innovative employee experience programs including onboarding transformation and enterprise-wide D&I initiatives.
- Key Projects:
- India & US Business Unit Divestitures
- Performance Management Redesign (Goals, Mid-year, Annual, Calibrations)
- Manager Experience – Enterprise Design Thinking Initiative
- The Human Library (Diversity & Inclusion Initiative)
- Improved employee retention by implementing comprehensive onboarding programs and ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Collaborated with executive leadership to align human resources strategy with overall business objectives, driving improved organizational performance.
HR Business Partner – Manufacturing & Oil & Gas Division
YASH Technologies
01.2019 - 04.2021
- Owned the end-to-end performance cycle for 800+ employees, aligning evaluation frameworks to business KPIs and leadership goals.
- Facilitated talent calibrations, manager training sessions, and alignment of ratings to compensation decisions.
- Supported organizational planning and realignment initiatives post-business model changes.
- Built trusted partnerships with leadership to drive engagement, culture-building, and employee development.
- Coached managers on effective employee relations strategies to address workplace conflicts proactively.
- Managed complex employee relations issues to promote a healthy workplace culture.
- Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity, and within company to reach business goals.
Talent & Performance Analyst
Cargill Business Services
05.2017 - 02.2018
- Supported the implementation of new performance management platforms across geographies.
- Drafted Annual Talent Review (ATR) decks and conducted training on coaching and feedback tools.
- Led UAT efforts to enhance ESS/MSS tools and process design.
HR Advisor
Deutsche Bank
09.2012 - 04.2017
- Supported regional performance management programs and annual review processes.
- Provided guidance to managers on employee development, performance management, and corrective action processes, ensuring consistency across the organization.
- Maintained accurate personnel records through diligent documentation of employment actions such as hires, promotions, transfers, terminations, or leaves of absence.
- Contributed to global HR metrics reviews and employee relations reporting.
Various HR/Recruitment roles
Oracle India, ICS Consultancy, Standard Chartered Bank
01.2010 - 01.2012
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
SNDT Women’s University
Skills
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Divestitures
- Organizational structure development
- Holistic performance assessment process
- Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
- Talent Strategy & Succession Planning
- HR Risk Management & Compliance (US & India)
- Data-Driven HR Decision Making & People Analytics
- Diversity and inclusion
- Employee relations
- Global HR experience
- Onboarding programs
- Retention strategies
- Employee engagement
- Dispute mediation
- HRIS management
Certification
- IBM Design Thinking
- Mental Health Champion (MHFA)
Timeline
Vice President – HR Business Partner
Bank of New York Mellon
09.2021 - 07.2024
HR Business Partner – Manufacturing & Oil & Gas Division
YASH Technologies
01.2019 - 04.2021
Talent & Performance Analyst
Cargill Business Services
05.2017 - 02.2018
HR Advisor
Deutsche Bank
09.2012 - 04.2017
Various HR/Recruitment roles
Oracle India, ICS Consultancy, Standard Chartered Bank
01.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
SNDT Women’s University
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)
TECHNICAL & TOOLS SKILLS
Workday | SuccessFactors | Oracle PeopleSoft | Qualtrics | Visier | PowerPoint | Excel | M365
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