Sumit Sabharwal — CEO

As Head of HR Services at VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions), I lead and run a multicontinent service network, powering seamless, adaptable, futureready HR operations for Vodafone’s global strategy. As a key architect of Vodafone’s transformation, I’ve helped commercialize shared services and integrate Accenture’s €150M investment to build a nextgeneration, datadriven HR function-without losing the human in human resources. From process to performance: I turn HR into a business advantage that is seamless for employees, dependable for leaders, and efficient for the business. Across 20+ years, I’ve led enterprise HR transformations in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and APAC where I’ve helped architect and scale operating models that are technologyfirst and Alled, that help commercialize shared services. What I care about most: outcomes such as faster cycle times, higher accuracy, better employee experience, and compliance you can trust across diverse regulations. I champion ERP integration (SAP EVO, SuccessFactors), intelligent automation and RPA, and Aldriven analytics to unlock speed, precision, and personalization. Governance is architecture, not afterthought. We operate auditready with proactive risk controls across diverse regulatory landscapes. I work shouldertoshoulder with CHROs, CFOs, COOs, and function heads to tie HR outcomes directly to productivity, resilience, and growth. I have been recognized as a Linkedin Top Voice and am among BW Businessworld’s 40 Under 40 as I bring a practitioner’s rigor and a builder’s mindset to every challenge. I hold an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad and a Bachelor of Information Systems from GGSIPU. Outside of work, I recharge through art, fitness, and long drives the same curiosity and energy that fuel my professional journey.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in global HR transformation and shared services.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 22 yrs 3 mos