Sumita Tandon

Senior Director HR Business Partner, AsiaPacific at LinkedIn

Singapore, Singapore

About

Global Human Resources Executive with over 25 years of transformational HR leadership experience in complex business environments in technology, advertising, financial and hospitality sectors. A seasoned leader who has designed, developed and successfully executed on Talent strategies in Small, Mid, and Large companies across India and Singapore. Proven track record of building long lasting relationships, strong stakeholder management, trusted partnerships in heavily matrixed organisations to drive business-aligned HR strategies across various functions: Sales Go-To-Market, Global Business Services, SaaS, Operations, and R&D. Demonstrated success in large scale regional and global Organisational Design, Change Management, Talent & Leadership Development, HR Business Partnering, Program / Project Management, Compensation & Benefits and Diversity Equity & Inclusion initiatives. Currently Sumita is the HR leader of LinkedIn's Human Resources (Global Talent Organization) in AsiaPacific, is responsible for leading LinkedIn's HR Business Partners and creating a transformational environment for employees across the Apac regions. As part of the APAC Leadership team, her role involves partnering with the most senior executive leaders in LinkedIn, the regional Managing Director and the Senior Leadership, to deliver the team, region and company's vision and retain and develop top talent across the organization.

Experience

  • LinkedIn (12 yrs)
    • Head HR Global Sales Solutions
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • HR Head AsiaPacific Linkedin
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Director HR Business Partner , Global Sales Organisation AsiaPacific, Talent and Learning Solutions
      Dec 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • HR Head - BlackBerry India at BlackBerry
    Aug 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Key Responsibilities • HR Business Partnership • HR Operational Excellence • Talent Management / High Potential Management / Succession Planning • Cultural Transformation • Performance Management / Compensation & Benefits • Organization & Leadership Development / Sales Force Effectiveness • Employee Engagement

  • Head of Human Resources at Wunderman International, India
    Jun 2011 - Aug 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Key Responsibilities: This role was a part of the senior leadership team for the country, reporting to Regional HR head in APAC. •Strategic Business Partnership •Efficient management of Global, Regional and Local HR programs and processes •Drive a learning environment through programs with the Global Learning and Management System (LMS)

  • HR Head at HP
    Mar 2009 - Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Hewlett-Packard (Bengaluru Area, India)
    • Human Resources - Learning & Development
      Apr 2008 - Mar 2009 · 1 yr

    • Human Resources - Global Business Services (GBS)
      Jul 2006 - Mar 2008 · 1 yr 9 mos