Arshad Merali
Entrepreneur in Residence @Innovation Hub
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WORK HISTORY
Entrepreneur in Residence @Innovation Hub
Burlington, ON, CA
In my spare time, I mentor and coach start-ups and emerging companies as they accelerate growth and enter new markets.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
The Business of Payments, Canadian Payments
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
MBA Essentials, Business Administration and Management, General
University of Ottawa
BA, Political Science
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Generative AI for Business, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
York University – Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
BA, Economics
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University
Lazaradis Executive Development Program, Growth Through People
SKILLS
ABOUT ARSHAD MERALI
Experienced executive with 30+ years in building and scaling enterprise businesses, with a specialization in strategic workforce management. Recent experience includes: at CBRE, leading a team of 4 payroll professionals in day-to-day payroll processing through PeopleSoft and serving as the Canadian lead for the global UKG implementation of time and attendance and scheduling; and at AFX Infra, managing multiple client projects for large enterprises looking to address implementation issues or add new functionality in Dayforce. Expertise includes HCM systems implementation (ADP, Dayforce, UKG, PeopleSoft), payroll process optimization (reducing errors by up to 15%), and leading large-scale projects for enterprise clients (Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Nestle, Lowes). Key roles include former Managing Partner of Entrypoint Global (successfully exited) and COO of Webhosting.com (exited). Seeking advisory, senior operations, or board-level opportunities to help organizations optimize and transform the way they do business.
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