Vandana Sharma left the Indian Army after 10 years of service where she looked after HR management, training, and development, for a career in the corporate world. With the experience she has gathered in the twenty-five years of her career working in sectors like IT, infrastructure, education, government, logistics, e-commerce, and startups, she is highly skilled and knowledgeable. Adding another feather to her cap, Vandana is now opening herself up to speaking engagements, where she delves into subjects like career-building, leadership, gender parity, female empowerment, and how to break stereotypes.
Currently the Head of People at SuperGaming, she has held several key roles at the organisations she has worked for previously. She has been the Regional Resourcing Manager at Wipro Infotech, the Associate General Manager for the GMR Group, a Senior Manager of Management Development and Talent Acquisition at TNT Express, Head of Partner Operations at Teamlease-IIJT, AVP Organisation Culture and Employee Engagement at Myntra where she was previously Head HR SCM and Chief People Officer at HolidayIQ.com.
Vandana founded StartupPeopleConsulting in 2017 – a company that consulted startups on best practices for success. Since 2021, she has also been serving as an Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur, India. A TEDx speaker too, she has delivered numerous TEDx talks, namely “Follow Your Calling”, “Risk to Rise” and “Work on an Epitaph, Not on a Resume”. Through these Vandana is known to challenge stereotypical thinking and broadens her audiences’ horizons when it comes to assessing their capabilities.
A woman with many diverse talents and skills, Vandana redefines what a “normal” career trajectory looks like every day, with every new role she attempts and excels at. A seasoned speaker too, she is now keen to share more about her own journey and her expertise in HR, management, strategy and operations and training and development when hired to speak at events. If you are looking for an inspiring and experienced speaker, look no further than Vandana Sharma.
