Saswati Samantara
Director HRBP, Culture & People Experience at Novartis I HRAI Women Trailblazer I Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner
- Role
- Director Hrbp, Dei & Culture at Novartis
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Saswati Samantara
I am a strategic Human Resources Leader and DEI Partner at Novartis with 18 years of experience in organizational transformation and cultural excellence. My current mandate is dual-focused: I direct the people strategy for employees while leading the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda for the entire Novartis India enterprise of professionals.Prior to Novartis, I spent several years at Vedanta Resources as a Senior HR Leader. My tenure involved leading cross-functional teams across multiple Centers of Excellence (COEs) in both high-intensity factory operations and corporate environments, reporting directly to the Head of HR.I believe an HR leader’s success is defined by the growth of the teams they lead. My mission is to build resilient, inclusive organizations that deliver world-class business results through human-centric leadership.
Experience
Director Hrbp, Dei & Culture
Jul 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Responsible to lead the People strategy for Novartis Operations India, in close partnership with senior leadership to drive business growth and elevate people experience
Education
Ravenshaw University
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Business Administration and Management, General
2003 — 2006
St. Joseph's Girls High School
10th
2000 — 2001
INSEAD
INSEAD - Advancing Diversity & Inclusion
2025 — 2025
Alliance Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Performance Management
- Employee Training
- Job Evaluation
- Sap HR
- Strategic Human Resource Planning
- Strategic HR
- Benefits Negotiation
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruiting
- Sourcing
- Job Descriptions
- Management Information Systems (Mis)
- Mis
- Employee Engagement
- Employee Relations
- Talent Management
- Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
- Performance Appraisal
- Recruitments
- Hris
- HR Policies
- Screening
- Personnel Management
- Human Resources
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