Hema Magesh

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Vice President and India Site Leader at ThoughtSpot

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Hema Magesh is the SVP of Engineering and India Site Leader at ThoughtSpot, bringing over 25 years of experience from tech giants like Cisco and Juniper Networks. She specializes in scaling products across networking and cloud and holds a Bachelor of Engineering. People often describe her as professional, intelligent, and detail-oriented.

Outside of her primary tech career, Hema is a passionate home gardener and food blogger, with a focus on container gardening and creating eggless baked goods. She also enjoys listening to audiobooks and podcasts, especially while walking or running.

She completed the "Tanmatra - Women in Leadership" executive program at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Believer

Big Picture Person

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.  They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

Applied AI
Her team is scaling its Agentic AI capabilities, and she frequently posts about hiring for roles in Applied AI to build impactful products.
Cloud Platform Innovation
She leads the Data and Application Infrastructure teams, driving core platform innovation and overseeing the migration of customers to ThoughtSpot Cloud.
Women in Leadership
An advocate for gender equality in tech, she is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore's "Women in Leadership" program.

Media Appearances

Hema has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Senior Vice President and India Site Leader at ThoughtSpot
3-2025 - 8-2025
Vice President of Engineering and India Site Leader at ThoughtSpot
3-2023 - 3-2025
Vice President of Engineering at ThoughtSpot
4-2019 - 4-2020
Director Of Software Development at Cisco
11-2014 - 4-2020
Senior Engineering Manager software at Cisco

Education

2017 - 2017
Tanmatra - Women in Leadership from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Engineering from University of Madras

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Exp : 20 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Senior Vice President and India Site Leader at ThoughtSpot
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Insights For Selling To Hema

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hema is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hema

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hema move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Hema take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Hema

Personality Compatibility


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