Shirley Burla

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Chief Human Resources Officer at Tata Projects

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

As CHRO at Tata Projects, Shirley Burla leverages over 25 years of global HR leadership to align people strategy with high-growth ambitions. She has deep expertise in diverse, large-scale sectors like semiconductor facilities and giga factories. Colleagues describe her as strategic, innovative, and an impactful business partner.

Shirley champions initiatives that build inclusive workplaces and develop future-ready leaders. She is passionate about creating high-performing teams and driving cultural and digital transformation within her organization.

She is the driving force behind "Beneath the Scaffolds: Hard Hats, Real Talks, " an interview series that shares authentic stories from employees on project sites.

Personality Overview

Slow To Decisions

Thoughtful In Approach

Risk-averse

They prefer to follow rules and procedures.  They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people. They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally.

Topics They Care About

Talent for Giga-Projects
Focuses on attracting and hiring top talent for new-age, large-scale projects like semiconductor and giga factories under demanding timelines.
Leadership Development
Passionate about developing future-ready leaders and building high-performing teams to support ambitious business growth.
Employee Storytelling
Promotes the "Beneath the Scaffolds" series, highlighting a commitment to sharing authentic employee experiences and building a connected workforce.

Media Appearances

Shirley has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Chief Human Resources Officer at Tata Projects
6-2023 - 1-2026
Vice President & Head - HR, Energy & Industrial Business at Tata Projects
12-2020 - 5-2023
Head L&OD and Corporate HR, Shapoorji Pallonji Group at Shapoorji Pallonji Group
9-2017 - 12-2020
Head - HR, SP EPC at Shapoorji Pallonji Group
10-2014 - 8-2017
Head HR BP - Building Technologies Division at Siemens Ltd.

Education

MSC from Mithibai College
Strategic Leadership Development Program from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

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Insights For Selling To Shirley

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Show willingness to accommodating their needs or requests
  • Engage other key stakeholders on their side and leverage if they approve of your product
  • If possible, connect them to existing customers

DONT's

  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions
  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions
  • Don’t use phrases like ‘there might be’, ‘we haven’t yet’, ‘latest technology’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shirley is

  • Low-risk, go-ahead from other stakeholders and successful evaluation as per process matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shirley

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shirley move?

  • They do not like to rush and can be quite slow in their decision making.

  • Can Shirley take some risk or not?

  • They are risk-averse and like to make decisions that others support.

You And Shirley

Personality Compatibility


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