Veena Joji

Head the India people function and play a transformational role in partnership with the Managing Director to build a high performing culture for over 1250 employees in India. Position Noida location as a center of excellence and growth globally. Key Focus Areas - • Use data & analytics to influence strategy and drive the change. • Collaborate with the leadership team to implement and deliver on the people strategy in alignment with the business strategy that spans across the full employee lifecycle, including Strategic Workforce Planning, Engagement, and Development, Leadership, Org Design, and Reward. • Develop credible and influential relationships and act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders to guide, coach, and provide solutions to people matters. • Bring an external perspective and market intelligence to design and drive the talent, culture, and processes that will support the team in creating a world-class business that delivers growth and provides a great employee experience. • Maintain an integrated working relationship with the Regional and Global HR and Business Management teams. Work on the implementation of global projects and initiatives to ensure overall alignment. • Create and propagate a culture based on organization values and maximize inclusion and diversity within the organization, while helping the organization to grow in India to become an industry leader.

Provide leadership, direction, and guidance for the strategic initiatives of the HRBP function to support 2,400+ employees in India. Key Focus Areas - • Collaborate with Practice Presidents and senior leadership across India and the US to deliver transformational change, build sustainable organizational structures and retention strategies • Manage critical changes including the M&A, transition of new work, improvements, and process/technology changes • Lead and develop an effective, respected, and lean HR Team that is business savvy and results oriented. • Be a trusted advisor to the leadership team; provide coaching and support with all talent related issues & conflict management • Partner with the Executive Team to establish and maintain core talent practices tailored to the needs of each team including - - Talent mapping and succession planning - Organizational capability - Performance management & Talent reviews - Talent management & development - Leadership Coaching & Succession Planning - Workforce Planning - Employee Engagement & Retention • Support organizational change initiatives ensuring visibility across the organization and consistency related to people actions which positively impact the employee experience and improve productivity • Facilitate organizational development through change management. Participate in the development of human resources policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with employment-related laws and regulations

Head Talent & Development for India Operations centers and India Commercial Business of Thomson Reuters for over 10,000 employees. Expanded responsibilities included - • Leading Diversity & Inclusion for India • Leading the Employee Assistance Programs and being part of the ICC Key Focus Areas – • Develop, implement and drive innovative learning and development strategies that cultivate a positive and inclusive culture and employee experience. • Build and design cohesive enterprise-wide learning and development programs including needs assessment, content development, facilitation and implementation using internal and external resources. • Create and design a high potential development and coaching program that is scalable to the needs of the organization and is inclusive of varying coaching styles and learner needs. • Partner closely with HR colleagues on needs assessments and creating content for bespoke solutions. Leverage HRBPs, Communications, Leaders, front line managers, Process Excellence Consultants, etc. for support and success. • Evolve a newly established Career Framework to ensure a clear strategy and process for promotion and progression • Ensure the successful integration of Diversity & Inclusion strategies into programs and processes • Build processes to support strategic workforce planning, evaluating external labor market conditions and internal growth projections to drive sound people/talent strategies and decisions • Lead the strategy and optimize New Hire Orientation • Lead development and execution of learning curriculum • Build framework and tool set to enable high-performing teams and enhance team dynamics • Identify success metrics and regularly report on progress and gaps • Develop and lead a team of learning and development specialists • Strategically build vendor relationships to support the above activities

Provide value-based consulting to business leaders and management teams to translate business requirements into learning and development strategy and collaborate with Global teams in transformation Initiatives and budget designs. Regions managed include India, China, Philippines, Latin America, Europe & MEA for over 30000 employees.

Lead the management and deployment of New Employee Experience Programs - Induction & Assimilation for India/SA, GCG ( Greater China Group including HK and Taiwan) and Africa audience

Drive the change and lead the implementation of the new HR support model including organization redesign in partnership with Global HR. Key Focus Areas- • Lead the HR transformation workstream for support functions and design a support model to provide consistent support to internal Clients • Manage cross functional teams to deliver excellent client service, including stakeholder management, meeting and workshop facilitation, deliverable creation, and project and financial management • Lead HR Transformation projects and teams involving optimization, strategy, organizational design, sourcing and selection, and/or implementation support • Drive successful execution of the performance management process including leading performance calibration sessions in a matrixed management model, coaching leaders on tough conversations; creating performance improvement plans and development plans for the team • Drive and manage workforce planning and headcount management to align strategies with business priorities • Support Functional Talent Review sessions and ensure goal setting, and staffing actions are deployed and managed across the organization • Partner with clients and Talent Acquisition to acquire diverse and skilled talent for assigned Clients and effectively immerse new talent into the business • Provide consultation on engagement & retention of associates

Lead the HRBP Team to ensure process excellence and consistent support to the business. Key Focus Areas - • Provide HR guidance and support across a breadth of areas including talent management, employee development, performance management, change management and associate relations. • Manages the successful and consistent implementation of HR initiatives • Assess the HR implications of business initiatives and provide advice to the management team • Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning discussions and work with the business to ensure plans are actively put into practice • Develop and implement people solutions to make teams more effective • Cultivates an environment where employees respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics • Develop HR strategy to support the business area • Oversees the execution of Human Resources (HR) practices, systems, programs, and policies • Handle employee relations matters across BUs, including performance management, and investigations • Collaborate with the HR Team to provide coaching/training/advising to first line managers • Identify, recommend, and lead continuous process improvement initiatives within HR to drive efficiencies to enhance the employee experience

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication