Vamica Sachdev
Gurgaon
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate, Consumer Markets & Boards Practice
Heidrick and Struggles (NASDAQ listed global leadership consulting firm)
Gurgaon
02.2024 - Current
- Led senior leadership and board engagements for 14+ consumer and consumer-tech companies (including Mars, Hyatt, L’Oréal, Unilever, Whirlpool, and Reliance), delivering 35+ CXO and board appointments (10 independent directors, 2 board refreshes) and leading 3 client immersions and 2 M&A integrations (Compass–ICS Foods; Crompton–Butterfly Appliances) across India, APAC, and MEA.
- Coforge: Led a cross-geo team (India, Dubai) to design CEO compensation benchmarking and incentive structures; presented recommendations to the Board, resulting in a FY25 pay mix with significant equity and performance-linked upside (~USD 2.7 Mn in stock options).
- Mars: Led top-team effectiveness and leadership export study; findings adopted by global leadership, resulting in elevation of the India Market Leader to APAC Head.
- Samsung (India business $13 K M): Led organizational redesign and hiring mandates to centralize D2C and separate marketplace ownership across 3 business units; enabled sharper P&L ownership, contributing to home appliances crossing ~USD 1,500 Mn in revenue for the first time in India.
- Marubeni ($48 K M): Led first India Managing Director hire and advised on establishing Marubeni’s India investment platform; negotiated approval of ~USD 1,600 Mn in capital allocation for investments across Indian retail and consumer market.
- Orkla Foods India (pre-IPO): Built an IPO-ready 6 member independent board and governance framework, resulting in Orkla ASA’s first IPO in Asia, listed at a ~2.75% premium.
L’Oréal: Led organizational design and long-term leadership bench creation across multiple divisions to position India as the company’s second most strategic global market. - Co-founded a Board Immersion Program with three Senior Partners; led design and delivery of two board-level roundtables and currently commercializing the program as a scalable client offering.
- Supported senior partner-led pitches, contributing to ~90% conversion into engagements, including first-time consumer mandates with ChrysCapital, L Catterton, Orkla, and Hyatt.
- Member, ESG Committee and Women Inclusion Network (WIN).
Analyst
Spencer Stuart (US HQ-ed global executive search)
Gurgaon
11.2021 - 12.2023
- Led execution and analysis for 40+ CXO mandates across consumer tech, digital natives, retail, CPG, and technology services within one of the firm’s most complex global practices.
- Amazon Prime Video (Amazon Originals – South India): Led end-to-end market mapping for Head of Content across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam industries; built the talent universe from scratch using film credits, production rosters, OTT metadata, and industry networks.
- Allegro MicroSystems: Built leadership and talent landscape from first principles for Spencer Stuart’s first fabless semiconductor mandate in India; created a reusable framework that enabled follow-on mandates worth ~USD 0.6–0.7 Mn.
- Mahindra Group & Tata Group: Supported group-level CXO and board succession mandates, including first-time leadership mapping across SD-WAN and MSS roles.
- PE-backed mandates (BPEA): Aligned leadership profiles with portfolio value-creation priorities across multiple operating companies.
- GCC / GBS build-out (2023): Developed BD decks and Credentials for HR and Tech GCC practices, synthesizing leadership archetypes and India talent economics to support new mandate origination.
- Firm leadership: Co-led India Work–Life Balance Committee, firm offsites (Udaipur, Bangkok, Singapore), and analyst/EA recruitment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Ashoka University
05-2021
Affiliations
Lean In – Unscripted, Founder & Curator (Jul 2024–Present):
Built and scaled a peer-led career reflection circle for professionals with 2–8 years’ experience, facilitating 25–35 participant in-person sessions across consulting, tech, media, and design. Designed and delivered structured discussions using Ikigai, negotiation role-plays, and decision frameworks, personally coaching participants through career transitions, promotions, layoffs, and compensation negotiations; outcomes included successful role switches, promotions, and improved offer terms. Secured alumni council funding and venue partnerships; independently managed program design, facilitation, and community engagement. (7 sessions conducted thus far)
Built and scaled a peer-led career reflection circle for professionals with 2–8 years’ experience, facilitating 25–35 participant in-person sessions across consulting, tech, media, and design. Designed and delivered structured discussions using Ikigai, negotiation role-plays, and decision frameworks, personally coaching participants through career transitions, promotions, layoffs, and compensation negotiations; outcomes included successful role switches, promotions, and improved offer terms. Secured alumni council funding and venue partnerships; independently managed program design, facilitation, and community engagement. (7 sessions conducted thus far)
Timeline
Associate, Consumer Markets & Boards Practice
Heidrick and Struggles (NASDAQ listed global leadership consulting firm)
02.2024 - Current
Analyst
Spencer Stuart (US HQ-ed global executive search)
11.2021 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Ashoka University