Urvashi Soneja
Summary
With 12 years of experience in HR, I have honed my skills in both internal and external HR consulting, working across diverse industries. My track record demonstrates a strong ability to understand and meet client needs in fast-paced environments. I have developed customized solutions to improve organizational effectiveness, consistently achieving successful outcomes. Navigating complex challenges and fostering positive relationships are key strengths that contribute to my success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Manager – Organization Transformation
Infineon Technologies Private Limited
8 2021 - Current
- Responsible for designing and implementing Organization Development and transformation initiatives within the organization, key projects as follows:
- Leadership Development: Owned and led leadership and team development journeys using the Diagnose, Design and Deploy approach for large teams within the organization to foster collaboration, build psychological safety, establish working team principles and identify their team roles through Belbin team role assessment
- Change Management: Led key change management projects using a structured 4-step approach: Clarify, Analyze and Design, Deploy, and Sustain
- Providing essential tools, insights, and networking opportunities to manage change effectively and ensure long-term success.
- Employee Engagement: India- Lead for employee engagement survey
- Responsible for end-to-end deployment of the survey and post survey analysis and running workshops/interventions to tackle the core problem implement targeted interventions based on survey insights
- Design and implementation of frameworks, toolkits: Aid managers/leaders lead through complex situations when faced with exponential growth within their teams
Sr. Consultant – People Advisory
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
02.2017 - 08.2021
- Leadership Development: Owned, designed and led development journeys for various entities across senior and middle management roles: Ideation and design of learning elements of the development journeys, curate content and digital tools, facilitate competency-based development workshops/webinars
- Competency Framework Design: Designed behavioral competency framework and proficiency levels mapping for organizations across industries like Automotive Manufacturing, Financial Corporation, IT services etc.
- Leadership Assessments: Designed and conducted C-Suite and middle management competency-based assessment centers for various organizations ranging from Indian and Multinational Conglomerates, large IT
- MNCs, globally renowned pharmaceutical organization to family-owned businesses
- Competency Based Interviewing Skills: Conducted competency based interviewing skills certification program for a Fortune 500 and a large Public Sector Organization
- Succession Planning: Developed and implemented a succession management framework for one of the most prominent manufacturing organizations in the country
- Culture Assessment and Socialization: Led culture change efforts at a large automotive manufacturing organization and a US-based bank focused on achieving a highly engaged workforce (deployed culture surveys and conducted action planning workshops)
Sr. Executive – HR
Infinite Computer Solutions
10.2014 - 02.2017
- Drafting Policies for HR Function: Responsible for drafting and revamping of HR polices, processes and procedures as per the best practices and industry standards.
- Performance Management System: Revamped the Performance Management System process at Infinite
- HR Business Partner for specific BUs for end-to-end execution of the process.
- Employee Engagement: Revamped the Rewards & Recognition process in Infinite and managed the delivery of the new program along with the R&R team
- Conducting frequent HRBP connects to understand concerns if any and solution the same with the help of the business leaders.
- Organization Development – Special Projects: Working a special projects like PM process revamp, conducting OD on employee satisfaction, salary benchmarking and implementation on scientific assessment tools
Consultant - Business Development
Thomas Assessments Private Limited, Bangalore
04.2013 - 09.2014
- Providing appropriate HR solutions: Meeting Sr
- Level management and CXO level employees in various organizations and recommending the right HR solution based on the requirement:
- Products: Psychometric Assessment, Emotional Intelligence Assessment, 360-degree assessment, Job Benchmarking, Team Audits & General Intelligence Assessment
- HR Consulting and Turnkey Projects: Developing Competency Framework, Competency Mapping, Assessment and Development Centres
- Training Workshops: Behavioral Event Interviewing
- Working closely with the practice for the implementation of the requirement: Understanding the requirement of the client and working with the practice team for the delivery of the Work.
Profile – Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies, Hyderabad
05.2010 - 05.2011
- Worked in the click team of an SAP project which provided workforce management solutions to National Grid, UK.
Profile – Content Engineer
Aksh Optifibre, New Delhi
01.2010 - 04.2010
- Worked as content engineer as a part of the IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), suggested content related changes which impacted the sales of IPTV.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Development
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
04.2011 - 05.2013
B.Tech - Electronics And Telecommunication
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida
04.2005 - 05.2009
Skills
Change Management
Employee Engagement
Talent Management
Leadership development
Talent assessment design and implementation
Culture
Psychometric assessments
Leadership coaching
Certification
Hogan Personality Inventory
Accomplishments
- Recipient of Spot Award for a seamless design and execution of Return-to-Work project
- Recipient of the Game Changer award for innovation, transformation and strategizing for delivering one of the biggest projects on virtual- competency based assessment in EY
- Recipient of Kudos award for exceptional commitment towards delivering excellence in EY
- Wrote 4 articles on behalf of Infinite Computer Solutions which got published in Times of India
- Recipient of the Spot Award for demonstrating excellence in work in HR in Infinite Computer Solutions
- Awarded the Sizzler Award of the year for achieving 100% targets and being the only employee to have achieved it in the first year of joining Thomas International
- Received Award in NMIMS to be the top 5th Academic Scorer across all specializations
Timeline
Sr. Consultant – People Advisory
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
02.2017 - 08.2021
Sr. Executive – HR
Infinite Computer Solutions
10.2014 - 02.2017
Consultant - Business Development
Thomas Assessments Private Limited, Bangalore
04.2013 - 09.2014
MBA - Human Resources Development
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
04.2011 - 05.2013
Profile – Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies, Hyderabad
05.2010 - 05.2011
Profile – Content Engineer
Aksh Optifibre, New Delhi
01.2010 - 04.2010
B.Tech - Electronics And Telecommunication
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida
04.2005 - 05.2009
Manager – Organization Transformation
Infineon Technologies Private Limited
8 2021 - Current