Apr 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Nov 2022 – Apr 2023 · 5 mos

Dec 2021 – Nov 2022 · 11 mos

Dec 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs

Dec 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Apr 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

• taken a maternity career break to look after my twin boys

Apr 2011 – Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai

• Global Head Human Resources.

Nov 2010 – Mar 2011 · 4 mos

• Globally led the Total Rewards COE and the Talent Management and Leadership Development COE
• HR integration lead for Patni-iGATE on behalf of both organizations

Jun 2007 – Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• I joined J&J for a business based HR experience business and within a short time was given additional responsibility for L&D and Talent Management. Since 2008, I lead HR for the surgical care businesses for J&J Medical (70% of total business in India). I also provided oversight to specialist areas of Recruitment, L&D, Talent Management, Employee engagement throughout. In 2009-10 also got an opportunity to lead work in Compensation and Benefits for J&J India.
• Have had the opportunity to lead a team of Business HR partners in designing the People and Leadership strategy for J&J Medical India , build emplyee development architectures , driving Employee engagement through a differentiated workforce strategy to ensure high levels of engagement across the organization focusing on innovaion and inclusion, leading the HR Transformation project for Medical India for implementation of the new HR service delivery model with employee and manager self service , leading the Women’s Leadership Intervention with 2 other women colleagues with a view to attract, develop and retain woman talent in the organization, leading large scale employee communication around change in the Compensation structure and framework across levels in the organisation, managing significant reorganizations , leading the Succession planning and talent development process with a view to build talent pipelines and retain critical talent. Have also had the opportunity to work as a member of the global design team on leadership development curriculum for first line leaders – program has been piloted globally.
• Won 4 Standards of Leadership Awards in Johnson & Johnson during the last 3 years and was the member of the Best HR team in ASPAC Award for 2009 performance in J&J Medical across ASPAC.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 · 1 yr

• Designed and executed the capability building strategy across the firm’s varied businesses in functional skills, managerial competencies and leadership development.
• Brought in a culture of formal and focused Talent reviews and designed Learning around development plans.
• As a part of the integration provided coaching support to key management team members of DSP around cultural integration and Leadership related subjects
• Led key projects to support ML integration with DSP in India to create the ML entity in India.
• Designed and led the Campus Relations intervention across IIT/ IIM campuses to drive the Merrill Lynch brand
• Worked with ML regional Talent Management and L&D team on designing and facilitating various Leadership development programs across India, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Jan 1997 – Jan 2006 · 9 yrs

• Corporate Learning Manager: The role was around design, delivery and measurement of capability building and leadership development interventions for HUL Management Cadre across levels. In addition, it provided support to Asia region learning center of expertise .
• Employee Relations Manager: Executive support to the Head Employee Relations and the Industrial Relations (IR), committee of HUL. Track and update the IR committee of economic and political changes impacting labour trends. Design and roll out policy on recruitment, performance management, statutory compliance, compensation and welfare for non management cadres at HUL. Conceptualise, design and roll out new Employee relations concepts and practices for the non management cadre.
• HR Manager – Silvassa & Mangalore : Operations Human Resource experience including managing unionised enviornments, signing settlements,managing external government relations and industry association relations. Leading TPM implemenation across units. Other employee development activities including design anddelivery of training andHR interventions in the units
• Business Project – HUL New Ventures: Working as a part of the business launch team for e-retailing venture – Sangam Direct
• Won several Directors Enterprise Awards for performace.