Heenal Solanki is a Vice President of HR at Kotak Life with over 16 years of experience across fintech, banking, and IT. She specializes in business partnering, talent acquisition, and cultural transformation to drive business excellence. Colleagues describe her as astute, driven, and results-driven.
She played a pivotal role in building Kotak Cherry, a fintech startup within the Kotak Group, developing the HR ecosystem from the ground up.
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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Human Resources
Job Level
Senior
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview
How Heenal shows up
ROI Seeker
Detail Oriented
Soft Communicator
They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.
Priorities
Topics Heenal cares about
Building Fintech Teams
She built and scaled the organizational structure and tech teams from scratch for Kotak's fintech startup, Kotak Cherry, to fuel its rapid growth.
Strategic Talent Acquisition
Directed talent acquisition strategy for high-growth business units, focusing on workforce planning, scaling teams, and delivering large-scale hiring solutions.
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Career
Work history
10-2024
Vice President - Human Resources
Kotak Life
10-2021 - 9-2024
Head - HR Business Partner
Kotak Cherry
11-2018 - 9-2021
National Talent Acquistion Lead
Kotak Mahindra Bank
4-2013 - 10-2018
Regional Campus Leader
TATA Consultancy Services Ltd
5-2008 - 4-2013
HR Business Partner Lead
Vodafone
In the press
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Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.
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