Sushil Tayal

Current

Director HR - India at Logica

Past

Head HR – Rewards, Performance & Special Projects at Standard Chartered Bank
Corporate Manager: Human Resources at Blue Dart Express Limited
Manager Personnel at Luster Print Media Pvt Ltd.

Asstt. Manager Personnel at The Times of India
Asstt. Manager Personnel at Jayna Time Industries Pvt Ltd.

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Education

Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Sushil Tayal’s Summary

Successful track record of over 23yrs in leading change, in different industries viz. manufacturing, newspaper, media, logistics and distribution, IT & ITES.

Excellent interpersonal skills with the stature and credibility to effectively interface at the senior most levels, CFO’s, CEO’s CIO’s, etc.

Performance-focused versatile leader with extensive business and HR skills, driving initiatives to build / turnaround organization to deliver measurable results. Successfully led transformation programs in multi-location / multicultural environment with close attention to budgets, time deadlines and implementation to the specifications.

Experience of leading global teams to implement HR strategy, processes and process improvements across globe. Expertise in articulating a compelling vision, purpose and direction that inspire passion and excitement around shared goals and values, build a sense of urgency in the team to get results.

Recognized for exceeding growth objectives, recruiting top talent, building employer brand equity, developing managers to meet high-growth organization’s requirements.

Led global team of 50+ HR professionals, developed innovative practices like strengths based approach, metrics driven approach, benchmarked compensation & variable pay and talent management practices. Evolved training culture which consistently improves employee engagement. Succeeded in making HR function a strategic business partner impacting business results.

A StrengthsFinder Coach, with ability to create a culture that fosters high performance teams by playing on individual’s strengths and developing them into high caliber individuals.

Extensive experience of managing employee relations including strikes, lockouts, layoffs, industrial disputes and various level of litigation including resolving long overdue issues on international taxation in UK.

Sushil Tayal’s Specialties:

Boardroom engagement;
Global, multicultural operations;
Change and transformation management;
Strengths based approach;
Strategic organisation design;
Organisation , leadership & talent development;
Execution excellence and delivering results;

Passionate for releasing the potential of people by playing on their strengths.
StrengthsFinder Coach
Quality Auditor under ISO9000
Six Sigma Green Belt trained

Sushil Tayal’s Experience

Director HR - India

Logica

(Public Company; LOG; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

Responsible for overall Strategic direction, growth & transformation of country’s operations. Build and develop a high quality Management team that provides leadership in rapid paced growth of India. Develop business focused people strategies / high quality HR programs with ongoing alignment with strategic direction & key business drivers of the company. Create career development processes which enhance retention capabilities thereby reducing the key man risks in the business. Set overall department objectives, manage performance, coach, and develop employees in support of long-term objectives and build “Leaders for the Future”. Foster a culture of performance management & differentiation and continuously drive performance. Actively participate in Group HR standing committee and implement new HR initiatives at global level.
Played additional role of Dy. Dir. HR for GSD and Resourcing Operations Director – GSD, spanning across 14 countries (UK, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Philippines, Morocco etc)
Head HR – Rewards, Performance & Special Projects

Standard Chartered Bank

(Public Company; STAN.L; Banking industry)

May 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 5 months)

Responsible for setting up multi-function Global Shared Service Center at Chennai and 21 other cities. Setting up and sustaining strategic leadership for HR function. Create highly talented management team to enable high speed growth in India as well as in Malaysia. Create organisation aligned to IT & ITES industry in a large multinational banking organisation. Create & implement SLA & six sigma approach to manage effective HR services. Interact with other global counterparts in the company. . Transferred to Scope International Pvt. Ltd. (subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, UK.) w.e.f. 1st April 02.

Managed aggressive growth of 3500+ people; Ranked in Top 10 recruiters in India by Business Today; Successfully transitioned 100+ bank employees into Scope. 1st time in the country banking staff moved to ITES subsidiary; High employee engagement - Q12 scores 3.9 out of 5; 72nd percentile of Gallup’s worldwide score for 2 consecutive years; Instilled strengths based approach - more than 150 managers covered through Gallup’s StrengthsFinder; Helped in setting up HR Global SSC and “Global Central Recruitment Center”
Corporate Manager: Human Resources

Blue Dart Express Limited

(Public Company; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

November 1994 — May 2001 (6 years 7 months)

Responsible to provide overall strategic direction to the HR function. Create value based, customer focused, totally aligned organisation through multiple regions. Progressed from Manager- HR at regional office at Delhi, (2nd position in region) to Regional HR Head of biggest region in the company, to Corporate Head of Human Resources function all India within 4 years

Effectively implemented People First philosophy at all level; articulate and imbibe company values in each employee - increased employee satisfaction.Built effective training culture.

Defined, proposed and gained Board acceptance to restructured compensation program and new bonus schemes - improving morale, performance & retention and increasing the company’s sales within the first year.

Successfully handled legal issues at all India basis.
Manager Personnel

Luster Print Media Pvt Ltd.

(Newspapers industry)

April 1991 — November 1994 (3 years 8 months)

As a Head of the HR function, responsible for integration of newly acquired company, setting up HR systems and processes, aggressive ramp up, right sizing, and supporting other group companies like ITV, Bharat Explosives and Corporate office.

Aggressive growth across India – 700+ editorial /non editorial staff in 1st year thorough head hunting from organisations of fame from all over India.

Successfully right sized the organisation and increased productivity
Asstt. Manager Personnel

The Times of India

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

February 1989 — April 1991 (2 years 3 months)

Responsible for managing and eliminating industrial relations issues organisation development and supporting other regional operations

Successfully turned around the unit both in terms of business and human resource.

Organisation development by inducing winning team spirit translating into superlative business results where demand became greater than printing capacity.
Asstt. Manager Personnel

Jayna Time Industries Pvt Ltd.

(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

September 1985 — February 1989 (3 years 6 months)

Responsible to Head the Personnel function of the organisation, brought professionalism in HR in the family owned company. Successfully handled employee relations issues including strikes and litigations. Established a very successful and effective grievance handling procedure. Established 1st ever training department in the organisation. Computerized the personnel records and payroll.

Sushil Tayal’s Education

Jamia Millia Islamia

M S W , Social work, Industrial Relations, Personnel Management , 1983 — 1985
Jamia Millia Islamia

B.S.W , Social Work , 1980 — 1983