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Cliff Sahayaraj

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Chief Executive Officer at AMS International UAE
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cliff Sahayaraj is the Chief Executive Officer at AMS International, leveraging over two decades of experience as a business-aligned HR leader across the GCC and emerging markets. A graduate of XLRI Jamshedpur and the University of Madras, he has a deep track record of driving growth through people transformation at companies like IBM and Accenture.

At IBM, he spearheaded an HR transformation program that successfully harmonized policies and processes across 43 countries in the Middle East & Africa.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Talent Transformation
His entire career is focused on driving business growth through people transformation, scaling HR functions, and defining talent strategy for billion-dollar growth ambitions.
AI in HR
At IBM, he led a global initiative to reimagine talent supply and demand using AI, demonstrating a focus on leveraging technology to improve HR efficiency.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Executive Officer
AMS International UAE
Director - Workforce Management, Global Delivery & BPO, IBM Consulting
IBM
HR Partner Lead / HR Lead – Strategy & Consulting / Country HR Lead
Accenture
BU HR Leader / HR Transformation Leader / Talent Program Manager
IBM
HR Director - Middle East
Logica (now CGI)
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Education
1989 - 1991
MBA
XLRI Jamshedpur
1985 - 1989
BE
University of Madras
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