Archana Raman

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in developing impactful learning strategies.
Proven track record in managing global L&D teams.
Innovative approach to leveraging learning technologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Learning and Development leader in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipStrategy

Other Skills

Strategic PlanningCapacity BuildingTrainingE-LearningBlended LearningEmployee Learning & DevelopmentOrganizational LearningTraining and Development (HR)LearningTalent ManagementTalent DeveloperTalent PipeliningTalent AssessmentTalent PoolMeasurement

About

As the Global Head of Learning and Development at Thoughtworks, with over six years of progressive experience in the organization, I focus on developing and executing learning strategies that align with our strategic goals and capability needs. My role involves overseeing Thoughtworks Academies, driving cross-functional collaboration, and establishing governance frameworks with measurable business impact. By integrating innovative learning technologies and fostering a culture of continuous development, our team ensures scalable and impactful learning solutions. My dedication to optimizing operational efficiency and delivering tailored learning programs empowers teams to excel in a dynamic industry landscape, advancing both individual growth and organizational success.

Experience

20 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Thoughtworks

2 roles

Global Head of L&D, Director

Promoted

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Remote

Define the learning strategy for the organization based on the strategic goals, the demand and supply pipeline, addressing targeted capability needs.
Lead Thoughtworks Academies: Oversee the prioritization, optimization and evolution of the Academies, ensuring relevance and effectiveness, supporting the annual build goals. Encourage cross functional collaboration for deeper applied experiences.
Measure Impact: Establish credible business metrics to track effectiveness of learning. Ensure overall governance of learning experience through continuous improvement.
Build High Performing Teams: Lead regional and global teams to work towards strategic learning goals, driven by impactful learning approaches, shared accountability and collaboration. Currently, leading global team of 10 and regional teams of 24 across four regions.
Capability Model: Ensure the TW Capability model stays relevant, credible and evolves as per the changing business requirements.
Manage L&D Budget: Plan annual budget for global and regional L&D team and track actuals with a focus on cost efficiencies. Establish agreed definitions of funding for critical learning initiatives.
Leverage Learning Infrastructure: Improve the positioning of the learning management system and learning platforms. Ensure that we have relevant sandbox environments for practice and multiple learning formats that can be used at the different moments of need.

Strategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipCapacity BuildingTrainingE-Learning+10

Learning And Development Specialist

Apr 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Remote

Influence regional learning heads to implement global programs and establish best practices as a global Center of Excellence team member Design learning solutions for scale to keep up with aggressive hiring plans
Design and implement leadership programs for first time managers
Help implement learning processes to increase operational efficiency
Explore learning technologies required to ensure optimum user experience and utilisation of learning

Amazon

Sr. Instructional Designer

May 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading Learning Programs: Design and optimize end-to-end learning programs for HS3C Product Compliance and Safety initiatives. Standardizing learning curriculum and delivery. Designed the learning catalog shared with US regulatory bodies as part of compliance.
Implementation of Performance Support Tool: Testing and implementation of Performance Support Tool for the Product Compliance teams, ensuring reduction in errors and increased quality.
Evaluate the Program Effectiveness: Standardize program structure, coverage and metrics across 4 key locations across Amazon. Set up formal onboarding and sandbox environment with clear parameters around the quality and errors before the employee is declared ready for production work.
DG Inventory Analysis While Paper at Amazon This 6-pager paper summarized the results of analysis across critical locations and recommended standardized plans to measure effectiveness uniformly across the teams.

Jda software

2 roles

Instructional Design Senior

Jun 2014 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore

Product & Learning launches for employees: Evaluate the product roadmaps and align learning design and development to ensure timely launch of learning to support upskilling of implementation and sales staff. Also supported competency model design and related learning maps for critical roles.
Innovative Learning Approaches: Recommend effective learning approaches by understanding the marketing narrative for a bundle of products. Use scenario based learning and case studies to help explain complex relationships between our products in real world scenarios.
Build a High Performing Team: Mentored an inexperienced team with the L&D best practices and coached the more experienced team members to drive to outcomes.
Establishes Best Practices: Was part of the core team that designed L&D templates and best practices to set the right expectations and build expertise in the function.

Education Architect

Jun 2014 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore

Account Management:
o Manage various accounts to gain visibility on the different requirements and identify the need for training. Prioritize these as per the business impact and need.
o Educate the stakeholders about ID and its impact on business.
Project Management:
o Ensure effective resource management, high productivity, and smooth execution of planned work.
o Ensure 100% compliance with the defined instructional design standards and productivity standards.
o Provide the ‘big picture’ to the team members and brainstorm effective learning strategies for each project.
Development:
o Design and develop effective ILTs and WBTs keeping in mind stakeholder requirements and learner needs.
o Execute simple, high impact learning strategies keeping in mind the shelf-life of the courses and the limitations of tools available.
o Work with authoring tools such as Captivate, Camtasia, and Proform.
People Management:
o Provide constructive project-based feedback and provide opportunities for associates to learn new skills.
o Coaching and mentoring for IDs during the different phases of the projects.
o Encourage IDs to work independently and take ownership for their work.
o Encourage ID to think about their career plan and how they can ensure holistic growth.

Freelance

Instructional Design Consultant

Oct 2013 – May 2014 · 7 mos · Bangalore

Design innovative instructional design strategies keeping in account learner needs and organization needs.

Kern learning solutions

Instructional Design Specialist

Aug 2005 – Mar 2013 · 7 yrs 7 mos

Instructional design operations, quality, innovation, learner centered research

Kern communications pvt. ltd

Senior Instructional Designer

Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 · 5 yrs

Account Management:
o Manage various accounts to gain visibility on the different requirements and identify the need for training. Prioritize as per the business impact and need.
o Educate the stakeholders about ID and its impact.
Team Management:
o Ensure effective resource management and high productivity and smooth execution of planned work. Identify areas of improvements and provide mentoring and guidance.
o Ensure 100% compliance with the defined standards and productivity standards.
o Capture and transfer information from TNA, scoping, and design document and brainstorm to help team members understand how to approach their work.
Development:
o Design and develop effective WBTs keeping in mind stakeholder requirements and learner needs.
o Execute simple, high impact learning strategies keeping in mind the shelf-life of the courses and the limitations of tools available.