Sumit Sabharwal, Chief Business Officer in

Sumit Sabharwal, Chief Business Officer

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Chief Business Officer - India and South Asia at HONO
📍 India

Sumit Sabharwal is the Chief Business Officer for India and South Asia at HONO, with over 22 years of experience driving revenue growth in HR-Tech and FinTech. A graduate of IIM Kozhikode with leadership education from Harvard Business School, he specializes in scaling technology ventures. Colleagues describe him as an accountable, strategic, and entrepreneurial leader.

Sumit has authored several publications focused on B2B sales strategies and the impact of AI in the workplace.

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Current Role
Chief Business Officer - India and South Asia
Location
India
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AI in HR
He frequently posts and writes articles about how AI is essential for the future of HR, transforming payroll, recruitment, and employee experience.
B2B Revenue Growth
His entire career, including roles as CEO and Chief Sales Officer, has centered on executing strategies to deliver exponential topline and profitable growth for tech companies.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Business Officer - India and South Asia
HONO
7-2024 - 7-2025
Country Leader, India at deel.
Deel
1-2022 - 10-2023
CEO ☆Tech Growth Leader ☆Digital REVENUE ☆Driving SALES STRATEGY-FinTech-Execution ☆PnL Margins
TeamLease HRtech
1-2020 - 12-2021
Chief Sales Officer ☆FinTech ☆Asia BD Growth Strategy Execution ☆3X Sales ☆Innovative Tech Solution
Equifax
12-2017 - 12-2019
MD & Country Head,India⮚Topline Growth⮚Blue Ocean Strategy⮚ M&A⮚Asia Pac Sales⮚Tech Revenue
Outsourced Client Solutions, UK
In the press

Media appearances

HONO appoints Sumit Sabharwal as Chief Business Officer for India and South Asia. Featured in HR Today
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HONO AI Appoints Sumit Sabharwal as Chief Business Officer. Featured in SightsInPlus
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Education
2021 - 2021
Organizational Sales Leadership
Harvard Business School
2010 - 2010
IIM
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
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