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Varun Arora

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Fractional CHRO & L&D Strategist at ReThrive – HR Advisory for Consumer & Retail Brands
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Varun is an HR and L&D leader with over 20 years of experience transforming people functions at major consumer and retail brands like Nike, BIBA, and Reebok. He specializes in building agile, performance-driven cultures that directly impact EBITDA and retention. Colleagues describe him as meticulous, disciplined, and a great orator.

He earned a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (PGCHRM) from the prestigious XLRI Jamshedpur.

As a leader, his HR strategies have directly contributed to a 20% increase in EBITDA and a 50% reduction in employee attrition in a previous role.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Fractional CHRO & L&D Strategist
Job Level
Junior
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

How Varun shows up

Fast But Analytical
ROI Driven
Thorough Evaluator

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.

Priorities

Topics Varun cares about

Performance & Accountability
He believes engagement without accountability leads to underperformance and that organizations should measure decision quality and execution speed, not just engagement scores.
Actionable Retail KPIs
Argues that retail success depends not on knowing KPIs, but on knowing what actions to take when those metrics falter, moving beyond a simple obsession with numbers.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Fractional CHRO & L&D Strategist
ReThrive – HR Advisory for Consumer & Retail Brands
3-2023 - 3-2024
GM HR and L&D
RJ Corp Retail
10-2015 - 3-2023
Head Sales HR and Training
BIBA Apparels Private Limited
6-2014 - 10-2015
Sr. Manager Training & Development
And Designs India
9-2012 - 6-2014
Manager Training & Development
Nike - RJ Corp
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2017 - 2018
PGCHRM
XLRI Jamshedpur
2009 - 2010
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
National Institute of Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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