Akhil Sharma

Experience

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  All India Radio

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

  Engineering Intern

  Observed various sections of TV. transmission - video chain in a typical Doordarshan broadcasting station.Inspected the technical aspects of video recording, editing and its transmission by the company.

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  Bharat Electronics

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Engineering Intern

  Worked on the Project - "Study of SRE-PSR" , a surveillance Radar System designed by BEL.

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  Infosys

  Aug 2011 - May 2013

  System engineer
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  ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2013

  Field Work- Intern

  Study of Notice Period Policy and the impact of its compliance in the organizational context. Study of predictors of notice period served using Regression AnalysisAnalyzing Biases in a Performance Management SystemWorked on Rewards & Incentive Program for the Sales Force

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  Johnson & Johnson

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  Field Work- Intern

  Worked on designing the Total Reward Statement for Johnson & Johnson IndiaWorked on a Gender Diversity & Inclusion project which included1) Coming up with recommendations for improving Gender Diversity in J&J Medicals2) Benchmark study of the gender diversity practices3) Preparing an EVP for attracting more female talent for J&J Medicals India

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  Nestlé

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Summer Intern

  Worked on the following projects:• HR (Legal/Labor law) compliances at Nestlé’s Distribution Centers in India- Audited pan India Nestlé DC’s (37) from a HR compliance perspective- Identified major compliance gaps & calculated the Cost of Compliance - Standardized the legal service contracts to reduce Nestlé risk of exposure (CLRA)- Partnered with Supply chain team to conduct a Time motion analysis of 1 DC for coming up with a Cost of Compliance Optimization strategy- Operationalizing the project through Nestlé Supply chain OMP alignment & Structural Changes- Designed support mechanism to build a ‘Compliance Mindset’ across SC • Developing the HR policy manual for Nestlé R&D, Manesar India- Worked on formulating and operationalizing the complete HR policy manual for R&D center India Show less

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  Unilever

  Sept 2014 - Oct 2014

  Field Work Intern

  • Worked on a Capability Building project, to drive the business priorities for 2014-15, of Supply chain, Sales, Marketing and Services team of ‘Pureit’ - The project involved identification of ‘Skill Gap’, creation of training modules, vendor negotiations, designing learning calendar, program activations and roll-out plans• Recommendations on Employee Engagement practices for ‘Territory Sales officer’ based on a benchmark study with three leading organizations

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  Accenture

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Fieldwork Intern

  Primarily worked on two Projects1. eGovernance project- Developing a 'Common Application Form' for building construction proposals for BMC Mumbai. 2. Worked on research intensive project for a regional steel manufacturer in Maharashtra, to help them improve their S&D network.

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  Citi

  May 2015 - now

  In Scope Business Units: Citi India’s ICG (Investment, Commercial & Corporate Bank, Markets and Treasury Trade Solutions) business – front office, Operations, Corporate Functions (Legal, Risk, Compliance and Finance), 2 solutions centers (Mumbai and Gurgaon) and Cluster countries (Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). Key responsibilities included:Talent Review & Succession planning: Running a robust process & Enable productive Talent calibration discussionso Customized Development for Identified Talent : Fulfillment of action items / outcomes | e.g. selection and partnering with External Coaches to design individual specific development journeyo Succession Bench: Build succession bench; accelerate succession readiness; identify succession gaps (if any) and measures required to address gaps• Talent Program Participation : Optimal participation of top talent in relevant talent programs• Advisory to the business on all talent mattersLeadership Development • Lead for Citi India’s flagship leadership development program across the franchise (Next Gen India). Responsible for all elements of program delivery- conceptualization and executionPerformance Management:• Entrenching Citi’s leadership principles via Performance process• Improving manager capability on performance managementDiversity• Diversity Representation Goals : Tracking & fulfillment; Sensitization & Awareness• Development & Retention initiatives Show less • Conceptualize & Execute HR projects through SCRUMs (Agile) – Next Gen India Development Journey, Flexibility@Workplace, Employer Branding, Alumni Engagement, Career accelerator platform, Revamping employee onboarding experience • South Asia HR priorities: HRPS (new engagement model for business partners) implementation for South Asia, Standardization & Simplification of processes, Voice Of Employee imperatives, HR campus/ Associate programs, Manager Capability, COVID-19 employee support initiatives • CHRO office: Closely working with the CHRO on multiple deliverables to various stakeholders- internal and external Show less • Responsible for Talent Management practices for Citi India CSC and South Asia Operations & Technology, an employee base of 10,000+• Responsibility areas included- succession management; designing and executing customized interventions for executive leadership & identified talent; liaison with the APAC team to execute the talent agenda for the India franchise• Working on Organizational transformation project ‘Digital Discovery’ - aimed at driving culture change and upskilling employee base for digital disruption. Show less

  • Talent Planning Practice Lead

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Global Talent Strategy Citi

    Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Talent Transformation Advisor Asia Pacific, Vice President

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Talent Performance Learning & Diversity- Institutional Clients Group, Global Functions South Asia

    Dec 2020 - Feb 2022

  • AVP- Lead Strategic HR projects, Citi South Asia

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  • HR Generalist, Global Consumer Bank

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Global Decision Management

    May 2017 - Sept 2017

  • HR Specialist- Talent & OD

    May 2016 - May 2017

  • HR Generalist, Operations & Technology

    May 2015 - May 2016
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  Feb 2022 - Mar 2024

  #IamRemarkable Facilitator

  #IamRemarkable is an initiative empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. As a facilitator my role involves hosting workshops and being an ambassador for #IamRemarkable within my personal and professional networks.To learn more and join the initiative visit: g.co/IamRemarkable