Shubhra Singh

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People & Culture Leader – Corporate Office (IKEA India) at IKEA

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Shubhra Singh is a strategic People & Culture leader at IKEA India with over two decades of experience shaping business transformation through people strategy. A graduate of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, colleagues describe her as passionate, detail-oriented, and highly motivated.

She is passionate about empowering women, having served as an Authorized Mentor for Prayaanas Comeback2Career Mission, a program that helps women return to their professional careers after a break.

Unique fact: Shubhra architected and delivered the people strategy for IKEAs expansion into India, which included establishing the countrys first Customer Support Centre.

Personality Overview

Direct & Candid

Challenger

Decisive

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Talent Transformation
Her career is focused on leading large-scale business transformation and expansion initiatives by architecting and delivering comprehensive people strategies for major organizations like IKEA.
AI in HR
She actively follows the role of AI and data analytics in modern recruitment, focusing on aligning candidate skills with organizational goals and screening new talent.
Future of Retail
Focuses on nurturing talent in the retail sector by integrating digital skills and emphasizing core human capabilities like empathy, collaboration, and adaptability in a tech-enabled environment.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
People & Culture Leader – Corporate Office (IKEA India) at IKEA
12-2024 - 8-2025
Head of people strategy- India expansion ( Country project) at IKEA
1-2021 - 11-2024
Country Talent Acquisition Head at IKEA
11-2015 - 7-2017
Director Human Resources at [24]7
1-2002 - 7-2015
Senior Manager- Human Resources at Genpact

Education

2011 - 2015
PGDHRM from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
2000 - 2000
PG Diploma in Marketing and Advertising from B.Sc, Diploma in Adv and Mkt

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Insights For Selling To Shubhra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shubhra is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shubhra

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shubhra move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Shubhra take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Shubhra

Personality Compatibility


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