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R Rakesh

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Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience at Hero Housing Finance
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Rakesh is a global HR leader with over 19 years of experience in transforming HR and payroll operations for large workforces. He specializes in process automation and is proficient with major HRIS platforms like Workday and SAP SuccessFactors. Colleagues describe him as strategic, innovative, and practical.

He is passionate about creating meaningful employee experiences and took a career break for caregiving, reflecting his personal values. Rakesh actively follows topics around creating equitable workplaces and supports the development of talent in emerging cities across India.

Unique fact: Rakesh is the recipient of the prestigious Global Pulse Award, which he received in London.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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HR Transformation
His career is defined by transforming HR functions to support rapid business growth, such as expanding operations to 350 cities in a prior role.
Large-Scale Payroll
He has deep expertise managing complex, multi-country payroll for massive workforces, including up to 67, 000 employees at Randstad.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience
Hero Housing Finance
12-2024 - 2-2025
Caregiving
Career Break
9-2023 - 11-2024
Assistant Vice President, HR Operations
Randstad India
2-2021 - 8-2023
General Manager & Head Client Success HRO
Randstad India
8-2019 - 1-2021
Associate Vice President & Head HR Operations
Home Credit India
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Education
2001 - 2004
Bachelors
Sri Venkateswara College Delhi University
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