KUNAL KARANI

HR business partner to country managing director driving talent agenda across all sectors - Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health.

• Responsible for partnering with business leadership to drive talent agenda within the region and collaborating with COE’s and cross functional groups to deliver on strategic talent priorities
• Led “Talent Immersion Program” providing 60+ high potential early career talents with targeted assignments to build cross country / sector and market exposure
• Enhanced the talent management framework using an assessment-based approach; the framework was leveraged to guide succession planning discussions for top 140 talents during regional talent talk.

• Responsible for providing client centric HR solutions for one of the largest regional client account teams covering over 1500 employees
• Designed and implemented engagement & recognition framework for the account
• Managed roll out of new Accenture Performance Management process
• Collaborated with internal and client marketing teams to design and launch an unified communication strategy

• An interim expat role as Thailand HR lead while double hatting as ASEAN Financial Services HR lead
• Successfully implemented hot skills bonus program and performance management process
• Established credibility with local HR team and improved engagement through focused interventions.

• Responsible for end-to-end HR service delivery for Financial Services business ensuring alignment of HR and business objectives
• Successfully implemented performance management for 250 resources at the regional level
• Collaborated with the resource management team to improve business productivity by 8% through focused interventions.

• Responsible for strategic workforce planning for 300 resources in management and technology consulting business
• Successfully maintained and exceeded productivity targets across all Accenture business groups by proactively staffing resources and minimizing bench time
• Managed the roll out of a new productivity tool for the team across ASEAN.

• Responsible for front end HR service delivery for consulting and domestic outsourcing business groups
• Led end-to-end deal transitions managing transfer of employees from client organization to Accenture and vice versa.

• Managed end-to-end HR service delivery for leading business solutions company
• Owner of employee communications, people initiatives, reward and recognition process.

• HR Business Partner to the Managing Director for SEA & APAC franchise leaders leading a team of 6 HR leaders
• Lead SEA MedTech organization redesign resulting in improved business focus, prioritization and talent development
• Shaped & drove the optimization efforts at APAC MedTech level involving significant collaboration with commercial & functional leaders at global & regional level
• Conceptualized and shaped the Future Talent readiness project in partnership with Korn Ferry focused on accelerating talent readiness for the future
• Launched “Unscripted Leadership Series”, an unfiltered leadership dialogue on critical & sensitive leadership challenges aimed at building culture of authenticity and transparency.