Durgesh Karande

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Senior Director and Partner at TalentAhead India Pvt. Ltd.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Durgesh Karande is a Senior Director and Partner at TalentAhead, specializing in executive and CXO-level hiring for the BFSI and IT industries. An alumnus of IIM Mumbai, he has extensive experience in board consulting, recruitment process outsourcing, and leadership acquisition, previously holding roles at NTT Global Networks and Oracle.

Based on his social media activity, Durgesh appears to appreciate diverse cultural traditions, sharing greetings for festivals such as Gudi Padwa, Lohri, and Christmas. This suggests a personal interest in cultural celebrations and connecting with others on these occasions.

Colleagues have described him as a pro-active, results-oriented, and personable professional with deep, diversified knowledge.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Overcautious

Late Adopter

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Hiring
His work focuses on executive search and leadership hiring at the CXO level for the BFSI and IT sectors.
Recruitment Outsourcing
He is involved with Empowered - Recruitment Process Outsourcing (e-RPO), a key service offering at his firm.
BFSI & IT Talent
His professional focus is centered on providing recruitment and staffing solutions for the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and IT industries.

Media Appearances

Durgesh has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Senior Director and Partner at TalentAhead India Pvt. Ltd.
1-2018 - 2-2025
Head - Talent Acquisition at NTT Global Networks (Now NTT Data Inc)
4-2014 - 12-2017
Director at TalentAhead
8-2010 - 3-2014
Assistant Vice President at Polaris Financial Technology Limited
10-2006 - 8-2010
Manager - Recruitment at Oracle Financial Services Software

Education

1994 - 1996
PGDIM from Indian Institute of Management Mumbai
1990 - 1994
B Tech from Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

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Insights For Selling To Durgesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Durgesh is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Durgesh

  • 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 Durgesh move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Durgesh take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Durgesh

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