Rajiv Naithani

CEO

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India22 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Transformed Infogain's culture, improving trust index by 25 points.
  • Youngest HR Head at three major companies.
  • Advocate for employee wellness and holistic well-being.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader in the SaaS industry with a focus on organizational development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Organizational DevelopmentHr Strategy

Other Skills

Cultural IntegrationEmployee EngagementChange ManagementCompensationOrganizational EffectivenessPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsTalent ManagementHRISHR PoliciesMergersMISDeferred CompensationPersonnel ManagementStrategy

About

A passionate and visionary HR leader, Rajiv has a proven track record of driving organizational transformation through innovative people strategies. With extensive experience in the high-tech industry, he advocates for the "Employee First" concept, believing that prioritizing employee well-being leads to exceptional customer satisfaction and shareholder value. Rajiv's expertise spans people strategies and capabilities, cultural integration, M&A management, high-performance cultures, leadership development, c&b, and HR maturity. Under his leadership, Infogain's culture has evolved, earning the company a spot among the Top 100 technology companies in India as per the Great Place to Work ranking for 2022 & 2024. The trust index improved by 25 points in just four years, demonstrating Rajiv's ability to make a significant positive impact on the organization. As a thought leader, Rajiv actively contributes to industry and academia by participating in speaking engagements and sharing his insights and experiences at various forums. He also publishes articles and blogs on a wide range of HR topics, showcasing his expertise and passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing. As the Chief People Officer for Infogain, a fast-growing, mid-sized human-centered digital platform and software engineering organization, Rajiv leads the global HR team across the US, India, UK, Poland, Uruguay, Singapore, and the Middle East. During his tenure, he successfully drove shareholder value as the HR Leader for PE firm Chrys Capital during their ownership of Infogain. Infogain is currently backed by Apax Partners, and Rajiv is committed to driving the people agenda to deliver shareholder value for Apax Partners. Rajiv's career highlights include being the youngest Country/Region/Global HR Head at three different companies (GlobalLogic, Dassault Systèmes, and Infogain) and receiving prestigious accolades such as GlobalLogic's Best of the Best "CEO Awards" and the "Young HR Professional of the Year" at the 5th Asia’s Best Employer Brands Awards, to name a few. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Rajiv is committed to giving back, serving as a Board of Trustee with the Pauri Garhwal Trust, which focuses on the development of underprivileged people in Uttarakhand, India. As a champion of wellness, Rajiv emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach to well-being, focusing on body, mind, intellect, and spirit. His dedication to fitness and self-care extends beyond his personal life, advocating for employee wellness as an essential component of effective leadership.

Experience

22 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 2 mos
Current Experience

Persistent systems

2 roles

Chief People Officer

Promoted

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · Noida & Pune

Senior Vice President, HR & OD

Feb 2025Jul 2025 · 5 mos · Noida & Pune

Infogain

Chief People Officer

Jan 2018Jan 2025 · 7 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Rajiv is leading the Global HR organisation of Infogain and is part of the Executive Leadership team.

Dassault systèmes

Director HR (Head of HR, India)

Sep 2015Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Rajiv heads the end to end Human Resources & Corporate Communication functions for R&D and Services businesses of Dassault Systèmes in India. Rajiv alongwith his highly talented team HR professionals work together with the business to provide them strategic, people and operational support to enable them to be successful in the journey of 3DEXPERIENCE company.

Globallogic

5 roles

Associate Vice President, HR (Head of HR, L&D and OD)

Promoted

Apr 2014Sep 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Global Organisational Development Leader with India wide responsibilities of HR & L&D Functions.

Director - HR (India)

Promoted

Oct 2010Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • India wide responsibility of People Dvelopment function with the focus areas of Business HR, L&D, Central HR, Compensation & Benefits, PMS, M&A and other organisational development initiatives.

Sr. Manager - People Development (HR)

Promoted

Oct 2009Sep 2010 · 11 mos

Manager - People Development

Promoted

Apr 2008Sep 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

Dy. Manager - HR

Feb 2007Mar 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo

Interglobe technologies

Asst. Manager - HR

May 2006Jan 2007 · 8 mos

Hcl technologies

Asst. Manager

Dec 2002May 2006 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Education

University of Sussex

Masters in People & Organisational Development — Organisational Development

Jun 2021Jul 2023

Roffey Park Institute

MSc in People & Organisational Development

Jul 2021Jun 2023

Masters in Psychology

Masters in Psychology

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science(ISABS)

ODCP (Organisation Development Certification Programme)

Jan 2015Jan 2017

XLRI Jamshedpur

PGC-HRM — Human Resources

Jan 2013Jan 2014

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Management — Senior Management Program

Jan 2011Jan 2012

CCS (Chaudhary Charan Singh)University

LLB — Law

Delhi University

Himanchal University

MA — English

Kendriya Vidyalaya A G C R

Symbiosis Pune

PGDHRM — Human Resources

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