Ms. Uttara Sawant is the Head of Human Resources at the University of Southampton Delhi, a founding member of the institution, with over 17 plus years of progressive HR leadership experience across the Education, EdTech, BFSI, and Information Technology sectors. She has global exposure working with stakeholders across India, the UK, the US, and Argentina, leading strategic and operational HR functions in diverse, matrixed environments.
She brings deep expertise in HR Operations & Business Transformation, Change Management, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement, Workforce Planning, HR Budgeting, and Organizational Development. Throughout her career, she has successfully partnered with Fortune 500 organizations, high-growth enterprises, major start-ups, and educational institutions to build high-performing, people-centric workplaces. She has led large-scale organizational restructuring initiatives, established HR functions for start-up development centers, and driven employer branding, culture transformation, and leadership development initiatives.
Her expertise extends to strategic hiring across technical, non-technical, and leadership roles, HR business partnering, HR technology implementation, and global compliance frameworks, including CMMI Level 1, 3 & 5, ISO Standards, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC III.
