Prashanna Sunder

Background

About Prashanna Sunder

I am a HR Analytics & Transformation leader with 15+ years of global experience enabling organizations to embed analytics, AI, and technology into their people strategy. My work focuses on transforming HR from manual, Excel-driven reporting to enterprise decision intelligence that directly supports workforce planning, talent optimization, productivity, and cost decisions.I have a proven track record of building and scaling enterprise-grade HR Analytics functions from the ground up, owning medallion architecture for HR data, analytics platforms, operating models, and governance. My expertise spans HR Analytics, People Analytics, and Workforce Analytics across workforce planning, attrition and retention, succession, organizational design, and cost analytics underpinned by single-source-of-truth data architectures, strong data quality frameworks, and access controls.I lead HR Transformation and HR Digital Transformation initiatives by embedding AI/ML, predictive, prescriptive, and generative analytics into real HR workflows. This includes GenAI (GPT-4 RAG-based HR chatbots), Agentic AI and RPA for HR Shared Services, AI-enabled talent and hiring analytics, and digital employee experience platforms. These initiatives have delivered 85% reductions in manual HR reporting effort, hours saved annually, 30+ automated HR analytics products, 74%-accurate attrition prediction models, and enabled hires in a single year through data-led TA optimization while supporting paperless, Excel-less, and email-light HR operations.I am a trusted advisor to CHROs and senior leaders, known for translating complex analytics into clear, actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes in workforce planning, succession, organizational design, and enterprise talent optimization. I balance innovation with ISO 27001–aligned HR data governance and security, ensuring analytics and GenAI scale safely, responsibly, and sustainably across regions and systems.