NEERAJ V KARANDE

LEARNING & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER

Email: nirraj_k@icloud.com
Contact: 918861415607

EXPERIENCE SYNOPSIS
Compassionate L&D Practitioner, serving as a proponent of advances in
Regional Lead & COE – Learning & Organisation Development |
leading various facets of L&D strategies in complex organizational
Feb 2020 – March 2021 | WESTERN DIGITAL structures. Harnesses a compelling combination of L&D technologies in
Orchestrated the pilot, rollout, and scaling of enterprise leadership and driving acceptance of strategic level changes by building employee trust,
people development solutions, including the change management and implementing blended/ behavioural learning process. Delivered cost-
strategy. Designed a macro-ecosystem of learning solutions that HRBPs, effective meaningful L&D programs, considered psychometrics to develop
employees, and built unique learning culture and augmenting customer
HRD, and other COEs can leverage to support the implementation of the
experience.
Enterprise Talent Strategy.
 Worked on enterprise level implementation of Culture Activation, Career EXPERTISE
developed philosophy and People leader development programs.
 Partnered with Global HRBP’s to facilitate org wide change management Learning Capability Organizational
Transformation
Strategy Building Development

Consulting – Learning & Organisation Development

April 2017 – Jan 2020 Stakeholder
Behavioural &
Digital Learning
Leadership
Management Learning Culture
Talent Management - Worked on leadership development interventions programs
along with building competency-based roadmaps, budgeting & vendor
interaction. Designed role based blended learning journeys, leveraged
Knowldge Change Content
(LXP) learning experience platforms across all levels in the organisation. Psychometrics
Management Management Development
 Developed competency based blended learning road maps across levels in
the organisation
 Excelled in identifying and collaborating with best in class external service COMPETENCIES
providers and L&OD partners to deliver programs
Start-up Consulting - Strategically designed interventions for start-up  Strategic Mind-set: Driving strategy for organisational learning based on
work environment, implemented various solutions to improve efficiency industry trends
 Hired, built and coached teams to work in a unique fast paced start up  Organisational savvy: Ability to use power and influence to drive
organizational priorities
 Learning agility: Expertise to learn, unlearn and relearn from variety of
Associate Director – Learning & Development | experiences, people and sources
 Self-awareness: Calibre to recognise emotions, thoughts, and values and
Jan 2014 – Apr 2017 | KPMG – Global Delivery Centre
how they influence behaviour, well-grounded sense of confidence,
Interfaced with business leaders/managers to meeting organizational optimism & growth mind-set
challenges through Learning and Development. Imparted behavioural learning  Results orientation: Aptitude to identify what results are important and
for leadership team under the leadership of senior management. Performed what steps need to be taken to achieve them
gamut of operations such as leadership development, competency-based
learning strategy, facilitation of behavioural & leadership classroom programs, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
people development and talent management. Crafted learning strategy and
covered manpower competencies as per 70:20:10; drove entire L&D unit with  L&D Specialist | IBM | Sep 2011 – Apr 2013
the support of learning consultants. Built a framework for new hires, imparted  Assist Manager L&D | First Source Solutions Ltd. | Sep 2009 – Sep
necessary up skilling training to instil organizational values and led audits 2011
 L&D Lead | Satyam BPO | May 2005 – Aug 2009
 Strategically set-up the L&D function, built a team, a learning culture &  Freelance Trainer, Mumbai | Jun 2002 – May 2005
established policy & processes
 Deployed psychometrics for leadership development & mapped resources
 Planned and implemented a career architecture for the firm and EDUCATION
competency-based role-based paths to influence formal social &
experiential learning  M.Sc.– Organizational Psychology | Annamalai University, India
 Pivotal in creating a coaching framework and IDP’s for individuals to ensure
 MBA – HR | IBMR, Bangalore, India
ownership of learning
 Interfaced with KPMG business school for lift & shift from US & benefitted  B.Com. | Pune University, India
from global E-learning tools
 Streamlined learning compliance functions to meet the US audit
requirements based on the firm’s policy
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Launched an additional LMS for tracking learning and promoting E-
learning & mobile learning transitioned the best practices from KPMG  Instructional Design – Trained Instructional Designer
Global business school to India  Transactional Analysis – TA 101
 MBTI – Certified Practitioner
 DISC – Certified Practitioner
 Design Thinking
 Transactional Analysis