Deepa Ramakrishnan

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Director-Human Resources Business Partner at ZS

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, India

Overview

Deepa is a Director and Human Resources Business Partner at ZS, specializing in talent management and global HR strategy. An MBA graduate from Savitribai Phule Pune University, she has grown her career entirely within ZS, from a specialist to a director. Colleagues describe her as confident, capable, and adept at building strong rapport.

Deepa is passionate about the evolution of HR, actively participating in industry roundtables on topics like employee experience and technology in HR. She keeps a close watch on developments at other major consulting firms, indicating a keen interest in the competitive landscape for talent and organizational strategy.

In 2015, she was named one of the Top 10 young HR professionals in India by the prestigious Prof Ram Charan Young HR Icon Awards.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Status Quo Seeker

Process Oriented

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Employee Experience
She recently attended an HR Leaders Roundtable, highlighting the discussions on employee experience and technology-driven HR as "truly enriching. "
Strategic HR Leadership
As a Director and HR Business Partner, her focus is on collaborating with business leaders to align people strategy directly with business objectives.
Talent Management
This is a core part of her professional identity, as shown by her long career progression at ZS and her social media hashtags.

Media Appearances

Deepa has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Director-Human Resources Business Partner at ZS
4-2021
Human Resources Manager - Business Partner (HRBP) at ZS Associates
1-2017 - 4-2021
Human Resources Specialist - Learning & Expertise Development at ZS Associates
12-2014 - 1-2017
Senior Learning & Expertise Development Associate at ZS Associates
12-2012 - 11-2014
Lead-Learning & Development at Saama Technologies

Education

2006 - 2008
MBA from Savitribai Phule Pune University
2003 - 2006
Bcom from Ness Wadia College of commerce

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Insights For Selling To Deepa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Deepa 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 Deepa

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Deepa move?

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

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

You And Deepa

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