ISHA BHATTACHARYA

Company Overview: A Fortune 500 information technology, services and consulting company

• Lead Solution Consultant and Program Manager for:
• Accelerated Leadership Development Program: Designed for high-potential leaders to build a robust pipeline of top talent
• (Winner of Brandon Hall Group Excellence Gold Award 2024 & ATD Practice Excellence Awards 2023)
• Director+ Leader Assimilation Program: Created for new directors and senior directors to ensure smooth transitions and immediate impact
• (Winner of Brandon Hall Group Excellence Gold Award 2024 & ATD Practice Excellence Awards 2025)
• Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to identify development areas
• Design and deliver custom learning journeys to align with business needs
• (Winner of Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award, Silver, 2023 for a custom program co-designed and delivered for retail business)
• Client leadership competency lead responsible for evaluating and developing competency across various levels
• Collaborate with SMEs and vendor partners to design tailored learning solutions for enterprise learning programs
• Facilitate virtual programs on various topics to support enterprise initiatives, milestone achievements, and early career bootcamps
• Certified Franklin Covey facilitator
• Analyze and present program impact data to leadership to highlight outcomes
• Craft impactful campaign communications to promote leadership development initiatives
• Consistently recognized for embodying company values
• Awarded under the categories of ‘Always Strive, Never Settle’ in 2023, ‘Working as One Cognizant’ in 2024 and ‘Dare to Innovate’ in 2025
• A Fortune 500 information technology, services and consulting company

• Company Overview: A Fortune 500 information technology, services and consulting company
• Responsible for resource planning by managing internal bench and forecasting future skill gaps in collaboration with business leaders
• Exceeded quarterly revenue targets by increasing utilization of billable opportunities
• Increased corporate profitability by rationalizing the use of contract employees on key projects
• Minimized attrition in the niche-skill employee category through active career and aspiration management
• Rated within top 2% of peer group; Recognized for ‘delivery excellence that creates measurable business impact” (2015 BOLT Award); Recognized for “highest and fastest internal fulfilment of open positions” (2016 GEM Award)
• A Fortune 500 information technology, services and consulting company

• Company Overview: A Fortune 500 company that designs, manufactures & distributes engines, filtration & power generation products
• Developed rotation program proposal for Supply Chain managers to enhance career development of high potentials
• Created expatriate handbook that facilitated transition of engineers from India and China to the UK office
• A Fortune 500 company that designs, manufactures & distributes engines, filtration & power generation products

• Company Overview: An integrated academic medical center involved in clinical care, biomedical research & medical education
• Researched and co-facilitated workshop which helped participants identify their individual conflict management styles
• Recommended mentoring best practices to develop future leaders via a multi-cultural manager mentoring program aimed at creating a diverse workforce
• An integrated academic medical center involved in clinical care, biomedical research & medical education

• Company Overview: A $22.5 billion company that provides global HR services
• Analyzed and benchmarked performance management system of large public utility company proposing improvements in the existing process
• Assisted in conducting compensation and benefits survey for information technology company for restructure of compensation across different levels
• Analyzed functional roles, developed job descriptions and prepared policy manuals for different companies which improved HR processes
• Delivered 1.75x of annual revenue target and rated within top 1 percent of peer group
• A $22.5 billion company that provides global HR services

• Company Overview: A $1.4 million global outsourcing provider of customer care outsourcing services
• Provided HRBP support to 300+ employees through different talent management activities
• Improved employee satisfaction by 16% and contained attrition below 60%
• Launched ‘New Leaders Orientation Program’ which facilitated transition to managerial positions
• Redesigned induction process which provided new employees a more comprehensive orientation experience
• Worked with line managers and managed attrition through employee satisfaction surveys, focus groups and counseling
• A $1.4 million global outsourcing provider of customer care outsourcing services

• Assistant Consultant, Client Relations and Delivery
• Positioned for promotion to consultant prior to departure to business school
• Recommended effective recruiting strategies that achieved recruitment targets for clients