CHERUB SINGHAL

• Responsible for driving the 3Cs (Capacity, Capability & Culture) through High Tech-High Touch HR interventions across Commercial (Sales & Marketing) teams
• Delivering organization transformation projects & driving talent to value agenda by ensuring 100% key talent in critical roles
• Building purpose-driven & future-fit teams through 70:20:10 approach by anchoring lifelong learning, mentoring programs, external immersions etc.
• Leading for health & wellbeing of employees– supporting through Covid & virtual WOW, gamification of wellbeing, etc.
• Leading the mid & end year People Forums for finalizing performance signals & people movements.
• Embedding digital culture & agile by driving tech adoption, agile teaming & start-up WOW through measurable development KPIs.
• Implementing engagement survey actions, D&I agenda and developing values-based leadership.
• Working on Future of Work agenda of Unilever– social commitments, analyzing trends, talent marketplaces, employment & employability frameworks etc.

HR Business Partner – Commercial Functions Jun’19 – Mar’20

Led the talent agenda through interventions in Career, Capability & Connect and managed change through efficient & impactful HR processes

· Supported employees through the merger of GSK with HUL and managed employee comms during key integration milestones & queries w.r.t. harmonization of HR processes & policies

· Designed & implemented Growth Linked India Program - incentive program to support employee retention and sustained business growth during integration

· Ensured talent readiness (90% of critical roles with Ready Now Successors & 80% occupied by key talent) by enabling role rotations across functions, channels & categories

· Led the capability & engagement action agenda and executed goals for Modern Employer including 30% gender diversity

Learning & Development Advisor, Supply Chain Oct’17 – May’19

Led the complete learning and talent management lifecycle of 600 employees (250 white-collar). Recognized as one of GSK’s most impactful performers and a role model for GSK Values (top 10%)

· Designed & developed the capability framework for all distinct roles as per functional/behavioral needs and business goals

· Conducted talent assessments & planned developmental interventions at site, function and individual level

· Conceptualized the digitalization of the entire training process - designed Virtual & Augmented Reality modules for critical site operations, gamified Induction modules, badge scanning and ARS for paperless capturing of training participation & feedback

· Ensured talent management solutions and induction programs are developed and deployed using global frameworks and local site requirements

As part of the Chairman's office, closely worked with Group Executive Chairman & Group HR Head to identify organization-wide talent challenges and formulate fact-based solution strategies. Identified as the top performer for demonstrating personal excellence for two consecutive performance years

Manager – Talent Management Oct’16- Oct’17

· Redesigned the competency-based Leadership Development Centers and implemented digital versions of DCs across work levels - resulted in annual savings of €0.6 Mn and won Process Improvement Award, 2017 instituted to recognize L&T-ites’ efforts towards improving process performance

· Designed the Succession Planning & Management Framework for the L&T group

· Managed pan India L&D initiatives basis skill-gap identified during DCs

Assistant Manager - Leadership Talent Acquisition & Special Projects May’15-Sep’16

· Managed and executed the portfolio of mandates across businesses, geographies, functions and levels (GM level & above) and closed 30+ senior positions in a year which resulted in savings of ~€ 1Mn

· Designed senior leadership mentoring program for HiPos to groom the organization’s future leaders

· Redesigned Human Resource Excellence Model (HREM model) which assessed the HR function of all the participating companies of the L&T group