Dec 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

May 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Apr 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Liaison with Professors @ Deakin University to understand course learning objectives
• TA live call with student learners
• Grading
• Mentoring and supervision of graders

Oct 2020 – Feb 2025 · 4 yrs 4 mos

• Communication skills coach for e-learning programs .

Sep 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

• Torch.io is a globally enabled leadership development platform, offering multiple coaching, group and team coaching, mentoring, workshops and more.
• I have coached several clients (individual and groups) from
• J-APAC (Japan,China, Malaysia,Phillipines,Singapore)
• European Region (Austria,Brusells,Belgium,Dublin,Denmark,Italy,London,Portugal, UK,Ukraine,Italy)
• Middle East Asia (Dubai) , India Region consisting of professionals from varied functions and departments and cross functional domains.
• Coaching topics : Self Awareness , Development & Effectiveness ,Manager Development - First Time Manager,Time Management & productivity, worklife integration, leading effectively , Strategic Thinking , Conflict Management, Giving Feedback,Tough conversations, Career development mapping & Progression,Identity and Purpose , Complex decision making , Manager as a Coach, Identifying Skills gaps, Unlocking self sabotaging patterns,Beliefs and attitudes, Instilling confidence,Active listening .
• Levels - Individual contributors Team Leads, VP Sales, Directors , Senior Managers , Regional Content Development and Solutions,Solution Sales & Alliance Development Leaders, Services Delivery leads ( FTM & First Line) Mid-management leaders across Industries
• Functions - IT / Services / UX / Design / Talent & Leadership Development / QA / Testing / Marketing / QC / Process / Operations / Social Media / Digital Marketing & Campaign management/ Finance Controller / HR / Customer Success / Sales Solutions / Global alliances & strategy
• Industries - Manufacturing , Pharma & Healthcare , Enterprise Software Solutions, Information Technology -Hardware , Hospitality ,eCommerce / Fintech , Retail & CPG , Digital Engagement Platforms & Solution Providers , ITES , Venture Capital Cloud Platform
• Group Coaching and facilitation learning journeys executed for senior managers at Pharma Biotech major ,Cross functional leaders at a Fintech Global, Senior Women Leadership at an Apparels Major

Dec 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Feb 2018 – Feb 2025 · 7 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

• My way of contributing to the UI/UX & startup community helping budding professionals and Entrepreneurs.

Oct 2016 – Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• The Painted Sky is the original, the pioneer to design Art-Based corporate training initiatives in India, which aim at offering companies uniquely differentiated experiential programs to help foster employee creativity, innovation, team spirit and emotional intelligence.
• At The Painted Sky, we leverage our 120 years of combined industry experience, in various fields of Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship, to work closely with our clients, to design, develop and deliver high-energy, impactful and experiential programmes.
• We focus on the below mentioned core areas:
• 1. Leadership Development
• 2. Creativity & Innovation
• 3. Stakeholder Management
• 4. Thriving on Change
• 5. Diversity & Inclusion
• 6. High Impact Communication

Apr 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore,India

• Mentoring is not just about guiding or teaching but also inspiring.As a Spark Senior Mentor our responsibility is to inspire the youth of today for a better tomorrow.I will be closely working with the youth to help them track their career goals and aspirations .Spark has its unique 3D model for identifying the most suitable careers matching the students/professionals interests,aspirations and ensuring career satisfaction.
• Besides, Spark has designed unique programs and modules like Spark Plug, Career Exploration and guiding people towards selection of suitable occupations and progress in their careers.
• As Sr Mentors ,we conduct career guidance and career planning sessions based on the Psychometric Assessment report through different modes of delivery such as Face to face, skype calls or tele whichever is applicable.We use proven tools ,processes and methods to help students make sound decisions on their careers.We also help Young professionals and experienced professionals through our module to make mid career transitions.Talk to us or write to us Info@sparkcareermentors.com

Mar 2015 – Mar 2026 · 11 yrs · Bangalore · Hybrid

• The mission lies in contributing as an Alchemist in the future of work and unlocking human potential space :
• 1) Personal transformational coaching through personal interventions and workshops
• 2) Mentoring - Career reinvention,Empathy , Creativity & Imagination ,Digital Literacy
• 3) Counselling Psychologist cum Energy Alchemist - Personal Effectiveness,Stress Management and Anxiety,specialised in working with teens and professionals on mid life crisis,work life balance, reflecting on life situations through spiritual understanding.
• She authors on Reikirays.com on various topics related to mind,body and soul healing with Reiki and other techniques.https://reikirays.com/ranjini-rao/

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore

• Key Areas of responsibility :
• A) Leading a team of UI application developers skilled in HTML5, Dojo,Java & methods pertaining to experience web design ( Mobile , Web , Tablets )
• B) People management ( includes coaching,mentoring,performance management & optimizing resources.)
• C) Engaged in consulting projects around :
• 1) Go-to-market Strategy: Developed along with a team , indepth competitive market assessment & competitor analysis for cloud business services unit.
• 2) Collaboration & Ideation :Conducted a cross functional & cross border Ideation cum Innovation jam for an Indian telecom client
• 3) Digital Strategy approach : Created Client Journey maps for Telecom & T&T client
• 4) Campaign management tool deployment approach for an Indian CPG client
• 5) Design thinking workshop focused on HR Innovation for Agile teams for a Manufacturing client.
• D) Contribute to Business development for IXM for marketing & digital business transformation & employee engagement initiatives across all industries within B2B & B2C segment.
• E) Conduct Knowledge Sharing & Expertise sessions for IXM (Strategy,Creative & Design) practice around social media & Digital marketing.
• F) Contribute to external & Internal social eminence.

Nov 2008 – Apr 2014 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

• Nov 2008 to date -Digital & Social Media Strategy Marketing Lead
• Responsible for IBM's Software brand awareness ,influence and lead generation via Digital & Social route..
• Act as an advisor to marketing teams on deriving digital & social as an integral part of GTM strategy and execution elements to increase validated/qualified lead revenue & conversions.Develop Client references and case studies to support business.
• Work with Demand Programs teams to optimize spends on marketing campaigns & shift investments to digital to improve overall marketing results and yield.
• Identify & apply relevant & localized content on website eg: assessment tools,whitepapers,other assets to assist client journey & goals.
• Drive social media strategy & execution to meet business goals & revenue objectives.
• Significant highlights : In 2013 -Attained significant YTY growth on influenced digital validated lead revenue , doubled contribution within overall software marketing from 26% to 52%.
• Digital Influence Program -Within a years time,Share of Voice and reach for our brands increased significantly to 14% .25 IBMer's were recruited by 2010 ,who generated around 250+ blogs. # of Subject Matter Experts increased to 75 by 2011.
• Key Transformational Initiatives undertaken:
• 1) " Always on" digital strategy for IBM Software Group ( Middleware & Solutions)
• Developed an evolved and replicable best practice - strategy , planning and execution with agency & stakeholders to leverage paid / owned / earned digital and social media.
• 2) IIMA , ISB & Richard Ivey case study publication:Software digital influence program was picked up for a classroom case study at IIMA.Also now a published case study on ISB & Ivey :http://bit.ly/11fjq4g
• 3) IBM Software Group Social Media Hub
• Institutionalized,planned & executed with agency & marketing support -a one-stop-shop platform for B2B clients & prospects. Optimized marketing efforts on content aggregation & cost savings.
• 4) Software Social lounge

Dec 2004 – Nov 2008 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

• Evangelism of web tools & processes.
• Championed & deployed Web Tools & Solutions for ease of transactions with B2B Clients.
• Planned & executed campaigns to drive website traffic and lead generation.
• Developed content strategy with marketing to drive stickiness & focus on UE

Sep 2000 – Nov 2004 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• Started my career as a Customer Support Executive for 2 yrs which involved order backlog & fulfillment,shipment tracking,installation to A/R collections.Customer segment included South based enterprise customers and Channel Partners.Opportunity to work in a dedicated project around systems& processes deployment for a year that helped me progress into an ASEAN Systems & Process Analyst role wherein I served 6 countries (based out of India).Worked on several initiatives that brought rep productivity via tools,process improvement and centralization.

Jan 1999 – Aug 2000 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Customer relations supporting top 100 customers -relationship marketing and order management

Jun 1997 – Dec 1998 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Facilitated sessions on overall Grooming for job seeking students , helped to shape their overall personality development & Library management & administrative tasks.