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Sumanth Varma

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Associate Director - People Resources at McDonald's India
📍 Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India

Sumanth Varma is the Associate Director of People Resources at McDonalds India, where he leads HR for all restaurants and corporate functions. He holds an MBA from NMIMS and his expertise spans total rewards, performance management, and HR technology. People who have worked with him describe him as talented, patient, and flawless.

He takes immense pride in his teams achievements, particularly McDonalds receiving the Laureate Award for being a great place to work for over ten consecutive years.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Associate Director - People Resources
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India
Personality Overview

How Sumanth shows up

ROI Driven
Requires Proof
Curious But Skeptical

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

Priorities

Topics Sumanth cares about

Employee Recognition
Frequently posts about McDonald's achievements as a 'Great Place to Work,' emphasizing a 'Putting People First' philosophy.
HR Technology
His previous roles included direct responsibility for HR Tech, indicating a focus on leveraging technology within human resources.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Associate Director - People Resources
McDonald's India
10-2020 - 2-2024
General Manager - HR | Lead Store HR & Lead Corporate HR
McDonald's India
2020 - 9-2020
DGM - HR | Head Corporate HR
McDonald's India
7-2017 - 2020
Senior Manager - HR | Head Total Rewards | Payroll and Compliance | Performance Management | HR Tech
McDonald's India
9-2015 - 6-2017
Manager - Corporate HR
McDonald's India
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2010 - 2012
MBA
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
2003 - 2007
B.Tech
VIIT,JNTU Hyderabad
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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