Sowjanya V

CEO

India14 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in HR strategy and cultural transformation.
  • Proven track record in talent development and leadership coaching.
  • Passionate about leveraging HR tech for organizational growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader specializing in talent management and organizational development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr StrategyTalent DevelopmentHr TransformationHr Business Partnering

Other Skills

Assessment MethodologiesBenchmarkingBusiness ReviewsCareer DevelopmentCompensationConsultationsConsultingCulture ChangeDiversityDiversity & InclusionEmployee BenefitsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive Coaching

About

A self driven, passionate HR Leader, experienced in setting up systems, processes and teams to realise the People Vision, Organization Capabilities, Culture and Transformation. Areas of expertise include HR Strategy, Cultural Transformation, OD and Change Management, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Managerial Development, Assessment and Development Centres, Competency Modelling, High Performance Teams, Learning, Talent Management, HR Business Partnering. Passionate about Neuroscience, Systems Thinking, Design Thinking, and HR Tech. Obsessed about transformation and self realization, a single phrase to describe me would be "Learner for Life". All I want is a "Better Me", every single quantum of time.

Experience

14 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Vivriti capital

2 roles

Group Head Human Resources

Apr 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Performance ReviewsTalent DevelopmentRecruitingBenchmarkingCareer DevelopmentHR Solutions+24

Vice President and HR Head

Oct 2021Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Heading the Human Capital Function, at Vivriti Capital and Vivriti Asset Management. Have the privilege of shaping the culture to create, nurture and engage, a High Power Talent Engine, which will take the Vivriti Companies to newer heights. Working towards the Founder's Dream of building an organization, which is known for Speed, Reliability, Apolitical environment, while ensuring that the best of the best come to work with us, and love coming to work.
Performance ReviewsTalent DevelopmentRecruitingBenchmarkingCareer DevelopmentHR Solutions+24

Tally solutions pvt ltd

Learning and Development Leader

Jan 2019Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Lead Tally's efforts in the Journey towards Mastery. End to end ownership of capability needs in People, Processes and Systems. Enable employees with the right mindset, skill set and preparedness to take on the challenges of the business environment. Creation of a workforce able to build world class technology products.
Talent DevelopmentCareer DevelopmentHR SolutionsAssessment MethodologiesExecutive CoachingHR Strategy+10

Bajaj auto ltd

Organization and Talent Development Leader

Feb 2018Jul 2018 · 5 mos · Pune

  • Enhancing Organization capability and enabling the Talent, to stride along the accelerated growth and transformational journey, Bajaj Auto is revved up for.
  • Onboard, enable, develop, and activate the key differentiator for the organization—the Talent . Build talent strategy and the infrastructure of employee journeys and experiences. Hone employee talent, create and curate learning content, to empower employees to continue to grow.
  • Areas of focus include: Developmental interventions, formulating Talent Management systems/processes, Career Management of critical talent groups, scaling up the effectiveness of the Learning function, identification and grooming of High Potential talent, etc.
Talent DevelopmentCareer DevelopmentHR SolutionsAssessment MethodologiesExecutive CoachingHR Strategy+4

Microsoft

HR Manager

Jul 2016Dec 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

  • A part of Transforming HR through data, technology, process excellence, and investing in people to help Microsoft achieve more. This involves establishing an integrated HR delivery model that enables Microsoft HR to focus on the most strategic business impact while offering an outstanding experience for managers and employees.
  • Work areas include Performance and Development, Employee Relations, HR ROBs and Processes, Policies, New Employee Experience, Compliance and Reporting, and Exits and Transfers, etc.
Performance ReviewsHR SolutionsHR Business PartneringDiversity & InclusionHR TransformationProblem Solving+6

Ocwen financial services

2 roles

Global Lead - Organization Development

Promoted

Oct 2015May 2016 · 7 mos

  • While leading the OD team at Ocwen, designed and delivered strategic HR projects, to scale higher levels of organizational excellence. An Employee Engagement Evangelist, building systems and coaching the leadership to embrace a superior culture of Growth, Recognition and Trust. Responsible for Executive leadership Accountability, Talent Management and Succession Planning. Owned Management Development Program, Talent Acquisition from Premier B-schools, for critical mid-senior management roles.
Talent DevelopmentRecruitingCareer DevelopmentHR SolutionsAssessment MethodologiesExecutive Coaching+9

Senior Manager Human Resources

Jan 2015Oct 2015 · 9 mos

  • Leading the Business Partner team for Bangalore location; Designated authority for the governance mechanisms and key decision maker for management of all employee related processes for an employee strength of 3000+;
  • Execution of a well-aligned HR strategy, while working with the senior leadership of the business units.Responsible for design and implementation of HR processes such as Performance Management, Annual salary increments, Promotions, etc. and Employee Engagement.
  • Build, manage and coach the HR team to create an impact and support the dynamic growth and evolution Ocwen.
  • Owner of processes for Organizational Development projects, selection and incubation of key talent for the leadership pipeline and Leadership Development.
Performance ReviewsCareer DevelopmentHR SolutionsHR Business PartneringHR StrategyProblem Solving+1

Shrm india

Delivery and Client Partner - Advisory Services

Dec 2010Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

  • In this role, as a consultant, worked on projects such as competency framework restructuring, competency mapping to job families, design of curriculum and capability development resources, process enhancement, organizational communication, design of global expertise course ware, assessment and certification mechanisms.
  • Managing the end to end delivery of the capability development frameworks tailored to the needs of the client organizations. This would involve instructional design in partnership with subject matter experts, project management of the delivery, co-facilitation of workshops and implementation of action learning projects. Some of these frameworks are - HR conceptual understanding for practitioners, HR Business Partnership, People Leadership, Employee Relations, Robust up-scaling of HR capability, Talent Acquisition and other such specific areas in HR.
  • Worked on product development with the experiential learning program for first time people managers. Also, certified in psychometric assessments for self and 360 degree.
Talent DevelopmentHR SolutionsAssessment MethodologiesExecutive CoachingHR StrategyTraining and Development (HR)+5

Wipro technologies

Talent Engagement and Development

May 2008Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

  • HR Business Partner, dedicated to a business unit for the delivery of employee processes like performance management, career progression, succession planning, merit salary increase, employee surveys, etc.
  • Partnered with the business for competency gap analysis, workforce planning, team-building, collaboration between business units, facilitate cultural change, managing apex communication, etc.
  • Employee engagement through regular touch-points with employees, enabling employee development and grievance handling. Engagement of senior leadership and high performers.
  • As a part of group HR, was involved in various projects which contributed to creating standardized processes and uniform customer experience, overseas resource deployment, streamlining the definitions for some emerging roles and enabling performance of identified job groups through structured development centers.
  • Also a part of the central team dedicated to HR Capability Development team which involved mentoring and anchoring the initiative, for the MT batch.
Performance ReviewsTalent DevelopmentCareer DevelopmentHR SolutionsHR Business PartneringProblem Solving

Education

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Master's degree — Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Visvesvaraya Technological University

BE — Electronics and Communication

Jan 1999Jan 2004

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