Dr. Sonal Sushil Modi (Ph.D., CPLP®- ATD Certified)

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India26 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years of learning and development expertise.
  • Led transformative projects in talent development.
  • Established innovative learning ecosystems across organizations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Learning and Development leader in the Fintech and IT services sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Operational StrategyCustomer ExperienceTalent ManagementLearning StrategiesTalent DevelopmentOrganizational LearningAcademic Program Management

Other Skills

Business AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceBusiness ProcessCRMChange ManagementCoachingCommunicationConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipDesign and development of curriculumsDevelopment PlanningEducation partnerships with UniversitiesGamificationGlobal Delivery

About

I am a seasoned Learning and development evangelist with over 25 years of techno-behavioral learning expertise driving technical | Leadership & behavioral competency development and Skill Building across IT services, Fintech and banking Organizations. I Have been Instrumental in spearheading strategic capability development initiatives aligned with business priorities to foster organisational growth. Passionate about driving Excellence, being a thought partner to the business and solving talent skill challenges for the business focusing on outcomes. My top strengths are Solid Business intelligence |A Consultative approach to solve a business problem related to talent skill and capability building | Innovative mindset with Solutioning Ability | Courageous leadership & strong stake holder management . Prioritizing Strategic learning Initiatives| building innovative Learning Ecosystems | Design and implementation of Tech and Leadership Program| Facilitation of Leadership interventions| driving transformative projects with a laser focus on building a culture of continuous learning has been my forte.

Experience

26 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 7 mos
Current Experience

Techademy

Chief Operating Officer

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · India · Hybrid

  • My key responsibility is to lead our operational strategy and drive excellence across all facets of our organization. Responsible for customer service management teams, Solutions team, Presales, Content management teams, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with our platform features and customer needs. Responsible for managing Solutions and Delivery teams, guiding our mission to revolutionize the talent transformation journey for our suite of international customers. Work in collaboration with the product team to build the state of art features and solutions on our learning platforms. Enable the organization to be the best-in-class TechEd Platforms and learning solution provider.
Global DeliveryPeople ManagementOperational StrategyCustomer Experience

Mastercard

Vice President , Enterprise Technology Learning - Learning & Insights Team.

Sep 2020Sep 2024 · 4 yrs · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Orchestrated talent strategy formulation, talent mobilization, and succession planning learning initiatives. Oversaw end-to-end skill and capability development for technologists across diverse areas, including technology, domain, product, human skills, and leadership.
  • Implemented focused skilling interventions to enhance tech competency among engineers, contributing significantly to their professional enrichment. Crafted and managed learning budgets for the tech population, optimizing resources for impactful skill development initiatives.
  • ❖ Enterprise Technology Digital Academy Establishment
  • ❖ Role based learning journey maps for continuous learning and skill upgradation
  • ❖ Measuring Learning outcomes | Adoption | Learning metrics for effectiveness
  • ❖ Strategic Learning Prioritisation and Holistic Capability Development for technologists
  • ❖ Digital Transformation and Learning Ecosystem Building
Change ManagementStrategy FormulationOrganizational LearningTalent ManagementCommunicationCross-functional Team Leadership+7

Fiserv

Director, Enterprise Learning & Development

Feb 2018Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Fiserv India Enterprise Learning & Development operates in a COE model and is aligned to the Fiserv Inc , globally.
  • Responsible for driving learning initiatives for Global Services Business.
  • As the Director of Talent Development & Learning, played a pivotal role in reshaping the learning landscape. Functioned as the Head of Learning, leading the establishment of learning frameworks, skill assessment centers, and talent review frameworks. Partnered with Executive Business Leaders on strategic talent development initiatives, including talent strategy, succession planning, and continuous learning programs for tech, behavioral, leadership, product, and domain areas.
  • ❖ Learning Culture Transformation: Orchestrated a paradigm shift in the learning culture, by establishing a comprehensive learning ecosystem, resulting an impressive 30% reduction in external recruitments.
  • ❖ Establishment of Learning Frameworks and Platforms: Established learning frameworks, skill assessment centers, and implemented Udemy and iMocha platforms organizationwide, fostering a structured approach to talent development. Curated product learning content for engineers working on products like Signature, Clover, and others; Established Vision Plus Academy from inception to build core skills for freshers and non-domain talent joining the cards team.
  • ❖ Revolutionized Assessment Centers: Successfully transformed skill assessment framework into a development tool, resulting in widespread adoption and recognition as a guiding tool for bridging skill gaps.
  • ❖ Design and Delivery of Flagship Leadership Programs: Led the design and rollout of flagship leadership programs, facilitating leadership program series across India and globally.
  • ❖ Implementation of 360-Degree Feedback Tool for CXOs: Successfully drove the end-to-end implementation of a 360- degree feedback tool for CXOs, enhancing leadership development and performance evaluation processes.
  • ❖ Collaboration with HR Partners and Business Leaders
Change ManagementMeasuring Impact and learning outcomesOrganizational LearningTalent DevelopmentCommunicationCross-functional Team Leadership+7

New horizons, singapore

Training Manager

Jun 2007Mar 2008 · 9 mos

  • Worked as a Training Manager, Profile encouraged me to build partnerships with Technology vendors, taking care of training activities, curriculum building, e-learning set up.
Change ManagementStrategy FormulationOrganizational LearningPresentationsCommunicationCross-functional Team Leadership+6

L&t infotech

2 roles

Head Cluster Trainings(Services & Industrials)

May 2007Jan 2018 · 10 yrs 8 mos

  • Expert Designer and Facilitator for Leadership Interventions: Drove leadership development as the lead designer and facilitator for impactful leadership interventions, contributing to the professional growth of individuals.
  • ❖ Learning Integration Specialist: Took on the responsibility of seamlessly integrating learning programs for rebadged talent and acquired companies, ensuring a smooth transition and alignment with organizational objectives.
  • ❖ Orchestrated Smooth Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Led cultural assimilation programs and transformational leadership workshops post-large-scale mergers and acquisitions, ensuring seamless integration.
  • ❖ Up-Skilling Frameworks Developed for Technology, Products, and Domain areas, establishing academies like Enterprise Technology, Business Analysis, and Project Management for comprehensive capability development.
  • ❖ Collaborated with BU's in domains such as Banking, Oil and Gas, Media, ERP, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Digital Technologies, fostering learning initiatives.
  • ❖ External Collaboration for Content Development- created domain content, delivered learning modules and product user training for gov. customers.
  • ❖ Comprehensive Training Lifecycle for Lafarge: Rolled out Training as a Service for Lafarge.
  • ❖ Talent Review Framework Implementation: Designed, developed, and implemented organization-wide talent review frameworks, enhancing talent management processes.
  • ❖ Driving Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: Played a pivotal role in aligning diversity and inclusion initiatives with global talent development strategies in collaboration with HR business partners.
  • ❖ As the Head of Learning, leading the establishment of learning frameworks, skill assessment centers, and talent review frameworks.
  • ❖ Digital Transformation for Continuous Capability Development: Built robust ecosystem for continuous capability development and skill assessments with effective measurement mechanisms.
Change ManagementStrategy FormulationOrganizational LearningGamificationPresentationsTalent Management+10

Head- Lateral Trainings Org. Wide(Technical, Domain, Functional & Process)

May 2007Jan 2018 · 10 yrs 8 mos

Change ManagementStrategy FormulationOrganizational LearningPresentationsCommunicationCross-functional Team Leadership+6

Lithan genovate ( a leading sap education partner )

Head of Training and Academic Division

Dec 2000Jun 2006 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Singapore

  • 12 Years of experience in Training and Development and Software Dev.
  • Partner Alliance with UK, US and Australian Universities, Corporate , SAP Certified Consultant-HR, Experience in presales and estimation for SAP Projects.
Change ManagementAcademic Program ManagementStrategy FormulationPresentationsCommunicationStrategic Thinking+1

Comet software solutions (i) ltd

“Training / Technical Consultant”

Jun 1999Dec 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Change ManagementAcademic Program Management

Hindustan petroleum corporation limited

Software Programmer

May 1998May 1999 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

Education

Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune

Doctorate in Management — Ph.D in Management

Jan 2014Jan 2017

Executive MBA

University -18 affiliated to Karnataka State Open University Mysore — Management Professionals

Jan 2009Jan 2011

University of Mumbai

Bachelor’s Degree — Electronics

Jan 1994Jan 1998

Vivekanand Education Society's Institute Of Technology

Polytechnic — Diploma in Industrial Electronics (BTE-Mumbai)

Jan 1991Jan 1993

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