Dheeraj Khanna

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Vice President - Engineering at GlobalLogic

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Dheeraj Khanna is the Vice President of Engineering at GlobalLogic, specializing in technology vision, digital acceleration, and enterprise-scale platforms. His career includes leadership roles at Atlassian and Wipro, where he drove digital transformation and cloud migration. He holds an MSc from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology.

People who have worked with Dheeraj describe him as one of the best leaders they have come across, calling him inspiring, professional, and calm under pressure, with an ability to create a lasting impact.

An interesting fact is that he was awarded "Best People Manager" in 2017, underscoring his expertise in people leadership.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

Very Quick

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.  They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
As VP of Engineering, he shapes engineering excellence and scales high-performing global teams. He is passionate about people leadership and mentoring.
Digital Transformation
He has deep experience leading end-to-end digital transformation for top global firms in banking, retail, and capital markets from his time at Wipro Digital.
Cloud Migration
While at Atlassian, he led the execution of company-wide objectives to migrate enterprise-scale billing and subscription experiences to the cloud.

Media Appearances

Dheeraj has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Vice President - Engineering at GlobalLogic
2-2021 - 6-2025
Strategic Programs Leader at Atlassian
12-2017 - 2-2021
Director, Head of Digital Transformation at Wipro Digital
9-2015 - 12-2017
Sr. Program Manager, Digital Transformation at Wipro Digital
8-2013 - 9-2015
Program Manager at SapientNitro

Education

2005 - 2006
MSc from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU
2002 - 2004
MCA from DOEACC

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Insights For Selling To Dheeraj

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dheeraj is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dheeraj

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dheeraj move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Dheeraj take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Dheeraj

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