Yashika Thimmaiah

Chief Human Resources Officer at VRIZE

Yashika Thimmaiah has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Yashika is currently serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer at VRIZE since April 2021. Prior to this, they worked at ITC Infotech from May 2019 to April 2021 as an HR Leader, overseeing strategic business HR for a unit with over 3000 employees. Their responsibilities included talent management, organization change management, rewards framework, and employee life-cycle management.

From 2017 to 2019, Yashika held the position of Global Head Business HR at MARLABS INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED. Before that, they were associated with ITC Infotech from November 2011 to March 2017 as a Talent Management professional. In this role, they managed HR activities for the India Business division, which included sales, account management, and delivery and operations roles.

Yashika also gained experience as a Senior HR Executive at Tech Mahindra from December 2009 to October 2011. Yashika partnered with business leaders to handle HR operations and strategic interventions, implementing employee engagement and retention programs. Additionally, they worked as an HR Generalist at Symantec Software from August 2005 to December 2009, setting up global recruitment processes and supporting transition efforts.

Their earlier experience includes a role as a Senior Technical Engineer at Dell International Service from October 2003 to April 2005, where they provided technical support to Dell customers and mentored new technicians. Overall, Yashika Thimmaiah has held various HR leadership positions and demonstrated expertise in talent management, organizational change, and employee engagement throughout their career.

Yashika Thimmaiah's education history can be summarized as follows:

Yashika Thimmaiah completed a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Print & Media from Manipal Institute of Technology from 1999 to 2003. Following that, from 2006 to 2008, Yashika pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM) from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies.

Most recently, Yashika completed an Executive Development Program in Leadership and Change Management from XLRI Jamshedpur in 2019.

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  • Chief Human Resources Officer

    April, 2021 - present