Sayantani Dutta

I partnered with Business to increase profitability and future capability. I am responsible to create and deliver talent solutions to attract , retain and reward the best . I built bespoke people processes and a diverse and inclusive culture. The ever evolving challenge of making the organization future ready was very rewarding,

In my role as the talent architect , I am responsible to conceptualize & implement the talent management framework for the organization. In the last one year , post merger of Vodafone & Idea I have designed and deployed the competency framework for the organization . I have put in place talent assessment methodology for both talent acquisitions and assessments . I am currently working on Top Talent identification through hybrid assessment centers , top talent development and succession planning strategy for the Company .

In this role I steered the HR strategy for the Circle during a phase of huge industry flux and merger with Idea. My key deliverable was to build an organization that is fit for future by creating a culture of high performance. Key contributions in the role was increasing productivity and engagement while bringing down cost. I lead a team of 8 HR professionals.

The key focus of my role is to enable fair and transparent performance decisions and drive quality performance dialogue. Key contributions have been to upgrade managerial capability to have meaningful performance & career conversations. Evolve performance dialogue from a review to a developmental discussion by increasing IDP penetration from 5% to 87%. I have also helped to radically Simplify Goals and KPIs across functions & roles.

Wal-Mart India Private Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Stores Inc, the world’s leading retailer renowned for its efficiency and expertise in logistics, supply chain management and sourcing. In India it owns and operates 21 Best Price Modern Wholesale stores. I have lead the overall Talent Strategy for the Organization and additionally was the HRBP for HR and responsible for driving employee engagement. In my short stint a key contribution was to ensure that talent capability strengths & gaps were identified with actions taken for critical roles post de-merger of Bharti & Walmart.

In the last 7 years within GE I have held multiple roles with different business units. I have held HR leadership role where I was responsible for overall HR strategy & direction of a P&L .In my Organization development role I have partnered with Business leaders to support growth and organization effectiveness through design of organization structures, building employee value proposition and creating talent vitality. In my business partner role I have been responsible for employee relations by providing coaching to employees and managers, performance management, retention, increasing productivity. I have also been responsible for design and implementation of compensation and recognition programs, talent acquisition , design of HR policies , lead organization change and employee communication.

In this role I was responsible for performance management, On-boarding and training & development for the Andhra Circle of Idea Cellular. I rolled-out the monthly training calendar, partnering with external training consultants to deliver customized training solutions .Planning & coordinating Induction for new joinee, ensure timely setting of KRA. Responsible to drive the annual appraisal process and closure of probationary appraisals with issuance of confirmation letters. Engage employee participation in employee opinion survey, analyze, validate the results and drive change. Drive fun at the workplace with various activities.

In this role I was responsible for managing the soft skills training calendar , deliver soft skills training , report out the training dashboard and respond to training queries in RFPs. I assisted the training leader to design the training plan and launched the first soft skills training calendar of the company in 2003.Designed and delivered soft skills training programs like feedback skills (lead trainer), presentation skills, time management skills (lead trainer) and team bonding .Successfully launched a new system that allowed users to directly nominate themselves/ team members for training programs .

TVRLS is a behavior systems company providing solutions that are research oriented and derived from organizational experiences. I assisted senior consultants on their assignments and provided backed support on research and analysis.I have written a paper on determining T&D needs from 360-Degree Feedback Using RSDQ Model. I have also co-authored a paper with Dr.T.V.Rao titled "Predictive Ability of 360-degree feedback as a competency assessment tool”.