Hemal Thakker

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DISC Type : SD

Director Talent Acquisition at C5i

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Hemal Thakker is a strategic Talent Acquisition Director at C5i with over 15 years of experience building high-performing teams for firms like Amazon. He specializes in AI and analytics hiring, holds a certification as an Agentic AI HR Strategist, and aligns talent strategy with business transformation.

Colleagues consistently describe him as a calm, composed, solution-driven, and approachable leader with excellent interpersonal skills and a logical approach to processes.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Calm

Output-Driven

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

AI & Analytics Talent
He leads strategic hiring for advanced AI and Analytics functions at C5i, focusing on building specialized, future-ready teams in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Data-Driven Recruiting
At C5i, he implemented data-driven dashboards to track and improve hiring efficiency, quality-of-hire, and other key talent acquisition metrics.
Employer Branding
A core part of his expertise involves shaping the company's brand to attract top-tier candidates in the highly competitive AI and Analytics sectors.

Media Appearances

Hemal Thakker Appointed as Director Talent Acquisition at C5i - Global HR News & Updates. Featured in HR Today

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Work History

4-2025
Director Talent Acquisition at C5i
3-2023 - 7-2025
Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition at C5i
5-2022 - 12-2022
Lead - Talent Acquisition at Amazon
9-2021 - 5-2022
Asst. Vice President - Talent Acquisition at EduBridge Learning Pvt. Ltd.
9-2020 - 8-2021
Career Services and Corporate Relations at upGrad

Education

2015 - 2018
BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration from Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
1-2010 - 1-2011
Diploma of Education from Welingkar Institute of Management

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Insights For Selling To Hemal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hemal is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hemal

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hemal move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Hemal take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Hemal

Personality Compatibility


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