Dhanashree Thakkar

Head of Talent

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India16 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years of experience in HR and transformation.
Expert in organizational design and leadership coaching.
Passionate about creating sustainable organizations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with extensive experience in organizational development and transformation.

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Skills

Other Skills

Employee EngagementTalent ManagementPerformance ManagementPerformance AppraisalTalent AcquisitionHR PoliciesPersonnel ManagementTeam ManagementTrainingRecruitingHuman ResourcesCompensation & BenefitOrganizational DevelopmentEmployee RelationsSourcing

About

A Business professional having worked across sectors in areas of Change management, transformation, Sales and Human Resources over 20 years. I consider myself as a Observer and Listener who wants to use her understanding of behavior and organisations for creating environment for – What’s possible for the business and what it aspires to achieve. My key areas of interest include Organisation Design, Culture, Managing Transformations and Leadership Coaching. I am passionate about creating sustainable organisations, and have worked closely with schools/NGOs helping them scale up.

Experience

16 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Bharti axa life insurance

2 roles

Head- Human Resources and Distribution Training

Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Vice President Human Resources

Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Future group india

Chief People Officer - Corporate Group Resources and Strategic Projects

Jul 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Korn ferry hay group

Principal

Mar 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Responsible for client engagements and advisory services for Leadership Development, Organisation Development, Talent and Performance Management and Hi Potential Assessments. This assignment was my learning sabbatical to learn and upgrade my skills.

Kotak life insurance

Head HR- Corporate , Head OD Engagement PMS

Sep 2013 – Sep 2017 · 4 yrs · Mumbai Area, India

As the Vice President & Head Corporate HR and OD, I am responsible for the human capital needs of our organization which operates across 5 different businesses. I am passionate about leading our HR agenda that influences over 6000 employees.
As part of the Corporate HR team, I ensure we act as a facilitator for all people processes. This enables the business to deliver its objectives and maintain a great environment for employees to optimize their highest potential.
As an Organization Development leader, my role is to ensure we provide a culture of superior selection/development and performance/talent management as a Center of Excellence and create a powerful Employer Brand. To enable this I also lead a 15-person team member capable team and work towards taking the right steps to attract and retain the right talent.

Mcdonald's india

HR Lead - Business, Talent, Training and Performance Management

Jan 2009 – Sep 2013 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Here I collaborated directly with the Head of HR and led different roles in my tenure. I moved across 3 roles in a span of 4 years, heading Business HR for over 150 stores and leading Performance, Talent Management and Training (Restaurant training and Behavioural guidance).
I was also part of the organizational strategy formulation team and engaged in creating the 3-year roadmap for the HR function. I led a team of 10 where we as a team ensured we create a great stakeholder experience whereby translating to business outcomes.

Mahindra and mahindra

Manager HR

Oct 2001 – May 2006 · 4 yrs 7 mos · India and China

I moved across 4 roles in a span of 4.5 years and brought in significant innovation in Management Development, Employee Engagement and OD for all hierarchies of the Farm Equipment Sector.
I joined as an HR Trainee and got promoted twice in my stint at M&M. In my last role here, I was leading HR for the International Business Division of the Farm Equipment Sector.
I was also the youngest employee and the first HR to be deputed in an overseas Joint Venture to setup the HR division for the company. I managed a team of Chinese employees. Among the accolades that were awarded to me was also the award for the Best HR Manager.