2024 Judges - Ruchika Pal Verma

2024 JUDGE'S PROFILE

Ruchika Pal Verma

Group Head- HR

Apollo Tyres

Ruchika is a seasoned HR professional with a comprehensive grasp of talent management across various regions, across the globe. With over two decades of hands-on experience, she has spent more than ten years with Mercer Consulting, where she honed her expertise in delivering strategic HR solutions to a diverse clientele. Her tenure at Mercer has equipped her with a deep understanding of the intricacies of global HR practices, enabling her to navigate complex challenges and deliver impactful results.

In her career, Ruchika has spearheaded a team of consultants and provided strategic guidance to organisations, enhancing their capabilities to source talent and knowledge on a global scale. She has helped align talent and learning strategies, employee rewards, and HR technology with broader business objectives and employee growth. During her consulting career, Ruchika has delivered on implementing HR strategies that not only address immediate talent needs but also anticipate and prepare for future market dynamics. Her consultative approach involves collaborating closely with business leaders to ensure that HR initiatives are fully aligned with organisational goals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
Her expertise encompasses various HR specialties, such as job evaluation, organisational effectiveness, talent management, executive and broad-based compensation, performance management, succession planning, leadership competencies, performance management design and goal setting, employee engagement, learning and development, and expatriate compensation. She is also a skilled trainer, having facilitated numerous workshops.

Currently, Ruchika heads the Corporate HR function at Apollo Tyres at a global level. She oversees talent management, learning and development, performance management, global rewards and mobility, HR policy formulation, and HR technology implementation in this role. Additionally, she serves as the global HR Business Partner Head for all global functions, offering counsel and support to HR Business Partners in rewards, performance management, talent development, employee engagement, learning and development, global mobility, and HR technology.

She has authored several articles for global publications.