Jun 2024 – Sep 2024 · 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• ISB Product Management Leadership Certification: Completed the intense 15-week program, on leading the end-to-end cycle of Product Management, building products, and being a future product leader, with a 98.35% final score.

Mar 2024 – Sep 2024 · 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Completed the “The Future CHRO Program” at the prestigious Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad with a cohort of 35 HR leaders from various industries.
• CHRO Capstone Project: Sales Capability Development at a Housing Finance company. Improved frontline sales capability by holistic interventions in Onboarding, Manager enablement, Performance management, and Rewards structure.
• Pilot Impact- Average team sales increased by 60%(45L to 72L), and Attrition was reduced by 12%.

Dec 2020 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Onboarding Enhancement:
• Redesigned the global onboarding to strengthen onboarding and a 0-90 days ramp-up support in a remote-first environment, impacting 2000+ new hires annually. Achieved 95% learner satisfaction, and 25% reduction in time to impact.
• Leadership Development:
• Led the design, development, and delivery of leadership development programs for 300+ managers globally, empowering and driving team development, manager effectiveness, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Designed and launched new manager orientation, new senior leader assimilation, and manager succession development programs.
• Developed integrated career development framework for employees across all roles, and coaching resources for managers.
• Strategic Business Collaboration:
• Partnered with HR and business leadership revamped the annual performance management process, and launched a company-wide new job levels and growth profiles architecture, aligning with strategic business goals.
• Designed and launched experiential learning interventions to integrate Atlassian values and culture for new employees and managers.

Apr 2020 – Dec 2020 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Developed and executed the Training and L&D strategy for the Finance Operations org, impacting 2500+ employees.
• Designed and delivered leadership development programs for 250+ managers across India, APAC, and EMEA regions.
• Transitioned the Finance Operations training and L&D infrastructure to a robust remote system during the pandemic, ensuring uninterrupted learning for over 2,500 employees.
• Launched a mobile learning platform and designed remote-friendly learning solutions.
• Built a central Instructional designing team to support content development and digitization needs for all global locations. Reduced training development costs by 50%, and achieved 100%+ efficiency gains.

May 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Established and managed training functions for Uber Product and Tech teams in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, addressing the dynamic training needs of over 1200 Maps engineers.
• Led product training teams across multiple vendors, optimizing training delivery, quality, and performance management.
• Partnered with numerous stakeholders from different verticals within Uber's product and tech teams to empower the timely launch of various new projects, with end-to-end learning support.
• Improved the onboarding infrastructure and delivered significant cost and efficiency gains. Achieved a 30% reduction in trainer hours and a 30% faster ramp-up for new hires.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Championed Diversity & Inclusion as the India Co-lead for Uber Pride ERG and Uber in the Community groups. Recruited and trained 100 diverse candidates. Represented Uber as a speaker at the Out & Equal India 2019 summit.
• Awards and Recognition: Uber Annual Star Award for training and ramp-up of multiple new vendors enabling the timely launch of multiple large-scale global projects.

Mar 2016 – May 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune Area, India

• Job Profile: To manage end-to-end learning and talent development needs of 8,000+ headcount across 8 locations and all clients in Pune.
• Achievements:
• Collaborated and consulted with client business leaders to design and deliver off-the-shelf and bespoke targeted learning interventions, for 8000+ employees across multiple clients. Managed a team of internal faculty and external trainers.
• Directed and project-led the digital transformation of the campus-to-corporate program, slashing onboarding time by 45%. (22 days to 12). Led cross-functional collaboration, trainers coaching, pilot launch oversight, and full-scale implementation.
• Led the design and implementation of personalized development plans and succession programs for diverse clients. Drove business impact through alignment with strategic goals.
• Launched and promoted strategic virtual-interactive, social, and self-learning initiatives, resulting in significant improvements in learning efficiency, trainer utilization, completion rates, and learner engagement
• Inclusive Talent Development: Led the screening, coaching, and certification of trainers for the TCS Tata Affirmative Action project, a flagship program empowering rural college graduates for corporate careers.

Nov 2014 – Oct 2015 · 11 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Job Profile: Manage Learning & Development, OD, and Employee Engagement functions for Reliance Communications Andhra Pradesh and Telangana circles.
• Achievements:
• Designed and facilitated a diverse portfolio of leadership and manager development programs, and change management initiatives, tailored to front-line, middle, and senior management.
• Championed mobile learning solutions and gamified challenges, to address business needs across departments, driving engagement and impact.
• Built a robust 0-90-day onboarding and development framework for MBA recruits (HR, Sales, Marketing), and facilitated the performance conversations.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Conceptualized and founded employee resource groups, and led key D&I initiatives to promote Reliance as a diversity-friendly and inclusive workplace.

Jun 2010 – Oct 2014 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Client: Google India (Employed on vendor Serco’s Payrolls)
• Job Profile: Managing training and development of Google Maps operations at in-house and two vendor locations.
• Established the site training function from the ground up, and led training for over 3000+ agents for diverse Maps Operations.
• Led the hiring, development, and performance management of all trainers, ensuring consistent quality and delivery.
• Designed and implemented "One Google Way," an initiative to standardize training content across all Maps projects and vendor partners, improving the efficiency and knowledge consistency of over 1200 associates.
• Partnered with diverse global stakeholders to pilot and launch key special projects and new product launches, ensuring smooth training implementation and timely launch.
• Awards and Recognition: Earned three Quarterly Gold Awards for being a meticulous training lead and consistent high performer with credibility established across all global training teams.