Dileepa Peiris, Senior Consultant

Dileepa Peiris

Senior Consultant

PwC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Human Resource Management
Experience
16 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 0 Months

Senior Consultant at PwC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since May 2018

Consultation for clients in the Middle East on Organization Design, Change Management, Talent Management and HR
Transformation
• Designed operating models, functional and positional structures, performance metrics, governance frameworks and
developed detailed implementation plans for clients in Financial Services and Manufacturing/ Retail industries
• Led Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Performance & Rewards and HR operations workstreams in a HR process
reengineering project for the largest Financial Services organization in UAE
• Supported a workforce rightsizing project for a Financial Services organization in UAE. Led the HR work stream in
identifying the ideal functional and positional structure, while providing HR process reengineering recommendations
• Supported wide scale Change Management projects in Manufacturing & Utilities industries by performing stakeholder
analysis and assessment, change readiness assessments and engagement surveys. Developed change interventions and
initiatives including change agent enablement to sustain change initiatives in the organization
• Led a project for a Free Zone Authority in UAE to develop the HR policies and procedures manual and design HR
processes customized to the client
• Led a project to develop the competency architecture for a Council of a Ministry in UAE, highlighting key competencies
job families and recommendations on learning interventions for critical roles
• Led and participated in Business Development activities by developing technical and commercial proposals on a variety
of service offering for clients from different industries in the Middle East
Enterprise Solutions- One Sri Lanka/ China

Freelance Consultant
  • January 2016 to January 2018

Consultation for clients in Sri Lanka and China on HR & Organization Transformation
• Consulted a Japanese Porcelain Manufacturer in Sri Lanka on their HR transformation journey by developing a 3-year
road map with phased initiatives. Further, provided implementation support over a period of 18 months
• Designed a job restructuring plan, developed new job roles and recommended development pathways for a Chinese
Apparel manufacturer to support the organization’s lean transformation over a period of 3 months

Assistant Manager at MAS Holdings Pvt. Ltd
  • Sri Lanka
  • January 2012 to January 2015
Human Resource at MAS Intimates Pvt. Ltd
  • Sri Lanka
  • January 2010 to January 2012

Led the Talent management and development function, by designing and developing the development strategy and
executing training, development plans & succession plans for a manufacturing unit of 1200 employees

Implementation Executive
  • January 2009 to January 2010

Guided process analysis led problem solving activities, educated teams & implemented relevant lean tools & concepts

Management Trainee
  • January 2007 to January 2009

Analyzed performance reports/ Financial statements & coordinated cluster standardization projects

Education

Diploma, Human Resource Management
  • at CIPD
  • February 2020

Completed CIPD- Level 5 Qualification. Completed 8 courses with a 1st time pass rate of 100%. Awaiting the diploma.

Master's degree,
  • at Hult International Business School
  • August 2016

Bachelor's degree, Human Resource Management
  • at Excelsior College
  • January 2009

courses: CIPD- Level 5

Bachelor's degree, Human Resource Management
  • at Excelsior College
  • January 2009

courses: CIPD- Level 5

Specialties & Skills

CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DRIVING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HUMAN RESOURCES
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
PROCESS ENGINEERING

Languages

Chinese
Expert
Japanese
Expert