Nandini Nayak

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DISC Type : C

HR Manager at The Akshaya Patra Foundation

Guwahati, Assam, India

Overview

Nandini is a seasoned HR Manager with a background from Berhampur University, specializing in partnering with business leaders to enhance people practices. Her expertise spans talent acquisition, employee relations, and process improvement across roles at Infosys and Zaloni. Colleagues describe her as a collaborative problem-solver who perseveres through challenges.

After spending over a decade at Zaloni, she transitioned into roles at major organizations, showcasing her adaptability and commitment to growth.

Personality Overview

Precise

ROI Driven

Critic

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Talent Acquisition
Manages the entire hiring lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding. She actively posts about open roles, such as for Civil Engineers at her current organization.
Purpose-Driven HR
Passionate about aligning people strategies with an organization's purpose and values, a focus reinforced by her current role at a non-profit foundation.
Employee Engagement
Focuses on building positive workplace cultures and improving employee relations, which has been a consistent theme throughout her career.

Media Appearances

Nandini has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
HR Manager at The Akshaya Patra Foundation
9-2023 - 1-2026
Manager HR at Infosys
3-2023 - 9-2023
Manager,Talent Acquisition & Operations at Zaloni
3-2020 - 3-2023
Recruiting Manager at Zaloni
9-2013 - 3-2020
Sr. HR Executive at Zaloni

Education

1998 - 2000
PG from Berhampur University
1995 - 1998
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Khallikote Autonomous College, Odisha

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Insights For Selling To Nandini

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nandini is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nandini

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nandini move?

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

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

You And Nandini

Personality Compatibility


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