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Deepak Emraj

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Director, People Business Partners - India at Okta
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Deepak Emraj is the Director of People Business Partners for Okta in India, where he scales teams in high-growth technology environments. An alumnus of Alliance University and a LinkedIn Top Voice, colleagues describe him as a knowledgeable and instrumental leader. He focuses on organizational design, talent development, and enabling business strategy.

Deepak is a passionate advocate for creating a positive corporate impact. He actively champions Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and is deeply committed to developing and leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. These values are central to his approach to building company culture and employee engagement.

He was recently honored as one of India’s Top 100 HR Leaders in Technology by the World HRD Congress.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director, People Business Partners - India
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Deepak shows up

ROI Driven
Rigorous & Demanding
Fast But Analytical

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Priorities

Topics Deepak cares about

Scaling India Teams
He is actively expanding Okta's Bengaluru campus and hiring key leadership to drive the next chapter of growth in India.
AI in Security
He promotes Okta's role in securing AI, holds a certification in AI proficiency, and supports innovation in AI-driven security solutions.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director, People Business Partners - India
Okta
2-2024 - 10-2025
HR Director - India
Zuora
3-2022 - 2-2024
Principal People Business Partner - India
Pluralsight
11-2018 - 3-2022
Country HR Manager
Sage
5-2017 - 11-2018
Human Resources Business Partner
Sage
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Media appearances

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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Alliance Business School
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
Alliance University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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