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Varadharaju Janardhanan

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Chief Human Resources Officer @ Super.Money, A Flipkart Group Company at Flipkart
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Dr. Varadharaju Janardhanan is a global HR leader with nearly three decades of experience, currently serving as the CHRO at Super. Money, a Flipkart company. He specializes in scaling talent and people functions for start-ups and large corporations, holding a Ph. D. from Azteca University and a Masters in HRM from Loyola College.

Beyond his corporate role, he is a published author, angel investor, and certified executive coach. He is passionate about contributing to the HR and student communities by mentoring early-stage tech founders and speaking at global forums, focusing on building long-term talent capabilities and human-centric leadership.

He has co-authored books analyzing the growth and entrepreneurial culture of Flipkart, his long-time employer.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Human Resources Officer @ Super.Money, A Flipkart Group Company
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Scaling Start-ups
As CHRO for Super. Money and a mentor for founders, he specializes in building people and culture functions from the ground up to support rapid growth.
Talent Architecture
A frequent speaker on building long-term talent capability, he focuses on how organizations can create enduring structures for people-centric success.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Human Resources Officer @ Super.Money, A Flipkart Group Company
Flipkart
4-2024 - 8-2025
Vice President Human Resources, Flipkart
Flipkart
1-2021 - 3-2024
Vice President Human Resources, Flipkart
Flipkart
6-2014 - 1-2021
Vice President and Head HR
[24]7.ai
8-2009 - 1-2014
Director HR
JDA Software
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Education
Ph.D
Azteca University, Mexico
Masters in Human Resource Management
Loyala College
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