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Khelika Bakshi

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Director, Global Strategic HR | L&D at Rakuten Symphony
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Khelika is a Global Strategic HR and L&D Director at Rakuten Symphony with over 16 years of experience across diverse sectors like Tech, Fintech, and Telecom. An award-winning professional, she is recognized as a Top 20 L&D Influencer and is often described by colleagues as passionate, diligent, and a perfectionist.

Beyond her corporate role, Khelika is an accomplished classical dancer, holding a distinction in Odissi Nritya Bhushan. She has also achieved an A grade in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) B and C certificates, showcasing her discipline and leadership from an early stage.

She has won two national awards from the World HRD Congress for eLearning and online training program initiatives.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director, Global Strategic HR | L&D
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Learning & Development
A core focus of her career, she is recognized as a Top 20 L&D Influencer and has won national awards for her L&D initiatives.
Diversity and Inclusion
She frequently posts about the importance of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), particularly for women, to foster an inclusive culture at Rakuten.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Director, Global Strategic HR | L&D
Rakuten Symphony
4-2022 - 5-2023
Head- Learning & Development
Clear
5-2019 - 3-2022
Sr. Manager L&D
Clear
2-2017 - 4-2019
Global Training Manager
Excelity Global
8-2015 - 1-2017
Assistant Manager - Training|Projects
Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd)
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Education
2009 - 2011
PGDBA
SCDL,Pune
2005 - 2009
BTECH
Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha
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