Infosys Appoints Sandhya Rai as Global HR Lead -C&T

Infosys has appointed Sandhya Rai as Global Lead – HR Compliance & Transformation. She joined the Bengaluru-based IT services company in October 2026.

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In her new role, she will be responsible for HR compliance and transformation initiatives. Her experience in employee relations, performance management, workforce restructuring and HR business partnering is relevant to the new assignment.

Extensive Experience

Sandhya joined Infosys after working with IBM for nearly seven years, where she held roles across human resources, employee relations, and global mobility.

Most recently, she served as Senior HR Business Partner and Global Performance Management Lead at IBM. In this role, she worked on performance management programmes covering 70,000 employees and established a Performance Management Centre of Excellence. She also handled employee relations investigations involving POSH, harassment and wrongful dismissal cases.

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Before this, Sandhya worked as HRBP at IBM, supporting around 15,000 employees across multiple business units. Her responsibilities included grievance management, performance improvement plans, sensitive employee exits, succession planning, and manager coaching. She also supported an M&A transition involving 500 employees.

Earlier, she worked as a Senior Immigration Case Manager at IBM, managing H-1B cases and global immigration processes. She also served as an HR Practitioner – Global Mobility, advising international employees on immigration compliance and tax-related matters.

Before joining IBM, Sandhya worked as a Senior Immigration Consultant at Y-Axis Overseas Careers for over three years, advising clients on permanent residency, dependent and visitor visa applications.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel and Fashion Design from Sikkim Manipal University.

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About Infosys

Founded in 1981, Infosys is a global consulting and IT services company headquartered in Bengaluru. It provides digital services and consulting across industries, including financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare and communications. The company operates in 59 countries and serves clients worldwide.