Shuchika Sahay is the CHRO at Firstsource, with responsibility for building a purposeful organization, implementing the company’s people value proposition, and developing a growth mindset. Passionate about nurturing talent and accentuating the human side of enterprise, she focuses on driving the data backbone of the company across the people and performance dimensions.

In her previous role with Standard Chartered bank, she served as the Global Head – People Capability Delivery. Over the course of her eight year stint with Standard Chartered, she held several leadership positions, leading large scale people transformation and change management projects, galvanizing high performing cross cultural teams to deliver impactful outcomes.

Having worked at leading companies such as HDFC Life, Lehman Brothers and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Shuchika brings two decades of wide-ranging HR experience spanning learning, talent and diversity. During her tenure at HDFC Life, she received the coveted ‘Young HR Professional of The Year’ presented by Asia Brand Awards.

Shuchika holds a master’s degree from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and is currently pursuing a coaching certification from New Ventures West, San Francisco. She lives in Mumbai with her husband, their daughter and two furry kids. Shuchika enjoys coaching people pro bono and loves to read and write.