Priyadharshini Balaji

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  • Timeline

    Sept 2006 - Mar 2011

    Sr. Business Analyst

    Tata Consultancy Services
    Mar 2011 - Jul 2012

    Sr.Business Analyst

    Cognizant
    Jul 2012 - Dec 2014

    Training Partner- Education & Research

    Infosys
    Jan 2015 - Nov 2018

    Manager, Learning and Leadership Development

    Bank of America
    Nov 2018 - Sept 2022

    Manager - Talent Development

    Fidelity Investments
    Current Company
    Oct 2022 - now

    Learning & Development Lead

    Philips
  • About me

    Learning & Development Leader | Leadership Development | Facilitator | Instructional Designer | Project Management

  • Education

    • Jawahar vidyalaya

      2001 - 2003
      Class 12
    • Kendriya vidyalaya

      -
      Class 10
    • Xlri jamshedpur

      2018 - 2019
      Pgchrm post graduate certificate in human resource management

      12 months consolidated virtual learning program ( classes through video conference) designed for working HR professionals to study and earn a post graduate certificate in HR management. This includes 5 days of campus training at Jamshedpur. Academics include introduction to personnel management, training and development, organisational behaviour, research methodology, managerial counselling, cross culture management and Labour laws.

    • University of madras

      2003 - 2006
      Bachelor's degree electronics
  • Experience

    • Tata consultancy services

      Sept 2006 - Mar 2011
      • Sr. Business Analyst

        Mar 2009 - Mar 2011
      • Analyst

        Sept 2006 - Mar 2010
    • Cognizant

      Mar 2011 - Jul 2012
      Sr.business analyst
    • Infosys

      Jul 2012 - Dec 2014
      Training partner- education & research

      📌 Lead the Behavioral competency development track for Chennai Delivery Centre (DC) – impacting 1600+ employees, played a pivotal role in their skill enhancement.📌As part of Performance consulting, delivered specialized interventions to solve business challenges. Some examples are New team integration program, Navigating Customer Challenges, Managerial Onboarding program etc. 📌Responsible for strategizing and leading the Soft Skills Center of Excellence, Vendor Management, MIS, E-Learning and Research tracks for Chennai.📌 Set up training practices and deployed the competency model at Chennai Delivery centre.📌 Managed a team of 5 vendor trainers to meet the Competency and Ongoing Training requirements of Chennai Center. Show less

    • Bank of america

      Jan 2015 - Nov 2018
      Manager, learning and leadership development

      📌Learning Consultant for Global Markets and Technology Line of Business impacting 2700 associates PAN India. 📌PAN India New Hire Orientation Manager – Delivering and managing the new hire Induction process across all the four India locations. 📌Successful delivered BOA's organization wide Capability Development Program (myDev) for two consecutive years, impacting 26000 employees PAN India. 📌Portfolio manager for Professional and Financial competency track.📌LMS manager and Instructional designer. Show less

    • Fidelity investments

      Nov 2018 - Sept 2022
      Manager - talent development

      📌Led Fidelity’s crucial financial domain learning initiative, NALANDA. In this capacity, successfully managed large scale interventions impacting 7500+ employees. Additionally, introduced innovative Cryptocurrency related programs, and introduced process improvements to increase learning retention. 📌Spearheaded the Management Development Program (MDP), a pivotal initiative for Leaders aimed at cultivating essential leadership skills crucial for organization's current and future needs. Additionally, led a specialized intervention on Change Management, engaging 35 leaders to equip them navigate organizational shifts successfully. 📌Learning Consultant for the India Operations team, I had a direct impact on 1500+ employees sharing their learning and development journey. Also, introduced multiple strategic interventions to address business challenges. 📌Orchestrated and facilitated an intervention for HR associates on “Resilience – Bounce Forward”, empowering 70+ HR colleagues to navigate challenges in the face of adversity.📌Crafted Fidelity’s learning website utilizing sharepoint, resulting in substantial increase in footfall and improved user engagement. Show less

    • Philips

      Oct 2022 - now
      Learning & development lead

      I am entrusted with crafting and executing the Learning and Development strategy for Philips GBS India. I play a pivotal role in fostering Individual growth and Capability Enhancement across all corporate grades. 📌Revamped the new employee orientation for Philips GBS India, resulting in increased Net Promoter Score (NPS).📌 Conceptualized and anchored India specific learning projects for various employee segments, example: New Manager Integration program, Top talent skill enhancement etc. resulting in a significant improvement in employee engagement and retention.📌 Master Facilitator for key global executive & leadership development programs and assessments e.g. FIRO-B , MBTI, Hi-Po Learning journeys etc.📌Manage strategic HR and L&D projects at the site level that extends to leading & executing complex projects across global sites.📌Designed and developed Leadership acceleration program for aspiring leaders, employing blended learning methodology and adult learning principles. The program resulted in significant cost saving(model replaced vendor intervention), and increased learning retention and application. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Gender and sexuality: diversity and inclusion in the workplace

      University of pittsburgh - coursera
      Jan 2020
    • Positive psychology - resilience skills

      University of pennsylvania - coursera
      Jun 2019
    • Leadership communication for maximum impact: storytelling

      Northwestern university | coursera
      Sept 2019
    • Success communication and success leadership series certified from toastmasters international

      Toastmasters international
      Sept 2019
    • Firo - b

      Anahat organisation development consultancy pvt ltd
      Nov 2015
    • Designing the future of work - coursera

      Unsw
      Jun 2020