Capital One Names Pooja Ranjan As Head Of HR For India
Capital One India has appointed Pooja Ranjan as Head of HR as it continues to expand its technology and innovation capabilities.
Capital One Financial Corporation has appointed Pooja Ranjan as Head of Human Resources for Capital One India.
The latest Capital One appointment comes at a time when the company is looking at the expansion of its technology and innovation capabilities in the country.
In her new role, Ranjan will be responsible for strengthening leadership capabilities and supporting organisational growth across Capital One India.
Her responsibilities will include leadership planning and succession management, talent strategy and workforce planning, organisational transformation, culture and employee experience programmes, and capability development. Ranjan will oversee leadership planning, talent strategy, strategic workforce planning and organisational transformation for Capital One’s India operations, the company said in a statement.
Ranjan brings more than 25 years of global experience in human resources transformation, operating model redesign and digital workplace innovation.
Before joining Capital One India, she was Vice President, Business Transformation & Human Resources at AntWorks. She previously spent more than 2 decades at IBM India, where she led the company’s Change Management and HR Reinvention practices.
A People Matters report stated that her experience includes working across complex and matrixed organisations, with a focus on aligning workforce strategies with broader business objectives.
Ranjan said Capital One has established itself as a leader in applying data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning to financial services.
She added that she looks forward to building a workplace where data scientists, software engineers and other technology professionals can work on complex challenges facing the financial sector.