Vipul (Vik) Kumar

People Operations - Google | Global professional with diverse experiences across regions and HR roles including HR Business Partner and HR COE areas including Org. Transformation, Talent & Development, D&I and M&A HR

New York, New York, United States

About

Highly accomplished strategic HR leader with 18 years of experience driving impactful outcomes in multiple HR Business Partner and HR COE roles across regions, including EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, plus experience in leading large-scale organization transformations in complex global matrix environments. Proven track record of partnering with and influencing leaders within the business and HR, translating business objectives into people strategy, and designing and managing innovative, user-centric HR solutions leveraging systems and design thinking to attract, develop, retain talent, and address organizational gaps. Key areas of experience & expertise: Strategic HR Business Partnerships & Consulting, Business Transformation & Change Management, Organization Design & Effectiveness, Performance Management, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Data-Driven Decision Making & Analytics, Workforce Planning, Restructuring & Re-org.,Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, AI & HR Technology Acumen, Systems & Design Thinking, Leadership Coaching & Development, Organizational Culture, Talent Management & Development, Succession Planning, Total Rewards & Recognition Programs, Employee Engagement

Experience

  • Google (5 yrs 2 mos)
    • HR People Partner, Ads and Commerce
      Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    • Strategy Enablement — Office of the Chief People Officer
      Jul 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Talent Management - Strategist
      Jun 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Deutsche Bank (13 yrs 2 mos)
    • HR People Partner & Americas HR Lead - Project Emden
      Aug 2019 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Sale of Equities business along with Tech & Ops. divisions to BNPP

    • Global Talent & Development Partner – Investment Banking & Sales
      May 2019 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Global HR People Partner, Corporate Bank (CB) Technology
      May 2015 - Feb 2020 · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Student Intern at Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting, Inc.
    Dec 2007 - Dec 2007 · 1 mo

  • Summer Internship at Yahoo
    Apr 2007 - Jun 2007 · 3 mos

  • Student Intern at Oracle
    Jan 2007 - Apr 2007 · 4 mos