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Ajay Kunde

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Global Head of People Business Partnering at DigitalOcean
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Ajay is a strategic HR executive who accelerates business outcomes through talent, performance, and culture. A Cornell University alumnus with certifications in Lean and Six Sigma, he excels at leading HR transformation and digitizing processes for Fortune 100 companies like DigitalOcean, AWS, and The Hershey Company.

He sees himself as a "business professional" first, responsible for a companys most important capital: its people. He views his recent executive masters as making him "version 2.0" of himself.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Global Head of People Business Partnering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Business-Focused HR
Believes HR leaders must be business professionals first. His education focused on managing C-suite stakeholders and linking people strategy to business outcomes.
HR Transformation
Has a track record of implementing new HR operating models and leading large-scale change and digitization programs at companies like The Hershey Company and Honeywell.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Global Head of People Business Partnering
DigitalOcean
8-2023 - 10-2024
Sr. Director HR, Transformation & Solutions Delivery
The Hershey Company
12-2021 - 8-2023
Sr. Director HR, Strategy & Operations
ADP
11-2020 - 12-2021
Principal HR - AI and Machine Learning
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8-2015 - 11-2020
Global HR Director - Corporate Finance and Transformation
Honeywell
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Education
4-2022 - 7-2023
Executive Master of Human Resource Management
Cornell University
ICWA
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
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