Senior L&D Leader · Mumbai

Shubham
Sharma

Building learning ecosystems that
move the needle

21+ years designing enterprise learning strategy across luxury hospitality, cinema and resorts. From ITC Hotels and Aman to PVR INOX and Mahindra Holidays — I build the capability, pipelines and platforms that make organisations perform.

Shubham Sharma
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Years of experience
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Industries mastered
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Cinema properties trained
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Club Mahindra resorts
4.1 →4.6
Conviviality score uplift

Organisations I have built L&D for

ITC Hotels
Aman Resorts
The Park Hotels
blueFROG
PVR INOX
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts

Signature expertise

Three areas where I go deepest

These are the capabilities organisations hire me to lead — not just contribute to.

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Strategy & Design

Learning Strategy

I build L&D strategy that starts with the business problem, not the training calendar. At Mahindra Holidays I designed the pan-India learning framework for Club Mahindra resorts — owned directly with Region Heads, Cluster Managers and the CHRO. At PVR INOX I built the cinema L&D function for West India before scaling it nationally.

Conviviality score 4.1 → 4.6 at Club Mahindra — directly tied to unified L&D strategy redesign
Designed MHRIL's Skilling & Talent Pipeline model from the ground up
Executed pre-opening training across 16 new PVR INOX cinema sites in West India
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People & Pipeline

Leadership Development

I design leadership journeys that shift mindsets, not just add knowledge. My programmes are built around real business context — structured cohort journeys, behavioural frameworks, and coaching conversations that produce measurable pipeline movement.

Resort Managers Leadership Programme — 6-month cohort journey, first of its kind at Mahindra Holidays
Parivartan — duty manager development programme; alumni progressed into GM roles within 18 months at PVR INOX
Certified Behavioural Event Interviewer (AON, 2023) — structured leadership assessment capability
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Tech & Platforms

LMS / LXP Architecture

I've built, migrated and governed learning platforms at enterprise scale. Beyond tool selection — I architect the learning journey, governance model, and content ecosystem that makes the platform actually work for the business.

Centum → Disperz LMS migration at PVR INOX — full transition including blended journey design across 100+ properties
Drove LMS implementation at Mahindra Holidays enabling pan-India blended learning at resort scale
Moved IJP assessment from pen & paper to fully digital; introduced online SOP tests for knowledge economy

Who I am

Learning design
rooted in real business

I started on the restaurant floor at The Park Hotels and spent two decades moving through operations, training management, and finally enterprise L&D leadership. That operational grounding shapes everything I build — I design for the person on the floor, not the person in the boardroom.

My approach combines rigorous instructional design, in-house content creation (SCORM, Cinema 4D, Articulate), and strategic LMS architecture — always tied to a measurable business outcome.

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All expertise areas

Content Design Microlearning SCORM & Digital Learning Instructional Design Frontline Capability Talent Pipelines Capability Frameworks Demand Forecasting Ethics & Culture Programmes SOP Design & Governance Service Design Blended Learning

Tools & platforms

Articulate Storyline Adobe Photoshop Cinema 4D Adobe Illustrator Disperz LMS Video & Audio Editing

Career journey

22 years.
Three industries. One thread.

2004 – 2008
The Park Hotels
Restaurant Manager & Management Trainee
Built operational grounding that anchors every training solution I design.
2008 – 2011
Aman Resorts
Restaurant Manager
Exposure to ultra-luxury service standards — the benchmark I set for all hospitality L&D work.
2011 – 2012
blueFROG
Training Manager
First dedicated training leadership role in a high-energy, high-turnover environment.
2012 – 2019
ITC Hotels
Hotel Training Manager → Faculty, ITC Hotel Mgmt. Institute
Built the Hotel Architecture infographic in Cinema 4D; faculty at ITC's flagship management institute.
2019 – 2024
PVR INOX Ltd.
GM L&D (West India) → Deputy VP, L&D
Launched CINEwah!, Parivartan, TTT; trained 16 new sites; migrated LMS Centum → Disperz.
2024 – Present
Mahindra Holidays
GM – L&D
Pan-India L&D for Club Mahindra. Conviviality score 4.1→4.6. Introduced 6-month Resort Managers Leadership Programme.
"I don't just simplify content — I simplify the path between learning and doing."
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Diagnose before designing

Every programme starts with the real performance gap — not the stated training request.

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Build for the floor

Content is designed for the person doing the job, in the language and context they work in.

03

Own the craft

From SCORM authoring to Cinema 4D to LMS architecture — I build in-house, not outsourced.

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Measure what matters

Conviviality scores. Manager progression rates. LMS completion. Learning must connect to a number.

Let's talk

Open to senior L&D leadership
opportunities

If you're building a learning function that needs to perform at scale,
I'd love to have a conversation.

+91 9177 004191 shubhamsharma2020@gmail.com Mumbai – 400 097