Lakshmi Menon

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Director Talent Acquisition at Workday

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Lakshmi Menon is a global talent acquisition leader with over 19 years of experience at Workday, McKinsey, and BlackRock, specializing in building high-performing teams. Described as articulate and focused, she drives talent strategy across tech, finance, and consulting in APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.

After nearly two decades in the industry, she places immense value on her professional relationships, reflecting on the power of having a "hot contacts list" to support her network.

Personality Overview

Non-Confrontational

Amiable & Agreeable

Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Global Talent Strategy
Has over 19 years of experience building recruitment operations and talent strategy for major global companies across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.
Leadership Hiring
Possesses proven expertise in leadership hiring, building high-performing teams for top-tier companies in the technology, finance, and consulting industries.
DEI Initiatives
Actively championed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs for the APAC region during her leadership tenure at BlackRock.

Media Appearances

Lakshmi Menon joins Workday as Director of Talent Acquisition. Featured in HR Today

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Work History

10-2025
Director Talent Acquisition at Workday
1-2023 - 9-2025
Head of India Recruitment - India Consulting Office at McKinsey & Company
6-2017 - 12-2022
Vice President at BlackRock
7-2016 - 6-2017
Senior Talent Aquisition Manager at Standard Chartered Bank
5-2014 - 7-2016
Senior Manager at HCL Technologies

Education

2006 - 2008
Human Capital Management from XLRI Jamshedpur

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Insights For Selling To Lakshmi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lakshmi is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lakshmi

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lakshmi move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Lakshmi take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Lakshmi

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