Saurav Atri

I build 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 — including 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜. 

My work sits at the intersection of:

• Leadership Development

• AI Products

• Workforce Transformation

• Enterprise Capability Building

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 | 𝗗𝗙𝗜 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣

At DFI Retail Group, as Head of Group Leadership Development & People & Culture AI Products, I lead enterprise leadership development while supporting the development and deployment of AI products, capabilities, and transformation initiatives for People & Culture (HR) and AI Governance & Change Management for the Group that help 46,000+ team members work, learn, decide, and perform more effectively. 

I design and scale 6-month leadership programmes for:

• C-1 & C-2 Leaders (400 leaders): Leading the DFI Way

• High-potential leaders: ASCEND & SPARK

• Early Careers: Graduate & Internship Programmes

These are capability initiatives, not training — focused on decision quality, leadership effectiveness, and succession readiness.

𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 & 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣

I lead enterprise AI capability and serve as Product Owner for AI for People & Culture, accountable for development and deployment of AI for People & Culture teams in partnership with our Technology Teams. 

Previously I played the role as Product Champion for DFI's AI chatbot: ARIA's overseeing its development and deployment across DFI. 

Our approach is people-led — tools designed around how people actually work.

In simple terms, I stay accountable for whether AI helps people do better work.

𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘, 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 & 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗦

From Manulife to DFI, I’ve learned that change works best through people, not to people.

That’s why I lead a peer-led AI Champions Network and contribute to DFI’s AI Control Tower to ensure responsible AI scale.

Earlier, I served as 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡) 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗽, with full P&L responsibility, managing a USD 9M portfolio and driving 48% growth (Chairman’s Council, 2020).

Across my career, I’ve coached 10,000+ managers, 3,000 coaches, and 1,000 executives, led transformation impacting 38,000+ employees, and been recognized as Best Executive Coach in Asia Pacific (2022 Gold, 2023 Silver).

𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 + 𝘈𝘐 to move the business forward.

𝗔𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.