Ashish Niranjan

Captain
DISC Type : DS

Director – Strategic Talent Acquisition at Kimbal

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Overview

Ashish is a strategic human resources leader with over 20 years of experience shaping talent acquisition for the EnergyTech and smart infrastructure sectors at Kimbal. An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, he has a proven history of building high-caliber teams across Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa.

He expresses a strong belief in fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience, often drawing parallels between the dynamic teamwork in sports and a thriving workplace environment. His professional interests include major technology firms like Microsoft and IBM.

Ashish once managed the entire Google recruitment program for the APAC region, including its campus hiring and HR shared services, while at Randstad Sourceright.

Personality Overview

Output-Driven

Long-Term Thinker

Planner & Achiever

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Hiring
Advocates for looking beyond resumes to assess potential, focusing on building talent pipelines for deep tech, product, and leadership roles.
EnergyTech & Sustainability
Leads talent acquisition for a fast-growing EnergyTech firm, connecting his work to the mission of building sustainable and energy-efficient systems.
Collaborative Culture
Believes in building a workplace where people support each other to achieve collective excellence, drawing inspiration from the teamwork seen in sports.

Media Appearances

Ashish has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Director – Strategic Talent Acquisition at Kimbal
9-2024 - 4-2025
Leadership Hiring at CK Birla Group
2-2024 - 9-2024
Independent Consultant at Self-employed
7-2022 - 2-2024
Sr. Vice President Client Service and Delivery - Randstad SourceRight For Google at Randstad Sourceright
6-2019 - 7-2022
Head of Talent Fulfilment / Talent Management at Allstate India

Education

2013 - 2014
Master's Degree from XLRI Jamshedpur
2002 - 2003
Education details unavailable from FORE School of Management, New Delhi

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Insights For Selling To Ashish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ashish 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 Ashish

  • 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 Ashish move?

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

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

You And Ashish

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