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Geetha Shanmuganathan

Geetha Shanmuganathan

Klang,10

Summary

Geetha has over 20 years of corporate work with Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and the APAC region, namely in the financial industry (shared services), hospitality and BPOs. A strong believer in continuous improvement, Geetha continues to develop herself and empower others to follow suit. At present, pursuing a certification in SHRM, whilst holding an MBA in International Business Strategy and a Bachelor’s degree in Law and, asides some certifications.

Geetha has extensive talent management experience, with a strong focus in driving outcomes and has a proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities from recruitment to talent development. Very dedicated to applying training, monitoring with morale-building abilities to enhance employee mindset, heartset (engagement) that boosts performance.

A convergent thinker and a visionist, Geetha leverages on the diverse career that was experienced, fortified with an ability to blend creative and innovative ideas in achieving a GROWTH culture. Another key strength is being strategic-thinking and focused in turning low-performing organizations into top performers, whilst offering engaging and pleasant personality which strengthens stakeholder relationships.

With a preferred collaborative leadership style, Geetha dedicates to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment, that positively impacts company success and driven to achieve organisational goals.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director, Learning and Development

Aisling Professional Development Sdn Bhd
Kuala Lumpur
09.2020 - Current
  • Designed 3-months hybrid development programme with L3 objective, deliver leadership training and workshop programmes for Malaysia and Singapore client’s senior leaders and mid-level managers
  • Regular feedback to client on leaders’ progress and potentiality to career development and succession planning
  • Coach leaders on targeted performance and behaviour pain points, linking it to organisation’s vision and value system.
  • Spearheaded successful product launches that resulted in increased brand visibility and customer acquisition.
  • Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
  • Secured key partnerships that contributed to company's overall growth strategy and market reach.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Cultivated positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
  • Boosted client satisfaction rates through exceptional relationship management and prompt resolution of issues.
  • Proactively identified potential risks and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize negative impacts on projects or business operations

Learning and Development Consultant

Dibta Global
Kuala Lumpur
02.2017 - 09.2020

-Provided Training and HR consultancy services for below projects:
Talreso HR Consultancy and Advisory – Recruitment Consultant (Nov 2019-Sep 2020)
- Conducted and completed successfully mass hiring for key Singapore client for telesales roles in banking industry
- Manage stakeholder relationship with key Singapore client in banking industry


Dibta Global – Learning and Development Consultant (Sep 2017-Oct 2019)
- Co-lead, manage, coordinate and coach mid-level managers under the 6 months Global Talent Programme for Mining Industry Holding Indonesia (MIND)
- Co-facilitated Talent Profiling with EPF, Malaysia
- Co-facilitated Women on Board: Values, Challenges and Managing Process with Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
- Co-facilitated with Dibta Group on Future Leaders programme for
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

- Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth
- Boosted client satisfaction rates through exceptional relationship management and prompt resolution of issues
- Formed strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive project on leadership development


People Potential - Learning and Development Consultant (Feb 2017-Sep 2017)
- Launch and manage E-learning system Mindmaster
- Determine effectiveness of training and L1-L3 behaviour tracking in learners

Learning and Development Manager

InterContinental KL
11.2015 - 01.2017
  • Spearhead Employee Engagement Activity in 2016, with 100% participation and passed set survey target for first time since its inception
  • 100% clearance for internal and external auditing
  • 100% attendance of hotel’s new brand roll-out initiative training
  • Turn hotel into most highly sought internship destination.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering their growth and increasing departmental expertise
  • Improved communication within cross-functional teams by facilitating collaborative workshops focused on effective communication techniques
  • Collaborated with department heads to identify skill gaps and develop targeted training solutions
  • Streamlined onboarding processes for new hires, resulting in reduced time to productivity
  • Developed strong partnerships with external vendors to provide diverse learning opportunities for employees
  • Increased employee satisfaction scores related to career development opportunities by implementing transparent internal promotion process

Talent Development Manager

Kelly Services
10.2012 - 12.2013
  • Establish talent development strategy that detailed core values of Kelly Services
  • Design career development programme, linking performance management, succession management and personal and leadership development programmes and coaching.

Assistant Manager, Training and Sales Effectiveness Training

American Express (M) Sdn Bhd, KL
07.2007 - 09.2012
  • Lead Merchant Experience, Sales and Quality Assurance initiative, specialising in conducting and coaching quality monitoring and training of inbound sales team, encompassing merchant handling effectiveness from sales and service delivery, in terms of information, solution accuracy and process and compliance adherence.
  • Manage and execute monthly onboarding training programme.
  • Plan and execute process improvement initiatives and training programmes to drive sales by trending quality assurance findings, study gaps and review existing performances, processes and consistencies in merchant experiences.
  • Review policy and process changes impacting operational and training documentations, establish metrics that defines merchant relationship, review performance related variables, drive corrective actions based on evaluation criterion and process with internal stakeholders to drive excellence in merchant experience.
  • Lead cross-divisional teams from multiple business groups and functional areas to deliver high impact programs on objection handling delivery and other learning programs.
  • Conduct and coaching call audits involving People, Transaction Monitoring and Training internally and at outsourced contact centre to ensure compliance and business requirements met.

Others

  • Lead Compliance for Sales Business Unit - Monitoring team compliance requirements, training, and documentation.
  • Create and key writer of hugely popular quarterly e-newsletter
  • Business Continuity Plan Lead – ensuring quarterly updated documentation and Voice and System at BCP site is maintained well. Best Business Continuity Plan documentation that was emulated in APAC region.
  • • Created and maintained basic talent management strategy to maximize potential of talents
  • Flexible Work Lead – Innovate and interact with Leaders on flexible work options
  • Involved in Facilities Management – issues pertaining to office facilities
  • Founded Friends of Earth - creating greater awareness of carbon emission at work.
  • 20% of work time spent on Internal Communications and American Express KL Zone newsletters, Corporate article writer for Amex GM (2010-2012).
  • Elected as Compliance Champion yearly. Recognition by Regional Head Office Compliance team.
  • Award and recognition as Outstanding Performer thrice.
  • Created and showcased teams’ achievements via highly popular e-newsletter across APAC.
  • Played key role in achieving silver award for “Best Telesales Contact Centre under 50” CCAM in 2011.
  • Nominated as “Best Support Staff” for CCAM Malaysia 2011.
  • Founded green initiative community project “Friends of Earth”.

Training and Quality Assurance Specialist

Inter-touch (M) Sdn Bhd
04.2006 - 06.2007
  • Provided training for new hires on induction, soft skills, customer service and technical issues
  • Quality assurance - mentoring, observation and coaching agents
  • Handling operation activities – interviewing, report generation, scheduling and adhoc managing operations of call centre.

Technical Support Analyst

Scicom (M) Sdn Bhd
10.2002 - 03.2006
  • Guided new hires “on the job”
  • Upgraded tech skills to provide technical support to APAC customers.

Education

MBA - International Business Strategy

University of East London
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
02.2014 - 06.2021

LLB - Law

University of Wolverhampton
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
06.1994 - 10.1998

Skills

  • People Skills

  • Training Skills

  • Presentation Skills

  • Public speaking skills

  • Communication Skills

  • Writing Skills

  • Compliance

  • Employee Relations & Engagement

  • Highly Analytical

  • Mentoring Skills

  • Basic coaching Skills

  • Recruitment Skills

  • Talent Development Skills

  • Influencing Skills

  • Persuasive Skills

  • Selling Skills

  • MS Office

  • Salesforce

  • Quality Monitoring System (QMS)

  • LMS & Engagement Tools - EdApp, Disprz, Canva, Prezi, Engagement Tools

  • Highly and intrinsically motivated individual with excellent interpersonal, persuasion and influencing skills

  • Strong analytic thinker, very solution-minded

  • Strong focus on learning and talent development with excellent experience in best practices and methodologies

  • Strong, experienced stakeholder management abilities

  • Experienced in coaching leaders, and mentoring, counseling young

  • Dynamic presenter skilled in employing clarity and innovation to deliver effective presentations to diverse audiences at all organisational levels

  • Strong focus in business presenting and facilitating workshops with leaders

  • Experienced in designing learning materials and delivering trainings, and executing employee engagement and development strategies

  • Excellent writing skills, experienced in script writing, articles, newsletters and corporate communication in the corporate platform

  • Strong advocate of continuous learning, with the ability to see the big picture

  • Strong community focused ideals, advocate the importance of education through community services through the Rotary Education Fund to mentor underprivileged children and various community activities at the local community centre

Learning And Development Experience

· Collaborate with stakeholders - senior leadership, HR teams and subject matter experts to understand and evaluate organisational learning and development needs

· Coach colleagues to ensure high-performance through effective induction, training, and development

· Maintain an internal and external focus, horizon scanning and networking to explore and identify the most effective and innovative training, learning and delivery initiatives and projects

· Ensure that blended delivery methodologies are fit for purpose and appropriate for external clients

· Tracking, reporting, evaluating and analysing performance of the Learning and Development function and the effectiveness of the programme delivered

· Facilitate performance development review, succession planning and talent development cycle, helping to identify future leaders and high potential colleagues and working with relevant stakeholders to develop suitable development journey

· Manage client and training provider relationships and contract negotiations with external stakeholders and providers to ensure effective use of resources

· Manage the L&D budget

· Manage internal communications in conjunction with relevant stakeholders to ensure widespread awareness of learning and development activity

Hr Experience

· Oversee the full spectrum of HR functions for Intercontinental Hotel

· Manage the recruitment and selection process, including job postings, candidate screening, interviews, and onboarding

· Foster positive employee relations through effective communication, conflict resolution, and team-building activities.

· Administer performance management programs, including performance appraisals, feedback sessions, and improvement plans

· Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations

Education And Certifications

  • Master in Business Administration, majored in International Business Strategy – University of East London
  • LLB Degree – University of Wolverhampton
  • Certified Meta-NLP Practitioner Certified Coaching Essentials - International Society of NeuroSemantics
  • Certified Support Professional - SCP
  • REACH Profiling Certification
  • REACH Psychometric Certification
  • HRD Corp TTT Certification
  • SHRM (current)

Learnings

  • Influencer
  • New Allen Management Leadership
  • Contact Center Coaching
  • Moments of Truth
  • Training and Knowledge Management
  • Effective Business Skills
  • The Case Maker
  • High-Impact Train the Trainer
  • Six Thinking Hats
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
  • Agile Leadership

References

  • Norazmin Senin, HR Manager, Aisling Consulting, norazmin.s@aislingconsulting.com, 012-3520799
  • Rita Ramachandran, Corporate Consultant, Aisling Consulting, rita.r@aislingconsulting.com, 016-2477314
  • Ngam Wai Kea, HR, CTC Sdn Bhd, waikea.ngam@ctc-g.com.my, 012-2781079

Interests

Reading: Self-development genre, Hiking, Travelling, Music, Movies, Meditation, Yoga, Tai-chi, QI-gong

Timeline

Director, Learning and Development

Aisling Professional Development Sdn Bhd
09.2020 - Current

Learning and Development Consultant

Dibta Global
02.2017 - 09.2020

Learning and Development Manager

InterContinental KL
11.2015 - 01.2017

MBA - International Business Strategy

University of East London
02.2014 - 06.2021

Talent Development Manager

Kelly Services
10.2012 - 12.2013

Assistant Manager, Training and Sales Effectiveness Training

American Express (M) Sdn Bhd, KL
07.2007 - 09.2012

Training and Quality Assurance Specialist

Inter-touch (M) Sdn Bhd
04.2006 - 06.2007

Technical Support Analyst

Scicom (M) Sdn Bhd
10.2002 - 03.2006

LLB - Law

University of Wolverhampton
06.1994 - 10.1998
Geetha Shanmuganathan