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Misha H Dhorda

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Head of Talent Development for APAC, GCC & LATAM regions at AVENU Learning & Univo Ed Tech.

India

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At AVENU Learning & Univo EdTech, I direct faculty administration and academic operations across APAC, North America and LATAM, supporting a distributed network of over 150 faculty professionals.

I transformed faculty onboarding, certification and governance processes, reducing onboarding turnaround by 40% and improving deployment readiness by more than 30%. Quality assurance frameworks I established increased training delivery quality scores by over 25%.

Through Independent Consulting, I advised more than 20 organizations on HR transformation, leadership capability and organizational development. I designed leadership frameworks and delivered executive coaching and psychometric assessments that improved leadership effectiveness by 20–35%.

I also wrote Trainer, Leader, Coach – New Leadership for a New Working Normal, a leadership framework published and distributed across 130+ countries. My work spans HR, learning and talent development across international organizations, including Apparel Group, Sanghvi Technologies, Sharaf Group, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Accenture and Tata Consultancy Services.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Head – Faculty Administration & Academic Services (Asia)

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AVENU Learning & Univo EdTech

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 9 months)

Direct enterprise-wide faculty administration and academic operations supporting learning delivery across APAC, North America and LATAM. Spearheaded transformation of faculty onboarding, certification and governance processes, improving deployment readiness by over 30% and reducing onboarding turnaround by 40%.

Faculty Management Academic Operations Workforce Planning Onboarding Performance Management Compliance Quality Assurance SLA Governance Budget Management Process Redesign Stakeholder Collaboration Continuous Improvement

Management Consultant – Human Resources & Learning Strategy

Independent Consulting

Jan 2018 - Jan 2021 (3 years)

Advised more than 20 organizations on HR transformation, leadership capability and organizational development strategies. Designed customized leadership development frameworks and delivered executive coaching and psychometric assessments that improved leadership effectiveness by 20–35%.

HR Transformation Leadership Development Organizational Development Executive Coaching Psychometric Assessment Competency Frameworks Succession Planning Cross Cultural Capability Development Stakeholder Management

Senior Associate Director – Training & Quality

Sanghvi Technologies

Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 (2 years)

Developed enterprise learning strategy supporting premium global beauty and luxury brands. Designed capability development and certification programs that enhanced frontline performance by over 30% and reduced capability gaps by 25%.

Learning Strategy Capability Development Certification Programs Competency Assessment Performance Improvement Governance Frameworks Cross Functional Collaboration Learning Operations

Human Resources & Training Specialist

Sharaf Group

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 (11 months)

Managed HR and Learning operations across six international markets supporting a culturally diverse workforce. Implemented leadership development, workforce capability and Emiratization initiatives benefiting more than 500 employees.

HR Operations Learning Operations Leadership Development Workforce Capability Emiratization Talent Pipeline Internal Hiring

Manager – Capability Development, CSR & CRM (Country Head – India & Gulf)

Apparel Group

Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 (3 years)

Led capability development strategy supporting more than 15 international retail and luxury brands across India and GCC markets. Established leadership development frameworks and designed assessment centres and engagement initiatives contributing to a 15–20% improvement in employee retention.