Simi Choudhury (She/ Her)

HR Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Talent Management and Diversity & Inclusion.
  • Led transformational change projects in global organizations.
  • Certified in MBTI, Gallup's Strengths Finder, and Hogan.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader specializing in Talent Management and Diversity & Inclusion.

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Business Process ImprovementCSRChange ManagementDiversity ManagementEmployee BenefitsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsGreen Field ProjectHR ManagementHR PoliciesHuman ResourcesLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentManagementOnboarding

About

Simi has deep expertise in areas of Talent Management, Organization Development, Diversity & Inclusion. She is obsessed about building high performance inclusive organisations and driving business priorities. Simi has facilitated several change projects and people initiatives in large global organisations like Sutherland, Wipro, Bosch and Capgemini. She has designed and delivered numerous initiatives that have helped organizations in their transformational journeys. Simi is certified in MBTI, Gallup's Strengths Finder and Hogan.

Experience

Signify

HR Head - Digital

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Sutherland

AVP - Global Talent Management & Leadership Development

Oct 2022Aug 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · India, with Global remit

Tredence inc.

Head of Global Learning & Development, Talent Management and DEI

Oct 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • In leading the L&D function (Tredence Academy of Learning & Leadership), my focus was to create a delightful and scalable learning and growth experience for the talented Tredencians. This role was exciting because it enabled me to broaden my exposure from working in large MNCs to a young rapidly growing scale-up.

Self employed

HR Advisor and Leadership Coach

Sep 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sutherland

AVP - Talent Management & Learning and DEI - India

Dec 2018Aug 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • In Talent Management and L&D, I was responsible for:
  • Creating a high Performance organisation through an effective Performance Management System, facilitating meaningful discussions on Talent Reviews and Top Talent identification
  • Facilitating Leadership Assessments and decisions around Succession planning
  • Designing and executing Talent and Learning programs across various levels
  • Owning the People outcomes from the Employee Engagement Surveys and designing Culture Transformation initiatives
  • Designing of Coaching & Mentoring frameworks as well as playing the role of a Coach
  • Facilitating in-person and virtual learning programs
  • In Diversity & Inclusion, I am responsible for:
  • Designing the D&I strategy with a laser focus on Gender, Persons with Disabilities, Veterans and LGBTQ+ employees
  • Promoting a culture of inclusion and incorporating the diversity lens in all Talent processes, viz. Promotions, Succession Planning, Hiring, Performance Management etc.

Capgemini

Portfolio Manager - Global Talent Management

Jun 2015Nov 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • I led the Talent Management function for the Financial Services BU globally. I was responsible for:
  • Owning the Potential Assessment process and Top Talent Identification process
  • Facilitating Talent Review discussions across the globe
  • Facilitating Leadership Assessments (inventories/ Development/ Assessment Centers) and Succession planning discussions
  • Conceptualising, designing and program managing multiple Top Talent Programs

Cummins india

Deputy General Manager - HR and D&I

Oct 2014Apr 2015 · 6 mos · Pune

  • Human Resources,Talent Management

Robert bosch engineering and business solutions ltd.

HR Business Partner

Dec 2010Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

  • Employee Engagement function for the 2nd largest Business Unit. My responsibilities included:
  • Partnering with the BU Head and Department Heads to drive employee engagement initiatives.
  • Providing subject matter expertise in the areas of employee engagement.
  • Providing direction to tactical and strategic process improvements.
  • Work with the BU in the areas of policy creation, performance management and career progression.
  • Lead and be part of multi-function teams on specific business initiatives.
  • Partner with BU in the development and implementation of human resource plans to support business objectives.
  • Responsible for driving along with the BU, employee communication efforts.
  • Partnering with business in influencing people strategies.
  • Retention Management. Was responsible in bringing a turnaround in attrition numbers.
  • Responsible for drafting the People Policies at a corporate level (Benefits related).

Wipro technologies

HR Business Partner and Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager

Jun 2005Nov 2010 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore and Pune

  • January 2008 to November 2010: Talent Engagement & Development Manager
  • Retention Management
  • Formulating and implementing employee motivational programs, managing employee relations and introducing innovative HR practices across the Organization, viz., Skips Meetings, Open Houses, Town Halls, One-on-Ones, New Manager Assimilation Programs, Team Building activities etc.
  • Conceptualizing various benefit programs for the Credit Suisse Staff
  • Employee Benefits
  • Communication strategy on organizational policies eg. Equal Employment Opportunity, Sexual Harassment and Integrity etc.
  • June 2005 to Dec 2007: HR executive at Wipro Infrastructure Engineering Ltd.
  • Recruitment and on-boarding
  • Retention Management
  • Overseeing the Performance Management System
  • Business Reporting and HR analytics
  • I was also part of the 10 member Prevention of Sexual Harassment Committee at Wipro.
  • Talent Assimilation & Development:
  • Facilitating sessions on Values, Competencies, C&B Policies
  • Training needs Analysis for employees across all career bands and filling those needs through collaboration with L&D
  • HR Processes Excellence:
  • Performance Management System
  • HR audits for clients
  • Business Reporting and HR matrices
  • Have played key roles in championing across Wipro, initiatives in "Diversity" viz:
  • People with Disabilities
  • Gender
  • RECOGNITIONS:
  • Awarded the BEST HR PRACTIONER for Wipro Technologies in 2009 (across Wipro worldwide)
  • Awarded Certificate of Appreciation from Wipro Technologies Pune Location Head
  • The "People with Disabilities" project made Wipro win the Prestigious Helen Keller Awards 2009 and the Mphasis Accessibility Awards 2010.
  • Letter of Appreciation from EVP- HR of Wipro Ltd. for successfully rolling out the Online Employee Perception Survey

Abc consultants

Research Associate

Jan 2005Jun 2005 · 5 mos · Bangalore

  • •Recruitment of mid level and senior leaders.

Ongc

Summer Intern

Jan 2004Jan 2004 · 0 mo

Education

B. M. S. College of Engineering

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Business Administration and Management

Jan 2002Jan 2004

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