Karthik Nataraj Ramachandran
Vice President, Group Total Rewards & HC Policies Division. ADNOC
The move
MoveADNOC → ADNOC Group
TitleChampion Group Performance and Rewards (PMO) → Vice President, Group Total Rewards and HC Policies
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE13.4
Total experience22.3 years
ADNOC Group headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Group industryOil and Gas
ADNOC Group HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Group founded1971
ADNOC Group typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Vice President, Group Total Rewards and HC PoliciesJul 2024 — Present
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Council MemberJun 2023 — Present
The Conference Board· Brussels Region, Belgium· Freelance
- Vice President Total RewardsMay 2021 — Jul 2024ADNOC Group· Full-time
- Manager People RecognitionNov 2020 — May 2021ADNOC Group· Full-time
- Manager, People PerformanceMar 2019 — Oct 2020ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Champion Group Performance and Rewards (PMO)Sep 2016 — Feb 2019
ADNOC· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Performance Management AdvisorFeb 2012 — Aug 2016ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
- Employment Officer/HRNov 2010 — Feb 2012ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi
- Team Leader Oil & GasApr 2010 — Nov 2010
Randstad· Dubai
- Section Manager, Bahrain, Kuwait , KSAJan 2010 — Apr 2010
- General ManagerOct 2008 — Dec 2009
Ma Foi Randstad· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Lead Technical Staffing BusinessMar 2005 — Sep 2008MMa Foi Consultants Europe Limited· Aberdeen, London
- ConsultantAug 2003 — Feb 2005
BT· Scotland
Education
- Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD)Chartered MCIPD2013 — 2013
- Robert Gordon UniversityMsc · International Business2003 — 2004
- Bharathidasan Institute of Management TiruchirapalliMBA · Finance, General2000 — 2002
- XLRI JamshedpurFellow Program in Management ( Phd) · Organizational Behavior Studies2016 — 2025
- University of MadrasBachelors in Commerce1997 — 2000
Top skills
Executive PayUpstreamIncentive ProgramsTotal Rewards StrategiesChange ManagementREMCO
About
Steering ADNOC Group's Total Rewards strategy, my role intersects with ensuring competitiveness across a multitude of sectors and managing engagement of a workforce of 50k+ workforce comprising of diverse backgrounds/nationalities.