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PhonePe recognized among India’s best workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute
Bengaluru: PhonePe, India’s leading digital payments platform today announced that it has been recognized among the country’s top workplaces in the Technology sector by the Great Place to Work Institute. The survey is India’s largest annual study of workplace excellence based on employee feedback and also includes a rigorous assessment process by the Great Place to Work Institute. The Great Place to Work certification is considered as the ‘Gold Standard’ in workplace culture assessment and recognition.
This year, more than 800 organizations applied to the Great Place to Work Institute to undertake the assessment, making it the largest study in the space of workplace recognition. The study identified the best companies to work across 20+ industries. In the Technology sector, Great Place to Work assessed nearly 200 organizations, and recognised PhonePe among India’s best workplaces in this sector.
Commenting on the development, Manmeet Sandhu, Chief People Officer, PhonePe said, "We are delighted to be recognized among India’s best workplaces. We strive to provide employees with a rich learning experience where they get to solve a variety of business problems right from day 1. Our flat structure and cross functional pods enable employees to understand the wider organisational context empowering them to own a wide variety of solutions. The scale and speed of growth gives people the opportunity to solve several large-scale & highly complex problems. At PhonePe, we are building payment solutions that are positively impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of Indians. We have been able to super charge this growth by hiring and retaining the best talent in the country. We will continue to invest in our people and culture to build a great company and provide our employees with rewarding careers.”
PhonePe continually strives to provide a thriving, dynamic work environment for its employees to perform and grow. The company has developed several programs for individual learning and development and also hosts fortnightly learning sessions where employees share their knowledge and skills with their colleagues on a variety of topics not strictly confined to their area of work (ranges from new technology to painting, from presentation skills to making your own aquarium).
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Boeing appoints Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering function
Seasoned finance leader to steer budgets and strategy across global centres
BENGALURU: Boeing’s finance cockpit has a new pilot, and he is no stranger to turbulence or transformation. Boeing has appointed Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering, placing him at the centre of financial strategy for its worldwide engineering and technology operations.
Based in Bengaluru, Barun steps into a role that is as expansive as it is critical. He will serve as the primary finance lead for Boeing’s Engineering and Technology Centers globally, working closely with executive leadership to shape financial decisions, manage complex budgets, and design scalable finance processes that support the company’s growing engineering footprint.
In a note announcing his move Barun said, “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Boeing Global Engineering. This opportunity is incredibly meaningful to me not just from a professional standpoint, but also for what Boeing represents globally.” He added that he looks forward to contributing to an organisation that continues to shape the future of aerospace and innovation.
Barun’s mandate spans strategic financial leadership, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement. From directing large-scale budgets and schedules to influencing long-term organisational goals, the role blends financial discipline with business foresight. He will also lead cross-functional teams and partner with finance colleagues worldwide to support engineering programmes across geographies, including India.
The appointment caps a long stint at Juniper Networks, where Barun spent over a decade, most recently as finance senior manager. There, he led FP&A for global product business units and G&A functions, driving budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. He also played a key role in enterprise-wide transformation, including spearheading an Oracle to SAP ERP migration and building advanced analytics capabilities using tools such as Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud.
His earlier career includes finance leadership roles at Sony India Software Centre, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Mphasis, where he focused on financial planning, governance frameworks, and operational efficiency across global delivery centres.
A chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Barun brings nearly two decades of experience across financial planning, digital transformation, and analytics-led decision making.
His appointment comes at a time when global engineering operations are becoming increasingly complex and distributed, requiring sharper financial oversight and agile planning. With Barun at the helm of FP&A for engineering, Boeing appears to be tightening its financial playbook as it looks to scale innovation with discipline.
