About

VK Kothari is a strategic HR leader with over 15 years of experience in delivering business results across HRBP, HR Operations and Technology, Talent Acquisition and Talent Development fields. Currently, he is serving as the Sr. HR Operations and Technology Leader at PayPal, where he is responsible for building and executing global process change management initiatives across the HR operations function. He has designed and deployed HR operations policies and processes, including internal and externally facing playbooks covering the candidate, employee, HR, and business unit experience. VK Kothari is an analytical and critical thinker with a metrics-driven approach. He leverages a data-first solution model to create compelling narratives for change to gain cross-functional sponsorship. He is a departmental ambassador and is tasked with socializing across diverse constituencies, building bridges, and designing “win-win” solutions across a matrixed management organization. VK Kothari is also a lead change management operator, responsible for developing and deploying corporate talent strategy, following organizational design methodology best practices. Prior to his current role, VK Kothari has served as the Senior HR Business Partner at PayPal, where he acted as a strategic and tactical influencer across the business. He has also served as the Human Resources Director at General Electric, where he managed the HR team overseeing global GE Predix & Applications Engineering team, led optimization, resource ratios/allocations, and talent days to drive highly talented product scrum teams. VK Kothari has also created the framework, planned, organized, and delivered talent day initiatives across the core engineering organization. VK Kothari holds a Master's in Science (MS) in Human Resource Management (HRM) from Golden Gate University, a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing & International Business from California State University, an Exchange Student certification in European Studies/Civilization from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Chambéry, and a Bachelor Of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering (EE) from the College of Engineering Pune. VK Kothari has 24.37 years of relevant experience and is a Senior Software Engineer. He is a hands-on strategic HR leader with a demonstrated track record of success in delivering business results.