Sandeep Banu
Head of HR @ Freo (MoneyTap) | 16+ Yrs Building High-Performance Teams | Ex-Flipkart · Ex-Mindtree | Fintech HR | Culture · HR Tech/ TA. Avid Soccer Lover & a World Cinema enthusiast.
- Role
- Head of Human Resources at Freo
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sandeep Banu
Currently leading human resources at Freo, a pioneering credit-led Neobank in India and Southeast Asia, with over 16 years of expertise in HR practices and strategies. Focused on talent transformation, employee engagement, and business partnering, with a strong emphasis on aligning HR strategies to organizational goals. Skilled in negotiation, arbitration, and employee engagement, contributing to a seamless digital banking experience for modern consumers. At Freo, driving initiatives in hiring strategies, performance management, HR policy revamp, competency frameworks, rewards and recognition programs, HR analytics, and organizational surveys. Dedicated to fostering high-performance teams and creating impactful HR solutions that empower individuals and support business success in the fintech space.
Experience
Head of Human Resources
Feb 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
People don\'t leave companies. They leave cultures and systems that don\'t work.I\'ve spent 16+ years making sure that doesn\'t happen.As Head of HR at Freo, I work at the intersection of people strategy and business growth — partnering with leadership across functions to build organisations where talent thrives and performance follows. My work spans the full employee lifecycle: from the moment someone signs their offer letter to the day they walk out as an alumnus who still speaks well of you.Here\'s what I focus on: Talent Strategy & Transformation — Designing the people roadmap that keeps pace with business ambition, not just headcount targets. Focus more on Revenue per employee model.🤝 Business Partnering — Sitting at the leadership table, not outside it. Translating business challenges into HR solutions that actually move the needle. Full Employee Lifecycle — Onboarding that sticks, performance frameworks that motivate, and exits that protect culture and reputation. Total Rewards & C&B — Building compensation philosophies that attract the right people and keep them engaged for the right reasons. Attrition Intelligence — Moving beyond exit interviews to real-time retention interventions before the resignation letter lands. HR Ops, Compliance & Payroll — Unglamorous backbone of my role-operational excellence is a strategic advantage. Culture & Values — You can\'t bolt culture on at the end. I embed it into hiring decisions, manager behaviours, and the rituals that define how a company feels from the inside.Previously at Flipkart and Mindtree, where I honed my instincts across high-growth and start up environments.Off the clock, I\'m either watching world cinema or arguing, watching football. Both, honestly, teach you a lot about strategy and human behaviour.Open to conversations about HR leadership, fintech people practices, and building cultures worth staying for.
Education
Christ University, Bangalore
MBA, Human Resources
2007 — 2009
Centre Point School - India
High school
Andhra University
B.Sc, Biotechnology
2004 — 2007
Skills
- IT Recruitment
- Negotiation
- Performance Appraisal
- Employer Branding
- Onboarding
- Recruiting
- Hris
- HR Policies
- Employee Relations
- Technical Recruiting
- Screening
- Recruitments
- Deferred Compensation
- Sourcing
- Arbitration
- Benefits Negotiation
- Human Resources
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
- Strategic HR
- Personnel Management
- Internet Recruiting
- Performance Management
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