Vinayak Sareen

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General Manager HR Business Partner at Swiggy

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Vinayak Sareen is a General Manager and HR Business Partner at Swiggy, where he leads HR for the engineering division. An MBA graduate from XLRI Jamshedpur, he specializes in strategic workforce planning, tech rewards, and organization design, with previous experience at slice and Dr. Reddys Laboratories.

During his time as a student, Vinayak demonstrated an interest in social policy, co-signing a public statement that advocated for non-discriminatory laws and the protection of indigenous rights.

He received the HR Excellence in Business Enabling Award in 2021 while at Dr. Reddys Laboratories.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Friendly

Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Tech HR Strategy
He leads HR for Swiggy's engineering teams and previously managed HR for tech and corporate functions at slice, focusing on manpower and compensation planning.
Talent Management
His background includes creating leadership development journeys, managing succession planning for critical roles, and launching potential assessment programs at Dr. Reddy's.
Organizational Design
He was responsible for organization designing and restructuring while heading HR business partnering for multiple functions at slice.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
General Manager HR Business Partner at Swiggy
7-2024 - 11-2025
Sr Manager HR Business Partner at Swiggy
4-2022 - 7-2024
Lead Business Partner (SM)- Tech Corporate and Operations functions | HR Strategy at slice
7-2021 - 4-2022
Specialist - Talent Management CoE at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
7-2020 - 7-2021
Management Trainee Human Resources at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

Education

2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur
2013 - 2017
Bachelor’s Degree from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

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Insights For Selling To Vinayak

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vinayak is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vinayak

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vinayak move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Vinayak take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Vinayak

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