Venky Iyer
Seattle,WA
Summary
Strategic HR Executive with 15+ years of experience partnering with senior leaders in global technology organizations to shape people’s strategy and drive transformative organizational effectiveness. Proven track record of transformative people leadership, coaching senior leaders, and leading HR teams to champion a thriving, inclusive culture. Experienced in global HR leadership, leveraging AI-driven HR solutions and People Analytics to drive decisions and scale people practices. Act as a trusted business advisor on organizational design and performance leadership, aligning talent strategies with critical business outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Sr.HR Consultant
Nonprofit People Solutions
Seattle, WA
08.2025 - Current
- Nonprofit People Solutions provides hands-on HR consulting and advisory services designed specifically for mission-driven organizations.
Director Sr.HRBP, Talent Acquisition & People Analytics
Centific Inc.
Seattle, WA
10.2019 - 02.2025
- Strategic HR Leadership: Collaborated with business leaders to align HR initiatives with organizational objectives, focusing on workforce planning, talent strategy, leadership development, and succession planning.
- Employee Engagement & Productivity: Utilized engagement analytics to enhance employee productivity and retention.
- Organizational Development: Collaborated closely with the Chief of Product development organization to establish and structure Centific’s Products team, driving strategic alignment and team formation.
- Manager Playbook: Introduced a Manager Playbook and targeted coaching to foster inclusive leadership behaviors that drive higher team engagement, productivity, and psychological safety.
- Executive Hiring: Led the sourcing and successful placement of senior-level executives for niche, high-impact strategic roles.
- Change Management: Partner with senior leaders to drive organizational change, talent acquisition strategies, and employee development programs.
- Organizational Expansion: Partnered closely with business leaders to drive expansion into new geographies and support local operations setup. Led volume hiring initiatives and collaborated cross-functionally with Legal, IT, and Finance to ensure seamless execution and achievement of business objectives.
Director –Sr.HR Business Partner – Global Sales Organization
LTIMindtree Inc.
Edison, NJ
12.2018 - 07.2019
- Managed performance management cycle & Compensation for the global sales team, streamlining goal-setting process.
- Led in-person anti–workplace harassment training for 500+ employees, improving awareness and compliance.
Assistant Director – HRBP & Talent acquisition
Capgemini North America Inc.
New York City, NY
01.2008 - 02.2018
- Developed and executed an Internal Mobility Strategy, saving $1M and improving profit margins.
- Led a Diversity & Inclusion initiative, increasing gender diversity from 15% to 18% in FY 2017.
- Developed and managed the Global HR Shared Services Team & Portal, streamlining HR operations.
- Fixed PTO process inefficiencies, saving $500,000+.
- Managed M&A projects, ensuring smooth employee, tech & process integration. Led HR due diligence and post-acquisition integration planning, aligning compensation, benefits, and organizational structures to ensure seamless workforce transitions.
- Designed and deployed HR dashboards using analytics to monitor retention, engagement, and talent movement during restructuring and M&A transitions.
- Developed and implemented global change management frameworks to harmonize policies, systems, and processes post-acquisition.
- Implemented a high-potential employee retention strategy, reducing attrition from 20% to 14%.
- Optimized onboarding & exit processes, improving compliance and efficiency.
- Created a Team Talk Portal to enhance collaboration between expats and local employees.
- Negotiated a training partnership saving $200,000 in costs.
- Led employee relations initiatives, ensuring compliance with HR laws (FMLA, FLSA, ADA, EEOC).
- Spearheaded retention strategies, improving workforce stability.
- Conducted compliance audits and background checks for client-related projects.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
BIMM Pune
IndiaBachelor of Chemical Engineering - undefined
Bangalore University
IndiaSkills
- MS Office App suite, SQL, R, Power Bi, Tableau, Google sheets, Workday, Peoplesoft, SAP-HR, Generative HR, AI -HR
Certification
- Managing Organizational Change, Driving Employee Engagement as a People Manager – LinkedIn
- Generative AI for Human Resources (HR) Professionals – IBM.
- Google Data Analytics Certification – Google Via Coursera.
- Strategic HR management Certification – Cornell University ILR School, NY, USA.
- People Analytics Certification – Wharton.
- Organizational Analysis Certification – Stanford.
Special Project
Developed an AI HR Agent delivering policy support, people analytics, attrition risk prediction, manager effectiveness scoring, compliance automation, internal movement and automated labor law updates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muZGHdDhgx0
Timeline
Sr.HR Consultant
Nonprofit People Solutions
08.2025 - Current
Director Sr.HRBP, Talent Acquisition & People Analytics
Centific Inc.
10.2019 - 02.2025
Director –Sr.HR Business Partner – Global Sales Organization
LTIMindtree Inc.
12.2018 - 07.2019
Assistant Director – HRBP & Talent acquisition
Capgemini North America Inc.
01.2008 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering - undefined
Bangalore University
MBA - Human Resources Management
BIMM Pune