In my role as the Regional Learning & Development Deputy Manager at Louis Dreyfus Company in India, I successfully aligned L&D strategies with business goals, managed the budget for L&D initiatives, and monitored training program progress to ensure optimal impact. • Evaluated and partnered with external vendors for specialized training services.• Defined the vision and objectives for the new L&D team aligning with the organization's mission.• Utilize new LMS’s analytics capabilities to monitor course completion rates, user engagement, and feedback

Handled mammoth training programs (NHO + Career step training programs) for approximately 3000-4000 Consultants and functional Directors/Senior Directors annually (the figures are subjective and may vary every year)Facilitated virtual, in-person, and blended learning sessions. Driven a Global Affiliation meeting worth 4.5 million USD for 800+ Associates and senior Associates (Consulting) based out of Europe, the Middle East, Africa & South AmericaToured through Asia, Europe, UK & Middle East for planning & executing New Hire Orientation (NHO) programs for the Senior Consulting staff.Work closely with global people's team, leveraging and scaling while developing L&D offerings. Have partnered with cohort members such as Partner & Associate Directors and Partner & Directors for their performance management and career progression.Orchestrated and on-boarded with career development training interventions for over 5000+ Global Consulting team & BST Directors to fulfill business's demand for staff performance each year for the Boston Consulting Group.Steered Mid-year and year-end review cycle process for the Partner group across the Asia Pacific, as well as salary & bonus calculation as part of Year-end review cycle.

Guided employees through the learning process by providing individualized attention and support; helping them overcome challenges and realizing their potential.Was responsible for managing external and internal vendors/trainers to deliver training; inclusive of coordination with external vendors for contracting purposes.Prepared Budget and controlled for global level training, participant management, travel, and overall costs.Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes.Seasoned in working with different learning managing systems (Success map learning, Taleo by Oracle, Sixer, Training online, SABA cloud) and L&D tools (Workday, Edcast, Camtasia, E-learning, SalesForce marketing tool-SFMC, Zoom, WebEx).

Identified potential participants & registering them on the learning management system (LMS).Coordinated with staffing and talent teams globally, to cater to folks from their business unit and career tracks, managing their feedback and improvements in the training delivery.Managed a pool of facilitators, inclusive of Senior leaders as well as external service providers. Shortlisted training venue (hotels) with identification of the training requirement at the venue. Take part in negotiations, contracting & payouts.

Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships through regular close contact.Coordinating events to ensure project is managed in a timely fashion.Worked closely with the Learning management system (LMS) development team to create an advance level of LMS software.Contributing to sales proposals and approach notes for the existing & new clientsSelected and assigned instructors to conduct specific training programs.Conducted orientation sessions and organized on-the-job training for new hires.

Involved in end to end activities for the training of internal Sapient employees (Non New Hires and New Hires)Developed new training programs such as Business Acumen weeks & Technical training weeks and provided constant training to staff to ensure long-term excellenceCreating and publishing the instances and feedback surveys in the Learning management system (LMS)Managing E-book Library and their licenses such as (PluralSight, Pearson English, Safari, Lynda, Oxford Princeton and Business Acumen)Designing communication and announcement mailers for the Instructor Led Training and virtual sessions.

Liaise closely with SAP stakeholders across the globe for setting up Live Virtual Sessions.Have worked on internal SAP branded LMS portals like SML (Success Map Learning), SAP Logon (ILP), Wikipage for training administration.Processing mass enrollments and participant registration using LMS.Hosting Live SAP Virtual Sessions for all regions across globe.Creating E-books, e-learnings using Camtasia and Articulate story line.

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