Harshita Chaudhary is an HR leader and leadership & talent strategist with over 18 years of experience across leading organizations including Walmart Global Tech, Freshworks, Nestlé, Honeywell, Colgate-Palmolive, and Cadbury. Currently serving as Chennai Center HR Head at Walmart Global Tech and People Partner Leader for its Enterprise Business Solutions technology organization, she brings extensive experience in organization design, talent strategy, leadership development, employee experience, HR technology, and culture transformation.
Areas of Expertise
- Strategic Human Resource Management and People Strategy
- Talent Management, Succession Planning, and Leadership Development
- Organization Design, Culture Transformation, and Change Management
- HR Business Partnering and Executive Coaching
- Performance Management, Employee Experience, and Future of Work
- HR Technology, People Analytics, and Talent Architecture
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Women in Leadership
- Career Management, Executive Presence, and Leadership Coaching
Career & Academic Highlights
- Chennai Center HR Head and People Partner Leader at Walmart Global Tech, where she has scaled technology organizations, led people strategy, and coached senior leadership through growth and transformation
- Scaled a technology organization from approximately 800 to 2,500 associates and established a greenfield contact center from 0 to approximately 300 associates
- Previously served as Global Talent & Organization Development Lead and Global HR Leader at Freshworks, Head of Talent / Head of Talent Acquisition – South Asia at Nestlé India, and Organization Development & Learning Leader at Honeywell
- Earlier leadership experience with Colgate-Palmolive and Cadbury India across learning & development, HR generalist roles, sales HR, leadership development, and people strategy
- Guest faculty and speaker at leading institutions including IIM Ahmedabad, ISB, TISS, LIBA, and MSSW, with teaching and mentoring experience across HR strategy, leadership, diversity, and the future of work
- MA in HRM & Labour Relations from TISS, Mumbai; MA in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University; and BA (Hons) in History from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
- SPHR certified, Belbin Team-Role Coach, EQ-i 2.0 & EQ360 Certified Coach, and ICF-credentialed Coach with 200+ coaching hours
- Recognized among India’s Most Inspiring Women Managers by InsideIIM in 2021