Sabnam Afrin

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DISC Type : C

Senior Manager Human Resources at HDFC Bank

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Sabnam Afrin is a Senior Manager in Human Resources at HDFC Bank with over six years of experience in the financial services industry. A graduate of Jyoti Nivas College, she specializes in talent acquisition, vendor management, and capability building, focusing on hiring and retaining high-performing talent across various domains.


Sabnam was honored with an award for stellar performance and significant contributions to HR, particularly in employee experience and stakeholder management.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

ROI Driven

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition
Her core responsibility involves overseeing the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing and screening to hiring and retaining talent at HDFC Bank.
Employee Recognition
She actively manages the employee recognition program at HDFC Bank, aiming to foster a culture of appreciation, motivation, and engagement.
Stakeholder Management
This is a key skill highlighted in her experience and was a specific reason she received a performance award.

Media Appearances

Sabnam has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Senior Manager Human Resources at HDFC Bank
4-2024 - 6-2025
HR Practice Manager- Build Channels-TA COE at HDFC Bank
9-2021 - 4-2024
Manager-Human Resources at HDFC Bank
11-2017 - 9-2021
Corporate HRBP at Fincare Small Finance Bank
9-2016 - 11-2017
HR Specialist at Bharti AXA General Insurance

Education

2010 - 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore
2005 - 2007
plus 2 from S.P.Higher.Secondary.School

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Exp : 11 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Middle Designation : Senior Manager Human Resources at HDFC Bank
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Insights For Selling To Sabnam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sabnam is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sabnam

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sabnam move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Sabnam take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Sabnam

Personality Compatibility


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