Hyderabad, Telangana, India, December 2025 – Sowmya Janardhan has been appointed as the Head of Human Resources, India at IQ-EQ, a leading global investor services group. Based in Hyderabad, Sowmya will play a pivotal role in driving the HR agenda for IQ-EQ’s India operations, focusing on people strategy, organizational development, and employee experience.
Prior to this role, Sowmya Janardhan served at Columbus, where she held multiple leadership roles over nearly four years, including Senior Manager – HR Business Partner, Manager – HRBP, and HR Business Partner. She led strategic HR programs involving employee retention, performance management, HR analytics, change management, and employee engagement. Her work spanned across hybrid models and covered the entire employee lifecycle.
Before Columbus, Sowmya worked at Cognizant as Senior Executive – Human Resources for almost four years. She was the HR Partner for the Digital Business and led functions such as attrition management, performance management systems, CSR, HR analytics, and strategic workforce planning.
Earlier in her career, she spent over five years at Accenture as a People Advisor Analyst, where she was responsible for onboarding to exit processes, background verification, compensation discretion, rewards and recognition, and employee relations. Her foundation in handling end-to-end HR operations was built during this time.
With over 15 years of HR experience across global IT and consulting companies, Sowmya has developed deep expertise in HR policy, organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, and employee relations. She holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management from XLRI Jamshedpur.
About IQ-EQ
IQ-EQ is a global investor services group, employing over 5,500 professionals across 25 jurisdictions. The company combines global technical expertise with a strong client focus to deliver tailored solutions in fund administration, corporate services, capital markets, and private wealth. IQ-EQ is recognized for its deep understanding of its clients’ evolving needs and its ability to support them at every stage of their investment lifecycle.
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