My Story
Built on complexity,
driven by people
I didn't set out to build a career in complaints resolution. I set out to understand why things go wrong — and what it actually takes to make them right.
My professional journey began in India, where I built my foundations in insurance underwriting and team leadership at a major insurance organisation's BPO operation, then in insurance advisory at a financial services firm, and regional education technology management at a national education technology company.
In 2009 I relocated to Australia, where my career took on a new dimension — superannuation and financial services at a major financial services organisation, leading superannuation and financial services organisations, followed by insurance claims management, and eventually the complex, regulated world of formal complaints and internal reviews.
The complaint is never really the problem. It's a signal — and what you do with that signal determines everything that follows.
15+ years working at the escalation end of customer experience — across telecommunications, government, financial services, and insurance — I developed a deep conviction: fair outcomes don't happen by accident. They're the product of rigorous process, genuine empathy, and the willingness to ask harder questions than "how do we close this case?"
What makes my background genuinely unusual is the combination of analytical and human skills. I hold a Master of Information Technology and a Bachelor of Commerce in Banking Law — which means I bring both the systems thinking and the legal and regulatory literacy that complex complaints environments demand. I'm also a certified Scrum Master and OPEX Blue Belt practitioner, which gives me a structured framework for process improvement that goes well beyond instinct.
But credentials alone don't build trust with a frustrated client. That comes from something harder to certify — the ability to sit with complexity, hold the tension between empathy and accountability, and communicate clearly when the stakes are high.
That's what I've spent two decades developing. And it's what I bring to every role, every team, and every problem I work on.
Explore Leena Kumar's professional journey, her work as a customer experience and complaints resolution professional, and her broader professional profile in Sydney.
I believe strong customer experience is built at the intersection of empathy, structure, and operational discipline — and that getting this right matters, not just commercially but ethically.
In 2017, I extended this thinking into a second professional identity — founding Sattvyaa Nutrition, a wellness education brand for busy professional women. What began as Get Fit With Leena evolved into a fully credentialled nutrition practice, built on the same principles that guide my CX work: root cause over symptom, sustainable systems over short-term fixes, and genuine understanding over generic advice.
I am based in Sydney, Australia — where I have lived and worked for over 15 years.
