Khadar SK

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Talent Acquisition Manager at Optum

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Khadar SK is a Talent Acquisition Partner at Optum, responsible for all engineering and technology hiring across India. He specializes in sourcing senior talent, including Architects, Principal Engineers, and Directors, aiming to match them with impactful careers. He holds an MBA from Andhra University and has grown his career within Optum.

His team at Optum India was recently recognized with the ‘Excellence in Building Talent of the Future’ award at the NASSCOM GCC Awards 2025.

Personality Overview

Systematic

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Topics They Care About

Technical Recruiting
He focuses on hiring senior engineering roles, including Architects, Engineering Managers, and Directors for technologies like Java and Salesforce.
AI in Business
He promotes Optum's events on applying Artificial Intelligence to real-world business challenges, showing an interest in its practical impact.
Future of Talent
He proudly shared his team's NASSCOM award for ‘Excellence in Building Talent of the Future,’ indicating a focus on forward-thinking recruitment.

Media Appearances

Khadar has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2023
Talent Acquisition Manager at Optum
2-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Optum
5-2020 - 3-2022
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Optum
4-2018 - 4-2020
Recruitment Specialist at Optum
1-2016 - 4-2017
Talent Acquisition Team at Amazon

Education

2009 - 2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Andhra University
6-2006 - 5-2009
BSC from Acharya Nagarjuna University

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Insights For Selling To Khadar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Khadar is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Khadar

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Khadar move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Khadar take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Khadar

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