Himanshu Rai

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Recruitment Specialist - APAC at Branch

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Himanshu is an APAC technology recruiter at Branch with experience building teams at venture-backed startups. He holds an MBA from Bharati Vidyapeeth and specializes in sourcing technical talent, including backend, frontend, and ML engineers, using data-driven, full-cycle recruitment strategies.

Interesting fact: At a previous startup, he was instrumental in growing the core team from just 13 people to over 85 in three years.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

Information Seeker

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.  They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

Technical Recruiting
His primary expertise is hiring for specialized tech roles, including Backend, Frontend, Full Stack, and Machine Learning engineers for startups and established companies.
Startup Team Scaling
He has direct experience with rapid team growth, having expanded a startup's core staff from 13 to over 85 employees within three years.
SaaS Sales Hiring
Previously led hiring initiatives for key B2B SaaS positions, including Director of Sales, Enterprise Sales Manager, and Account Executives at a YC-backed startup.

Media Appearances

Himanshu Rai Email & Phone Number | Branch Recruitment Specialist. Featured in RocketReach

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Work History

6-2025
Recruitment Specialist - APAC at Branch
2-2025 - 5-2025
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Anakin (YC S21)
3-2021 - 2-2025
Lead - Human Resource at Morphle Labs Inc
1-2020 - 3-2021
Talent Acquisition Executive at Scaler
5-2019 - 7-2019
Human Resources Intern at OYO

Education

7-2018 - 5-2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Bharati Vidyapeeth
2014 - 2018
Bachelor's degree from Babu Banarasi Das University

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Insights For Selling To Himanshu

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Himanshu is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Himanshu move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Himanshu take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Himanshu

Personality Compatibility


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