Ajinkya Bhasme

A senior HR leader with an engineering degree from IIT B and 8+ years of experience specialized in people analytics and behaviour prediction. A well drafted blend of mathematics and psychology, with experience in EMEA, APAC, NA workforce, passionately driving change management through business interventions and smart trainings. A bestselling novelist of 3 fiction novels.

Senior Manager | Global L&D, Culture, People Analytics | UPL Limited

(2017-present)

• UPL Global L&D and Culture:
• Digital Learning Solution- Introduced digital learning for 7700 employees for the first time and drove the adoption rate of the platform to 89.5% globally with an ROI of $13
• Stewardship- Collaborated with the Director of UPL to engineer a business case through global product stewardship program across Europe and North America to boost 50% sales
• Remote Selling- Deployed a global customized program for 9 regions spanning 5 continents to sell effectively during the pandemic, curated with the support of 50+ sales experts
• High Impact Trainings Formula- Devised a multivariate formula that guides content designers and developers to create trainings with high retention rates and success impact
• ROI of Trainings- Calculated the ROI for cost intensive trainings using longitudinal analytics and 3-tier variable model that increased UPL Human Capital Development score by 85% in DJSI report
• Smart Assessments- Formulated invasive and non-invasive methods of training assessments starting from simple TNA to behavioural modification minimizing human bias in ways of measurement
• EVP- Set up EVP with a commitment to diversity, provision of global recognition, as also the possibility to learn anything an employee wants at company cost 
• Negotiation and Tracking budget- Reduced investment cost by 35%, increased output by 86%
• Leadership Development- Customized and delivered programs specifically for global leaders and their teams focusing on trainings aligned to UPL strategy and those with high business impact
• Dashboard- Created a live reporting dashboard for Global Head and CHRO to keep a track of all trainings periodically that resulted to impact to salary hours by 29%
• Mentored geographically dispersed, culturally diverse team of 18 people and partnered with HRBPs from Finance, Supply Chain, Sales to deliver programs with $11 ROI for 6000+ global employees
• Merger Culture Analysis- Devised 12 constructs to measure culture of the organization during the merger, based on migrant country culture valuing data integrity followed cross culture trainings

• UPL People Analytics:
• Led all global projects especially in NA and Europe workforce to develop engagement models and locate influencers in the organization to create retention strategies to reduce attrition
• Decision Making Matrix- Analyzed the life cycle of decision making through propensity score matching for 4 variables to secure a global governance model of agile and lean practices
• Work from Home Analysis (Productivity Matrix)- Engineered 7 key variables of determining indirect work productivity by synthesizing data of transactional exchanges before and during the pandemic for 300 global managers to arrive at 3 change interventions through longitudinal analysis 

• UPL Strategy:
• HR People Strategy and Corporate strategy 2020
• Global L&D strategy- Digital and classroom 2020
• Change Management Program 2020, 2021

Founder | Zealopia

(May 2021-present)

• Founded a non-profit focusing on mental health esp. anxiety, depression, schizophrenia
• Integrated support groups, live workshops, music therapy, awareness blogs to give people a chance to better handle stress and grief management free of cost

Scientist | Predictive Modelling and Simulation | Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

(2013-2017)

• Developed 5 unsteady state mathematical models to predict any process inefficiencies during pharmaceutical scale-up that increased efficiency by 70%
• Created predictive drying models with 95% predictability to save experimentation cost
• Cut manufacturing plant cycle time by 32% with drying models
• Cut large-scale experimentation by 90% and lab experimentation by 50%
• Delivered 8+key molecules from lab to formulated scale-up
• Managed a team of 2 IIT engineers to solve complex engineering challenges across the industry and build predictive models to anticipate any problems
• Built an AI based homogenizer model to accurately predict final globule size by 98%

Diploma in Forensic psychology to study behaviour prediction and understand reasons for actions. Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering that helped me understand details of manufacturing business and ensured prowess in statistical and data analysis, and predictive modelling. Professional certification in HR analytics.