Vikrant Birajdar

Head of HR & Admin for Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Digital Broking, Wholesale Lending & Liabilities Business.

As Head of HR at IIFL Finance, I lead comprehensive human capital strategies tailored to the dynamic and fast-evolving financial services landscape, with a strong focus on NBFC including Gold Loans, Digital Finance, and the MSME and Business Loan segments. My role goes beyond traditional HR functions to act as a strategic partner in driving growth, enabling operational agility, and embedding a high-performance culture across the organization. Conceptualized and executed targeted HR interventions to support the organization's expansion in Gold Loans, Digital Finance and MSME lending, including Strategic Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding, Capability Building & Digital Upskilling, Leadership Development, Culture Transformation and HR Tech Automation. Through a hands-on and business-first HR approach, I serve as a key advisor to senior leadership in navigating talent challenges, supporting digital transformation, and shaping a people agenda that supports inclusive and sustainable business growth in the financial services sector.

At 5P, my role encompasses overseeing the entire spectrum of HR activities with a strong emphasis on strategic alignment, including the integration of advanced HRIS systems and fostering a dynamic organizational culture. With an extensive background in HR leadership roles at top financial firms, I've developed a keen insight into driving performance and growth through people-centric initiatives and collaborative leadership aligned with business objectives, particularly in the fintech sector. My approach is rooted in leveraging the HR brand to attract the best talent, create a strong Employee Value Proposition, and enhance talent development, thereby supporting the growth and innovation that propel 5P forward in the competitive capital markets landscape.

Kotak Securities, I championed HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and Organizational Development, contributing significantly to the company's performance agenda.

In the capacity of Head HR managed overall HR gamut for Retail Capital Market & Distribution division with direct contribution towards P&L of MOFSL.