Years of experience: 20+

Education: MBA (Institute of Business Administration, Karachi)

Saadia is an HR professional and has around 20+ years of work experience in human resource development with reputable firms and industry. She is currently the founding Partner at Uraan, a HR consulting firm. She is leading the People & Change and the Operational Excellence teams in her current role.

Saadia’s last corporate role was at the AKUH as the lead for Global HR Change and Transformation, Process and People Analytics. Previously, she has worked as Senior Director PAS where she laid the foundation for EY’s HR consulting practice through business development, managing and supporting multiple interdependent work streams, directing and mentoring project teams, utilizing strong project management, communication and people development skills.

Her key competence includes many different pillars of HR including Reward, Performance and Talent to name a few. Her focus areas besides business development include project planning, execution, delivery and quality assurance. She has extensive experience in planning executive remuneration, leadership and capability development, talent management, organizational and operating model redesign, HR process improvement and policy development.

She has also conducted numerous workshops, executive trainings and assessment centers. She has served as a visiting faculty at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), where her major area of interest is Human Resources and Management and its related fields.