Arindam Ghosh
Bengaluru
Summary
Cross-Sectoral Global Business HR Solution Designer with 27+ years of corporate HR leadership spanning the Middle East, APAC, Africa, USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Indian Subcontinent. Proven expertise in driving the entire employee life cycle, organizational redesign, and digital HR transformations (B-OKR linked PMS). Successfully scales workforce operations and builds high-growth cultures across diversified industries including IT, EdTech, FinTech, NBFC, Oil & Gas, Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare, FMCG/CD, Heavy Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Hospitality, Food & Beverages and Retail.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Chief Human Resource Officer
AGeiS Group of Companies
Bengaluru & Dubai
10.2021 - Current
- Business Ownership & Scale: Profit & Loss ownership of USD100M global HR consulting business spanning the Middle East, Africa, APAC, and India for 300+ MNC clients into the space of FinTech, NBFC, Oil & Gas, Energy, Manufacturing, FMCG/CD, Heavy Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Hospitality, Food & Beverages and Retail
- HR Transformation: Engineered full end-to-end (Hire-to-Retire) business-HR operating model revamps for over 100 client firms.
- Delivered HR strategies and interventions that generated measurable, lasting value for client organisations.
- Talent Management: Deployed a 9-Box Talent framework and structured succession roadmap, driving a 32% increase in internal promotions.
- Utilised data to inform decisions on hiring, retention risk, compensation benchmarking, and productivity, transitioning HR from a support function to a strategic business partner.
- Mapped competencies for over 100 job roles, developed skill inventory, and aligned workforce to meet organisational needs.
- Sector: HR Consulting, IT, KPO, Food Manufacturing, Hospitality & Restaurant Chains
Chief Human Resource Officer
ICA Edu Skills
Kolkata
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Financial Impact: Saved INR 75 Lakhs YoY by successfully retraining, upskilling, and retaining 1,500+ faculty nationwide.
- Digital Transformation: Launched an integrated HRIS architecture through DarwinBox, enhancing core operational efficiency by 60%.
- Built organisational capability through upskilling, reskilling, and leadership development programmes, establishing mentoring frameworks to prepare company for future challenges in AI-driven landscape.
- Overhauled PMS by integrating continuous learning with quarterly evaluations, increasing Post-Training Effectivity Index from 4 to 8.
- Sector: EdTech & Skill Development Industry
Chief People Officer
Anudip Foundation
Kolkata & Saratoga
06.2016 - 08.2018
- Succession Pipeline: Filled 80% of critical corporate leadership positions internally via structured succession plans
- Retention & Hiring: Reduced workforce attrition from 38% to 15% while expanding headcount by 200% (from 400 to 1,200+).
- Culture & Engagement: Improved Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) from 6 to 8 across 200+ operating hubs.
- Sector: Non-Profit EdTech Sector
Global Director of Human Capital Development
Husk Power Systems
Patna, Nairobi & Dar-Es-Salam
01.2015 - 06.2016
- Hyper-Growth Deployment: Scaled workforce by 500 percent in 11 months, deploying 1,500+ workers across 4 African countries.
- Optimised and managed complex, cross-border global HR budget of USD 1 million, ensuring effective allocation of resources across multiple regions.
- Led HR initiatives across renewable energy sector in USA, India, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, supporting organisational growth and talent development.
COO & Principal HR Director
AGeiS Global
Dubai. Abu Dhabi & Bangalore
12.2008 - 01.2015
- Drove revenue growth and P&L management through strategic initiatives and robust financial oversight.
- Managed P&L for USD 50M portfolio, deploying 9-Box models and LMS for 3,500+ personnel, structuring KPI-driven PMS for 200+ companies to enhance performance measurement.
- Executed strategies for business scalability
- Optimised operational processes to achieve excellence across teams, improving service delivery and client satisfaction.
- Managed talent acquisition processes
- Delivered client services efficiently
- Sector: HR Consulting, Business Management & BPO
AVP Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
Srei Group (NBFC)
Kolkata
03.2006 - 12.2008
Head HRD
COMODO Software Securities
Chennai
01.2005 - 03.2006
National Head HRD
Pentasoft Technologies
Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2001 - 01.2005
Sr. HR Advisor
Avanti Software
Toronto
08.1993 - 06.1998
Education
BBA - Business Psychology, HR, Finance & Economics
Berkeley Haas School of Business, University of California
California, USA07-1993
MBA - Human Resource Management
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada06-2000
Skills
- HR strategy
- HRBP
- Talent Acquisition
- Global talent
- Workforce Planning
- Manpower Planning
- Change Management
- Culture Design
- Talent Transformation
- Succession Models
- 9-box model
- Org Design
- HR COE setup
- Competency Mapping
- KPI management
- HR Analytics
- HR Digitization
- AI Augmentation
- Financial Acumen
- Risk Management
- Employee Engagement
- Employee experience
- DE&I
- Hyper-Growth
- Deployment
- Workday
- SuccessFactors
- DarwinBox
- BambooHR
- Zoho
- Zoho
Languages Known:
- English, Expert
- Hindi, Expert
- Bengali, Native
- Arabic, Conversational
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arindamghosh007
Timeline
Global Chief Human Resource Officer
AGeiS Group of Companies
10.2021 - Current
Chief Human Resource Officer
ICA Edu Skills
08.2018 - 05.2021
Chief People Officer
Anudip Foundation
06.2016 - 08.2018
Global Director of Human Capital Development
Husk Power Systems
01.2015 - 06.2016
COO & Principal HR Director
AGeiS Global
12.2008 - 01.2015
AVP Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
Srei Group (NBFC)
03.2006 - 12.2008
Head HRD
COMODO Software Securities
01.2005 - 03.2006
National Head HRD
Pentasoft Technologies
01.2001 - 01.2005
Sr. HR Advisor
Avanti Software
08.1993 - 06.1998
BBA - Business Psychology, HR, Finance & Economics
Berkeley Haas School of Business, University of California
MBA - Human Resource Management
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto