Flexibility meets passion; trust meets innovation

Paviter Kaur
Consulting Senior Manager
Deloitte Southeast Asia

Since joining Deloitte in 2016 as a Senior Consultant in the Malaysia office, Paviter has experienced many significant moments. From navigating personal milestones to driving impactful initiatives, Paviter's journey highlights how she experienced a fulfilling career in Deloitte with enabling policies and trust in its employees, leading to innovative solutions and positive change.

Paviter was nine months into her tenure with Deloitte when an opportunity for her spouse to relocate to Jakarta arose. Sharing her situation with her leaders at Deloitte, Paviter was met with supportive responses. Remarkably, Deloitte swiftly facilitated her transfer to the Indonesia office during this significant life transition.

This pivotal moment set the tone for Paviter's experience, citing the trust and flexibility she found within the organisation as she navigated through two pregnancies with unwavering support from Deloitte, including flexible work arrangements and additional resources for her projects, enabling her to thrive both personally and professionally.

In 2021, Paviter returned to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, having completed a Gender Equity program at INSEAD during her maternity leave. Inspired to make a difference, she crafted a passion project focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to further advocate for a more equitable workplace. Together with her team, they crafted a thought leadership piece "From Optics to Impact – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Workplace”, where it identified crucial shifts in strategy, culture and mindset to achieve a holistic transformation for DEI in organisations.

The trust from the leadership not only allowed Paviter to build meaningful connections through the paper but also enabled them to introduce new ideas that are now being used globally across Deloitte in client conversations and projects.

The supportive work environment not only fostered my personal and professional growth but also empowered me to make a meaningful impact. -  Paviter Kaur

Reflecting on her journey, Paviter’s advice for someone looking for a career in professional services is that every organisation and every team is different, and we as individuals are unique. We need to understand what it is that we want, what motivates us, and what our purpose is – what we are working towards for.

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