Chief Human Resources Officer Programme
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) 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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Aug 22, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
43 Weeks
₹ 6,00,000 + Taxes
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Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Programme
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- What You Will Gain
- Is This Programme For You?
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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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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
The Indian School of Business’s Chief Human Resources Officer Programme is designed for senior HR leaders with 10+ years of experience who are aiming for CHRO roles or expanded strategic responsibility, including those advising CEOs and driving enterprise-wide people strategy.
Participants in the Indian School of Business’s Chief Human Resources Officer Programme typically match the following profile:
- Experience: 10+ years of post-degree professional experience (most participants have 16+ years)
- Seniority: VP, GM, and CHRO-track HR leaders
- Job titles: Heads of HR, People Partners, CHROs, and senior HR business leaders
A graduate or diploma qualification (10+2+3) from a recognised university, with more than 10 years of work experience. English proficiency is required, as it is the mode of instruction.
The Indian School of Business’s Chief Human Resources Officer Programme closes the gap between functional HR leadership and enterprise-level strategic influence, building the business acumen, governance capability, and digital fluency HR leaders need to operate as trusted advisors to the CEO and board.
