Mirza Akbar Baig

Evaluator
DISC Type : sdc

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Cognizant

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Mirza Akbar Baig is a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Cognizant with 18 years of expertise in recruitment, leadership hiring, and talent management. An MBA graduate from Kakatiya University, his colleagues describe him as focused, dedicated, and trustworthy. His skill set includes performance management, career development, and strategic change management.


During a prior role at Cognizant, he led a team that successfully delivered over 9, 000 full-time hires.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Hard To Convince

Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Leadership Hiring
A core focus of his 18-year career, specializing in sourcing and securing top-level executive talent for major organizations.
Talent Management
His HR expertise includes managing the entire talent lifecycle, from strategic acquisition and development to performance and retention.
Recruitment Strategy
Responsible for planning and designing comprehensive recruitment approaches, including sourcing strategy and stakeholder management, to meet business demands.

Media Appearances

Mirza has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Cognizant
4-2022 - 4-2025
Talent Acquisition Manager at Cognizant
7-2021 - 4-2022
Manager Talent Acquisition at PwC Acceleration Centers
7-2016 - 5-2021
Talent Acquisition Lead at Cognizant
8-2014 - 3-2016
Lead HR & Recruitment at ENGIE India - MEPL Project

Education

2004 - 2006
MBA from Kakatiya University

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Exp : 18 Location : Hyderabad, Telangana, India Job Level : Middle Designation : Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Cognizant
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Insights For Selling To Mirza Akbar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly

DONT's

  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mirza Akbar is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mirza Akbar

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mirza Akbar move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Mirza Akbar take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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