Arjun Asokakumar

Arjun is the Director of Data Science for HR at the Royal Bank of Canada. He is a certified HR leader (CHRL) with over 15 years of experience in the field. In his current role, he leads a team of data scientists tackling the bank’s most important people-related challenges through advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI. As a subject matter expert, he also participates in the review and assessment of third party AI technology to be purchased by HR for enterprise use. Over the 2 years, he has added GenAI development to his portfolio where he collaborates with other technologists to bring this transformative technology to HR. His previous roles include leading a People Analytics practice at the Bank of Montreal , Capacity and Workforce planning in technology consulting, and various other people operations functions