Aqida Ashraf

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DISC Type : DS

Talent Partner at Rubrik

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Aqida Ashraf is a Talent Partner at Rubrik, specializing in R&D leadership and tech hiring. With an MBA from Bangalore University, she is an expert in the full recruitment lifecycle, including strategic sourcing and talent mapping. Colleagues describe her as professional, hardworking, and highly collaborative.


She received an "Operation Excellence Award" for building a Talent Acquisition Engineering Dashboard, demonstrating her innovative approach to recruiting.

Personality Overview

Planner & Achiever

Consummate Professional

Dynamic But Sincere

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. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Tech Leadership Hiring
Her current role at Rubrik is focused on spearheading recruitment for engineering roles, from entry-level to leadership and managerial positions.
Strategic Sourcing
Her background includes deep expertise in talent mapping, data mining, and building global talent pipelines for niche technical roles at companies like Philips.
Candidate Experience
Multiple recommendations praise her for making the recruitment process seamless and stress-free, highlighting her focus on the candidate's journey.

Media Appearances

Aqida has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Talent Partner at Rubrik
5-2022 - 2-2025
Talent Partner at Atlassian
12-2021 - 5-2022
Senior Talent Researcher at Philips
1-2020 - 11-2021
Talent Researcher at Philips
2-2019 - 12-2019
Senior Consultant- Talent Acquisition at Peepal Consulting

Education

2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Bangalore University
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Punjab Technical University

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Insights For Selling To Aqida

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aqida 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 Aqida

  • 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 Aqida move?

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

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

You And Aqida

Personality Compatibility


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