Abhishek Sehgal

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HR Director - Microsoft Consulting & Technical Services, Asia Pacific at Microsoft

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Overview

Abhishek Sehgal is the HR Director for Microsofts Consulting & Technical Services in the Asia Pacific region. With an engineering degree and an MBA, his expertise spans talent strategy, business partnering, and compensation. He leverages his background in both consulting and corporate HR to design leadership strategies that drive business growth.

As a former Chief of Staff, he supported the CHRO for Microsofts India region, an organization of over 20, 000 employees across nine cities.

Personality Overview

Appreciative

Example Driven

Consensus Builder

Scenarios where both sides can come out as winners appeal to them greatly.  Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. They are more likely to opt for solutions that are proven in the market.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Development
He is focused on cultivating a "pathfinder mindset" within teams, emphasizing boldness, resilience, and a focus on outcomes to inspire leadership.
Organizational Innovation
He recently highlighted the evolution of Microsoft's Global Delivery Center into a Center for Innovation, showing his interest in organizational transformation.
Strategic Talent Acquisition
Actively involved in building teams across Asia by hiring for key roles that help drive strategic outcomes and transformation for enterprise clients.

Media Appearances

Mr Abhishek Sehgal: HR Manager, Microsoft - TAPMI. Featured in TAPMI (T. A. Pai Management Institute)

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Work History

7-2025
HR Director - Microsoft Consulting & Technical Services, Asia Pacific at Microsoft
6-2023 - 6-2025
HR Director - Microsoft Consulting (Industry Solutions), Asia Pacific at Microsoft
11-2020 - 6-2023
Chief Of Staff - India Geo HR at Microsoft
7-2010 - 6-2011
HR Consultant - People & Change Practice at PwC India
1-2009 - 7-2010
Total Rewards at Aon

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Full Time MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Insights For Selling To Abhishek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be visibly appreciative of their actions during your interactions
  • Show genuine interest in solving their problems
  • Use phrases like ‘trust me when’, ‘your team will love’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t get into excessive details unless prompted
  • Avoid unnecessary confrontation if it arises incidentally
  • Don’t ask too many questions that sound too dry and objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Abhishek is

  • Relationships can play a major role, followed by low risk and strong market validation.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Abhishek

  • They are not very direct, and unlikely to say no to your face.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Abhishek move?

  • They can take their time to make decisions, even if they are constantly involved and friendly.
  • Can Abhishek take some risk or not?

  • It is unlikely that they will take many risks.

You And Abhishek

Personality Compatibility


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