SONAM SATIJA
Gurgaon
Summary
Experienced HR professional with 16 years of expertise in leadership roles across prominent organizations. Demonstrated consistent fast-track career growth while leading strategic initiatives and collaborating closely with senior leadership to drive business success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
EY
Gurgaon
12.2022 - Current
- Talent consulting Leader for EY GDS assurance- EMEIA - leading a span of 2500 employees
- Leader for Assurance performance management process EY GDS - responsible for conducting performance related change management and performance reviews for 12000 employees globally
- Leader for global projects at EY GDS Assurance that includes Onboarding, Diversity and inclusion etc
- Launched several initiatives like standardisation of Reward program across GDS Assurance, Women’s network, streamlined performance management process, wellness enablers etc.
Senior Manager
Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
01.2019 - 11.2022
- Worked as HRBP lead for 2 locations (Gurgaon and Mumbai), with a 3 member team, managing 1500 employees from Financial Services vertical, and 32 stakeholders (AVP+) across these two locations
- Spearheaded strategic initiatives like Internal Assessment Centres, Leader visibility and connect campaign, Evolving Leadership quotient & leader workshops, incentive and tenure plans, transparency of HR processes etc
- Fast tracker at Evalueserve – contributing significantly to business on a strategic front
- Additionally, managing regular BAU operations efficiently
- The team has been able to streamline several processes to reduce time and effort on regular activities
- Have been able to manage complex tasks and initiatives in absence of any direct leadership for past 1.5 years
- Adept at managing various tools like Successfactors for Performance and learning, Recognition platforms like Benepik and Kwench, AI interventions like Infeedo’s Amber etc
Senior Manager
Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon
07.2016 - 09.2021
- Performance Management and Compensation: Global lead for performance management and compensation at Evalueserve, leading strategic and technical aspects of these centres of excellence
- Managing end to end global performance and compensation reviews, compensation benchmarking, compensation philosophy and leadership promotion assessment framework
- Digital Transformation – Darwinbox Integration: Working with global leadership and HR teams on transition / integration of HR information system from internal to external tool – Evalueserve is moving from internal ERP to Darwinbox and as project manager for this global transition, handling end to end process from requirement gathering, data migration, testing and going live
- The key modules are Applicant tracking system (ATS), Learning and Development, HR Management system, Performance Management, and Compensation
- Employer Branding: Handling employer branding for Evalueserve India through Social media marketing initiatives and ORM
- Working with various teams and leaders to create content and ensuring improvement of traffic on the social media platforms
Manager – HR Business Partner
Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - 12.2018
- Strategic partner for all HR programs for the largest business at Evalueserve (Financial services), managing close to 1100 employees in Gurgaon
- Involved in the launch of several initiatives/programs at a strategic level, in past 2 years, which turned out to be successful – retention programs, employee connect programs, Reward strategies, Salary correction analysis and Pyramid rationalization to name a few
- Partnering with leadership (AVP +) in launching various HR initiatives and consultant for all leaders and project managers for all people related issues and concerns
- Closely working with business leaders on discussing retention plans for their people – also worked on a compensation-based retention plan for a niche skill
- Launched Leader connect and Recognition programs last year, which is now being conducted every quarter (4 cycles completed)
- Introduced manager excellence capsule (called m-Power) aimed at grooming people management skills for new promotes
- Worked closely with hiring and business teams to launch campus onboarding program called Genesis, which aims at campus to corporate grooming for fresh campus hires
- Managing end to end process of performance management, normalization process and compensation reviews for entire FS (1100 employees across India)
- Working with leaders in driving location initiatives which include action planning for global survey, Talent development initiatives and various organization level technology launches
- Currently working on an Assessment centre approach (level movement) for Evalueserve to be adopted at the year end
- Managing a team of 2 people
Assistant Manager – HR Business Partner
PwC India Private Limited
02.2015 - 07.2016
- Business Partner handling end to end employee life cycle for Management Consulting and Government and Public Sector Business Units Pan India for PwCPL
- Managed a strength of 550 employees for both the businesses
- Single point of contact for PAN India HR processes for the business units
- Program manager all employee engagement events like Offsites, Sports Day etc
- Performance Management / appraisal process – performance normalization process and compensation management for both businesses
- Employee Cost reporting and projections for Partners
- Compensation benchmarking for new hires
- Managed employee connect program for all locations
Associate HR
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2011 - 03.2015
- Handled end to end Talent Management/ Engagement function for two business units
- Initiated & supported various strategic initiatives for the business unit, like career architecture for analytics, creation of employee retention council etc
- Worked on Employee retention project for Pune through Employee Expectation profiling exercise
- Responsible for Pan India attrition analysis and reporting
- Nominated by leaders for various Org wide projects, like project on Intellectual Property for HR, creation of business process module for HR etc
Consultant HR
Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions
09.2009 - 12.2009
- Worked as an external consultant with MSME clients from retail and manufacturing on projects related to restructuring the HR function
Associate Process Manager
eClerx Services Ltd.
02.2008 - 08.2009
- Handled a team of 2 analysts for HR business partnering for a span of 800 employees and supervision of recruitment and joining & Induction activities
- Handled Talent Management for 2 verticals at Pune delivery centre of eClerx
- Managed engagement forums & organization wide communication forums, rewards and recognition, reporting and analytics
Education
PGDM - HR
Sadhana Center for Management and Leadership Development (SCMLD)
Pune01.2008
BA – Hons. - Economics
Maharani’s College, Rajasthan University
Jaipur, Rajasthan01.2005
Skills
- Corrective action planning
- Strategic planning and execution
- Project management
- Change Management
- Strong Business Acumen
- Team Coaching
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/01/84
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Assistant Director
EY
12.2022 - Current
Senior Manager
Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
01.2019 - 11.2022
Senior Manager
Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - 09.2021
Manager – HR Business Partner
Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - 12.2018
Assistant Manager – HR Business Partner
PwC India Private Limited
02.2015 - 07.2016
Associate HR
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2011 - 03.2015
Consultant HR
Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions
09.2009 - 12.2009
Associate Process Manager
eClerx Services Ltd.
02.2008 - 08.2009
PGDM - HR
Sadhana Center for Management and Leadership Development (SCMLD)
BA – Hons. - Economics
Maharani’s College, Rajasthan University