SOUMYA JASWANT
Learning and talent development consultant, People development strategist, DEI Practitioner, ICF Certified Coach
BANGALORE
Summary
Experienced learning and talent development consultant with 18 years of proven success in designing and delivering impactful leadership programs. Collaborates with C-suite executives and business leaders to enhance workforce capabilities, strategic upskilling, and gain a competitive edge through learning initiatives. Specializes in implementing leadership coaching strategies and competency-driven learning frameworks to strengthen business agility and ensure workforce readiness. Committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion by curating high-impact programs that drive organizational goals and cultivate an inclusive workforce culture.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
SENIOR GLOBAL LEARNING CONSULTANT
KNOLSKAPE
01.2024 - Current
- Partner with thought leaders to define and strategize learning priorities and focus areas to develop talent
- Managing key accounts including Deloitte, Diageo., Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI Bank, Amdocs
- Design enterprise-wide learning strategies aligned to organizational goals
- Partner with senior leaders to identify skills gaps and curate customized training roadmaps
- Expanding accounts and identifying new opportunities.
- Curate and deliver blended leadership development journeys and workshops for leading multinational giants, resulting in increase in employee engagement
- Design impact reports for measuring ROI of learning and other metrics for impact assessment
- Lead projects to ensure revenue, retention, and growth of each account
- Maintaining a deal to closure value of above 80%
- Lead cross functional teams to drive learning interventions across organizations with a NPS of 4.7/5
- Facilitate high impact workshops and learning journeys on key skills like strategic thinking, conflict management and coaching for performance
LEARNING & TALENT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Learning delivery - content delivery, development, and review of behavioral programs
- Identify and develop internal training talent pool and develop trainer's facilitation skills
- Identify, interact with training platforms to get best knowledge partners on board
- Worked on need-based projects including identifying future leaders, women getting back to work after hiatus, future skills enablement, diversity and inclusion, growth mindset
- Curated niche programs for employee onboarding programs
- Understanding cultural nuances while working on diversity, inclusion by learning about social conditioning, mindset biases to promote cultural wellness
- Gather feedback with business and create information for future training needs to share with Org heads
- Lead teams to ensure delivery and service excellence
CONSULTANT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
HSBC Bank
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Delivered 400 + sessions on Key Global program across the organization's Tech & GSC verticals covering 40,000 employees globally
- Facilitating key leadership and orientation programs for employees across the globe
- Facilitated and redesigned content for leadership development programs
- Stakeholder management to understand business needs for learning interventions
- Devised Learning programs for the L&D team to upskill considering Industry best practices
- Introduced central program/ platform for Learning vendors to interact, share and collaborate with teams
- Successfully launched revamped orientation program for the org's tech vertical
- Worked on key people priorities to deliver customized and niche learning journeys for first-time people managers
SOFT SKILL TRAINER
Barclays Bank
04.2017 - 05.2021
- Currently working as Consultant Trainer with Rubicon for Barclays Bank
- End to End Facilitation of 10-day training program for Barclays Project, Connect with Work
- Facilitation of employability skills for Onboarding process
- Collaborate with startup businesses for employee on boarding process
CONSULTANT TRAINER
HDFC
04.2016 - 11.2016
- Developing L&D strategy, in line with organization goals by utilizing blended learning-based solutions via strategic business partnerships, overseeing tactical planning and execution
- Interact and liaison with Senior Management to effectively devise training modules
- Design & Formulate L&D policy & process;
- Designing & Deploying Managerial Development program under the umbrella of Managerial Effectiveness Program
- Developed Induction program - new approach
- Collaboration - Business & L&D partnering
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SIOM
05.2013 - 09.2015
- Planning, designing, and facilitating training using a wide variety of training aids, motivational and implementation strategies
- Customized modules as per audience requirement to suit the client needs
- Delivered, developed and modified as per feedback
- Responsible for internal communication including newsletters, corporate brochures, e- newsletters, Book reviews, News Articles
CORPORATE TRAINER
INDIA CAST MEDIA DISTRIBUTION
08.2012 - 04.2013
- Planning, curating, and implementing the training calendar
- Conducting trainings for various business units
- Interacting with business, internal clients for training need analysis and implementation by identifying the need-based competencies and nominations
- Finalizing training vendors for technical trainings
- Strategizing training calendar for the Quarterly and yearly
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SINHGAD BUSINESS SCHOOL
03.2010 - 04.2011
- Training to Management colleges and Corporate on soft skills like communication, business ethics, business etiquettes, business communication, stress management, time management, body language
- Consultancy services to colleges for transitioning from campus to corporate by training them on group discussions, Interview Skills, and Image building
- Planning, designing, and facilitating training using a wide variety of training aids, motivational and implementation strategies
- Customized modules as per audience requirement to suit the client needs
- Delivered, developed, and modified as per feedback, review, and research
CORPORATE HR
Tech Mahindra
04.2007 - 08.2009
- Conducting 7-day behavioral training session to introduce & stimulate corporate ethics & soft skill development, especially designed for technical graduates
- Facilitating simulation & behavioral modeling games to improve understanding & capability
- Conduct training sessions for senior management on new interventions
- Designing and implementing feedback sessions to extract meaningful improvements for the program
- Contributed to developing awareness campaigns for employees on various social causes and women empowerment
- Contribution to the HRweb page and Tech Mahindra's campus and corporate website, including providing editorial content, initiating new drives and columns
Education
Trainer -
Dale Carnegie Institute
Diploma in Business Administration - undefined
ISB&M
Masters in Personnel Management - undefined
Pune University
Bachelors - commerce
Kanpur University
Skills
Learning strategy and Program development
Career Pathing and succession planning
Consultative Selling
Leadership and Talent Development
High Potential Talent Retention and Engagement
Diversity , Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives
Stakeholder Management
Creativity and Innovation
Executive Coaching and Mentoring
Cross functional & Global team Collaboration
Extra Curricular Interests
- Certified Makeup Artist, FATMU Academy, Mumbai
- Certified Blogger, Udemy
- Interior Design
- Gardening
- Baking
Timeline
SENIOR GLOBAL LEARNING CONSULTANT
KNOLSKAPE
01.2024 - Current
LEARNING & TALENT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
07.2022 - 12.2023
CONSULTANT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
HSBC Bank
05.2021 - 06.2022
SOFT SKILL TRAINER
Barclays Bank
04.2017 - 05.2021
CONSULTANT TRAINER
HDFC
04.2016 - 11.2016
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SIOM
05.2013 - 09.2015
CORPORATE TRAINER
INDIA CAST MEDIA DISTRIBUTION
08.2012 - 04.2013
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SINHGAD BUSINESS SCHOOL
03.2010 - 04.2011
CORPORATE HR
Tech Mahindra
04.2007 - 08.2009
Diploma in Business Administration - undefined
ISB&M
Masters in Personnel Management - undefined
Pune University
Bachelors - commerce
Kanpur University
Trainer -
Dale Carnegie Institute