After a successful 11-year stint with Genpact, Rajlakshmi Saikia has now joined Synchrony as its VP-learning innovation, capabilities & insights. At Genpact, Saikia was leading Genome, the company’s leading learning platform. Her primary aim was to build new-age skills in the organisation and T-shaped capabilities amongst people.
Additionally, she led the global operations to reskill the company’s global talent pool of over 90,000 employees. She helped build digital transformation capabilities in the workforce for the future as its VP-global learning operations since 2021.
Saikia joined Genpact in 2014 as its AVP – talent development. In this role, she was responsible for developing more than 18,000 employees in the consumer goods, retail, life sciences and healthcare businesses.
Saikia started her career with c, a staffing and recruiting firm, in 2004, supporting clients in their talent and development needs. After two years, she moved into a dual role of HR manager and deputy editor for the magazine The Human Factor, at Planman Media. In this role, she managed the editorial activities and also handled recruitment, payroll, performance management and engagement.
After spending seven successful years at Planman Media, Saikia joined People Matters, an HR publication, as deputy editor, in the year 2011. In this role, she led the editorial team of their monthly magazine. She also played a role in managing corporate events at People Matters.
Saikia has completed an MBA in HR from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management and a post graduate certificate programme in HRM from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
