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Pooja Khandelwal

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Associate Manager - People & Culture COE at Ascendion
📍 Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Pooja is an Associate Manager in the People & Culture COE at Ascendion, holding an MBA in Human Resources from NMIMS Mumbai. Her experience at Goldman Sachs involved managing talent mobility and reorganizations for global stakeholders. She is skilled in HR operations, business partnering, and L&OD consulting.

Outside of her direct role, Pooja is passionate about leadership development, having been part of the Johnson & Johnson Future Women Leaders’ Circle. She shows a keen interest in personal branding, the future of work, and topics like the gig economy and evolving labor laws.

She was the National Winner of the prestigious Nomura Nav-Nirmaan 21, a case competition showcasing her HR acumen.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Associate Manager - People & Culture COE
Job Level
Middle
Location
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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Women in Leadership
Selected for the Johnson & Johnson Future Women Leaders’ Circle in 2022, focusing on leadership grooming and personal branding.
Global HR Processes
Managed talent mobility, employee exits, and reorganizations for global investment bankers during her time at Goldman Sachs.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Associate Manager - People & Culture COE
Ascendion
4-2023 - 2-2025
Senior Analyst - Human Capital Management
Goldman Sachs
11-2022 - 1-2023
India intern
Leaderonomics
8-2022 - 9-2022
Intern
CoCoon Consulting
4-2022 - 5-2022
Summer Analyst
Goldman Sachs
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Education
2021 - 2023
MBA - Human Resources
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
2015 - 2018
Bachelors of Management Studies (BMS)
Mithibai College of Arts Chauhan Institute of Science and A.J. College of Commerce and Economics
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