Sindhu Varghese

About Sindhu Varghese

Global HR Director with a passion for building organizations where people, purpose, and performance come together. For 22+ years, I\'ve partnered with leaders across Life Sciences, MedTech and IT services worldwide shaping workforce strategy, integrate complex M&A, and lead culture transformation in highly regulated and innovation-led environments.My career has taken me through Fortune 500 organizations (Danaher companies- Cytiva, Pall, and Beckman Coulter)—where I’ve had the opportunity to solve challenges that sit at the intersection of business strategy, organizational complexity, and human potential.As a Strategic HR Partner to a $500M+ global portfolio supporting employees across US, Europe, and APAC, I focus on organizational design, workforce strategy, leadership development, culture transformation. At the heart of my work is a simple belief: organizations thrive when leadership capability, culture, and talent strategy move in the same directionTransformation Leadership ImpactM & A IntegrationLed HR integrations APAC wide with ~98% placement stability while sustaining an 80% engagement index—an achievement I’m especially proud of given the scale and sensitivity of the change.Global Talent ArchitectureDesigned a Global Commercial and Scientific Career Framework to bring clarity, mobility, and structure to career pathways worldwide.Change LeadershipExperienced and delivered restructuring projects across the US, EMEA, APAC regions, navigating complex Works Council processes without adverse press coverage.Digital HR TransformationLed HR digitization projects- Workday, SAP, Payroll and LMS platforms, managing annual digital hiring offers.Regional ExpansionScaled operations across Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia at Genpact. Contributing to Aon Hewitt Best Employer recognition for TCS Singapore.I bring a cross-cultural leadership lens shaped by time spent working in Germany and Singapore. I’ve led HR teams of up to 30 professionals and am in a more efficient nimble environment currently. CertificationsGPHR | ICF-ACC (in progress)Certified PractitionerEverything DiSC| SLII| Crucial ConversationsSkillsHR Business Partnering | Organizational Design | Workforce Strategy | Global Talent Management | M&A Integration | Culture Transformation | HR Digital Transformation | Leadership Development | Succession Planning | Global Mobility

Experience

1. Human Resources Director

   Cytiva

   May 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

• Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) ,Pune

  Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Human Resources Management

  2001 — 2003

• Bangalore University

  Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Business/Management

  1996 — 1999