Axis Bank is partnering with a job-focussed edtech company to launch a structured Hire?Train?Deploy (HTD) programme. The aim is to build a distinctive cadre of relationship managers (RMs) for its Commercial Banking Group (CBG).
The initiative is sharply focused on strengthening the Bank’s rapidly growing Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) franchise, one of its key strategic priority areas.
The HTD programme is designed to prepare people for roles in commercial banking at Axis Bank. It offers a curriculum tailored to the responsibilities of relationship managers, with learning that’s grounded in practice through real-life simulations and customer scenarios. Participants gain structured exposure to products, processes, and the regulatory environment, ensuring they understand the broader context. The training is deployment-ready, meaning it directly equips learners with the skills and knowledge needed to step into CBG roles at Axis Bank.
The programme follows an unconventional approach to skill building, equipping RMs with role-ready capabilities tailored to the nuanced needs of SME clients.
Launched at a time when the Union Budget 2026 places strong emphasis on skilling and service?sector employment, the HTD model ensures that new RMs are deployment?ready and effective from day one, bridging the gap between hiring and real?world readiness through structured, application?led training.
Rajkamal Vempati, group executive & head of human resources, Axis Bank, drew attention to the fact that “the need for job?ready, future?facing talent has never been greater, especially in a high?priority segment such as SMEs”. She believes the “Hire?Train?Deploy programme helps us scale a high?quality, deployment?ready talent pipeline aligned to the evolving needs of our Commercial Banking business, while enabling meaningful career growth for our people.”
This is Axis Bank’s way of strengthening its talent advantage by building differentiated RM capability in SME banking and scaling a future?ready skill ecosystem that supports both business growth and the national skilling agenda.
