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Vijaya G Bopanna

Go-getter · DISC type d
Head People and Culture at BI WORLDWIDE (India)
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Vijaya G Bopanna is a senior HR leader with over 17 years of experience shaping HR strategies in the IT, retail, and healthcare sectors. A graduate of the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, she is proficient in leading large, distributed teams and transforming company culture. She is recognized for being hardworking and meticulous.

Outside of her corporate role, Vijaya is an international badminton player and a passionate coach and speaker. She has a unique background of 13 years of service in the Indian Navy, where she focused on people strategy and community engagement. She enjoys recognizing and appreciating good orators and storytellers.

She was part of the first-ever batch of women officers to be commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1992, making history and breaking gender barriers.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head People and Culture
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Vijaya shows up

Self-Confident
Direct & Candid
Fast-Paced

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Vijaya cares about

Strategic HR Leadership
Her career is defined by senior HR leadership roles where she developed strategies for talent management, cultural transformation, and employee engagement for teams of over 15, 000.
Breaking Barriers
As a member of the first batch of women officers in the Indian Navy, she has a personal history of challenging the status quo and promoting diversity.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Head People and Culture
BI WORLDWIDE (India)
2-2020 - 8-2022
Vice President & Head Human Resources India & APAC
Infinite Computer Solutions
1-2017 - 1-2020
Vice President HR & ER
HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions
7-2013 - 11-2016
Director Human Resources
Capgemini
4-2010 - 7-2013
Head HR Reliance Lifestyle - Reliance Jewels, Reliance TimeOut, Hamleys (JV) and Office Depot(JV)
Reliance Retail
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2006
Gurgaon
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
1987 - 1991
Btech
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

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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