Sanjay Chandel

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India26 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Pioneered AI-driven HR transformation initiatives.
  • Recognized as a top HR Tech leader by World HRD Congress.
  • Expert in building high-performance organizational cultures.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in AI-driven transformation and organizational culture.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent ManagementChange ManagementHr StrategyGo-to-market StrategyBusiness StrategyEmployee EngagementOperational ImprovementPerformance Management

Other Skills

Agile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Intelligence for BusinessArtificial Intelligence for DesignAutomotive DesignAutomotive TechnologyBusiness AnalysisBusiness partnerCandidate SelectionChatGPTCompensation & BenefitsCompensation PlanningCulture Change

About

Driving Impact | Enabling Innovation | Accelerating Growth I am a business leader who has seamlessly navigated high-impact roles across diverse industries—including Programmatic Recruitment Marketing, Background Verification & Identity Services, Customer Experience, Insurance (Life, Commercial General, and Broking), Pensions, Annuities, and Hospitality. At every step, I have embraced complexity, driven transformation, and delivered measurable business impact. With deep expertise in Strategy, Human Capital Management, Lean Operations, and Culture Building, I have played a pivotal role in shaping high-performing organizations. My strength lies in moving businesses beyond traditional systems thinking—leading change management initiatives, designing competitive strategies, and fostering organizational agility. My focus has always been on unlocking potential, optimizing performance, and accelerating growth. From developing high-caliber teams to embedding a high-performance culture, I create environments where talent thrives and businesses achieve breakthrough success. Whether it’s process optimization, leadership development, or scaling innovation, I bring a forward-thinking, results-driven approach that seamlessly aligns people strategy with business objectives. 🏆 Honored as one of the "101 Most Fabulous HR Tech Leaders" & "101 Most Fabulous HR Leaders" by the World HRD Congress, I continue to push boundaries, drive innovation, and shape the future of work.

Experience

Joveo

Global Head - People and Culture, Strategic initiatives

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Building Culture
  • Championing enterprise-wide AI adoption strategy - Leading cross-functional AI enablement initiatives to integrate agentic AI capabilities across business units and drive role augmentation
  • Leading AI-driven HR transformation - deploying AI workflows leveraging LLMs to automate competency assessments, resume analysis, candidate matching, onboarding processes and bite sized learning at scale.
  • Designing Engagement, Experience and Well-being practices
  • Talent Acquisition & Talent management
  • Building and implement Competency Frameworks for Engineering, Product, Sales and Customer Success
  • Designing Policies
  • Performance Engagement Framework
  • Employment Laws
  • Payroll processes
  • Learning & Development
  • Organization wide Strategic initiatives
  • Workforce effectiveness & optimisation
Training and Development (HR)Design ThinkingArtificial Intelligence for BusinessRecruitingFacilitationStrategy Execution+17

Wns

Senior Vice President - Strategy

Dec 2021Jul 2022 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Mentoring & Creating Go to Market, Business Development, M&A Strategies for CX Practice
  • Research on emerging themes
  • Developing points of views for internal and external forums
  • Competitive intelligence assessments
  • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis for deeper insights
  • Analyse, synthesise and manage content for various strategy deliverables
  • Creating and designing transformative roadmaps and strategies for customer experience portfolio
  • Leading all digital marketing initiatives: demand generation, analyst relations and branding initiatives for the CX practice
  • Program manage incubation of new business through innovation/theme-based initiatives
Design ThinkingArtificial Intelligence for BusinessGo-to-Market StrategyRecruitingStrategy ExecutionEmployee Relations+12

Sterling

2 roles

Senior Vice President - Human Resources, India

Promoted

Nov 2018Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Building Culture
  • Designing Engagement, Experience and Well being practices
  • Talent Acquisition & Talent management
  • Building and implement Competency Frameworks for Engineering, Product, Sales and Customer Success
  • Designing Policies
  • Performance Engagement Framework
  • Employment Laws
  • Payroll processes
  • Learning & Development
Training and Development (HR)Design ThinkingRecruitingStrategy ExecutionEmployee RelationsCandidate Selection+12

Vice President - Strategic Operations

Nov 2016Nov 2018 · 2 yrs

Training and Development (HR)Design ThinkingRecruitingStrategy ExecutionEmployee RelationsCandidate Selection+9

Capita

Deputy General Manager/Sr.Manager/Manager

Oct 2009Oct 2016 · 7 yrs · Pune/Bangalore

Training and Development (HR)Design ThinkingRecruitingStrategy ExecutionEmployee RelationsCandidate Selection+5

Axa business services pvt. ltd

Manager/Asst. Manager

Feb 2004Aug 2009 · 5 yrs 6 mos · India

Training and Development (HR)Design ThinkingRecruitingOperational ImprovementEmployee RelationsPerformance Management+2

Siemens

Team Leader

Oct 2002Feb 2004 · 1 yr 4 mos

Training and Development (HR)Operational ImprovementPerformance Management

Taj group of hotels

Senior Supervisor Operations/Training Coordinator

Jul 1998Oct 2002 · 4 yrs 3 mos · India

Training and Development (HR)Operational Improvement

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Executive General Management Program — General Management

Jan 2006Jan 2007

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Advanced Human Resource Management

Jan 2018Jan 2018

Indian School of Business

Strategy Implementation

Oct 2011Oct 2011

Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD)

PG Diploma in Training and Development — Training and Development

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Symbiosis

PGDBA — Marketing

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Institute Of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Guwahati

Graduated in Hotel Management (National Council of Hotel Management — Pusa - New Delhi)

Jan 1995Jan 1998

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