ROHIT KUMAR VUPPALA
SEATTLE,WA
Summary
Accomplished HR leader with expertise in organizational design, drove a 15% operational efficiency. Proven track record in cultural transformation and cost optimization strategies, achieving $25 million in savings.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. HR Business Partner – Global Payments Tech
Amazon
Seattle, WA
07.2022 - Current
- Orchestrated organizational design initiatives to align with business strategy, optimizing span of control and decision-making speed, resulting in a 15% improvement in operational efficiency.
- Partnered as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, leveraging data-driven insights to shape talent strategies for talent KPIs, mitigated people-related risks, and guided high-judgment business decisions impacting ~1000 employees.
- Collaborated with finance leadership, developed and implemented a comprehensive cost optimization strategy that achieved $25 million in operating expense reductions while simultaneously creating a balanced workforce plan that aligned talent capabilities with strategic site locations.
- Led cultural transformation programs, strengthening engagement scores by 8% through targeted leadership development and inclusion initiatives.
- Championed senior leader effectiveness by providing executive coaching, facilitating leadership team offsites, and embedding succession planning into the rhythm of business, improving succession readiness by 25%.
- Drove a large-scale employee sentiment program from concept to implementation, applying mechanisms to improve leadership visibility and minimize disruption, resulting in 5% improvement in employee job satisfaction and targeted interventions that reduced regretted attrition of senior talent by 4%.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with ER, Legal, IXT, and Talent Management to deliver integrated people solutions addressing performance, engagement, and retention challenges.
- Coached and influenced senior leaders on talent planning, leadership capability building resulting in 3 high-potential internal promotions to senior leadership roles.
HR Business Partner – Shopping Experience
Amazon
Bengaluru, India
05.2020 - 06.2022
- Partnered with senior site and business leaders to implement targeted talent development programs, increasing internal promotion rates by 20% and enhancing leadership bench strength.
- Conducted organizational diagnostics to identify engagement, retention, and performance trends; implemented action plans that improved overall engagement scores by 19% while working from home during covid.
- Led complex employee relations investigations and provided high-judgment recommendations, mitigating legal and reputational risks.
- Designed and facilitated workforce planning sessions, aligning headcount, capability needs, and location strategies to support rapid business growth in Bangalore, India.
- Coached and developed site leadership teams on inclusive leadership, performance management, and succession planning, driving measurable improvements in team effectiveness and cultural health.
Specialty Recruiter – Amazon Asia Pacific
Amazon
Hyderabad, India
04.2018 - 05.2020
- Designed and executed specialized university recruiting strategies for niche talent segments, including Machine Learning Engineers, Chartered Accountants, and Chemical Engineers, delivering hard-to-fill hires ahead of business-critical deadlines.
- Built and launched recruiting programs for APAC/ASEAN AWS Business Development teams (Singapore) and Software Development Engineers (Jordan), increasing early-career talent pipelines by 65%.
- Partnered with business leaders to forecast specialty talent needs and crafted targeted sourcing strategies that reduced average time-to-hire by 21%.
- Created metrics-driven reporting mechanisms to track hiring effectiveness and diversity representation, enabling data-based decision making.
- Enhanced employer branding at top universities through targeted campaigns and relationship-building with faculty and student organizations, resulting in a 40% increase in offer acceptance rate.
Campus Recruiter
Amazon
Hyderabad, India
01.2016 - 03.2018
- Owned full lifecycle university recruitment for entry-level software development talent from North India, increasing hiring volumes by 50% year-over-year while maintaining quality-of-hire standards.
- Developed and implemented SLAs with internal clients to improve hiring transparency, pipeline visibility, and stakeholder engagement, reducing offer-to-join drop-offs by 15%.
- Led employer brand initiatives across targeted campuses, including tech talks, hackathons, and leadership networking events, positioning Amazon as a top employer of choice.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to define skill requirements and design assessment methodologies that align with long-term business capability needs.
- Drove operational excellence by streamlining recruitment processes, cutting hiring cycle time by 20% through automation and improved interview scheduling mechanisms.
Recruitment Coordinator
Amazon
Hyderabad, India
01.2015 - 12.2015
HR Intern
Amazon
Hyderabad, India
04.2014 - 12.2014
Education
PG Diploma - HR Management
St. Francis College Centre For Professional Studies
Hyderabad, India01.2014
Bachelor of Commerce -
Loyola Academy Degree College
Hyderabad, India01.2010
Post-secondary Education -
Loyola Academy Degree College
Hyderabad, India01.2007
Secondary Education -
St. Paul’s High School
Hyderabad, India01.2005
Skills
- Organizational design
- Data analysis
- Talent management
- Performance metrics
- Employee relations
- Workforce planning
Timeline
Sr. HR Business Partner – Global Payments Tech
Amazon
07.2022 - Current
HR Business Partner – Shopping Experience
Amazon
05.2020 - 06.2022
Specialty Recruiter – Amazon Asia Pacific
Amazon
04.2018 - 05.2020
Campus Recruiter
Amazon
01.2016 - 03.2018
Recruitment Coordinator
Amazon
01.2015 - 12.2015
HR Intern
Amazon
04.2014 - 12.2014
PG Diploma - HR Management
St. Francis College Centre For Professional Studies
Bachelor of Commerce -
Loyola Academy Degree College
Post-secondary Education -
Loyola Academy Degree College
Secondary Education -
St. Paul’s High School
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