Faryal Khawaja

Faryal Shahid is the General Manager Human Resources at The City School, one of Pakistan's largest educational networks, with more than 21 years of distinguished experience in strategic human resources, organizational development, leadership, and corporate governance.

Throughout her career, she has successfully led transformational HR initiatives across the education, corporate, consulting, and governance sectors. Her expertise spans talent acquisition, performance management, leadership development, organizational design, change management, succession planning, and HR transformation, enabling organizations to build sustainable, high-performing cultures.

In addition to her corporate leadership role, Faryal is the Founder & CEO of HR Wizards Consultancy and the Managing Partner at Talent Experts International. Through these organizations, she advises businesses on executive search, HR strategy, organizational development, leadership consulting, and workforce transformation.

She also serves as a Group Director and is an SECP Certified Director, actively contributing to corporate governance, board effectiveness, and strategic organizational leadership. Her governance expertise strengthens her ability to bridge business strategy with people strategy at the executive level.

Faryal holds internationally recognized professional credentials, including CIPD Level 7 (United Kingdom), Associate CIPD status, and Certified HR Professional (CHRP). She has also completed executive certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy®, and Hypnotherapy, reflecting her commitment to leadership development, coaching, and organizational effectiveness.

Passionate about creating people-centric workplaces, Faryal believes that exceptional organizations are built by investing in talent, fostering innovation, strengthening governance, and developing future leaders.