Functional Skills
Performance Management
Project Management
Data Analysis
Employee Retention
Sales Training
Succession Planning
Vendor Management
Communications
Learning & Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Employee Engagement
Strategic Planning
Leadership Development
Change Management / Org Design
Software Skills
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Sharepoint
Google Sheets
SurveyMonkey
Microsoft PowerPoint
Java
JavaScript
Sector Experience
Financial Services
Retail
Social & Public Sector
Technology
Telecom
Fortune 500
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Kaleyra Inc
Corporate Strategy & Development
Director Learning and Development
4/2023 - 4/2024
•Talent Strategy and Organizational Development: Defined organizational values and led initiatives fostering a positive work environment, driving cultural evolution.
•Change Management: Led strategic and change management initiatives for all 11 locations in the Americas, EMEA and APAC to ensure effective planning and execution of all People & Culture processes for the business.
•Leadership Development: Orchestrated the development of over 150 leaders globally.
•Measurement & Feedback: Engineered robust evaluation criteria and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to gauge the effectiveness of various HR initiatives and employee engagement.
•Collaboration and Vendor Management
•Organizational Talent Assessment and Performance Consulting
•Future of Work
•Change Management: Led strategic and change management initiatives for all 11 locations in the Americas, EMEA and APAC to ensure effective planning and execution of all People & Culture processes for the business.
•Leadership Development: Orchestrated the development of over 150 leaders globally.
•Measurement & Feedback: Engineered robust evaluation criteria and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to gauge the effectiveness of various HR initiatives and employee engagement.
•Collaboration and Vendor Management
•Organizational Talent Assessment and Performance Consulting
•Future of Work
Kaleyra Inc
Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of Leadership Development
7/2021 - 4/2023
• Strategic Planning and Talent Strategy: Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive Global Learning Strategy at Kaleyra. Oversaw budget creation and management to ensure strategic alignment.
• Senior Leadership Development: Provided leadership, advice, and counsel to executive leadership on organizational development initiatives.
• Innovation: Drove innovation by introducing new learning tools and technologies.
• New Hire Onboarding
•HRIS Systems and Tools
•Culture and Employee Engagement
• Senior Leadership Development: Provided leadership, advice, and counsel to executive leadership on organizational development initiatives.
• Innovation: Drove innovation by introducing new learning tools and technologies.
• New Hire Onboarding
•HRIS Systems and Tools
•Culture and Employee Engagement
Gamesys Ltd
Corporate Strategy & Development
Manager Learning & Development
7/2020 - 7/2021
• Learning Strategy and Design: Engineered a global talent development learning strategy for the Tech and Product domains.
• Requirement Gathering, Training Need Analysis and Design: Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams to discern skill development requirements.
•Talent Analytics
• Partnership and Stakeholder Management
• Communication
• Requirement Gathering, Training Need Analysis and Design: Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams to discern skill development requirements.
•Talent Analytics
• Partnership and Stakeholder Management
• Communication
Cognizant
Management Consulting
Sr. Manager Learning and Development
7/2014 - 7/2018
• Capability/Career Development programs: Managed the Career Architecture program for diverse business units by leading a team of 25. Launched 2000+ learning solutions in less than a year for 30+ roles, which led to an improvement in employee retention and an increase in role readiness.
• Leadership and People Management: Managed teams of up to twenty people, handling performance management, goal seting, career development, and budget management.
• Future skills development: Led a team to address future skill gaps in domains like IoT, Analytics, Security, Cloud, and AI. Designed and developed solutions by launching the digital transformation program for ~300,000 employees in 9 months.
• Upskilling and Cross-skilling: Lead an initiative to engage with 300+ employees and leaders monthly. Influenced senior leaders and stakeholders to get a buy-in to drive skill upliftment initiatives.
•Performance Consulting and Change Management
• Program and Project Management
• Leadership and People Management: Managed teams of up to twenty people, handling performance management, goal seting, career development, and budget management.
• Future skills development: Led a team to address future skill gaps in domains like IoT, Analytics, Security, Cloud, and AI. Designed and developed solutions by launching the digital transformation program for ~300,000 employees in 9 months.
• Upskilling and Cross-skilling: Lead an initiative to engage with 300+ employees and leaders monthly. Influenced senior leaders and stakeholders to get a buy-in to drive skill upliftment initiatives.
•Performance Consulting and Change Management
• Program and Project Management
Cognizant
Product Management / Strategy
Manager Learning and Development
5/2011 - 7/2014
Change Management
Learning Product Design
Performance Consulting
Learning Product Design
Performance Consulting
Cognizant
Product Management / Strategy
Sr Associate
4/2007 - 5/2011
Change Management
Learning Product Design
Performance Consulting
L&D Strategy
Learning Product Design
Performance Consulting
L&D Strategy
Cognizant
Human Resources
Associate
9/2005 - 4/2007
Change Management
Learning Product Design
Performance Consulting
L&D Strategy
Learning Product Design
Performance Consulting
L&D Strategy
ATOS
Human Resources
Learning Executive
8/2003 - 8/2005
Change Management
Learning Product Design and Development
Performance Consulting
L&D Strategy
Learning Product Design and Development
Performance Consulting
L&D Strategy
Mumbai University
Information Technology
Lecturer
8/2001 - 8/2003
Facilitation
Coaching
Coaching
North Maharashtra University
Information Technology
Lecturer
7/2000 - 4/2001
Facilitation
Coaching
Coaching