Devika Tandon

Director of Engineering

Gurgaon, Haryana, India17 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in driving organizational transformation and restructuring.
  • Proven track record in enhancing employee engagement and productivity.
  • Passionate about leadership development and talent management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources leader with expertise in organizational development and talent management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales Force EffectivenessLeadership DevelopmentBusiness TransformationTalent ManagementLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational DevelopmentChange ManagementEmployee Engagement

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentCoachingCost SavingCultural IntegrationCulture DevelopmentDiversity InitiativesEmployer BrandingEngagement & ProductivityExecutive CoachingHR ComplianceHR ConsultingHigh Performance CultureMISPerformance AppraisalPersonnel Management

About

I enable organizations to achieve success and growth. Through my stints in Global and Indian MNCs across Generalist and COE roles, I have driven productivity and performance, Sales force effectiveness, setup systems and processes from scratch and led transformation & restructuring in large, matrix organizations. Passionate about creating impact on organizations, I have supported/coached leaders to create mindset shifts/change culture/adapt to new ways of working in evolving business scenarios. I enjoy seeing team members grow and leave a legacy. When not working, I enjoy my time with my budding 10 year old son or try to give back to the community by mentoring youngsters and supporting academic/management institutions. I like making work and life fun for myself and people around me!!

Experience

17 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Cairn Oil and Gas

Present

Hilti india

Director - Human Resources

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Akzonobel

3 roles

HR Leader Commercial and R&D

Aug 2019Aug 2022 · 3 yrs

  • Scope:
  • Leading HR for 1500+ (FTEs & Contingent) workforce in Commercial (Sales & Marketing) and R&D impacting a turnover of INR 2600 Crores (USD 350mn)
  • Employee base spread across 5 BUs in Paints & Coatings having matrix reporting to region/globe.
  • Member of India Paints & Coatings Management Team, leading a team of HRBPs across India
  • Role Highlights:
  • Advisor to Business Leaders on People, Talent and Strategy
  • Develop a High Performance Culture
  • Sales Force Effectiveness – Reorganization and Transformation, implementation of new RTM
  • Embedding new operating model, adapting to new ways of working, developing capabilities
  • Engagement & Productivity of Field Sales Force across B2B & B2C
  • Deploy competency framework and define career paths/capability needs aligned to competencies, job Evaluation frameworks
  • Develop leadership pipeline, enhance field sales force capability
  • Maintained top-quartile Engagement Level in Commercial and RnD amongst highest in AkzoNobel Globally
Employee EngagementSales Force EffectivenessHigh Performance CultureEngagement & ProductivityLeadership Development

HR Business Partner Functions, Global R&D and Global Shared Services

Mar 2018Jul 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • HRBP Functions (Finance, HR, IM, Legal, Corp Comm), Global R&D and Global Business Services. Role spanning across 4 locations in India
  • Scope includes Global Research Center based at Bangalore serving the Global Color and Research, including also blue collar workers.
  • Global Business Services Center based at Pune
  • AkzoNobel globally re-aligning the organization towards reclaiming market leadership
  • Number of structural & leadership changes for India
  • Key Highlights
  • Transformation: Led Business Transformation and restructuring for Finance, HR, IM and R&D
  • Embedded the New Operating Model, Rebadging and Optimizing span of control/ layers. Recognized by business for leading /being a change agent for transition and restructuring activities
  • Cost Saving: Achieved 50% cost reduction through transfer of niche IT activities from Netherlands R&D to India, also roles in Legal
  • GBS Acceleration: Responsible for setting up GBS center at Pune comprising Finance& Accounting, Information Management, People Services, Procurement, Facilities. Defining processes, policies, engagement & capability agenda
  • Embedded the new Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process in India partnering with Regional IBP leads
  • Built the Talent pipeline by facilitating key movements, hired for senior roles like CFO, Head Legal
  • Member of POSH committee, investigated POSH cases, submitted findings & disciplinary actions
  • Grievance Management: Investigated employee grievance cases and submitted recommendations to Board
  • Compliances: Ensured 100% HR compliance to internal/ external audits such as IATF 16949:2016
Business TransformationCost SavingTalent Pipeline DevelopmentHR ComplianceTalent Management

Regional Lead Learning & Development IMEA and Culture Lead India

Jan 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Scope : Regional L&D Lead for IMEA region with 4000 employees across 17 countries; Matrix reporting to India & ME HR Directors; part of Global L&D council
  • Global COE structure re-aligned creating 9 Regions - IMEA amongst the largest by headcount
  • Key focus on harmonization, number of global transformation projects
  • Key Highlights
  • Led the “L&D Landscaping” initiative globally, assessing the as-is state of L&D across 9 regions and harmonization
  • Harmonization/Integration: Integrated the newly formed IMEA region, ensured country-wise blueprints to transition to global L&D standards and practices
  • Spear-headed cascade of new AkzoNobel Leadership Behaviours & Leadership Curriculum for IMEA
  • Culture & OD: Drove a high performance culture through adoption of Team Trust Behaviours and New Paints Mission and Targets of “3-3-3". Cascaded new Mission & Trust behaviours across 1000+ employees in Paints India team
  • Diversity: Led the global taskforce on Diversity, drove initiatives at Country level to increase diversity %
  • Capability Building: 100% increase in Training Man-days with a budget saving of 50% and cost optimization
  • Continuous Learning: Drove Culture of self/continuous learning with 300% increase in e-learning users
  • Recipient of AkzoNobel Achievers Award for 2018 for efforts towards L&D in India
Learning & DevelopmentCulture DevelopmentDiversity InitiativesOrganizational Development

Religare

2 roles

AVP - Human Resources

Apr 2011Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Lead Talent Management & Leadership Development Vertical
  • Revamped Talent Development programs in partnership with insititutes - IIM/ MDI
  • Productivity: Mindset shift and capability building 400+ branch managers to deliver profitable growth and become revenue generators, delivering 20% branch revenue from mix of products
Talent ManagementLeadership DevelopmentProductivity Improvement

Senior Manager OD and Learning & Development

Nov 2009Mar 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Newly formed HR function, Instrumental in setting up the training and development vertical for the organization including Learning, Talent, Rewards and Recognition philosophy, framework and its implementation
  • Implemented 18 month development journey for ExCo comprising of classroom learning, action learning projects and Reference Groups
  • Designed & implemented the Top Talent Identification and Development process across Religare Group – across 4 Business and 8000 employees
  • Setup the L&D function including Religare Academy & Learning Curriculum ~ 20 inhouse programs. Developed Internal trainers leading to 60 % internal delivery
  • Institutionalized Religare ACE – the Recognition platform across Group
  • Got Rising Star Award for establishing talent management and recognition processes
Training and DevelopmentTalent IdentificationRecognition ProcessesLearning & DevelopmentTalent Management

Right management

2 roles

Consultant

Promoted

Jun 2008Nov 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Led and executed projects in different areas of HR including Cultural Integration, Change Management, Employee Value Proposition, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Competencies & Leadership Development
  • Worked with clients across industries and countries – India, Singapore, Sri Lanka
  • Supported Business Development for the organization and established the Public sector vertical for generating business
  • Facilitated transition of a Govt. Airport Authority to a PPP model through transformation of people processes, culture building and building capabilities
  • Defined the Functional Competency Framework ~approx 80 roles for Top Indian Auto MNC
  • Deployed Global EVP for Indian Telecom organization ~ employee base 7000 that was newly acquired by a UK based Telecom Company
  • Intervention on Building a Performance Culture, introduction of Mid-Year Reviews for Srilanka entity of world's 7th largest Bank
  • Deployment of competencies amongst Senior Leadership for a Fortune 500 American Healthcare Company
  • Delivered Enterprise Leadership Development Program in collaboration with International Universities facilitated at Singapore for a American Oil & Gas company
Cultural IntegrationChange ManagementEmployee Engagement

Team Member

May 2006Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Partnered with clients to deliver assignments in the area of Leadership Development, Cultural Integration and Change Management
Leadership DevelopmentCultural IntegrationChange Management

Inspireone (tack, tmi, ibm)

Internship

Jan 2005Jan 2006 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India

Education

Delhi University

Masters — Psychology - specialization in Organizational Behaviour

Jan 2004Jan 2006

Lady Shri Ram College For Women

Bachelors — Psychology Honurs

Jan 2001Jan 2004

All Saints College Nainital

10th and 12th

Jan 1998Jan 2001

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