Prateek Pawan

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India13 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Top 100 HR leaders recognition by Jombay
  • Top 40 Young HR Leaders of 2025 by TAPMI
  • Expert in aligning HR strategies with business objectives
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader in the Fintech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Performance ManagementStrategic PlanningTalent ManagementEmployee EngagementStaffingRecruitments

Other Skills

Team ManagementBusiness StrategyMicrosoft OfficeJob AnalysisBusiness NetworkingMarket ResearchData AnalysisBusiness AnalysisProject ManagementRequirements AnalysisPerformance Appraisal

About

I am a business-first HR leader with almost a decade and a half of overall experience, including over a decade with HDFC Bank, where I currently serve as Regional Head HRBP. My focus has consistently been to align people strategy with business ambition and translate vision into sustained, measurable performance. I partner closely with senior leadership to scale operations, strengthen leadership pipelines, and institutionalize performance-led cultures across complex, high-growth environments. My approach centers on building systems that outlast individuals and developing leadership capability that compounds over time. My work has been recognized across industry platforms, including being featured among the Top 100 HR 40under40 leaders by Jombay and the Top 40 Young HR Leaders of 2025 by T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI). These recognitions reflect disciplined execution, strategic clarity, and consistent business impact. I am known for bringing structure to ambiguity, constructively challenging the status quo, and driving alignment across diverse stakeholders. My leadership philosophy is shaped by principles I practice daily — performance compounds through disciplined consistency. Whether in business transformation or personal training, the fundamentals remain the same: • Strength is built through consistency, not intensity • Discipline outperforms motivation • Sustainable growth requires progressive overload • Results follow structure High-performing organizations, like strong individuals, are built deliberately — and revealed under pressure. I remain committed to building high-performance ecosystems where people capability becomes a decisive and enduring business advantage.

Experience

13 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Hdfc bank

7 roles

VP - Regional Head - HR Business Partner

Promoted

Jun 2025Present · 10 mos

  • With a team size of 5 HR Business partners, is incharge of running HR agenda across North India in Wealth, Private and Corporate Banking, Wholesale banking, Retail credit and Home Loans, SLI and CIC, Also managing Operations and ATM for Delhi NCR
  • Spearheading HR Business Partner initiatives across North India, enhancing workforce engagement in Wealth, Private, and Corporate Banking sectors.
  • Building strategies around Performance consulting across the key businesses
  • Collaborating with senior leadership to align HR strategies with business objectives, driving operational efficiency across Retail and Wholesale Banking.
Team ManagementPerformance ManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness Strategy

Deputy Vice President, Regional Head HR: North

Promoted

Jun 2022May 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Managing RBB, RTFX, GIB, NR, VRM, Corporate Salary with head count of 7000 plus employee, heading a team of 5 Regional HR business partners, portfolio span across Delhi NCR, Haryana, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh
  • Developed and executed high level Human Resource strategies, made decisions and overcome complex business challenges using experience backed judgement, strong work ethics and irreproachable integrity.
  • Conceptualised policies for effective management of available human resources and development of human capital across the organisation
  • Organised employee engagement & OD programs and ensured prompt resolution of employee grievances & maintained cordial employee relations
  • Collaborate with stakeholders while keeping them informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all requirements and deliverables.
  • Foster a teamwork and open door environment conducive to positive dialogue across the organisation
  • Identified and implement strategies for building team effectiveness by promoting a spirit of cooperation between team members
  • Ensured implementation of Talent management initiatives by driving employee engagement survey (VOICE), Development Center (XLRATE) and HDFC Bank way: N(Nurture)C(Care)C(Collaborate)
  • Managed and led various strategic HR projects and change initiatives that impact the life cycle, advised in matters that include TA, TM, Performance Management, Policy, Staffing, Succession Planning
  • Driving CD CP and SP for critical resources in the organisation
  • Support long term business goals with a strategic Hr framework around key elements of attract, retain, build, engage, excite and transform
  • Successfully closed Performance Management cycles and promotion cycle for over 6000 staff, also managing salary reviews of the critical resources with clear benchmarking
  • Immersed in Employee complaint management, retention discussion, job rotations, bench strength creation and excess staff management
Talent ManagementEmployee EngagementPerformance ManagementStrategic Planning

Assistant Vice President, Regional Head HR: North

Promoted

Jun 2019May 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Promoted to AVP and was given the additional responsibility to manage Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh.
  • Moved from HR generalist role to pure HR Business partnering role managing headcount of over 5000 staff by a team of 5 HR regional managers.
  • Successfully managed annual compensation review, assisted in successfully running VOICE survey and played a role in cascading the results to the last mile.
Performance ManagementEmployee Engagement

Senior Manager, Regional Head HR: North

Nov 2018May 2019 · 6 mos

  • Got an opportunity to lead HR for Delhi NCR, with a team of 5 HR managers and 5 Hr coordinators.
  • Primarily responsible for adequate staffing, employee engagement and performance management of the employee base of over 3500 staff.
  • Managed compliance related matters and ensured staff issues were addressed in timely manner.
Employee EngagementPerformance Management

Senior Manager, Regional Head HR: South

Promoted

Nov 2017Oct 2018 · 11 mos

  • I was the first HR manager to be elevated as Regional head, moved my base from Gurgaon to Hyderabad as first time manager.
  • In my elevated job role, I was managing retail business for AP, Telangana, Odisha & Pondicherry, with a head count of 3000 plus staff, heading a team of 5 HR managers.
  • Region within a span of 4 months won the acknowledgement for reaching 100 percent RM adequacy, only region to reach and maintain for over 5 weeks.
  • Managed Performance Appraisal and compensation review for over 3000 staff.
Performance ManagementEmployee Engagement

Senior Manager, Regional HR: Gurgaon

Jul 2016Oct 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Continued to work at an IC role managing Retail business for West Delhi and Haryana.
  • Was amongst the top 3 HR RSM in the country.
  • Region won awards in staffing adequacy, best retention numbers, employee engagements
  • Took additional responsibility for the team in ensuring FTR in offers generated and staff confirmations within timelines. Won HR champions league for over 6 times in one calendar year.
Employee EngagementStaffing

Manager, Regional HR: Gurgaon

Dec 2014Jun 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Joined as a manager handling headcount of 1000 employees spread across Haryana and West Delhi, primarily responsible for adequate staffing across retail branches and employee life cycle management.
  • Was the FIRST HR PAN country to maintain 100 percent staffing adequacy for over 34 weeks and was awarded various recognition. Was identified as part of Top 10 percent staff in the country who were rated as Talent Pool within my first appraisal, was also promoted to Senior Manager grade with 1.5 years
Employee EngagementStaffing

Pic n frames technologies

Senior Manager HR

Feb 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chandigarh, India

  • Joined the mobile application development IT firm based out of Chandigarh as HR resource, primarily responsible for hiring of the java developers.
  • Managed the employee life cycle along with staffing for the organisation.
RecruitmentsEmployee Engagement

Tynor orthotics private limited

Manager HR

Jun 2012Jan 2013 · 7 mos · Mohali

  • Joined from campus in a team size of 3 HR leads, managing the white collared employees of the orthopaedic firm.
  • In my role I was directly reporting to the MD of the organisation.
  • I was given the responsibility to devise an engagement survey which was made in lines of Gallup keeping in view the org structure.
  • I assisted fellow HR leads in closing the hiring for key sales positions across the country for the organisation
RecruitmentsEmployee Engagement

Education

University Business School, Panjab University

MBA — Human Resources

Jan 2010Jan 2012

University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University

Bachelors of Engineering (B.E.) — Biotechnology

Jan 2005Jan 2009

D.A.V. Sr. Sec. School, Chandigarh

HSC

Jan 2003Jan 2005

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