Executive search · BFSI & Startups
Leadershipis plucked,never posted.
PLUK HR is the executive search vertical of Anweta Ventures. We find, assess and help retain CXO, senior and mid-management leaders for banks, financial institutions, fintechs and high-growth startups.
CXO mandates handled in strict confidence.
Banking · NBFC · Insurance · Payments · Fintech
25+
Years of BFSI leadership behind every search
3
Tiers covered: CXO, senior and mid management
Pan-India
Reach with regional depth
01About PLUK HR
A new-age search partner with deep industry roots.
At PLUK, we help BFSI organisations and ambitious startups find, assess and retain exceptional leaders, at every level that matters.
Startup with deep roots
Backed by 25+ years of BFSI experience of founder Anuj Saraswat.
Our focus
CXO, senior and mid-management hiring across BFSI, financial services and high-growth startups.
Our approach
Relationship-led search, market insight and disciplined assessment.
Industry experience. People insight. Better hiring outcomes.
BFSI leadership
Banking, fintech, payments, digital banking and financial inclusion.
Business building
Strategy, P&L, product, partnerships, transformation and team building.
02Engagement models
Flexible models for every hiring need.
Flexible. Scalable. Outcome-driven. Choose how we work together, and we'll shape the search around it.
Retained Search
CXO & critical roles
Exclusive, dedicated ownership of your most sensitive mandates, with a committed search team and structured milestones.
- Exclusivity & ownership
- Market mapping report
- Board-ready shortlist
Contingency Search
Mid & senior management
Success-based search for mid and senior roles where speed and access to strong pipelines matter most.
- Success-linked fee
- Fast turnaround
- Pre-assessed profiles
Project-based
Specific or closed mandates
Defined-scope engagements for team build-outs, new business lines, branch expansions or confidential closed roles.
- Fixed scope & timeline
- Multi-role hiring
- Single point of contact
Advisory Support
Org & leadership
Organisation structure, talent mapping and leadership advisory for boards, founders and HR heads.
- Org design
- Talent & compensation mapping
- Succession planning
03Where we specialise
Two worlds. One standard of leadership.
Regulated institutions need leaders who respect the rulebook. Startups need leaders who can write the next one. We search for both, with the same rigour.
Banking · Financial services · Insurance
BFSI
Leaders who can grow books, manage risk and lead through regulation and digital transformation. Our home turf, backed by 25+ years inside the industry.
- Retail, corporate & digital banking
- NBFC, lending & housing finance
- Life & general insurance
- Payments, cards & prepaid instruments
- Capital markets, broking & AMC
- Fintech & financial inclusion
Venture-backed · Fintech · Growth stage
Startups
Founders hire their first leaders once. We help you make it count, with candidates who bring institutional discipline and startup speed.
- First CXO hires: CFO, CTO, COO, CBO
- Fundraise-ready finance & investor-relations leaders
- Risk, compliance & regulatory heads for licensed fintechs
- Scale-up leaders across sales, growth, product & tech
- Confidential replacement and succession mandates
- Leadership advisory on org design as you scale
04Our talent map
Leadership and functional roles across the BFSI value chain.
Tier 01
CXO & C-Suite
- CEO / MD / Country Head
- COO / CFO / CTO / CRO
- CBO / CCO / CHRO
- Business/Unit Heads
- Independent Directors
Tier 02
Senior Management
- Function Heads
- Business Unit Heads
- Regional Heads
- Program / Project Heads
- Vertical Heads
Tier 03
Mid Management
- Managers / Assistant Managers
- Deputy Managers
- Senior Analysts / Specialists
- Relationship Managers
- Branch / Operations Managers
- Product / Process Specialists
05Our leadership lens
Talent who can deliver, not just fit.
Every shortlisted leader is assessed against five dimensions, calibrated to your business, your regulator and your culture.
Right people don't just fill roles. They build what's next.
06Our search process
Disciplined. Transparent. Client-centric.
- 01
Understand
Role definition, expectations, culture and the outcomes the leader must deliver.
- 02
Source & engage
Active and passive sourcing, market and competitor talent mapping.
- 03
Assess & validate
Structured interviews, reference checks and psychometrics as needed.
- 04
Shortlist & present
Detailed profiles with comparative analysis, so you decide with evidence.
- 05
Close & onboard
Offer negotiation, notice management and transition support.
07Why PLUK HR
The right combination of experience, approach and access.
Founder-led
25+
Years of BFSI industry experience
Founder-led search. Every mandate is shaped by someone who has run P&Ls, built teams and sat across the table from regulators.
A focused BFSI talent network
Active and passive leaders across India and specialist domains: from credit and treasury to payments rails and digital lending.
Deep domain understanding
Banking, financial services, payments and fintech. We speak the language of your business.
Consultative & relationship-led
A partnership, not transactional hiring. We stay with the mandate until the leader settles in.
Strategic advisory
Talent, organisation and leadership counsel, before and beyond the hire.
Agile & outcome-driven
Engagements built around your hiring needs, not our templates. Speed with quality, measured by the leaders who stay and deliver.
Experience. Networks. Execution.
08Let's build winning teams
Brief us on your next leadership mandate.
Share the role and we'll come back quick and sharp with an initial view on the market, talent availability and approach.
connect@anwetaventures.com
+91 98192 31656
D701, Oberoi Splendor, JVLR, Mumbai - 400060
Every brief is treated as confidential. Mark it as a confidential mandate and we'll run the search without disclosing your organisation until you approve.
The group
PLUK HR Services is the HR services and executive search unit of Anweta Ventures Private Limited, built on the group's founding principle of Integrity At Work.