B. Sushmitha Achar

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Invested in professional development, certifications, and strategic HR
projects to advance HR Business Partner skills; enhanced workforce
planning, employee engagement, and talent management capabilities.
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Focused on developing deeper HR Business Partner skills like as
change management, leadership coaching, and people strategy
alignment to position for greater impact in future HRBP roles.
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I helped build a start-up during this transition.
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Lead volunteer work at an esteemed NGO, making an impact while
building workable strategies for the next charter.

Collaborate with the C-Suite leadership team, hiring managers,
business managers, HRBPs, and APAC HR teams to integrate people
strategy with business objectives.
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Led a study of leadership and talent management processes,effectively identifying and implementing methods to improve
simplification, efficiency, and scalability across HR operations.
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Collaborated with HRIT and platform teams to enable continual
enhancement of talent technology solutions, resulting in seamless
user experiences, and measurable business benefits.
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Championed inclusive onboarding strategies to ensure equitable
access, psychological safety, and faster integration for new hires across
regions.
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Orchestrated HR lifecycle initiatives, such as personnel reviews,
succession planning, and performance management integration, to
ensure alignment with company priorities and future preparation.
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Manage talent, succession planning, restructuring activities, and yearly
salary review cycles, and advise on best practices based on recent
trends to optimize business solutions and advise on minimum cost,
high return strategies.
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Led the end-to-end administration of talent platforms and Workday
reporting, providing accurate insights that improved data-driven
decision-making at the leadership level.
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Track record of closing 61 positions across 3 quarters.
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Handle disciplinary issues, conflicts, and grievances with
professionalism and discretion, ensuring an inclusive and professional
work environment that encourages people to work from the office.
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Served as a link between HR system users and IT teams, translating
business demands into technical requirements, testing new
functionalities, and addressing system issues with precision.
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Globally Certified CDE&I Implementer exposure in blending
TA strategies with DEI goals for impactful outcomes.
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Proven experience in HR product and generalist roles that include
business partnership, performance and reward, and learning and
development, resulting in impactful and scalable people solutions.
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Developed strong, trusting relationships with TD&S, HR, and business
leaders, and was acknowledged as a subject matter expert who
contributed to major regional projects and leadership development
initiatives.

Seasoned DEI Program Specialist for APAC, with experience in policy
creation, recruitment, and stakeholder management.
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Led DEI-related workshops, training programs, and awareness activities
to promote an inclusive and engaged workforce, ensuring compliance
with DEI policies, and provided strategic counsel to employees and
executives regarding DEI concerns.
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Analyzed DEI indicators and created actionable reports to track
progress and identify growth prospects while working collaboratively
with HR, leadership, and ERGs to drive DEI initiatives across the
organization.
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Designed and disseminated internal DEI communications, including
newsletters, updates, and reports, to increase transparency and
employee engagement.
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Implemented engagement surveys and executed DEI-led action plans
to foster belonging and experience in APAC.
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Recognized for enhancing recruitment procedures to promote diversity
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and inclusion.
Designed data-driven recruiting strategies that improve hiring
efficiency and candidate experience.
Excel in building partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
to align recruitment with DEI goals.
Led cross-functional collaboration and incorporated industry best
practices into DEI efforts.
Ensured effective support systems and resolved high-priority
escalations, while also enhancing processes with cross-functional
teams.
Developed quantitative performance criteria for DE&I and ER programs
to promote workplace diversity and healthy employee relations.
Independently led ERGs at APAC levels.

• Synthesized current business intelligence data to produce reports and polished presentations, highlighting findings and recommending changes.
• Performed various process SOPs, Trainings, Onboarding & PKTs.
• Strategizing work flow and building continuous improvement ideas for optimum resource utilization.
• Provided troubleshooting and technical assistance in daily operations to enhance high productivity in minium span of time.
• Internationally Certified Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion practitioner.
• Specialized in Associate Development plan and engagement.

• Specialized in Cognitive Teaching -Business Management subjects
• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
• Facilitated academic and community collaborations to increase number of community-engaged research proposal submissions to extramural funders.
• Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
• Internationally recognized Pearson's Teaching module expert.

• Handled 13 Business accounts - Swivel process expert
• Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record.
• Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
• Proposed and implemented Continuous Improvement Idea for effective resource management.
• Recognized for Quality excellence.