Sumit Harwani

About Sumit Harwani

Enterprise Talent & Learning Leader with 19+years of experience driving workforce transformation through skills, AI, and leadership strategy I partner with and advise business leaders to build skills-based organizations, aligning workforce strategy, talent, and technology to accelerate business outcomes Experience across GSK, Smiths Group, Deloitte and Syngenta; led multi-million-dollar transformation programs delivering measurable business value. What I Bring: •Enterprise leadership shaped by consulting rigor •Strategy translated into execution at scale •Integration of talent, technology, and business outcomes Focus Areas: •Workforce Transformation & Skills-Based Organizations •Strategic Workforce Planning (Build–Buy–Borrow–Bot) •AI in HR (Learning, Coaching, Talent Intelligence) •Leadership Development & Executive Succession •HR Tech & Digital Transformation Selected Impact: •Led workforce transformation across enabling shift to skills-based models and improving organizational agility •Partnered with CXOs and business leaders across Commercial, Engineering & Innovation to drive org design, workforce planning, and talent strategy for a global setup •Strengthened leadership pipelines and succession planning across 100+critical roles in 50+countries •Delivered $3M talent acquisition and $8M employee experience transformation programs, improving hiring outcomes, productivity, and efficiency •Scaled AI-led learning and leadership development for globally, building enterprise capability at scale•Recognized thought leader contributing through conference engagements (People Matters, ETHR, XLRI) and LinkedIn insights on workforce transformation, skills-based organizations, and the future of work I focus on building organizations where talent becomes a true competitive advantage Open to leadership opportunities across GCC HR, Talent & Learning, and Workforce Transformation Consulting

Experience

1. Senior Director - Global Experience Owner - Talent & Learning

   GSK

   Mar 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Driving skills-based, AI-enabled workforce transformation by integrating talent, learning, and workforce planning to enhance agility and business performance• Built skills-based talent architecture and workforce planning frameworks, increasing internal mobility and enabling data-driven workforce planning• Scaled AI-driven learning and coaching ecosystems, accelerating capability building and strengthening leadership effectiveness• Partnered with business leaders to design career frameworks and talent strategies using talent marketplace solutions aligned to business priorities• Established enterprise governance for skills and capability building, improving consistency and decision-making at scale• Developing an Agentic AI–powered learning operations strategy to improve scalability, operational efficiency, and learner experience

Education

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2016 — 2018

• Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

  BE, Electronics & Telecommunications

  2002 — 2006

• Deakin University

  Digital Learning

• All Saints School Bhopal

  HSC

  1987 — 2002

• University of Pennsylvania

  Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) Program, Human Resources