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Chetan Shetty

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Learning & Development leader at Hamleys India, building frontline certification and leadership pathways across a 100+ store network.

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At Hamleys India, I lead learning and development for a 100+ store network. I established a 45-day New Joiner Certification Programme and a pan-India Certified to Play zone-certification structure, and designed leadership journeys across four management levels.

At Reliance Retail, I led functional academies across eight retail businesses and built skills taxonomies with business owners and HR leaders. Earlier, at Disprz, I directed learning design strategy for enterprise clients and introduced the Capability Index to measure behavioural transfer and post-training effectiveness.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Deputy General Manager, Learning & Development

Hamleys India (Reliance Retail Group)

Feb 2026 - Present (8 months)

Lead L&D for a 100+ store network, with responsibility for frontline capability, leadership pipelines, learning architecture and analytics. Established consistent capability standards through a 45-day New Joiner Certification Programme and a pan-India Certified to Play zone-certification structure.

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Deputy General Manager, Learning & Development

Reliance Retail

Sep 2024 - Jan 2026 (1 year 4 months)

Led design and delivery oversight for enterprise leadership and functional academies across eight retail businesses. Built skills taxonomies with business owners, the CHRO and HR leaders, translating functional priorities into structured capability programmes and curricula.

DI

Associate Director, Learning & Skilling Sciences

Disprz

Jan 2022 - Sep 2024 (2 years 8 months)

Directed learning design strategy for enterprise clients across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, working with customer success, sales and pre-sales teams. Designed adaptive learning pathways, capability maps, video-based simulations and scenario-driven assessments for a digital learning platform.

CH

Senior Manager, Learning & Development

Chaayos

Jun 2015 - Jan 2022 (6 years 7 months)

Built the organisation’s first structured L&D function and curriculum for frontline and management audiences across a 150+ outlet network. Created a competency-based curriculum and certification model with self-reflection and workplace-application exercises to strengthen manager readiness.

ED

Manager, Training

Elephant Food Factory Pvt Ltd (Yummy Dogs)

Jun 2009 - Sep 2012 (3 years 3 months)

Established training and audit functions for central kitchen and warehouse operations; developed SOPs and content for front- and back-of-house teams.

GL

Lead Advisor & Transition Expert

3 Global Services Pvt Ltd

Jan 2007 - Feb 2009 (2 years 1 month)

Delivered classroom and shop-floor training for new joiners while handling premium UK-based customer queries.

IT

Senior Customer Service Executive

Intelenet Global Services (HSBC & TransUnion)

Jun 2004 - Dec 2006 (2 years 6 months)

Resolved US customer queries relating to credit cards and credit reports and sold ancillary credit-card packages.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Coursera Instructor Network

Gen AI for Learning and Development, Artificial Intelligence in Learning

2025 - 2025

Completed the Gen AI for Learning and Development certification from Coursera Instructor Network in October 2025.

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XLRI Jamshedpur

PGCHRM, Human Resources

2024 - 2025

Pursued a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management from XLRI Jamshedpur from 2024 to 2025.

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Josh Bersin Academy

People Analytics, People Analytics

2024 - 2024

Completed the People Analytics certification from Josh Bersin Academy in June 2024.

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Josh Bersin Academy

Leading L&D, Learning and Development

2024 - 2024

Completed the Leading L&D certification from Josh Bersin Academy in April 2024.

RM

Rizvi College of Hospitality Management

Diploma, Hospitality Management

2001 - 2004

Completed a Diploma in Hospitality Management from Rizvi College of Hospitality Management, Mumbai from 2001 to 2004.

LC

L.S. Raheja College of Arts and Commerce

BCom, Commerce

1999 - 2001

Earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from L.S. Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai from 1999 to 2001.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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