Mohit Jiwnani
San Jose,California
Summary
Strategic leader in talent and employee experience, specializing in developing integrated talent systems for global organizations. Enhances leadership capabilities, succession planning, and employee engagement. Collaborates with HR executives to implement sustainable talent strategies that drive organizational performance. Leverages AI and data-driven insights to address evolving workforce needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Director Talent Development
Okta
San Francisco, USA
10.2023 - Current
- Built Okta’s end-to-end leadership ecosystem, spanning aspiring managers through executives, and moved the organization from pilot programs to repeatable, enterprise capabilities.
- Established enterprise leadership expectations, aligning performance standards, behaviors, and accountability across levels.
- Modernized the talent and learning ecosystem, standardizing governance, improving experience and adoption, and embedding impact measurement into business reviews.
- Partnered on enterprise AI enablement, positioning talent development as a driver of responsible AI adoption and future-ready capability building.
- Shaped regional talent and OD strategies across EMEA, India, and APJ, balancing global consistency with local relevance.
Global Talent Development Leader
Intuit
Mountain View, USA
07.2016 - 10.2023
- Led the Design, development, and rollout of the Intuit Leadership Playbook, essential to helping all people leaders understand how they add value.
- Created an integrated talent enablement system that incorporated goals and check-ins, talent calibration, succession, and development planning.
- Set the strategic direction for developing and implementing innovative programs and procedures to make career development a competitive advantage for Intuit.
- Re-designed Intuits Rating and Pay System using Design thinking.
- Global Leader for Talent Development, a key member of the Talent Leadership Team driving overall employee development, executive development, and critical performance management systems.
Head of Talent & Organization Development
UL
Singapore and Bangalore
09.2012 - 07.2016
- Designed & Developed (SALP) South Asia Leadership Development Program, a program that aims to build & prepare senior leaders for global roles.
- Managed Top Talent Program - identification, engagement, and retention at middle and junior level.
- Power of One - Using the 5 Dysfunction tools, we created a platform to help teams discuss their work challenges.
Manager - Learning & Development
Sapient
New Delhi, India
08.2006 - 09.2012
- Hired, built and upskilled a strong 8 member Learning Consulting team to support design and scaling of new hire onboarding and strategic manager development programs.
- Redesigned Sapient's Orientation program (Sapient Start), implemented across Asia to 1200+ new hires in the first year of launch.
- Launched Sapient's Leadership Development Center engaging with external learning Partners to create and deliver programs.
- Developed a scalable Facilitator Audit Program to ensure program effectiveness for mid and large-scale roll outs.
Education
Bachelor of Accounting -
CG University
Raipur01-2005
Skills
- Talent and leadership development
- Employee engagement strategies
- Performance management systems
- Change management processes
- AI integration and enablement
- Strategic planning initiatives
- Organizational design principles
- Executive coaching practices
- Organizational strategy alignment
Certification
Accredited administrator of MBTI suite of instruments
Websites
Key Learnings
- Hiring right is most crucial, followed by onboarding right
- Setting Goals is everything
- Emotional Intelligence is underrated
- Build for what people want on the ground
- Build - Test - Learn - Pivot
- Develop strong managers
- Culture is what leaders do, not what they say
Timeline
Director Talent Development
Okta
10.2023 - Current
Global Talent Development Leader
Intuit
07.2016 - 10.2023
Head of Talent & Organization Development
UL
09.2012 - 07.2016
Manager - Learning & Development
Sapient
08.2006 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Accounting -
CG University