Dhilip Kumar R

People, Planet and Purpose driven HR Leader with 13+ yrs experience in Human Resources across IT HR Business Partnering, Inclusive Talent Acquisition , Internal staffing, Leadership Development, HR Digitization, People Integration and Employer Branding.

I would like to introduce myself as an ardent member of the HR clan graduated from Madras School of Social Work with masters in Human Resources and INSEAD School of Business, Singapore with diverse experience in Talent Management, Talent Engagement, Talent Acquisition, People Integration, Change Management, Global Mobility and Design Thinking.

In my current role I double hat as an integral member of the Strategy office of Growth Markets CEO – APAC, LATAM, MEA & India responsible for Programs, Synergy and Productivity.

I also play the role of Head of Staffing for TCS – Asia Pacific. In this role, me and my amazing team are responsible for meeting talent needs for Asia Pacific Geography of Tata Consultancy Services Private Limited.

My key focus for current HR sojourn revolves around strategizing external local talent building (Sourcing, Recruitment, Onboarding, Partner ecosystems, digitization & employee experience), Elevating employee experience, Mergers, People Integration, internal talent mobility and immigration compliance for 11 countries across APAC. In my previous roles, I have managed a large diversity program in partnership with AIESEC for building global talent, delivered Transformational Leadership Development Programs , Lead HR for a business unit , specialized in workforce planning and analytics , responsible for program management office of the global business HR Head of TCS, rolled out a major global mobility system that governs compliance to immigration norms across geographies.

A hattrick HR Hackathon title winner with few copyrights and patents to my credit. I was recently granted patents in the US and India as co-innovator for a computer implemented method and system to identify leaders in various groups using machine language.

Passionate storyteller in me , runs a not-for-profit story telling venture called “MaDhi – The story tellers” to take stories of moral values to children, parents and corporate along with my spouse.

• FY 24: Improved localization from 35% to74%
• Talent Utilization highest at 92.53%
• Consistent increase in ASI 5+ years (Highest among regions) - 79.5
• 60% direct Sourcing | 300+ People Deals | 10,000+ Gross addition in FY 24 | 48% reduction in cost per hire
• 38% Talent Development led Staffing / 88% retention
• Improved Social Media Impression by 30K in 1 Year
• 7.5% Y-O-Y growth across Asia Pacific and Growth Markets
• Previous Financial years: Star of the year - 2011 for swiftly ramping up DESS from inception.

• Passport Number: Z4436475
• Passport Place Of Issue: Chennai

2024: Mid-Level Transformation Program for HR Leaders in Gen AI

2024: Practitioner level certification in DEI & Design Thinking

2023: Executive Leadership Program

INSEAD, Singapore