Karuna Vempala

Captain
DISC Type : DS

Global Head- Talent Acquisition at Covasant

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Karuna Vempala leads worldwide talent strategy at Covasant as the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, focusing on leadership hiring and scalable recruitment operations. His colleagues describe him as committed, dependable, and approachable. He holds a Masters Degree in Personnel Management from Pune University and a Diploma in Labor Law.

He is a social and digital media enthusiast, recruitment blogger, and a speaker at human resources events and forums. Karuna is passionate about sharing his insights on talent acquisition and believes that social, digital, and outbound hiring are crucial in the modern talent landscape.

He has a stated mission of building a billion-dollar independent testing unicorn, focusing on recruiting professionals in cutting-edge technologies like AI, robotics, and automation.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Calm

Planner & Achiever

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

AI/ML Talent
Currently building talent for Covasant's AI Innovation Center and actively posts about hiring professionals with skills in AI, Machine Learning, and Python.
Employer Branding
Identifies himself as an "Employer Branding Advocate" and writes about the importance of candidate experience from the very first interaction with a company.
Global Hiring
His career has focused on leading talent acquisition across more than 20 countries, including the Americas, Europe, UK, and other emerging markets.

Media Appearances

Karuna has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Global Head- Talent Acquisition at Covasant
6-2025 - 11-2025
Talent Acquisition Leader at Elmer Technologies
4-2023 - 3-2025
Senior Vice President - Global talent acquisition at Cigniti Technologies ( A Coforge Company )
4-2021 - 3-2023
Vice President Talent Acquisition at Cigniti Technologies
4-2018 - 4-2021
Assistant Vice President, Head Global Talent Acquisition at Cigniti Technologies

Education

1997 - 1999
MPM from Master's Degree in Personnel Management from IMED, Pune University
1997 - 1998
DLL & LW from Diploma in Labor Law and Labor Welfare from Symbiosis , Pune University

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Insights For Selling To Karuna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

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 go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karuna 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 Karuna

  • 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 Karuna move?

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

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

You And Karuna

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