Akash S.

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Talent Acquisition Lead at WizCommerce

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Akash S. is the Head of Talent Acquisition at Wizcommerce, specializing in sourcing top-tier tech, product, and design talent. With a background at Revolut and Acceldata, he excels at building teams from scratch. Colleagues describe him as reliable, passionate, and dedicated.

Akash is a reflective professional who publicly shares his learnings and values meaningful conversations. He shows a deep passion for understanding the nuances of different creative and technical domains, indicating a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.

He holds a certification in Automation Anywhere Advance RPA, a unique technical qualification for a talent acquisition leader.

Personality Overview

Soft Communicator

Cost Conscious

Process Focused

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

Tech & Product Recruiting
Heads talent acquisition for these specific domains at Wizcommerce, with a track record of building high-performing engineering and product teams at companies like Revolut and Acceldata.
Nuances in Design
He emphasizes the importance of "taste" and strong opinions in design candidates, showing a sophisticated understanding of what makes a great brand and user experience.
Building Teams
He has a proven track record of setting up entire teams from the ground up, covering strategic planning, budgeting, and talent pipeline development.

Media Appearances

Akash has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Talent Acquisition Lead at WizCommerce
8-2021
Senior/Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist at Revolut
9-2020 - 8-2021
Talent Evangelist - Product Engineering / R&D at Acceldata.io
10-2016 - 8-2020
Senior Talent Acquisition Executive - Product Engineering / R&D Team at Automation Anywhere
5-2015 - 9-2016
Recruitment Executive - Technical Hiring at Talent Anywhere

Education

2013 - 2015
PGDM-HR from Sanskriti School of Business
2009 - 2012
Bachelor’s Degree from University of Mumbai

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Insights For Selling To Akash

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users
  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akash is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akash

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akash move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Akash take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Akash

Personality Compatibility


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