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Natasha Kakkar Chawla

Natasha Kakkar Chawla

Hong Kong

Summary

Passionate program management, governance, strategy & change management professional with top-notch implementation and program management abilities. 17 years of overall experience & over 8 years in developing strategy & PMO governance framework for strategic growth programs ground-up and large-scale launch at global and regional level. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing and motivating teams across workstreams to meet demanding timelines.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, One JLL Strategic Growth Programs, APAC

Jones Lang Lasalle
05.2021 - Current
  • Developed & rolled out PM tools & governance framework for the execution of growth & change projects across countries in APAC, including a new CRM programme launch in 13 geos, resulting in pipeline of US$72m & revenue of USD73m in 2022
  • Oversee operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
  • Work closely with Functional and Workstream leadership to guide operational strategy.
  • Manage daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity & manage and flag underperforming areas.
  • Draft reports to keep regional leadership informed of the progress and challenges.

Regional Growth Strategy Execution Lead, APAC

KPMG
01.2020 - 03.2021

Worked from the APAC Chairman's office to drive KPMG's Global Growth and Trust strategy in the APAC region.

Designed and implemented PMO framework governance with key stakeholders, managing project initiation, tracking and reporting progress of multiple strategic growth projects concurrently. Managed resourcing requirements for functions to implement necessary deliverables for ongoing projects.

Developed effective working relationships with the Leadership, Functions, and project teams in the region to ensure all initiatives and projects are tracking well and any changes are quickly approved and integrated into project plans.

Global Sales Enablement Program Lead

KPMG Global Services
03.2015 - 01.2020

Conceptualised and developed sales enablement content harvesting and management program for one of KPMG's Global growth initiatives, Global Strategy Group. On successful pilot in the UK practice, rolled it out in 30 Member Firms.

Recruited, on-boarded and performance managed an offshore team to operationalise the program. Developed measures of success, conducted training sessions to drive awareness and adoption in onboarded geographies.

Program delivered 95% success rate vs. 60-65% industry standards.

Consulting Project Manager

KPMG Global Services
12.2008 - 05.2011

Account Manager for a UK based Public Sector client - a Procurement Advisory Group of a Government Agency. Manged end to end account including internal stakeholders & client relationship, people management & development, product development & cross-selling, knowledge management, quality enhancement and team structuring.

Assistant Project Manager

The Smart Cube
08.2005 - 11.2008

Customer Relationship Manager

American Express
06.2002 - 08.2005

Education

MBA - Marketing Management And Research

Kurukshetra University, India
04.1999

Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics

Punjab University, India
04.1997

Skills

  • Mathematics
  • Screencastify
  • Lighting and Camera Angles
  • Accounting Techniques
  • Board Reporting
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Budget Management
  • People Management

Certification

Project Management Professional, PMI 2020

Timeline

Director, One JLL Strategic Growth Programs, APAC - Jones Lang Lasalle
05.2021 - Current
Regional Growth Strategy Execution Lead, APAC - KPMG
01.2020 - 03.2021
Global Sales Enablement Program Lead - KPMG Global Services
03.2015 - 01.2020
Consulting Project Manager - KPMG Global Services
12.2008 - 05.2011
Assistant Project Manager - The Smart Cube
08.2005 - 11.2008
Customer Relationship Manager - American Express
06.2002 - 08.2005
Kurukshetra University - MBA, Marketing Management And Research
Punjab University - Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics
Natasha Kakkar Chawla