Santhosh Madiraju, PhD

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India28 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in aligning HR with organizational vision.
Proven track record in talent acquisition and management.
Strong focus on performance management and employee engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader in the tech industry, specializing in talent management and organizational development.

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Performance ManagementTalent ManagementTalent AcquisitionEmployee RelationsOrganizational DevelopmentHR ConsultingHR TransformationOrganizational DesignChange ManagementStrategic HRLeadershipEmployee BenefitsSuccession PlanningHRISEmployee Engagement

About

In all my roles, my goal has been steering the HR function aligning with the organizational vision focusing on developing top-tier talent and cultivating a culture that fosters growth and innovation. With a rich background in strategic HR leadership, my expertise lies in transforming and scaling HR systems to enhance organizational performance and employee engagement. My tenure at Product Tech companies like Microsoft, GAP, UBS, fortified my competencies in organizational change, talent acquisition & management and leadership development with strong business acumen and stakeholder partnership. I have fostered a agile mindset with strong focus on performance management to drive business outcomes. With certifications in Gallup Strengths Coaching and NeuroLeadership, I am committed to elevating leadership capabilities and strengthening the synergy between individual and organizational success.

Experience

28 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Salesforce

Senior Director | Employee Success

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area · On-site

HR Leader for Technology & Product Engineering organization with key responsibilities of talent and culture with specific focus on AI/Cloud transformation.

Epam systems

Senior Director | Head of People

May 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Led the HR function at EPAM Systems, India, focusing on talent development and culture alignment.
Implemented innovative strategies to attract and retain top talent in the Greater Hyderabad Area.
Spearheaded diversity and inclusion initiatives to create a more inclusive workplace culture.

Gap inc.

Senior Director | Head HR

Jan 2019 – Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

HR Leader for Gap Inc. Technology Development Center covering all areas of HR incl. talent acquisition, org change and transformation, product development mindset, leadership development, talent management and development and culture.

Microsoft corporation

Senior HR Manager | Strategic HR Business Partner

Jan 2011 – Dec 2018 · 7 yrs 11 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Responsible for leading Strategic HR for Enterprise Cloud and Bing Engineering organizations. The role includes partnering with Senior Engineering leaders in building talent strategy including talent management, technical leadership pipeline, talent development, leadership and culture change.

General electric, india technology centre

Human Resources Site Leader

Dec 2009 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hyderabad Area, India

HR leader for GE Hyderabad Technology Center which was a 1000 employee organization. As a HR Leader, the role included deep partnership with Engineering leaders in managing entire HR for the site and involved talent strategy, manager capability and development. I was responsible for facilitating the end-to-end performance management cycle, leadership coaching, designing and implementing learning development programs for leaders and managers.

Ubs

Director - HR Business Partner | Total Rewards

Mar 2006 – Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

UBS India was an offshoring center and started operations November 2005. I was responsible for leading HR for IT and Investment Banking operations divisions. I was the head of Compensation & Benefits and HR Business Partner for two large organizations of IT and IB Operations with an employee base of 1500. The role included strategic partnership with Senior leaders on all HR matters including workforce planning, driving business growth and change, performance and compensations plans, learning and development.

D. e. shaw & co.

Associate Director - Human Resources

Aug 2005 – Mar 2006 · 7 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

As a HR leader for D. E. Shaw, I was involved in leading HR function for the India division which included HR programs and policies, talent management and development, managing employee relations and training and development.

Adp

Senior Manager - Human Resources

Jul 1999 – Aug 2005 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad Area, India

ADP is a wholly owned subsidiary of ADP Inc. I was responsible for the entire HR function with a team of 12 people. The role included end-to-end HR strategy which involved recruitment function (campus and lateral hiring), compensation & benefits, HR business partner and training & development.

D. e. shaw & co.

Associate - Human Resources

Dec 1997 – Jun 1999 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

D. E. Shaw India is a wholly owned subsidiary of D. E. Shaw & Co. which is a global investment and technology development firm founded in 1988 with approximately $37 billion in investment capital. I joined D. E. Shaw Strategic Growth and Human Resources team and was responsible for Campus hiring and HR Business partner for one of the engineering group. I managed the entire campus hiring program for two years visiting top 20 engineering colleges and managing the lateral hiring of top engineering talent. I was also responsible for hiring graduates for data management services and Juno (free e-mail) groups which involved grads from top liberal arts schools.