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Afia Adil

@afiaadil

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Talent management and L&D leader driving leadership development and organizational performance.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead enterprise talent and L&D strategies, partner with senior leaders, scale leadership pipelines, and apply analytics-driven learning to boost performance.

I am a seasoned talent management and learning & development leader with experience designing enterprise L&D strategies and succession frameworks for large organizations.

I have executed holistic talent strategies across organizations of up to 18,000 employees, delivering measurable improvements in candidate quality, promotion readiness, engagement, and training adoption.

My work includes launching digital learning platforms, building leadership development initiatives, and implementing competency-based learning pathways supported by HR analytics to optimize ROI.

I partner with senior leadership to align people strategies with business goals, leverage AI-driven learning analytics, and mentor high-potential talent to strengthen internal pipelines and drive organizational agility.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Talent Management Lead

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HBL

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Executed a holistic talent strategy for 18,000 employees, improving candidate quality by 30% and launching leadership development initiatives that increased promotion readiness by 30%.

Talent Management Learning Development Leadership Development Succession Planning HR Analytics Employee Engagement Stakeholder Management

People Engagement Partner

Careem

Nov 2023 - Jun 2024 (7 months)

Designed and delivered regional L&D initiatives across MENAP, improving leadership effectiveness and delivering competency-based learning pathways that raised productivity by 15%.

Learning Development HR Analytics Stakeholder Management Leadership Coaching Change Management

Manager L&D & HRBP

Colgate-Palmolive

May 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Led L&D strategy for 1,500+ employees, strengthening the leadership pipeline by 40% and launching a digital learning platform that increased training participation by 60%.

Learning Development HR Business Partnering Digital Learning Platforms Leadership Development Succession Planning Employee Engagement Training Delivery

HRBP & L&D Specialist

ICI Pakistan

Feb 2019 - Apr 2022 (3 years 2 months)

Designed structured learning programs to enhance leadership and functional expertise and led succession planning initiatives that improved retention.

Succession Planning HR Business Partnering Leadership Development Performance Management Employee Development

Assistant Manager Org Capacity

EFU Life Assurance

Oct 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Led talent management strategy for 1,500 employees with a focus on leadership development and succession planning, and recruited key roles aligned to growth needs.

Talent Management Succession Planning Recruitment Leadership Development Organizational Development Performance Management Stakeholder Management

HR Consultant

KPMG

Jun 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 4 months)

Conducted talent assessments for clients, identified talent gaps, developed recruitment and retention solutions, and successfully filled 20+ high-priority roles.

Recruitment Retention Strategy Stakeholder Management Performance Management HR Analytics