Priya Goradia

About Priya Goradia

Institutional transformation is rarely visible from the outside. It happens in boardrooms, in restructuring conversations, in workforce models, and in leadership succession decisions that shape continuity for years to come. Over 18+ years in financial services and corporate environments, the work has centered on one core mandate: building organizational depth that supports scale, governance, and strategic ambition.The journey began in frontline operations and site HR leadership, managing teams, driving performance discipline, and understanding workforce behavior at the ground level. Those early roles built operational instinct, how roles are structured, how accountability is embedded, and how culture is shaped in execution environments.The transition into banking expanded that scope. At IDFC Bank, during the integration of IDFC Ltd and IDFC Bank, the mandate went beyond HR alignment. It involved guiding workforce restructuring, harmonizing policies, and stabilizing leadership during a critical transformation phase. Today, as Lead HR Business Partner – Corporate Centre at Axis Bank, partnering with senior leadership across Digital Banking, Strategic Programs, Law & Ethics, Investor Relations, Subsidiary Governance, and control functions supporting employees. The role operates at the intersection of digital evolution, regulatory oversight, cost governance, and workforce architecture. It requires balancing transformation momentum with institutional discipline.My Leadership Impact Designed enterprise people strategy aligned with digital and governance transformation priorities. Led organization design and span optimization initiatives, strengthening productivity across employees. Drove wage and operating cost governance through structured demand planning and role rationalization. Spearheaded HR integration for Project Myrtle (Citi Retail Business Acquisition), ensuring cultural alignment and engagement continuity. Anchored succession planning for senior leadership roles, strengthening internal readiness for critical positions. Built executive HR dashboards tracking attrition, productivity, and leadership depth to enable data-backed CXO decisions.PhilosophyStrong institutions are built on leadership continuity, structural clarity, and disciplined workforce design. The focus remains on strengthening enterprise capability from within, ensuring people strategy evolves alongside business ambition and regulatory complexity.

Experience

1. Human Resources Business Partner - Corporate Centre

   Axis Bank

   Mar 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   As a Lead HR Business Partner at Axis Bank, I partner with Business Heads and senior leadership across Corporate Centre functions, supporting employees. My role focuses on aligning enterprise HR strategy with digital transformation, regulatory governance, and large-scale integration priorities. I lead workforce architecture, leadership continuity, and cost governance initiatives that strengthen organizational depth and operational discipline. Designed and executed enterprise people strategy for Corporate Centre functions, aligning workforce priorities with digital and governance transformation agendas. Led workforce planning and organization design initiatives, improving productivity by optimizing spans, redefining roles, and realigning capabilities. Drove wage and operating cost governance through demand-based hiring and role rationalization, strengthening cost discipline across business units. Directed leadership and succession planning for senior roles, strengthening internal pipelines for critical positions. Spearheaded HR integration for Project Myrtle (Citi Retail Business Acquisition), ensuring smooth cultural assimilation and sustained engagement during transition. Built executive dashboards tracking attrition, productivity, leadership depth, and engagement, enabling data-backed decision-making at the CXO level.Enterprise HR Strategy, Organization Design, Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, HR Analytics

Education

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  Post Graduate Certification in Human Resources, Human Resources Development

  2013 — 2014

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

  2002 — 2003

• Voices

  Voice artist