Dr. Ashish Sharma, PhD

About

Many growing organizations already have capable HR teams—what they often lack is strategic guidance at the top. As a Fractional Head – HR & People Strategy, I bring 30+ years of cross-industry experience across Pharma, Retail, and Academia to help Founders, CXOs, and HR teams unlock people potential and organizational performance through: Leadership Development & Capability Building Strategic L&D and OD Interventions Culture Shaping & Change Management Talent Strategy, SOPs, and Sales Enablement Training Interim HR Leadership & Executive Advisory I don’t replace HR teams—I empower them, embedding scalable systems, building critical capability, and aligning people strategy with business growth. Think of me as your on-demand strategic HR partner—available when needed, without the cost, complexity, or commitment of a full-time hire. Who I Work With: Startups building from the ground up SMEs scaling rapidly Enterprises undergoing transformation Organizations seeking interim or project-based HR leadership Let’s connect if you're ready to scale people, performance, and culture—without increasing headcount.

Experience

• Lead Consultant | Fractional Head – HR & People Strategy · LDG Academy07-01-2025

  Specializes in designing and implementing strategic people solutions that align talent with growth. Engages in strategic advisory, leadership development, capability and culture building, and works alongside existing HR teams to strengthen systems and align leadership execution with business outcomes.

• GM HR (L & D) · Ajanta Pharma Ltd07-01-2024 – 07-01-2025

  Spearheaded the establishment of Ajanta Learning Academy, designed a competency dictionary for 100+ roles, rolled out internship-to-absorption programs, and anchored performance-driven learning interventions.

• Head – Learning & OD · Wellness Forever Medicare Pvt. Ltd.08-01-2022 – 04-01-2024

  Oversaw the entire L&D function for 5,000+ employees, enabled store expansion and revenue growth, designed career development frameworks, created SOP-aligned training programs, launched an L&D platform, and built succession pipelines.

• Co-Founder · Skillstation LLP04-01-2021 – 07-01-2022

  Co-founded Skillstation LLP.

• Head of SafeR+ · Fleet Management Limited03-01-2019 – 03-01-2021

  Led global L&D initiatives for marine crew and shore-based staff, championed behavior-based safety programs, trained Master Mariners and Chief Engineers, and created a system to track outcomes.

Education

• XLRI JamshedpurPGCHRM, HRM
• CPUDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Capability Development
• Institute of Management Technology, GhaziabadDiploma in Business Administration, General Management
• Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada UniversityBachelor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy
• JNUMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Development

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