Ankush Khatkar

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Payoneer

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Overview

Ankush is a data-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Payoneer, specializing in building high-impact R&D and engineering teams. With a background at MongoDB and Publicis Sapient, he excels in full-cycle technical recruiting. Colleagues praise him as professional, transparent, supportive, and reliable, highlighting his skill in creating a positive candidate experience.

He has a passion for leveraging his skills for social good, having previously volunteered as a Global Talent Acquisition Specialist for Save the Water™, a non-profit organization focused on water conservation. He holds an MBA from Guru Jambheshwar University.

After building Payoneers R&D Platform teams from the ground up, he was promoted to his current senior role.

Personality Overview

Big Vision Person

Direct & Assertive

Risk Tolerant

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Building Tech Teams
He is building Payoneer's India engineering presence from 'Day Zero' and recently built the R&D Platform teams from scratch, showing a focus on foundational team creation.
Candidate Experience
Multiple recommendations praise his clear communication, transparency, and genuine focus on creating a smooth and positive hiring process for candidates.
AI in Recruiting
Holds a certification in "LinkedIn Recruiter: AI-Powered Talent Acquisition, " indicating a professional interest in leveraging new technologies for sourcing talent.

Media Appearances

Ankush has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Payoneer
5-2025 - 2-2026
Talent Acquisition Partner at Payoneer
2-2024 - 3-2025
Global Talent Acquisition Specialist at Save the Water™ (STW™)
8-2022 - 10-2023
Global Talent Acquisition Specialist- Customer Engineering at MongoDB
5-2021 - 7-2022
Technical Recruiter at Publicis Sapient

Education

2024 - 2024
Postgraduate Degree from Conestoga College
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Guru Jambheshwar University

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Insights For Selling To Ankush

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ankush is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ankush

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ankush move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Ankush take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Ankush

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