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Sushma Kumar

Sharpshooter · DISC type DC
Head - Performance Enablement & Culture at Etihad
📍 United Arab Emirates

Sushma Kumar is a Group Director at Etihad with 25 years of experience in human capital, focused on building high-performance cultures and shaping talent strategy in global environments. Described by colleagues as inspiring, meticulous, and creative, she holds a certificate in Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School Online.

Outside of work, Sushma is a mother who is passionate about supporting the careers of working moms. In her personal time, she enjoys her hobby as an amateur candle maker, a craft she pursues alongside her corporate responsibilities and family life.

Unique fact: Sushma is a member of RL100, an exclusive, global community for senior leaders and trailblazers in the talent and resourcing industry.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Head - Performance Enablement & Culture
Location
United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Sushma shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
ROI Driven
Thorough Evaluator

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Sushma cares about

High-Performance Culture
A central theme of her current role at Etihad, where she leads the enterprise design of the performance ecosystem to drive business results.
Disruptive Strategy
Completed the Harvard Business School Online course on this topic to gain an edge when re-entering the workforce and frequently applies its principles in her work.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Head - Performance Enablement & Culture
Etihad
3-2023 - 10-2025
Sr.VP - Global Head - People Management, Career Academy , Personal & Professional Skills
HSBC
4-2022 - 3-2023
Global Head of Talent Consulting
HSBC
1-2020 - 4-2022
Head - Professional Services Delivery and Consulting - India, SHL
SHL
4-2018 - 12-2019
Director and Practice Leader - KPMG Learning Academy
KPMG India
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2018
Certificate in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen
Harvard Business School Online
2018 - 2018
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Indian School of Business
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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