About

Devika Ahuja is a Senior Human Resource Specialist at AMD, with over 5 years of experience in HR. She holds an MBA in Human Resources and a PHR certification. In her current role, she is responsible for building high-performing teams by providing constant feedback, team building, and leadership skill development. Devika leads investigations on complex employee relations issues, recommending solutions and disciplinary actions across the US for cases like performance management, conflict management, allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other policy violations. She provides coaching to executives and line managers across the US on employee relations issues, focusing on workplace conduct, company policies, and performance management. Devika also leads ER data analytics, synthesizing ER data for metrics reporting, identifying data themes/trends, recommending, and implementing data-driven processes/program improvement. She partners with Legal for position elimination and performance management cases. Devika conducts one-on-one effectiveness coaching with senior leaders to improve leadership capability or resolve leadership gaps. She partners with managers on performance matters, assessing progress, mentoring managers and employees through corrective action and disciplinary actions. Prior to joining AMD, Devika worked as a Human Resource Business Partner at Stanford Health Care, where she recommended solutions to business leaders to increase productivity, manage performance, ensure compliance, and improve employee relations. She managed people programs, including performance management, coaching, counseling, and career development. Devika also managed talent movement plans by identifying potential successors using business insights and data for critical positions. She managed employee engagement surveys, highlighted trends/themes, and provided recommendations to senior leadership about organizational strategies, goals, and actions. Devika led the implementation of changing structures, cultural change, and programs/processes. She managed employee experience, engagement, and retention, conducting exit interviews to provide ongoing investigation and important retention analytics. Devika provided guidance to leaders in the interpretation and application of union contracts, hospital policies, performance management, and linking operational decisions to organizational strategy. She also conducted market wage surveys and analyzed, interpreted, and distributed data to aid compensation decision-making. As an Employee Labor Relations Specialist, Devika managed OSHA, separations, FMLA, enrollment of health benefits, and facilitation of Workers Comp claims benefits, ensuring that the organization is compliant with all employment-related laws (federal, state, and local). Devika holds an MBA in Human Resources from Symbiosis and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Manav Rachna University.