Revolut India appoints Flipkart’s Sandeep as Head of People
Revolut India has appointed Flipkart’s Sandeep as Head of People, an executive role.That will see him lead the human resources function at Revolut India and oversee employee engagement, leadership development, succession planning, and talent management programs across all business units.
As the British unicorn fast-growing fintech continues to extend its reach in India. The company also said it had completed more than three million transactions on its mobile app within one month of launch. It has booked over 1 million transactions per month, with users getting their first card in just five days.” Revolut India, the company that issues free virtual debit cards. Revoult india has appointed Sandeep to head its human resources department. Previously, he was the Head of People at Flipkart
The FinTech unicorn has made its big entry into India. The company sees the digital disruption in the banking and financial services space as one of its key growth opportunities and started operations in January 2018. Revolut India has claimed to be the ‘Revolut for India’ and is reportedly valued at nearly $1 billion.
Revolut, the world’s fastest-growing financial services company, today announced a partnership with India’s leading digital payments platform, Flipkart. Sandeep Goenka will head People at Revolut India and be responsible for recruiting, training, and managing talent; increasing productivity, and cutting costs across the business in the relevant areas of People operations. As the Head of People at Revolut India, Sandeep Goenka will report directly to Dipali Nayar, VP of People Operations and Innovation at Revolut.
Flipkart’s Sandeep is now the head of people at Revolut India
Revolut’s new Head of People, based in India, is Sandeep. Sandeep joined Revolut from Flipkart, where he held the role of Head of People (HR), with responsibilities in the areas of organizational culture and people strategy. Sandeep has over 15 years of experience working with leading companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise (where he was VP, of Talent Development & Learning), Capgemini, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Group.
The new appointment was announced on July 29 with a video talking about his vision for the division and his work at Flipkart. He was previously a senior executive at the online retail giant, where he was responsible for employee wellness and HR activities as well as building a team that worked with the firm’s third-quarter numbers
Before the role at Revolut, he was head of people at IBM India and had spent over a decade working in various leadership positions across IBM. He has a deep understanding of the IT market and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management. He will be responsible for shaping the culture of Revolut’s talent—helping to recruit. And develop the right people to grow its global footprint.
In this role, Sandeep will be responsible for creating an agile and dynamic workforce that can support Revolut’s fast-growing company. He will also spearhead Revolut’s recruitment strategy to ensure. That we hire the right people at all levels, across our business.
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The new hire was previously a people employee at the Indian e-commerce giant, Revolut India. “Since Sandeep is so good at building relationships, and networking and has a knack for getting things done with minimal fuss, we’re excited to welcome him to our midst,”. Said Anand Sanwal, Vice President (People), Revolut India.
Revolut is a challenger bank in India, with a strong emphasis on customer service and customer experience. Sandeep brings over 20 years of experience in the retail, business services, employment, and consultancy sectors. He will be reporting directly to Revolut’s CEO, Nikolay Storonsky.”
Sandeep is Flipkart’s Head of People and Strategy, leading global HR on the e-commerce platform. He has more than 20 years of experience in managing talent across roles and functions. Both at an international level and in India. Previously he was Director at MindTree where he held leadership roles in HR, and Talent Management and aligned with the Senior Leadership Team as well as various large consulting organizations such as Accenture, IBM, and Deloitte.
With his expertise in leading people, Sandeep will be instrumental in building great teams and driving them toward better performance. He joins Revolut Indian as a Senior Vice President with four years of industry experience.
The acquisition of two-time accused Flipkart executive Sandeep Pareek, as the head of people at Revolut India. Revolut India has brought new joy and happiness to the latter’s life. He said that he was happy to be working with people who are passionate about innovation and quality service.
