Chief Human Resources Officer Programme
Develop the strategic HR capability, and digital fluency required to shape future-ready organisations and lead people strategy at the highest levels of enterprise decision-making.
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May 15, 2026 - Mar 14, 2027
43 Weeks
₹ 6,00,000 + Taxes
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Overview
As organisations undergo rapid shifts in technology, talent dynamics, and the future of work, CHROs now play a pivotal role in steering enterprise transformation. The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Programme prepares senior HR leaders to become strategic advisors to CEOs by strengthening their business acumen, digital fluency, organisation design capability, and readiness to lead through disruption. Through a blended learning journey, participants gain advanced insights to build future-ready organisations.
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Programmes delivered
Leaders nurtured
Key Takeaways
- Shape enterprise people strategy aligned with business priorities, governance, and long-term value creation
- Apply people analytics and AI to strengthen judgement, manage risk, and inform critical workforce decisions
- Design organisations, leadership pipelines, and cultures that enable resilience and sustained performance
- Lead workforce transformation while navigating regulatory complexity, trust, and ethical responsibility
- Partner effectively with CEOs and senior leadership teams as a trusted advisor on people and organisation matters
Campus immersions at ISB
Experience two transformative on-campus immersions combining strategic learning and real-world application
Faculty–Practitioner Perspectives
Engage in sessions led by ISB faculty and senior industry practitioners, blending conceptual rigour with practical, cross-industry insights.
Action Learning Project
Gain real-world exposure through enterprise-relevant projects that connect programme concepts with organisational practice
Peer Learning Circles
Curated peer groups that run across the journey, enabling reflection, experience sharing, and collective problem-solving.
- Align workforce strategy with business and growth priorities
- Apply talent economics to workforce planning and capability decisions
- Evaluate productivity, cost, and value trade-offs in people investments
- Strengthen strategic workforce decision-making
- Design leadership pipelines aligned to enterprise strategy
- Strengthen succession planning and critical role readiness
- Develop high-potential talent and leadership capability at scale
- Align leadership development with long-term business needs
- Understand enterprise strategy, governance, and board dynamics
- Strengthen financial and strategic literacy for CHROs
- Contribute to board-level discussions on talent, risk, and culture
- Build confidence in enterprise and boardroom engagement
- Identify and manage workforce and organisational risk
- Navigate governance, compliance, and regulatory expectations
- Lead effectively through crises and organisational disruption
- Build systems of trust, accountability, and ethical leadership
What You Will Gain
Is This Programme For You?
The programme is ideal for senior HR leaders preparing to step into enterprise-wide influence:
- Suited for executives with 10+ years of work experience aiming for CHRO roles or expanded strategic responsibility.
- Designed for HR leaders who advise CEOs, drive people strategy, and lead digital transformation across the organisation.
Programme Eligibility: Professionals holding a graduate or equivalent diploma qualification (10+2+3) from a recognised university, with more than 10 years of work experience.
Professor of Organisational Behaviour (Practice), ISB
Priya Mathilakath Pillai
Head HR, Titan Company Limited
Karthik B
People Partner Senior Manager HR, Maersk
Saswati Bose
Head – CSR, Exide Industries Limited
ISB Executive Education programmes are designed for working professionals across career stages who are looking to accelerate their leadership impact, deepen domain expertise, or prepare for broader organisational responsibilities.
Our participants typically include:
- Mid-career professionals seeking functional depth or cross-functional growth
- Senior managers preparing for enterprise-level leadership roles
- CXOs and business owners looking to sharpen strategic thinking and future-ready capabilities
Time commitment varies by programme format and duration. Short-format programmes usually require a few hours per week over several weeks, while long-duration programmes may involve a higher weekly commitment over several months.
The learning experience typically includes:
- Live online sessions and/or in-person classroom sessions
- Asynchronous learning modules and readings
- Faculty-led discussions and case-based learning
- Individual assignments, group projects, and capstones
- Peer learning with a diverse cohort of experienced professionals
Programme fees vary by programme and are listed on the respective programme pages.
Payment options may include:
- One-time full payment
- Instalment plans
- Employer sponsorship or corporate invoicing
Know more about financing options here.
On successful completion of a programme, participants are awarded an official certificate issued by either ISB Executive Education or ISB Online, depending on the programme, recognising their professional development and learning achievement.
- You will receive a digital certificate for each certificate you earn. These can be shared with your organisation, potential employer, schools, or on your social media profile.
- Depending on the programme, you will also receive digital merit badges for each module you complete in your course journey. These digital badges can also be shared on social media to indicate progress.
Note: Certificate eligibility is subject to meeting attendance and assessment requirements specified by each programme.
