Hem Kanwar in

Hem Kanwar

Login to view DISC.
Human Resources Managing Director, Accenture India at Accenture
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hem Kanwar is the Managing Director of Human Resources at Accenture India, with over 20 years of experience shaping human capital strategy. Her career includes leadership roles at Telstra and Ericsson. She holds an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies.

Based in Bangalore, Hem is passionate about running and traveling, reflecting a dynamic and active lifestyle outside of her professional commitments. She actively engages in discussions on the future of work and leadership, showing a keen interest in evolving professional landscapes.

She believes modern leadership demands a new vocabulary, one infused with compassion, trust, and empathy to foster engagement and belonging.

Read the full overview →
Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Human Resources Managing Director, Accenture India
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Hem shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Hem cares about

Future of Leadership
Participated in the Bengaluru Tech Summit on the "Future of Leadership" panel, discussing how to navigate the evolving tech landscape and workplace.
Human-Centred Leadership
Advocates for leadership infused with compassion, trust, and empathy, especially in hybrid work models, to drive performance through engagement and belonging.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

5-2021
Human Resources Managing Director, Accenture India
Accenture
9-2018 - 3-2021
Head of HR
Telstra India
3-2004 - 9-2018
Associate Director- HR Business Partner
Accenture India
10-2003 - 3-2004
-
Fidelity Technologies India
-
Ericsson Hewlett Packard Telecommunications / Wipro Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

Accenture says India employees have to specialise or go. Featured in Times of India
See now
Education
1996 - 1998
MBA
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Accenture Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Hem. Free, 10 seconds.