Jul 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• As a part of the inclusion strategy team at Netflix, this role was responsible for leading the inclusion and diversity strategy for India and Indonesia in APAC.

Sep 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

• Diversity Dialogues is a thought leader in space of diversity, equity and inclusion, having created resources to implement LGBTQIA inclusion, support various hues of parenting, support mental health, support gender affirmation for transgender employees, domestic violence and workplaces. Diversity Dialogues has also co-led workshops on peer support to build mental health support systems within the LGBTQIA community and workshops on LGBTQIA basics for counselling organisations. Formally set up in September 2019 while in existence since 2017, sharing an overview of some of the work done over the years:
• Worked with over 100 corporate organizations, NGOs and educational institutions by partnering with them in their diversity and inclusion journey
• Partnered with Giftabled, Enable India, Inharmony, Interweave, Unfold Second Careers, One Step at a time, Working with Pride, InnerSight, Orinam, Shenomics, White Swan Foundation for mental health across gender, disability, LGBTIQA, generational diversity and mental health
• Published resources on various topics of diversity ad inclusion, including paving the conversation on topics like domestic violence and HIV inclusive workplaces
• Conducted workshops on 'Being Queer at Work' for Queer employees at the workplace.
• Part of the organizing team for Pride 2015 and 2016, 2017, 2018 handling corporate activation and accessibility for persons with disability, making this India's first pride which is accessible
• Published a paper on accessibility of mental health for the deaf community, published by Mariwala Health Initiative
• Is an affirmative & affordable counselor, works with adults. Partners as a counsellor with Humsafar Trust, American India Foundation, Solidarity Foundation and Parivarthan counselling, training and research centre
• Diversity Dialogues currently does not consult with corporates. We are keen to work with ngos and other spaces like the education space.

Jan 2017 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• This role will be responsible for building an ecosystem and culture of diversity and inclusion across the organization, spread across all the HR and business systems. The role will be focussed on all forms of diversity, covering regions. The role is also responsible for kickstarting the diversity and inclusion network across Bottling Investments Group in the Coca-Cola System which collaborates on best practices and common learning.
• Impact: Has institutionalized and build the diversity and inclusion charter for the organization, from scratch. Has been instrumental in building the first factory in Gujarat with 40% female representation in a year of joining the organization. Has also ensured drop in female attrition % by 50% within the first year of joining. Has been able to garner business participation in diversity and inclusion by creating diversity and inclusion council and business resource groups across gender equality, parenting, new hire and health and wellness. Has introduced policies like reasonable accomodation policy for persons with disability, parenting policy and day care policy across the country. Instrumental in introducing coverage of same sex partners, children with disability, psychiatric illness as a part of insurance. Has built focus on aspects such as women leadership development, unconscious bias and counselling/mental health through several intervention.

Jul 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Conceptualized and kick started Advitya, diversity and inclusion charter of Snapdeal across India.
• Recognized by People Matters as a finalist for “Best in Diversity” at L&D Conference, 2015.
• Continued heading the HR function for the south region of Snapdeal for all businesses
• (technology, product management, market development, marketing) spread largely across Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad
• Instrumental in defining people operations and culture in the South including defining people
• strategy and practices, assimilation of new leaders and building teams
• Leads a team of HR professionals to implement HR practices on talent management and retention.
• Implemented Employee Assistance Program for Snapdeal across India
• Defined initiatives in internal communications and corporate social responsibility (Snapdeal Sunshine)

Apr 2015 – Jun 2015 · 2 mos

• Lead the HR function for the south region of Snapdeal for all businesses
• (technology, product management, market development, marketing) spread largely across Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Sep 2011 – Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

• Promoted in 6 months of joining GE and won more than 5 global/local recognitions
• (including GE Healthcare India CEO award 2012) for outstanding performance in business
• partnership and leadership development
• Is a certified expert in GE change management process(CAP)
• HR manager for all functions (technology, sales, services) within GE Healthcare India
• over 2 stints. This entailed defining the people strategy, managing employee life cycle – talent acquisition and development, employee retention and partnering closely with the business to drive people outcomes
• Fostered leadership development for GE Healthcare South East Asia (a program called EMERGE), Lead initiatives to build awareness on career paths and was instrumental in driving flagship early talent development program for engineers in GE Healthcare India
• Initiated focus on the persons with disability network in GE worldwide and in India

May 2008 – Aug 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai

• Joined Mercer as an analyst and was promoted to ‘Consultant’ in April 2010. Selected for Mercer
• Professional Development Program, a professional training for consultants who plan to take on a lead role with clients
• Lead talent management assignments involving assessment and development of leadership
• through development centers and multi rater assessments in diverse industries such as manufacturing, engineering and microfinance
• Designed Mercer diagnostic tools such as the employee engagement survey tool, Mercer cultural
• assessment tool and multi rater assessment tools.
• Worked in Mercer job evaluation framework in leading organizations both in India and globally
• Partnered with Business Today on the Best Companies to Work for in India 2008, a study conducted to identify the top 10 most best employers in India every year

May 2005 – Aug 2006 · 1 yr 3 mos

• One of the two Junior Associates (out of a total of fifty junior associates) to receive ESOPs as
• an appreciation for outstanding performance within a span of one year of service
• Single handedly managed lateral recruitment for various Lines of Business (Investment Banking,
• Institutional Equity, Principal Strategies Group, Corporate, Operations), thereby recruiting over 400
• employees in the span of a year