Arjun Shourie

• Lead end-to-end Employee Relations for approximately 17,000 employees across multiple legal entities in India
• Manage complex ER matters including investigations, disciplinary actions, grievances, and performance-related cases
• Advise senior HR leadership and Legal teams on workforce restructuring, redundancy planning, and employment risk
• Partner with Global HR, HR Business Partners, Governance, and Internal Controls teams on sensitive employment decisions
• Represent the organization before statutory authorities and external bodies when required
• Develop and implement ER policies, processes, and manager capability programs to mitigate organizational risk

Key Achievements

• Successfully managed all ER cases with zero labour or civil litigation
• Significantly reduced high-severity ER escalations through proactive interventions and manager education
• Led India-wide corrective action framework for performance management
• Contributed to global initiatives on cost optimization and return-to-office programs

• Headed Labour Relations and statutory compliance across India for a workforce of approximately 30,000 employees
• Provided strategic advisory support to business leaders on employment laws, labour compliance, and workforce regulations
• Advised Board and senior leadership on statutory risk exposure and mitigation strategies
• Led investigations, disciplinary actions, and resolution of critical individual and collective employee issues
• Represented the organization before courts, labour authorities, and enforcement agencies
• Owned POSH compliance, working hours regulations, social security benefits (PF, ESI), and contract labour governance
• Managed labour law counsels and consultants and ensured SLA adherence

Key Achievements

• Recognized by VP and Country Head for contribution during IBM GPS transition
• CEO “Best of IBM” Award for successful labour law audits
• Led centralized HR shared services delivery for statutory compliance

• Headed Labour Relations and statutory compliance for IBM GPS India (North and East regions)
• Managed HR Generalist responsibilities for BFSI business unit with employee strength of approximately 1,800
• Led performance management cycles, incentive delivery, compensation budgeting, and salary revisions
• Oversaw HR operations including HRIS, audits, manpower planning, compliance, and workforce analytics

Key Achievements

• Received appreciation awards for high-importance compliance audits
• Achieved 100% completion of annual performance assessment cycles across business units

• Managed HR outsourcing delivery and client relationships across North India
• Designed and administered payroll, benefits, and statutory compliance workflows
• Implemented compensation and benefits programs and reward and recognition initiatives
• Liaised with statutory bodies including Income Tax authorities, EPFO, LIC, and banking institutions