May 2025 – Dec 2025 · 7 mos · Bengaluru (or visiting / remote)

• I help organizations of all sizes strategize, plan and execute communication projects to enable long-term business growth, as well as initiative-led communication requirements.
• # Strategic consulting on internal and external communication programs including culture change management, employee-focused communication and engagement programs, product / service launch, public relations, social media campaigns.
• # Employer branding.
• # Integrated marketing communications campaign planning and execution supervision.
• # Corporate, business and marketing content creation and curation.
• # Leadership enablement, engagement and communication.
• # Corporate training on soft skills.
• Reach out to engage.

Jan 2025 – Feb 2025 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Company shut down operations due to bankruptcy in Feb 2025, hence, role terminated automatically.
• Responsibilities included leading the company's marketing, external & internal communications and CSR efforts in India, with a dual focus on brand building and talent attraction.

Oct 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Purview: 700+ Sales professionals – achieved 110% increase in skilled sales professionals in 2 years
•  Directing learning and development programmes for Sales
•  Mobilizing talent enablement projects for Global Sales Office including social learning
•  Governing Capgemini Group-led sales enablement initiatives
•  Spearheading sales leadership communication
•  Supporting global sales events

May 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Responsible for Internal Communications, Employer Branding, Employee Engagement
•  Instituted and established the Internal Communications & Employee Engagement functions – Augmented internal NPS from 3 - 7
•  Pioneered projects around talent and organizational development including (but not limited to) cultures and values refresh
•  Spearheaded employer branding programmes like Industry surveys (GPTW), employer rankings (Glassdoor) campus marketing, external leadership profiling – Increased Glassdoor ranking from 2.75 – 4
•  Implemented (in-team) social media recruitment marketing strategies and programmes
•  Led and managed Covid-19 ERT (Employee Response Team) including initiatives around employee well-being, communications and engagement

Jan 2018 – May 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

•  Led and managed RRU (Rapid Response Unit) for sales enablement
•  Learning and trainings support for PMO team
•  OCM projects

Oct 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Demand generation for services across group, part of sales enablement

Jun 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

• Overseeing external and internal communications for Quintiles India. Including Event Management.

Jun 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr · Bangalore

•  Responsible for all external and internal communication
• Working with functions across the organisation to deliver their communication objectives
•  Conceptualising and planning external and internal communication
• programmes
• Delivering regular internal communication properties on time
• Leveraging internal communication properties to meet functional and corporate goals
•  Overseeing execution of communication programmes – including budgeting
• Also responsible for all award submissions
• Event Management - Conceptualising and executing multi-city events

Mar 2012 – Apr 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Strategising and developing communication plans for start-ups / entrepreneurships in the e-commerce, lifestyle and consumer internet segments
• Mentoring and guiding client-servicing teams in media relations and client servicing
• People management

Aug 2010 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Strategising, managing and overseeing local and global media requirements/activities at the corporate level and across different business units
• Directing / handling multiple PR agencies

Apr 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• Charting out the communications roadmap for FY08, FY09, FY10 – incorporating programmes for/with International trade media, Global Trade Analysts and National media
• Building the Corporate Communication function
• Directing 3 PR agencies across America, EMEA & APAC and India

Nov 2005 – Nov 2006 · 1 yr

• PR and Media Relations for technology brands - APC, MindTree Consulting, WebEx Communications

Nov 2004 – Nov 2005 · 1 yr

• Planning and executing PR and Media programmes for technology clients - Oracle India Pvt. Ltd and Symphony Services

Oct 2003 – Nov 2004 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Executed PR programmes for technology clients - BEA, Network Appliance and Wipro Infotech