Gopinath Devarajan

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Senior Director Talent Acquisition at Happiest Minds Technologies

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Gopinath Devarajan is the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Happiest Minds, leading hiring for their Product and Digital Engineering Services. An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur with extensive global experience, colleagues describe him as focused, passionate, and a dedicated professional known for chasing ambitious targets.

He has previously managed talent acquisition for the entire APAC geography, including ASEAN, China, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Information Seeker

Negotiator

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Global Talent Acquisition
This is his primary function at Happiest Minds and a core skill highlighted throughout his career at ITC Infotech and Wipro.
Specialized Tech Hiring
He is actively seeking professionals with niche skills such as Demo3D/Emulate3D, React, Java Full Stack, and L2/L3 Network Protocol development.
Leadership Recruitment
He has a background in leading leadership hiring for major verticals like BFSI, Analytics, and Information Management from his time at Wipro.

Media Appearances

Gopinath has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Senior Director Talent Acquisition at Happiest Minds Technologies
12-2021 - 10-2024
Talent Acquisition Head at ITC Infotech
3-2019 - 12-2021
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at ITC Infotech
2-2018 - 3-2019
Manager - Leadership Hiring at Wipro Limited
9-2011 - 2-2018
Talent Acquisition Head - APAC Geo at Wipro Limited

Education

4-2023 - 12-2024
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from XLRI Jamshedpur
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from Anna University Chennai

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Insights For Selling To Gopinath

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gopinath is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gopinath

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gopinath move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Gopinath take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Gopinath

Personality Compatibility


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