Oct 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• Building out the portfolio of solutions around leadership effectiveness and development
• Creating transformational organizations that leverage Employee Experience and Culture to lead into the future
• Transforming the process of recruiting future leaders and people for critical roles
• Handling aspects of the internal people strategy to propel BOD into the future

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Remote

• This year, I decided to add a bit more purpose to life. Being fond of reading, I love to share books with people. But, there are challenges:
• so many books, one doesn't even know what to pick
• not enough bookstores all around
• books can be expensive so sharing them makes sense
• To resolve this, I pledged to take on the goal of giving away 10,000 books during my lifetime. (If I live to be 70, that means about a book a day)
• I may not be able to do this alone, but together we can certainly transform the reading experience.
• How you can help:
• claim the books I post about
• donate them forward (if you want to)
• support my periodic giveaways and fundraisers
• share your thoughts about books you loved

Jan 2023 – Mar 2023 · 2 mos · Gurgaon · On-site

• Helping turn backbenchers into frontbenchers in the quest to strengthen consulting skills

Jul 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs

Mar 2020 – Present · 6 yrs · Remote

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Remote

• Whether it is a passion project for you to see yourselves in print (or well, published virtually), or an ambition to attract the right kind of clients through leading content, I can help.
• With one published book, 3 completed ghostwritten books, and numerous blogs and articles across industries, I can provide you with content help.
• Some aspects that I can support you on:
• 👉🏼 Help you articulate the needs of your audience and their buying triggers
• 👉🏼 Structure your rough notes into a coherent outline
• 👉🏼Work with you to generate creative ideas
• 👉🏼Do the heavy lifting in terms of research and writing
• Of course, if you need to align to a particular theme, I can also work with you to create a content calendar.
• Some of the industries/functions I cater to:
• Consulting
• HR & Leadership
• Tech
• Fintech
• SaaS

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · India

• Among the Top 2% Organizational Design & Effectiveness consultants on Upwork worldwide, I have established a reputation for high quality and innovative solutions. Some of the key projects worked on include:
• Redesigning the organization structure for a large healthcare multinational to make it more result-oriented and agile in responding to market needs
• Enabling organizational transformation for a large electricity distribution company in Africa, focusing on organization structure redesign, manpower planning, competency assessment, succession planning and cost optimization
• Articulating the strategy map and KPIs for staff working with children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in the UK
• Evaluating the organizational infrastructure of a nonprofit working with marginalized communities in the US, and providing them with recommendations for change (evaluation parameters included vision & mission, programmatic strategy, organizational structure, organizational capacity, HR policies and processes, strategic communications - both internal and external)
• Creating high-impact, interactive training on 'Essentials of Management' for a hospitality sector client in Europe
• Designing a short-term incentive (STI) plan for a technology organization in the US
• Writing a point-of-view article with an innovative approach to talent management for a consulting firm in the US
• Enabling change management for a non-governmental organization in the US facing low employee morale due to layoffs
• Enabling a recruitment firm in Australia to select and present the best candidates from a large sample to their client
• Creating an inclusion & diversity strategy for a consulting firm based in Switzerland

Sep 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · India

Jan 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Design and program management of engagement survey across the organisation
• Custom engagement action planning by entity and sub-entity to address engagement needs
• Creation of artifacts for a culture of recognition and engagement
• Launch of 16-week calendar for 'Truly Human' - Accenture's flagship program aimed at a 4-dimensional model of body, heart, mind, and soul
• Redesign of behavioural competencies required by HR professionals across levels, and measurable criteria across all phases of the employee lifecycle
• Leading Inclusion & Diversity Initiatives
• Program managing the internal HR transformation journey
• Certified facilitator for internal training programs

Dec 2014 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Delhi NCR

• Sumit is responsible for project management and delivery, client engagement and business development. He has been involved in multiple large scale HR transformation and strategic HR efforts across industry sectors and verticals.
• Organisation Design:
• Building linkages of organisation structure with organisational mission towards empowering productivity and innovation
• Designing manning norms to empower organisation structures and strategy
• Performance Management:
• Auditing the performance management setup for client organisations to identify high-impact touchpoint and enhance effectiveness
• Crafting performance management strategies to equip organisations with the right tools to design, measure and reward performance
• Designing and deploying the balanced scorecard approach to ensure 'what gets measured gets done'
• Learning and Development:
• Facilitating industry workshops for various Aon Hewitt programs on behavioural event interviewing, certified rewards professional, certified L&D professional, certified talent acquisition professional etc.
• HR Diagnostic and Audit:
• Conducting detailed HR health assessments for client organisations with detailed action planning and roadmaps for change
• HR Policies & Process Optimization:
• Creating HR policies and process frameworks to empower high-performing HR organisations
• Change Management: Have helped clients in transformation and change management through role clarification workshops and action planning workshops.

Feb 2011 – Nov 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• Engagement execution and delivery
• Managing end to end execution of client engagements with a focus on timelines and quality of the deliverables
• Leading the delivery team and optimally manage resources towards attaining client goals
• Bringing in cutting edge functional knowledge, domain expertise and industry insights while delivering client solutions
• Practice Development
• Contributing to development of new methodologies, approaches, points of view and thought leadership
• Internal Capability Development
• Facilitating internal workshops on relevant consulting skills, such as stakeholder management

Jun 2010 – Feb 2011 · 8 mos

• Handled recruitment and training of factory workers under the self-managed team concept, for a greenfield venture in Gujarat
• Coordinated vendor activities and handled vendor relationship management
• Liaisioned with government officials from ITIs and Employment Exchanges to build a strong pipeline of potential employees
• Contributed to the process of fulfilling the legal requirements specified for a new factory, as per the provisions of The Factories Act, 1948
• Initiated inward-focused CSR to improve employee engagement and improve branding

Apr 2009 – Jun 2009 · 2 mos

• Proposed a strategy to accelerate the development of a leadership talent pipeline across Microsoft
• Benchmarked pioneering practices in succession planning for leading industry players across various sectors and industries

Mar 2009 – Mar 2010 · 1 yr

• Instrumental in ensuring 100% placement during summer internship process for a batch of 240 students

Apr 2005 – May 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Provided training consulting and ROI models to Fortune 50 clients across the globe
• Mentored team members, and created career paths and developmental plans for furthering their career growth

Aug 2002 – Apr 2005 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Delivered classroom training, and designed modules and job-aids for performance enhancement
• Conducted behavioural and competency-based interviews for trainer selection
• Handled exit interviews and identified trends in attrition data