Elish Ismael

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DISC Type : DI

HR Talent and Ops Manager at Steer Health

Dallas, Texas, United States

Overview

Elish Ismael is an HR and Talent Acquisition Leader with over six years of experience specializing in scaling startups. She manages the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment to exit management, with expertise in HR operations and policy implementation. Colleagues describe her as a "rockstar" with a strong sense of ownership.


Elish once single-handedly managed all HR functions for an organization with over 300 employees, including manually running the entire performance appraisal cycle.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Informal

Charismatic

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.  They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Topics They Care About

Scaling Startups
Her experience focuses on building HR functions from scratch and managing hiring, operations, and restructuring during rapid company growth.
People Operations
She has end-to-end experience managing the entire employee lifecycle, including onboarding, payroll, compliance, and performance management.
Full-Cycle Recruitment
She has extensive experience leading recruitment for technical, business, and product teams, developing talent pipelines and partnering with hiring managers.

Media Appearances

Elish has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
HR Talent and Ops Manager at Steer Health
4-2025 - 1-2026
Manager-Human Capital at Simpl
9-2024 - 5-2025
Senior Human Resources Specialist at Simpl
4-2023 - 9-2024
Lead Recruiter at Simpl
10-2022 - 4-2023
Senior Human Resources Recruiter at Simpl

Education

8-2009 - 7-2013
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Trident Academy of Technology (TAT), Bhubaneswar

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Insights For Selling To Elish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Elish is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Elish

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Elish move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Elish take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Elish

Personality Compatibility


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