People & Culture related Consulting for organisations.
Coaching: Work to help clients especially top performers across mindset, career and leadership verticals based on need. Enable them to harness their potential by providing the right tools & techniques and support them as a performance coach.

Mindset, Career & Leadership Coach for High Performing Executives

Traders Central

Traders Central is a fast growing remote-first Fin-tech startup based in Canada. 
Key responsibilities include developing best in class people processes across talent attraction, development  & employee engagement including coaching employees and managers and employee engagement surveys for identifying action areas for improvement regularly.

People and Culture Consultant

Virtual Internships

Virtual Internships is a global leading Edtech startup connecting companies and interns around the world through remote internships. Virtual Internships was featured on BBC and won Top 100 Euro Edtech Start-up. We partner with universities and foundations that are doing their best to help their students to enhance global employability.

Company Placement Manager

Eurofins

Key responsibilities: Overseeing overall HR function for the India & Middle East region including recruitment, compensation & benefits, organisation policies in line with local laws, optimize organisation design and building a performance driven culture.

Director HR-India & Middle East

Godrej Consumer Products Limited

As Business HR led people agenda for India Marketing and Global functions : Global Design,Innovation,Exports, Communication Design &  Research & Development (R&D).

Responsibilities included providing overall leadership, coaching and guidance by partnering in areas of  talent acquisition, engagement, career development, succession planning, retention, training, leadership development, compensation, and benefits. Coaching business leaders and functional heads on people management, motivating and engaging teams.

Key projects : Streamline and revamp talent acquisition practices for the partnering functions and strategies for attracting and hiring niche skills including launching campus program for Graduate trainees, Marketing & Quality organisation restructuring ; design & roll out of functional competencies for Marketing organisation & career development plan/ programs ; developed technical career path and competency framework for R&D.

Senior HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner for Global Exports, SAARC countries & Centre of Expertise for Management Trainee Program and Great place to Work Practices & Audit. Responsibilities included Internal Employee Engagement surveys and external Best Employer Surveys (Aon Hewitt Best Employer, Great Place to Work survey) across India & SAARC supported by team of 3 team members. Led HR for SAARC countries and led setting up practices for Hiring, resourcing, organisation development and optimize structure based on business priorities and plans.
Achievements: 
SAARC employee engagement score moved from 50% in 2014 to 91% score in 2016
Developed innovative and insight led practices for Campus program (NPS of 81%) a
GCPL featured in Aon Best Employer Study as one of the best employers in the country

Deputy General Manager-HR

Colgate Palmolive

Key Projects: Led Pan Asia Talent Development projects including conceptualisation, design and implementation of Asia Early in Career Leadership Program Design ; Roll out of EVP survey and  facilitate EVP development for Asia subsidiaries ; Developed scope and draft design for Asia Learning Academy.

Assistant Manager- Human Resources

Led Sales HR for West India, responsible for end to end HR processes for Sales team. Key responsibilities included: Talent Acquisition, Manpower planning, On boarding for faster productivity & designing HR policies & processes for the Sales Team

Key projects: Development Sales Graduate program for effective onboarding of sales interns. Design & implementation of Sales training program for merchandisers.

Sales HR Manager-West India

Led Training & Development (Functional & behavioural), Employee Relations & Engagement, Performance Management & Change Management for the Factory consisting of 350 associates (Blue & White collared employees)

Key project:· Launched and Implemented Revised Performance Management System for Associates by applying Change Management Principles·

Area Leader-Training & Development

One year rotation program across Sales, Operations, Sales HR, Manufacturing and Corporate HR.

Achievements
Won YCMAD Award (Chairman’s You Can Make a Difference Award) twice in the first year which is the highest award at country level

Business Leadership Associate (Human Resources)

Ashlesha is a People & Culture specialist as well as a  mindset, career & leadership coach based in Vienna, Austria. A Psychology enthusiast, she has more than 12 yrs of corporate experience at various levels in the field of Human Resources. She has experience working in large multinational organisations and startups across geographies in Asia & Europe. Passionate Human Resource professional with 12+ years of overall HR experience & 8+ years of experience in multinational FMCG organisations such as Colgate- Palmolive & Godrej Consumer Products limited across countries leading teams in person & virtually. Adept in strategy and implementation of best practices across people processes as an HR business partner. Skilled in employee engagement, performance management, recruitment, compensation & benefit, succession planning processes in line with organisation objectives. 
She thrives in co-creating, driving and delivering the talent agenda in complete sync with the business needs and reality.

She holds  Masters degree in Human Resource Management from Tata Institute of Social Sciences & a Post Graduate diploma in General Management from University of California, USA (UCLA) where she studied with some of the best minds in the continent.

Ashlesha Jain

Amazon

Amazon Ads helps brands create experiences that delight customers and deliver meaningful results. With our first-party insights, 300+ million worldwide active customer accounts, Amazon properties, and third-party publishers and exchanges—brands can reach the right audiences in the right places, both on and off Amazon

Global Client Lead - CPG at Amazon Ads

Samsung India

Handpicked for planning & executing media strategy for multiple product categories viz. mobile devices, televisions, and domestic appliances, in this role I managed annual spends worth multimillion dollars across diverse media channels such as digital, television, print, and outdoor. My primary KRAs included formulating strategic plans, handling matrixed teams, and providing leadership for diverse operations pertaining to portfolio management, marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships.

Some of my significant accomplishments here have been:
🔹 Formulated a 52-week roadmap to institute a best-in-class media team and overhaul diverse aspects of the business pertaining to talent sourcing, KPI reporting, adoption of industry best practices, and accrual of data-centric insights.
🔹 Played a pivotal role in developing a ‘Digital Media Framework’ – a first-of-its-kind tool developed by any market in Southwest Asia region.
🔹 Conceptualized, developed, and implemented an integrated lead management system by connecting 11 tech platforms to ensure 100% allocation of leads on a real-time basis in 3 months from brief to execution.
🔹 Established a ‘War Room’ to enable coordination among agencies and internal teams during high pressure campaigns, sales events, and flagship product launches; setup replicated in other markets for big sales events.
🔹 Negotiated effectively with senior leadership to increase allocation of Galaxy S20 Ultra device variant to be launched by 40% – earlier pegged at 20%; revenue went up by 8.5% against targeted figures.
🔹 Promoted learning & development initiatives in collaboration with the HR team and partners; Co-designed workshops with Meta India and Google India on ‘Principles of Driving Performance Marketing’, Q1’23 and ‘Driving Excellence in Direct-to-Consumer Business’, Q4’22, respectively.

Head of Media

Accountable for managing Samsung’s luxury & flagship mobile device portfolio, I steered launch of 11 variants in the said span. While overseeing technical & tactical aspects of market analysis, revenue enhancement, product launch, and GTM initiatives, I liaised with 15+ cross-functional teams to align deliverables with organizational objectives.   

Some of my significant accomplishments here have been:
🔹 Successfully launched an Entry Flagship portfolio with the launch of Galaxy Note10 Lite, Galaxy S10 Lite & Galaxy S Fan Edition series, leading to share gains in the segment.
🔹 Played a pivotal role in building Galaxy Z series with the launch of Z Fold & Galaxy Z Flip devices. Gained market leadership in $1200+ segment with these launches.
🔹 Successfully launched “Galaxy Master Class” with Samsung Galaxy Experts to establish device camera superiority &
Driving PTO metrics for the brand.
🔹 Established a ‘War Room’ to enable coordination among agencies and internal teams during high pressure campaigns and flagship product launches; setup replicated in other markets for big sales events.

DGM, Product Management

Nestlé

In this role, I handled a portfolio comprising of premium chocolates and chocolate gift packs. Accountable for creating a premium portfolio of Kit Kat, backed by a recently launched sub-brand Kit Kat Dessert Delight (KKDD), I aimed to increase profitability and market share as part of the 5-year plan, by establishing Kit Kat Dessert Delight in the premium segment. 

Some of my significant accomplishments here have been:	
🔹 Liaised with diverse stakeholders to formulate strategic plans for the business; proved instrumental in securing multimillion dollars’ worth capex budget for portfolio expansion.
🔹 Developed a growth map as per market insights, sought approvals, and ideated implementation across regions. Delivered 1.5X volume growth and 1.7X value growth. Subsequently the portfolio got recognition as the fastest growing portfolio across all 4 geographic branches. 
🔹 Drove brand imagery (+220bps) and consumption scores (+160bps) by building differentiated communication platform for Kit Kat Dessert Delight

Sr. Brand Manager, Chocolates & Confectionery

Colgate-Palmolive

Progressed through the roles with increasing scope & span in terms of regions, portfolios, and deliverables, eventually handling a large portfolio. Some of my key contributions include: 

🔹 Handpicked to formulate a framework for e-Commerce operations
🔹 Gained market leadership in Mouthwash category through success of ‘Khao Piyo, Plax Karo Campaign’ in Q3,’17 
🔹 Doubled the Palmolive portfolio volumes in 2017 and grew modern trade share by 700bps 
🔹 Gained 150bps share on toothbrush portfolio by deploying effective endorsement strategies and revising packaging to grow volumes 
🔹 Liaised with international licensing partners – Mattel, Disney & Nick to drive kids’ toothbrush business 
🔹 Enabled modern trade to become the fastest growing channel in 2016 & 2015, backed by project ZING – an innovative business transformation initiative 
🔹 Increased distribution to 10K+ medical stores in West branch to promote sensitive portfolio – the highest across any branch in the country.

Senior Brand Manager

Customer Marketing Manager

Senior Area Manager - Pharma

Reckitt Benckiser

Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager, Madhya Pradesh

Management Trainee

Nestle S.A.

Sales Officer - Alternate Trade Channel

An intrapreneurial leader with 15+ years of progressive experience in multinational organizations across diverse industries; I bring to the table, exceptional skills in product lifecycle and media management, implementing innovative Go-to-Market initiatives, and overseeing channel sales and business development, backed by in-depth market research & analysis. I have successfully reinforced demand generation, established robust B2B/B2C partnerships, driven strategic business growth, and streamlined operations. 

I progressed through various roles from grassroot levels to strategic ones within a span of a decade. In my current role at Samsung, I collaborate with agencies and key partners such as Google, Meta, and Amazon, among others, to drive innovative campaigns and positively impact Return on Ad Spend. I also have to my credit, steering successful launch of ‘Fold Devices’ in Indian markets. In my earlier roles with Nestlé and Colgate Palmolive, I handled premier brands, introduced innovative campaigns, and delivered never-before achievements while managing portfolios worth multimillion dollars.    

Always inspiring teams to deliver outstanding results, I am not just satisfied with efforts, but believe in delivering end-result. This target-oriented approach led me to attain several accolades and honours across my career span:

🔹 Samsung Direct-to-Consumer business; Most Innovative Idea: for using videos contextually during competition launch | Best Automation of 2022: for real time reporting of Media KPIs | Mr. Bankable Award: for building omnichannel methodologies in terms of planning & media deployment | Received retention bonus for 3 consecutive years.   

🔹 Awarded the Chairman’s ‘You Can Make a Difference Award’ for 4 consecutive years at Colgate Palmolive (CP) for superlative performance in Brand & Channel management.

Always focusing on improving myself holistically and positively impacting lives around me, I have been volunteering to teach Sales & Distribution Management to 1st year MBA students at my alma mater – MICA, since 2015. Henry Ward Beecher’s quote: ‘Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you’ completely resonates with my ideologies.

I am looking to improve my network, hoping to share knowledge and grow ideas into actionable initiatives.

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