Sunil Rawat

Learning & Development professional with 10+ years of experience across corporate L&D, talent development, leadership development, capability building, onboarding and learning operations within global technology, SaaS, consulting and regulated environments. Experienced in translating business and workforce capability requirements into L&D strategies, Training Needs Analysis (TNA), competency frameworks, leadership programmes and structured learning journeys. Proven exposure to developing managers, high-potential talent, campus/early-career talent and technical workforces across multi-location and global organisations.

Strong hands-on experience with LMS/LXP platforms, digital learning, learning analytics, stakeholder partnering, vendor management and learning governance, with a track record of building scalable learning ecosystems and measuring programme effectiveness.

Global L&D and OD Lead at Odessa Technologies Pvt. Ltd (2024-06 – 2026-06)

• Led global L&D and organisational development initiatives for a 1,000+ employee consulting and delivery workforce, aligning capability priorities with business expansion and digital transformation requirements.
• Designed and executed structured learning strategies, capability-building initiatives and development roadmaps across professional, behavioural and leadership capability areas.
• Conducted Training Needs Analysis (TNA) with HRBPs, business leaders and functional stakeholders to identify skill gaps and translate them into targeted learning interventions.
• Designed and delivered a Manager Development Programme (MDP) and Leadership Development Programme (LDP) for 100+ managers, supporting leadership pipeline development and succession readiness with 80%+ participant satisfaction.
• Built behavioural competency matrices covering 2 job families and 10 career levels, establishing clearer capability benchmarks, career progression and internal mobility pathways.
• Led the Campus-to-Corporate Academy for 80+ annual hires, achieving 98% deployment success through structured onboarding, behavioural capability development and role-readiness interventions.
• Managed TalentLMS and LinkedIn Learning for 1,000+ global learners, driving 70%+ adoption through structured learning pathways, curated content and learner engagement initiatives.
• Led the Odessa Elevate and Odessa University Revamp initiatives to strengthen learning architecture, digital learning access, capability pathways and employee development experience.
• Developed learning dashboards covering participation, capability penetration, leadership readiness and certification progress to support management reviews and evidence-based L&D decisions.
• Standardised global L&D governance, SOPs and documentation while maintaining 100% compliance training governance and zero audit non-conformities.

Talent Management Lead (India Region) at O9 Solutions Management India Pvt. Ltd (2021-10 – 2024-06)

• Led India-region L&D and talent development strategy for a 2,000–2,200+ employee high-growth SaaS organisation, aligning capability initiatives with business expansion and workforce priorities.
• Partnered with business leaders, HRBPs and functional stakeholders to conduct TNA, capability assessments and development planning across technical, professional, behavioural and leadership populations.
• Designed and managed Manager Development and Leadership Development Programmes with 50+ participants per cohort, achieving 70–75% completion and strengthening managerial capability.
• Built competency frameworks connecting role expectations, skill requirements, career pathways, promotions and internal mobility, supporting development discussions for 900+ employees during annual performance cycles.
• Developed Power BI and Looker Studio learning analytics dashboards covering participation, skill coverage, development progress and programme outcomes for leadership reporting.
• Built a central L&D website for 2,000+ employees, consolidating learning pathways, certification opportunities, governance resources and self-service development information.
• Governed Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy and Articulate Rise ecosystems, driving 70%+ learning-platform adoption through curated pathways and manager engagement.
• Delivered 150+ behavioural and leadership workshops over three years covering communication, leadership, professional effectiveness and managerial capability, achieving 4.3+/5 participant satisfaction.
• Established annual learning calendars and capability roadmaps to provide structured development priorities across employee groups and business functions.
• Managed external learning partners, trainers and certification vendors, coordinating programme quality, delivery, learner experience and capability outcomes across a 10+ vendor ecosystem.
• Led and mentored 2 L&D professionals, strengthening execution discipline, programme governance, reporting and stakeholder responsiveness.
• Managed learning budgets and supported leadership reporting on learning outcomes, skill coverage, development priorities and programme effectiveness.

Global L&D Specialist & Campus Hiring at Evosys: A Mastek Company (2019-12 – 2021-09)

• Helped establish the L&D function and governance framework from the ground up, developing SOPs, learning architecture, competency models and structured development processes across India, USA, UK, Australia and the Middle East.
• Conducted TNA workshops with practice heads and business stakeholders to identify capability gaps and translate business priorities into targeted learning programmes.
• Designed and managed a six-month Campus-to-Corporate Academy for 50+ annual hires covering onboarding, behavioural capability, consulting readiness and deployment tracking.
• Designed and coordinated Manager Development Programmes for 100+ consulting managers, strengthening leadership and people-management capability.
• Developed competency matrices supporting consulting career paths, skill expectations, career development and internal mobility discussions.
• Governed SAP SuccessFactors Learning and Udemy, including content mapping, learner engagement, compliance tracking and learning reporting.
• Built learning analytics dashboards to monitor participation, skill penetration and employee development progress across multiple locations.
• Coordinated professional skills, client communication and behavioural learning programmes for consulting and technology populations.
• Managed external trainers, facilitators and learning vendors, supporting quality, cost optimisation, delivery governance and programme outcomes.
• Maintained zero audit non-conformities across 6+ audit frameworks through structured L&D governance, documentation and compliance processes.

Global T&D, Campus Hiring Specialist at eInfochips: An Arrow Company (2017-04 – 2019-12)

• Managed enterprise Talent Management & Development and learning operations across India and USA for a 2,500+ employee technology workforce.
• Led pan-India campus hiring for two years, coordinating pre-placement talks, assessment strategy, stakeholder alignment and onboarding governance supporting 600+ annual hires.
• Designed and delivered a Campus-to-Corporate Academy for 600+ annual hires, integrating behavioural readiness, technical orientation, certification pathways and deployment preparation.
• Partnered with engineering leaders, SMEs and business stakeholders to translate technical and functional capability requirements into structured learning interventions, certification pathways and targeted development programmes.
• Managed Training Needs Analysis and skill-gap identification with engineering stakeholders to develop focused learning journeys aligned with workforce and project requirements.
• Governed four learning platforms—Udemy, SAP Learning Module, Linux Academy and HackerRank—including content mapping, skill-track development, adoption reporting and learning relevance.
• Managed certification and workshop programmes through 15+ external vendors, covering trainer empanelment, budgets, certification tracking, SLA coordination and quality benchmarking.
• Delivered professional effectiveness and soft-skills workshops for 600+ interns and campus hires annually, supporting workplace readiness and early-career capability.
• Coordinated multi-location learning operations including annual calendars, trainer coordination, participant communication, scheduling, completion tracking, feedback and management reporting.
• Developed learning dashboards covering certification progress, skill readiness, participation and engagement to support management visibility into learning outcomes.
• Standardised training SOPs and documentation while supporting 100% compliance across 7+ audit frameworks, including ISO, ISMS, CMMI, AS9100 and Medical Devices.
• Mentored and supervised 4 HR interns while coordinating SME forums, certification communities, employee development initiatives and engagement activities.

Jr. Executive - HRM at Claris Injectables Pvt Ltd. (Now Baxter India) (2016-02 – 2017-04)

• Managed recruitment and workforce coordination for 100+ positions annually across Quality, Engineering, Stability, Finance and HR for three plants supporting a 3,000+ employee workforce.
• Coordinated high-volume hiring averaging 50+ hires monthly across Officer through AGM/AVP levels, partnering with business stakeholders on requirements, assessment and selection.
• Designed and executed 2–3 off-campus hiring drives every six months, coordinating 250+ candidate footfall per drive, assessment panels, evaluations and selection governance.
• Supported employee onboarding, documentation readiness and Day-1 integration, including coordination for senior leadership onboarding under supervision.
• Coordinated GMP, GDP and EHS training activities and maintained HR documentation readiness supporting USFDA, EMA, MHRA and TGA inspection requirements.

Diploma in Psychology – Alison (Online) (2024)

Diploma in Professional Career Skills – IBMI, Berlin (Online) (2022)

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources – Ahmedabad (2014 – 2016)

Bachelor in Commerce – Ahmedabad (2011 – 2014)