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CIO/BRANDS

Challenging Norms

For Sudha, Tech is not about While Charting a

Gender Anymore Memorable Journey

With over 25 years in the IT and telecom sector, An IT professional with 20 years
Davinder Kaur has a curious mind that always of experience across various roles
seeks solutions/answers to different problems. A that includes IT operations, Project
degree in electronic engineering and Management/Delivery, as the Head of
a post-graduate in Operations IT operations, Saloni has been a strong
and Marketing has given her a decision maker. Partnering with various
new and logical perspective business teams to maximize profits
towards whatever she and ultimately driving financial goals
does in life. Her journey & objectives, has been my consistent
so far has been fraught approach. She has also been an efficient
with hurdles, including communicator with strong leadership,
odd working hours, harsh people management and analytical
working environment, problem resolving skill. She manages a
not being taken seriously, team of 150+ individuals from Application,
and more. But she has Infrastructure, Network & Security and
managed to surpass all of Data center and 10000+ assets across
it to become a strong and circles.
determined woman...always
moving forward! Journey in the Tech Role Model in Life
World Women who challenge
Sudha N, Senior HR Business Partner, It is a Journey full of themselves and create their
remarkable journey.
SonicWall (India) learning, knowledge,
grit, determination and
perseverance. If not this
Journey in the Tech Especially, those who are new to profession
World tech and need to feel supported. Advice to Aspiring I would surely had been a
I started my career as part of Women in IT Mathematics teacher or a
Talent Acquisition team where I Key Goals for 2021 Take ownership and Professor.
have hired 1000+ individuals in i) Be Employee Champion – be become accountable.
a year to keep up the demand of visible and available; listen to and Push yourself out of your
projects. I alsohad an opportunity respond to employee needs comfort zone and do
to build HR policies & guidelines, ii) Be Credible Business different things.
building up HR systems since Advisors – serve as internal
13+ years. consultant to senior leaders and
line managers Key Goals for
Advice to Aspiring 2021
Women in IT Role Model in Life To be fit and healthy.
I have one such person in life –
i) Tech is not about gender: My MOTHER. She inspires and Skill enhancement and
As women, we need to have faith motivates me to grow without to get equipped with
in ourselves and let our work do any barriers. She is my inspiration, new technologies
the talking. Working in a team or my role model.
under a leadership that is invested If not this profession Saloni Vijay,
in our success is important. Motivational Speaker/Women
ii) The power of sisterhood: activist Lawyer GM & Central Cluster
We need to help each other. IT Head - Vodafone Idea Ltd.

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