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Soumya Mohapatra

Soumya Mohapatra

Senior HR Leader
Mumbai,MH

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented HR leader with over 23 years of experience across diverse organizational sizes, structures, and cultures, specializing in driving organizational success through impactful HR initiatives. Expertise includes talent strategy and workforce planning, HR business partnering & employee engagement, talent management & fulfillment, job & competency framework design, and HR transformation. Recognized for helping implement scalable, tech-enabled HR solutions while championing change and fostering collaboration among diverse teams. Committed to aligning people strategies with overarching business goals to enhance performance and drive growth.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
4
4

Languages

Work History

General Manager, GCC | Group HR

Adani Group
09.2022 - Current
  • Leading HR Service delivery through a team of 50 HRBPs plus recently added 200+ HR Operations specialists for 25 businesses and 35 corporate functions, ensuring alignment with business needs, SLAs, operational excellence and automation targets while delivering stable and consistent employee experience
  • Led Performance Management, Rewards and Recognition cycles across units; ensured system readiness, rating calibration, and leadership reporting.
  • Facilitated Budgets, Org restructuring, Job evaluations, Succession planning, HiPo/ critical employee development, and capability-building programs tailored to business growth trajectories and Competency gap closure plans
  • Partnered with HR COEs and business leaders to drive policy implementation and adherence, run core people processes, such as onboarding, induction, ELCM and Payroll including governance & reporting, identify training needs and manage group-wide trainee/cadre operations
  • Ensured change management & related communication to provide service continuity across transitions
  • Delivered job architecture roll-out across 25 businesses in a complex stakeholder environment and varied business nuances to be balanced with standardization and consolidation criteria
  • Led the Group wide UJR exercise as part of overall HRMS transformation project ‘Saksham’ with associated artefacts creation, validation and onboarding on Oracle to support further talent management processes
  • Pioneered a Workforce Planning dashboard across the Group to provide crucial insights both consolidated and business/function levels, tracking manpower plans alignment with 5-year Strategic Action Plan, and Talent growth trends with Business growth plans.

Sr. Manager, Resource Management

Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI)
08.2017 - 12.2019
  • Led Talent planning, deployment & development across 12 BFS accounts, ensuring timely fulfillment and utilization optimization.
  • Sharpened internal fulfillment and talent rotation through upskilling and proactive talent pipeline creation with L&D and recruitment teams
  • Implemented bench management strategies and career pathing for high-potential employees.

Resource Director, APAC

GE Renewable Energy
11.2015 - 07.2017
  • Led workforce planning and project fulfillment across 10+ APAC countries, aligning demand-supply planning with strategic hiring and rotation plans and creating assurance through periodic management dashboards on resourcing and revenue leakages
  • Worked closely with global HR to design and deploy employee mentoring programs, competency development frameworks, and succession plans.
  • Developed logical resource models aligned to project requirements and functional excellence.
  • Received ‘Bravo’ awards for leading with trust & transparency, and sharp delivery focus, driving cross-cultural collaboration and leading high-impact DEI initiatives like 'SwaPath'.

Sr. Manager, Talent Fulfillment, India business

Microland
11.2015 - 07.2017
  • Led talent acquisition and internal fulfillment for 15 key clients across India with a focus on margin improvement hiring such as non-engineering technical fresher intake, brand promotion campaigns etc.
  • Sharpened internal capability through targeted skill development and behavioral competency coaching
  • Introduced cross-account rotation strategies to reduce overdue requirements and enhance internal talent mobility
  • Mentored a team of 10 recruiters and deployed an engagement model at captive centers to improve retention.

Sr. Consultant, TA & Resourcing, CRMG

Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2014 - 11.2015
  • Led fresher recruitment and deployment across business units, reconciling demand forecasts with fresher intake plans; reduced the gap between forecast and actuals by 20% achieving 100% accuracy in three key business units.
  • Set up and executed aging bench strategy in partnership with HRBPs impacting 3000+ employees; 280+ processed through accelerated deployment, 150+ redeployed.
  • Supported training, onboarding, and lateral rotations to optimize skill matching and employee engagement.
  • Recognized for meeting monthly hiring targets (300–500), including niche skill roles under cost constraints.

Sr. Project Staffing Professional / Program Manager

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2006 - 05.2013
  • Built capability and succession frameworks for ERP (SAP/Oracle) units across India and global teams.
  • Conducted training needs analysis (TNI), facilitated skill-building interventions, and supported onshore readiness.
  • Talent retention support through Career paths, Competency development, aspiration & grievance management
  • Led Resource feasibility studies and resourcing plans for engagements with interlinked capability building & onsite readiness to drive Revenue Assurance and healthy band mix, leveraging cross sector/cross geo collaboration.
  • Forecasting & Capacity Planning for SAP & Oracle ERP talent teams, with adequate risk mitigation plans.
  • Managed end-to-end staffing and resource planning for 35+ global clients with 600+ monthly demands. maintaining average 92% on-time fulfillment rates; Assurance through Fulfillment Analytics to leadership teams
  • TNI & Training effectiveness facilitation through L&D; Resource Utilization & Optimization initiatives.
  • Recognized as Top Talent for two consecutive years; awarded Bravo/Cash awards for performance and leadership.

Manager, Resource Allocations

RS Software (India) Ltd.
06.2005 - 12.2006
  • Set up the Resource Allocation Committee from scratch to manage dynamic resource requirements, supplement with manpower planning, training, and international talent mobility preparedness.
  • Designed and implemented skill development pathways to reduce project delays due to resource shortages.
  • Collaborated with delivery heads to improve recruitment-to-deployment lead time and overall project efficiency.

Associate Consultant, EBS

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
06.2004 - 05.2005
  • Led a 25-member team within Oracle Advanced Benefits, coordinating cross-geo implementation and delivery.
  • Earned client appreciation for clear documentation, timely resolution, and smooth cross-functional collaboration.
  • Supported design and execution of solution enhancements across U.S. and European clients.

Software Engineer

Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
06.2000 - 06.2002
  • Delivered Java and Oracle-based modules in two major projects, earning commendations for quality and reliability.
  • Provided frontline client interaction and UAT support with a proactive, “no-complaints” approach.
  • Demonstrated strong collaboration and team spirit across project cycles.

Education

PGDM - HR & Systems

Xavier Institute of Management
Bhubaneswar
01.2004

B.E. - Computer Engineering

MNIT Jaipur
Jaipur
01.2000

Skills

Talent Strategy & HR Transformation

Interests

Travelling, Poetry (published), Coaching, Dancing, Dramatics, Emceeing

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Family: Married with 2 children; Family based in Mumbai; Husband in Pharma leadership role

Timeline

General Manager, GCC | Group HR

Adani Group
09.2022 - Current

Sr. Manager, Resource Management

Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI)
08.2017 - 12.2019

Resource Director, APAC

GE Renewable Energy
11.2015 - 07.2017

Sr. Manager, Talent Fulfillment, India business

Microland
11.2015 - 07.2017

Sr. Consultant, TA & Resourcing, CRMG

Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2014 - 11.2015

Sr. Project Staffing Professional / Program Manager

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2006 - 05.2013

Manager, Resource Allocations

RS Software (India) Ltd.
06.2005 - 12.2006

Associate Consultant, EBS

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
06.2004 - 05.2005

Software Engineer

Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
06.2000 - 06.2002

PGDM - HR & Systems

Xavier Institute of Management

B.E. - Computer Engineering

MNIT Jaipur
Soumya MohapatraSenior HR Leader