Anupam Sinha

HR Business Partner – Azure Core | Strategic Advisor to CVP & Partner Leader

Partnered with the Corporate Vice President and Partner-level leadership to architect and execute the HR strategy for Azure Core, aligning talent initiatives with business transformation goals. Delivered high-impact programmes across leadership development and early career talent, driving organisational capability and future readiness.

• Leadership Development: Designed and implemented a multi-tiered Partner Development Framework to build a robust pipeline of Partner-level talent. Integrated assessments, feedback loops, executive coaching, mentoring, IDP creation, and Career Advisory Boards to accelerate leadership growth and succession planning.
• Apprenticeship Programme – Microsoft India Development Centre (IDC): Led end-to-end design and rollout of Microsoft India’s Apprenticeship Programme across Go-to-Market and Engineering teams. Owned budgeting, stakeholder engagement, sourcing, hiring, and performance management to deliver a seamless hire-to-retire experience, strengthening early career talent integration and diversity.
• Led the design and delivery of an Adaptive Leadership initiative for Azure Networking (CVP: Vijay Mamtani), enabling senior leaders to navigate ambiguity, drive innovation, and solve complex business challenges. Facilitated cross-functional workshops, developed adaptive case studies, and deployed smart experiments to build ambidextrous leadership capability in the age of AI.

HR Business Partner – Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) | Strategic Advisor to India Site Leadership

Served as the HRBP for the India Site Leadership team, comprising the Partner-level site leader and 20+ Directors across CE&S. Led high-impact initiatives in leadership development, talent strategy, and organisational effectiveness to drive business transformation and build future-ready capabilities.

Leadership Development & Coaching

• Partnered with senior leaders to accelerate leadership growth through diagnostics, assessments, and feedback. Coached leaders and drove execution of Individual Development Plans (IDPs), embedding actionable strategies for sustained development.
• Enabled high-performing leadership teams by identifying improvement areas and implementing targeted interventions. Strengthened team cohesion and leadership capability, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and excellence.

Talent Management

• Designed and executed talent strategies to attract, retain, and develop critical talent, ensuring a robust pipeline of future leaders.
• Facilitated regional Talent Talks using Microsoft’s Know, Grow, Move framework, driving succession planning through mentorship, sponsorship, assessments, and global programme nominations.
• Led cross-business mentoring and Career Advisory Board sessions, providing strategic guidance to high-potential talent and embedding a culture of continuous learning.
• Drove the Critical Talent Rhythm by identifying top 10% talent based on role criticality and performance, enabling targeted retention through career advancement, rewards, and development levers.

Organisational Development

• Partnered with business leaders to diagnose, design, and implement OD initiatives that enabled high-performing teams and aligned organisational structures with strategic goals.
• Led change management interventions to support organisational shifts, enhance people manager capabilities, and drive alignment with evolving business priorities.

Manager Capability & Coaching:

· Partnering closely with the leaders and business v-teams to build, enhance and improve people capability of 700+ people managers within the India org

· Consulting/coaching leaders and managersone on one on performance management and development-related processes at Microsoft and guiding them to build an effective communication plan.

· Managing complex employee cases of top talent retention, under performance, Employee Relations, Mental Wellbeing and Management Capability

People Process Delivery and Execution across Employee Life cycle:

· Scalable HR Program Management
Led the execution and operations of scalable HR programs including Rhythm of Business (ROB), performance and development cycles, management excellence communities, rewards, and ad-hoc strategic projects—ensuring consistency, impact, and alignment across the organization.

· CoE & Business Partnership
Acted as a strategic liaison between Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and business units across regions, driving collaboration and alignment on HR priorities and initiatives.

· People Insights & Action Planning
Facilitated Annual and Quarterly People Discussions with business leaders, deriving actionable insights and guiding the creation of targeted action plans to address talent and organizational needs.

· Asia Region Listening ROB
Program-managed the Listening Rhythm of Business (ROB) for the Asia region in partnership with CoE teams, enabling leadership visibility into employee sentiment and driving responsive interventions.

· Heading the Compensation and Benefits Team at ValueLabs managing a team of seven members

· Redesigned the Merit Increase process and transformed it into a digital process

· Worked with business teams to automate all processes/activities of compensation team.

· Jointly heading the HR Automation journey at VL. Responsible for designing and automating all major HR processes end to end.

Additional Projects:

· Managed strategic HR initiatives including employee engagement, Alumni Connect and Cost Optimization measures.

· Program Managed the HRBP-Employee Connect including One on One discussions, setting targets, and monitoring the progress, sending weekly dashboards to senior leaders.

· Led delivery of key people processes and interventions—including merit salary increases, career progressions, and performance management—for all employees in the business unit.

· Program managed the complete merit salary increase cycle for 10,000 employees, collaborating with business leaders and central HR teams to ensure seamless execution across all stages.

· Leveraged HR analytics to address critical business challengessuch as attrition and employee engagement; spearheaded an early-warning attrition prediction initiative for the entire business unit.

· Drove employee engagement initiatives by facilitating focused group discussions and building strong partnerships with business leaders across multiple locations, including Bangalore, Kochi, Pune, and Chennai.

Additional Projects:

· Business-Critical Compensation Intervention
Spearheaded a targeted Market Salary Correction Program for key skill groups within the Business Unit, addressing internal equity and external competitiveness. Successfully program-managed the initiative covering 437 employees, ensuring alignment with market benchmarks and retention priorities.

· Reverse Rebadging Transition Management
Led the end-to-end execution of a reverse rebadging deal, facilitating the seamless transition of exiting employees to the client organization. Delivered a smooth onboarding experience in the client company while maintaining compliance, employee engagement, and business continuity.