Raghunath Rajan

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years of HR leadership experience
Expert in talent management across diverse teams
Proven track record in aligning HR with business goals

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR leader specializing in talent management and organizational transformation in consulting and healthcare sectors.

Contact

raghunath.rajan@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent ManagementHr StrategyLeadership DevelopmentTalent AcquisitionResource Management

Other Skills

Change ManagementCoaching & MentoringEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsHR PoliciesHuman Resources (HR)Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)LeadershipManagementPerformance ManagementRecruitingTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementTechnical RecruitingVendor Management

About

With over 20 years of experience in HR, I am a seasoned leader who drives business results and outcomes through effective talent management and transformation. I have a proven track record of managing HR for diverse and international teams, spanning across multiple geographies, functions, and domains. As the Asia Pacific HR Senior Director for BCG's Global Specialty Businesses, I am responsible for talent in more than 30 consulting offices and two advanced capabilities centers in the region. I oversee all aspects of HR, including talent acquisition, learning, leadership development, compensation and benefits, and culture. I partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to align HR strategies with business goals and deliver value to our clients and employees.

Experience

Boston consulting group (bcg)

2 roles

‪Asia Pacific HR Senior Director - Global Specialty Businesses

Promoted

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Talent ManagementTalent AcquisitionLeadershipHR StrategyEmployee Engagement

Asia Pacific HR Director - Global Specialty Businesses

Oct 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Head of HR for Asia Pacific Global Specialty Businesses (GSB).
Responsible for HR for people hosted in more than 30 different BCG consulting offices throughout APAC, including two Advanced Capabilities Centers in Gurugram and Bengaluru.

Talent ManagementTalent AcquisitionHR PoliciesEmployee RelationsHR Strategy

Iqvia

Director, Head of HR - Data Sciences, Safety and Regulatory business and R&D Solutions India

Dec 2018 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Head HR for DSSR and Clinical Operations for IQVIA India, largest BU in India with an employee base of 9000 plus in India. Lead a team of 18 HR business partners across multiple locations in India.

Talent ManagementLeadershipHR StrategyEmployee Engagement

Wipro limited

2 roles

Progressive career Account HRBP ->Head HR Vertical ->Head HR BU Americas and Global HR Director BU

Promoted

Feb 2011 – Dec 2018 · 7 yrs 10 mos

Domain experience: Media, Telecom and Banking business.
International HR experience lived and worked for ~4 years in California & New Jersey, US.
In my last role as Director HR, led HR strategy for one of the largest verticals, USD600M plus business with an employee base of 6000 plus globally. Led a team of 8 HR business partners. Responsible for driving HR strategy, employee experience, change management, business transformation, building organization culture, leadership development, talent succession planning.

HR StrategyChange ManagementLeadership Development

Progressive career Business Ops->Account Staffing partner->Head Staffing Vertical->Head TA BU

Sep 2003 – Jan 2011 · 7 yrs 4 mos

Working extensively with the business heads and the leadership team in strategizing, forecasting, fulfilling, tracking and achieving the business objectives (specifically HC & BHC growth, revenues, and profitability amongst others) of the BU. Responsible for Business forecasting, demand fulfillment, traction and business operations for 5500+ people strong BU. The key objective was to grow, reduce cost, increase OM, revenue and profitability.
Rich experience in managing both internal talent supply chain (staffing function) and also managing external hiring (TA) from marketplace – freshers, experienced laterals and leadership hiring.
End to end hands on experience and proven track record for managing talent supply chain
Have led large teams of recruiters and talent partners to manage just in time recruitment.

Talent AcquisitionResource ManagementRecruiting