Karan Katoch

Compensation, Workforce Planning & Strategic HR Projects

* Managed end-to-end payroll operations using Deel, ADP, Zoho Payroll, and GreytHR — ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing and statutory compliance.
* Developed compensation benchmarks and conducted compensation analysis using Deel Insights, PAVE, Glassdoor, Adecco, Michael Page, and Uplers market intelligence — identifying a ~20% compensation correction opportunity for specific employee groups through structured gap analysis against benchmark salary bands.
* Conducted New Labour Code based compensation analysis to evaluate compensation-restructuring scenarios and wage compliance implications.
* Presented findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders including the VP-People, CFO and Finance Controller at Threecolts (UK).
* Acting as internal mediator for the design of performance-linked commission structures — synthesizing Threecolts global compensation philosophy, OTE frameworks, and QoQ growth benchmarks to align sales leadership planning with organizational compensation standards, while keeping VP-People and Chief Finance Controller updated on progress.
* Administered Humaans and Zoho People HRIS while designing AI-assisted workflow automation using Google Apps Script and HRMS-native workflows to streamline for onboarding, attendance, performance reviews, and offboarding, improving process consistency and employee experience.
* Partnered with HR, Finance, IT, Legal, and business leaders to resolve operational HR queries, support employee lifecycle processes, and implement people initiatives across the organization.
* Built a workforce reporting dashboard on Google Sheets using AI assisted Google Apps Script to deliver actionable workforce insights through integrated HRMS and biometric data.
* Serving as POC for SCRUT compliance reviews, evidence management and audit readiness initiatives.

Mergers & Acquisitions (HR Due Diligence)

* Played a key role in HR due diligence activities during the acquisition of CedCommerce by Threecolts, appointed as HR POC by CedCommerce Directors for the acquisition process.
* Coordinated preparation and validation of employee census, compensation structures, payroll records, liabilities, policies, and documentation covering ~170 employees — collaborating with Finance, Legal, Leadership and Acquisition stakeholders throughout due diligence and transition.

Campus Hiring, Hiring Analytics & Interview Governance

* Led a 6-member campus hiring team reporting to the Technology Director, managing operations, hiring analytics, recruitment metrics, and workforce planning activities for technology hiring programs.
* Hired 120+ employees from campus through a newly defined hiring and evaluation framework.
* Redesigned the end-to-end assessment framework — introducing platform-based evaluations, weighted screening parameters, structured technical assessment rubrics, and interviewer calibration mechanisms.
* Conducted interviewer calibration studies comparing Technical Screener and Final Interviewer outcomes across parameters like DSA, OOPs, Databases, and Problem Solving — generating insights into assessment consistency and driving interviewer calibration improvements.
* Developed hiring metrics and funnel reports covering registrations, assessments, interviews, selections, and joining outcomes across institutions.
* Evaluated assessment platforms including AMCAT, CoCubes, Mettl based on assessment quality, risk mitigation prechecks, reporting capability, coding assessment features, scalability and commercials.

Performance Management & Compensation Administration

* Coordinated end-to-end performance review cycles for 1, 200+ employees, partnering with managers to support review governance, documentation, communication, and compensation recommendation activities.
* Introduced structured Employee Self-Appraisal and Manager Assessment processes into performance reviews.
* Reviewed historical increment data, compensation analysis outputs, performance metrics, employee performance trends, peer comparisons, business contributions, and leadership feedback to provide compensation recommendations.
* Facilitated performance discussions between employees, managers, technology leaders, and directors, supporting development planning, performance outcomes, and timely resolution of employee concerns.
* Managed transition of performance review operations to CultureAmp and supported review cycle governance, stakeholder alignment and completion tracking across teams.

Workforce Analytics, Talent Development & Effectiveness

* Led a team of 3 members reporting to the Technology Director, managing structured development journeys and led end-to-end employee lifecycle activities for 200+ technology trainees, covering onboarding, performance evaluations, employee development, engagement, grievance handling, counselling, deployment into live project teams and separation processes.
* Authored the 'Trainer's Bible' — a standardized evaluation and training playbook adopted across all 6 technology training batches.
* Designed Trainee and Trainer evaluation frameworks covering technical, behavioural, and cultural parameters — including trainer SOPs, effectiveness evaluations using multi-source feedback (observations, surveys, manager input), and ClickUp-rule-based activity tracking for pattern analysis.
* Conducted regular coaching and development discussions with employees, weekly reviews using feedback from trainers, senior developers engaged for sessions, and employee interactions to identify development needs, deployment readiness and retention risks.
* Built workforce dashboards, HR metrics, and analytical reports providing workforce insights into trainer effectiveness, workload, trainee performance and batch effectiveness on Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio), ClickUp used by Technology Leadership for trainer allocation and workload balancing decisions.
* Collaborated with Technology Directors and business leaders on workforce planning, deployment readiness evaluations—including Scrum project simulations and team alignment assessments—and talent development decisions.

* Reduced average time-to-hire by ~50% (from 20+ days to 7-10 days) through process optimization and structured recruitment coordination.
* Developed and implemented HR policies as part of the business resurrection.
* Managed payroll, leave, attendance, compensation and employee administration processes.

* Delivered recruitment for Fortune and enterprise clients through CDI Corporation (RPO) - including Google, Ford Motors, Boeing, and Philips Healthcare — across technology, healthcare, automotive, aviation, and aerospace sectors.
* Specialized in talent sourcing and market mapping using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Search, and X-Ray Search methodologies for the U.S. market across Cloud, AI/ML, Big Data, and Software Development roles.
* Designed and conducted capability-building sessions for batches of 30+ recruiters and sourcers covering Boolean Search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and X-Ray Search techniques.
* Created training materials, search methodology guides, and recorded learning content for recruiter onboarding and ongoing capability development.
* Established SurveyMonkey-based feedback mechanisms to evaluate training effectiveness, identify capability gaps, and prioritize future learning initiatives.
* Recognized through 3 recruitment performance awards and 2 L&D recognition awards.