Raj is an ex-official Forbes HR Council member and a well-known and recognised HR professional in the industry. In his two decades of global, cross-cultural HR experience, he has worked in various sectors, including IT/ITES, oil and gas, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, and Manufacturing. He has lived and practised HR in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Russia, and Europe.

He is currently the CHRO, Chief Human Resources Officer at AIonOS (Artificial Intelligence on Operating Systems), an IT joint venture between InterGlobe Enterprises and Assago Group, spearheaded by Industry veteran leader Mr. CP Gurnani.  Prior to this, he served as Chief Strategy Officer and Head of HR at AdvantageClub.ai, a Global HR Technology (SaaS) platform serving 5 million employees in the HRTech domain.

In his previous role, Raj has led Concentrix’s global digital talent strategy across 40 nations. Additionally, he spearheaded the HR department for 70,000 employees across 13 locations in India and the ASEAN region. He also initiated the automation and modernisation of Concentrix’s HR operations.

Leading newspapers, business journals, TV stations, and international conferences feature his opinions and perspectives. He has also received eight prestigious industry honours for his various contributions:

• ET Global India Leader (2022)
• Topmost HR Leaders (North India) – World HRD Congress (2022)
• Great People Manager Award – Great Manager Institute and Forbes India (2020)
• TA Pai Young HR Leader Award – People Business and Economic Times (2020)
• Great Manager Award – People Business and Economic Times (2019)
• Times Ascent Asia Pacific HRM Awards – HR Tech Projects of the Year (2019)
• ACEF Asian Awards for Excellence in HR – HR Leader of the Year (2018)
• 100 Most Influential Tech HR Leaders – Individual Award (2018)

His formal qualifications include a PGDM from Symbiosis and further studies in Digital Transformation from Columbia Business School, Managerial and Leadership Effectiveness from IIMA, and Design Thinking and Innovation from Emeritus, Singapore. He is also a certified M&A Specialist from Aon Hewitt.