Lead the following verticals at Sun: Manufacturing IT, Digital Technologies, Analytics, HR Technology, IT PMO, India and Emerging Markets IT. Total team size of 52 1. Conceptualized and implemented an integrated HR and payroll technology platform across geographies and more than 35K employees across Sun Pharma. This implementation won the SAP ACE Award. 2. As part of the digital strategy roadmap, established an RPA centre of excellence which ensured cost and effort savings across multiple domains like Mfg, SCM, HR etc. Launched an AI based enterprise virtual assistant "RAY" for multiple use cases 3. Revamped the sales dashboards for field force (13K) giving them better access to their targets and achievements. Part of team which implemented an AI platform for improving sales performance along with a cloud based CRM solution 4. Launched e-logbook platform across multiple manufacturing plants to improve machine and employee productivity. Visible improvements in output seen across multiple plants using the analytics from this platform. Launched India's first QR code on medicine packs for reduction in counterfeiting and better patient engagement. Started a VR based training module for operators to improve time to shopfloor experience. 5. Streamlined the reporting of global IT projects and costs across Sun after implementing a common platform

Also lead Global HR Technology, Analytics and IT PMO

Lead the following areas - Digital, Analytics, Supply Chain and Emerging Technologies. Also Global Head HR Technology and PMO.

Global Head HR technology and PMO

Driving HR Digitization across 7 companies globally for RPG group – created a HR digital roadmap, with the roadmap pivoted on 3 pillars i.e. Analytics, Employee Experience and InsightingStarted HR digital labs to incorporate new technologies i.e. predictive analytics, chatbots, AI based expense management, paperless onboarding/offboarding for transforming employee experienceInitiated a new function, Employee Insighting, which aims to improve employee experience using a blend of qualitative and quantitative dataCoverage of key HR processes to 24000+ employees worldwide, 100% governance of signature HR processes, improved learning man-hours by 50%, significant increase in succession plans for key positions

HR/Workforce Technology - SuccessFactors, Payroll, Intranet, Social Collaboration, Time/Attendance systemsCore team member which started HR Shared Services - driving unified technology and operations Member of the digital marketing team driving brand reach across digital platforms

Driving Program Management/Operations, Product Strategy, User Experience, Design, Vendor Management, Recruitment in the startup

Conceptualized and implemented a HR technology transformation initiative across the Godrej group. Created an HR IT department to oversee these initiatives as part of Corporate HR. Moved away from an on premise legacy system to a best in class cloud system for Talent Management, Core HR, Recruitment, Compensation & Learning processes to make Godrej future ready. All these initiatives helped Godrej in improving its engagement and retention scores and made it a great place to work.Introduced group wide identity management, travel management, communication/collaboration technologies & social media platform. Other significant projects include revamping the intranet portal, Payroll outsourcing & an HR analytics framework. Created a strategy for moving applications to cloud and outsourced maintenance of HR Technology applications which resulted in 25% cost savings.Core team member which renegotiated and finalized the Microsoft Office 365 agreement across Godrej. Also part of the team implementing technology infrastructure, applications in Godrej One – a state of the art headquarters of Godrej at Mumbai.The Godrej implementation won the APAC Region Best Implementation award at SuccessConnect, an annual conference of SuccessFactors. Winner of best project for “HR transformation at Godrej” by Information Week. Godrej HR transformation story also featured in Gartner as a case study for “Implementing Talent management systems in the Cloud”.

Lead Consultant in the Peoplesoft PracticeSignificant Projects executed1. Project Manager & Functional Lead of a Peoplesoft HR Upgrade from v8.8 to v9.1 for a Global engineering organization. This project won the Best Managed Project award at iGATE2. Formulated a comprehensive strategy for automating and standardizing global HR processes of an engineering firm. Process Areas included: Core HR, Payroll, Employee and Manager Self Service, Talent Acquisition and Development.I was responsible for: a. Completing a global HR process As-Is analysis and suggesting a HR transformation roadmapb. Suggesting Best Practices for the HR processes c. ROI Analysis of processesWorked on several initiatives in the SaaS space to formulate go-to market strategies for iGATE, building practice capabilities and pre-sales initiatives

Principal Consultant in Global Service Delivery, Peoplesoft Service Line.Significant Projects executed1. Functional Lead for a complex, multi geography, end-end HCM 9.0 implementation at ICICI Bank. Responsibilities included 1. Requirements gathering, fit-gap documentation, functional design & review, project planning, preparing for & reviewing conference room pilots2. Engaging with the customer on integrated Talent Management business process issues & suggesting ways of implementing them through Peoplesoft3. Also the lead for Time and Labor ImplementationWorked with the Practice to suggest areas of improvement in the service lineInvolved in Pre-sales activities, as part of that made a presentation to group heads of ICICI group companies on talent management processes in Peoplesoft and how ICICI could leverage the same

Consultant in Human Capital Management Practice (part of Enterprise Solutions)Significant projects and achievements till date:Payroll Lead for the HR transition efforts of one of the largest banks in the world and leading a team of 16 resources for a complex mid year payroll conversionDemonstrated leadership skills in terms of leading business requirement sessions; managing challenging track level issues & won numerous client appreciation awardsCore team member which developed an overarching, comprehensive consulting and implementation framework for a Mergers & Acquisition solution for Infosys. This solution demonstrated savings of over 1 MUSD for the customer. Project Manager for the maintenance and support of Peoplesoft HRMS for a large seeds company in the US – leading a team of 4 membersPayroll Functional Consultant, for a PeopleSoft HRMS v8.8 multi-country implementation for a large American Automobile company. Responsibilities included functional fit-gap and high-level requirement analysis. Conducted conference room pilots to demonstrate these requirements at different client locations Core team member that conceived and executed a comprehensive testing strategy for PeopleSoft HRMS v8.3 upgrade for an American outsourcing firm. Primary responsibilities included test strategy planning, test case preparation and running of test cases. This won the appreciation of the customer for its flawless implementation and also won the best project award at Infosys.I have conducted functional trainings for new entrants & published several articles on HCM & been part of various presales activities.