Megha Bawa

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Sr Specialist, Research at Gartner

South Delhi, Delhi, India

Overview

Megha is a Senior Research Specialist at Gartner, focusing on understanding complex problem spaces and user needs to solve business challenges. With a Masters in Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi, she is skilled in user research and design thinking. Colleagues describe her as diligent, insightful, and empathetic.

Outside of her professional role, Megha is passionate about giving back to the community. She actively participates in corporate social responsibility events, such as GartnerGives, to support children. She also enjoys reconnecting with her alma mater to interact with and mentor current design students, sharing her knowledge and experience.

She recently completed a one-year Executive Programme in Digital Transformation from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

Negotiator

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

User-Centric Research
Her entire career, from GlobalLogic to Gartner, is centered on user research, empathy, and deriving actionable insights from qualitative data.
Digital Transformation
Demonstrated a strong commitment to this area by recently completing a year-long executive program from a top Indian management institute.
Design Research
Authored a blog post specifically on the essentials of crafting insights within the design research process, showcasing her expertise.

Media Appearances

Megha has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023
Sr Specialist, Research at Gartner
6-2022 - 4-2023
User Researcher I at Meesho
1-2022 - 5-2022
Senior Human Factors Specialist at Human Factors International
7-2020 - 12-2021
Associate Analyst, Usability & Design at GlobalLogic
9-2019 - 6-2020
Trainee Designer, Usability & Design at GlobalLogic

Education

2017 - 2019
M.Des from National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi
2013 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science

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Insights For Selling To Megha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Megha is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Megha move?

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

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

You And Megha

Personality Compatibility


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