Heenal Solanki

About Heenal Solanki

HR leader with 16+ years of diverse experience across Fintech, Banking, IT/ITES, and Telecom.Built a career on strong foundations, growing with strong stability & proving credibility at every stage. With half of my career dedicated to digital and tech-driven businesses, I bring agility, strategic foresight, and the ability to drive HR interventions at any scale across varied industries.Comprehensive experience in being strategic business partner fostering a culture of meritocracy & transparency. I specialize in business partnering, workforce planning, talent acquisition across the value chain, performance management, succession planning/leadership assessment, R&R programs and cultural transformation to enable business excellence. I have led teams to deliver high bar results creating value for business.I also have an immense amount of exposure of building fintech startup from the ground up, designing organization structure, collaborating with partners, and scaling with key talent. Established a strong culture with a people framework, leading to the firm being recognized as the “Best Digital Wealth Management Experience in India.”I thrive on architecting people strategies that fuel organizational growth.

Experience

1. Vice President - Human Resources

   Kotak Life

   Oct 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Part of Kotak Group since November 2018, I’ve had the privilege of taking on diverse roles across multiple subsidiaries as part of my career progression. Each opportunity has been a step forward in my growth journey, expanding my horizons and strengthening my leadership capabilities, In my current role as Channel HR Head I am responsible to provide strategic guidance to leadership on key HR processes, partnering with business teams to drive people agenda with a focus on workforce planning, hiring, talent development, and fostering a performance-driven culture. Collaborate with COE teams to design and deliver HR strategic priorities, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving organizational growth.

Education

• M.S.University, Baroda

  MHRM, Human Resources

  2006 — 2008

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  Executive Development Program, People Analytics

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Sourcing, Campus Hiring, Recruitment,
• Talent Acquisition
• Sourcing
• Performance Management
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Recruiting
• Employee Relations
• HR Business Partnership, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement
• Mis
• Employee Engagement
• Personnel Management
• Performance Appraisal
• Onboarding
• Team Management