Elson P. Kuriakose Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

Board Member- Corporate Learning Network

Board Member and Co-Chair of Online Community Committee

Reston, Virginia, Us

Board Member- Velvet Suite

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Global HR Leader for Corporate Engineering and Google Health business divisions- multi-billion, multi thousand employee, high growth global organizations with the support of a global team of HR and CoE partners. Collaborated closely with the Chief Information Officer and Chief Health Officer as primary stakeholders. Played a pivotal role within the global leadership team, offering counsel to C-level executives, driving significant transformational initiatives.-Led a broad spectrum of HR areas; proactively advising, coaching, and influencing senior global stakeholders on policy, talent management and people strategies, based on a data driven framework for an AI ready workforce.-Conceptualized and built both long term workforce strategy/talent models and short-term tactical HR programs, which are optimized for an innovation oriented, high-performance workforce which is inclusive & diverse.-Led the charge in launching and driving Strategic Workforce Management & Organizational Effectiveness initiatives within the broader BU: setting clear OE principles and standards, charting strategic pathways, and optimizing operational efficacy through the deployment of rigorous implementation & review mechanisms.-Engineered an all-encompassing people strategy for CorpEng, swiftly achieving critical milestones within a remarkable six-month timeframe, resulting in tangible advancements in key people metrics.-Significantly influenced and challenged key clients to make broad shifts in approach, strategy & communication, fostering growth, adaptation and inclusion in people management and leadership engagement.-Spearheaded the globalization and ‘Low -Cost’ location talent strategy for Core as the key architect of the growth sites strategy -Spearheaded the implementation of a comprehensive mid-senior talent management framework, fostering a culture of high performance and effective succession planning, resulting in heightened employee engagement and retention rates.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Global HR Leader- IBM CloudGlobal HR Leader supporting IBM's Cloud business: a multi thousand employee, high growth global organization which was run as a startup within the broader IBM ecosystem. Served as a key member of the global leadership team, advising C-level executives (Chief Technology/Product Officer etc. & Chief Revenue Officer) for large global engineering and GTM/sales teams.-Reorganized the global GTM team, managed restructuring and relocation, cultural alignment, head count optimization, and led targeted fit assessment for building a future ready field workforce.-Developed and launched a highly structured development program for Hi-Pot employees called ‘Cloud Warriors’, resulting in better retention rates and faster career progression of top talent. The program got templatized across many other units at IBM and made it to the CEO review in the first year of launch.-Conceived and launched a new talent review framework for Cloud consisting of 4+ layers of peer management review for 3000+ cloud mid-career employees, resulting in robust pipeline/bench planning, career progression and targeted development & retention plans. -Launched ‘Cloud Career Campaign’ for all technical job families in partnership with talent team, creating curated progression paths, development opportunities and recommended stretch projects/assignments & certifications.-Revamped and launched ‘Quarterly Promotion Program’ using an IBM proprietary AI career advisor tool called ‘Watson Orchestrate’ to enable managers to make data-based career progression decisions.-Created and launched a new RSU design/program in partnership with compensation team specifically for technical leaders with expertise in hot cloud skills to mitigate attrition risks.-Led the talent squad as part of both a large acquisition and divestiture, building fitment models and talent transfer policy frameworks in partnership with enterprise M&A team.

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Responsible for three critical CoEs -Development, Engagement & Acquisition- along with BUHR responsibilities for all customer facing functions. Manager of managers leading a team of CoE leads and HR partner leads.-Led the comprehensive revamp of Tata Hitachi leadership competencies resulting in a new leadership philosophy, ways of working model, competencies/ behavioral indicators, and assessment frameworks.-Led the ‘Great Place to Work’ (GPTW) assessment and accreditation process and achieved GPTW certification in the first attempt. -Launched a new performance management program moving away from forced distributions to continuous performance/coaching, along with the launch of a new tool: SAP SuccessFactors. -Rolled out and championed various change management schemes in organization including revision or introduction of new practices in HR policies, reward schemes and engagement programs.

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Part of the highly selective global HR management trainee/HRLDP program- a well curated program to build comprehensive exposure to all critical HR CoEs, and generalist roles in multiple functions. Did three different roles supporting three different functions (Sales, Engineering & R&D teams) in three locations, with short term projects touching all key HR CoEs, including short generalist stints and regular reviews & assessments including with the CHRO.-Successfully rolled out the annual engagement action plan by facilitating 50+ engagement discussions for all 2nd line+ managers in the engineering organization, resulting in 2-point improvement in engagement index.-Launched a new R&R program called – ‘Accelerate’ for field functions and scaled it through the launch of a new quarterly R&R website (received award from the COO of the company).-Revamped management trainee hiring program, resulting in better employer brand recall and retention.-Other Key Projects- Development of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all executives, built functional induction template for all job families, launched & monitored onboarding effectiveness tool called “First Impressions”, facilitated assessment centers/development centers for all executive band promotions.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In