Narmadha Balasubramaniam(She/Her)

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Lead Talent Partner at Aptiv

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Narmadha is a Lead Talent Partner at Aptiv, specializing in recruiting top-tier professionals for the AI/ML, semiconductor, and automotive industries. An alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, she leverages a background in HR Analytics and executive hiring from her tenure at Intel.

Colleagues and mentors describe her as a dedicated, committed, and professional perfectionist, highlighting her unique style and quench for learning.

She holds a certification in "GenAI for Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, " applying cutting-edge technology to modern recruitment challenges.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Negotiator

Precise

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Talent Sourcing
Focuses on proactive recruitment, market intelligence, and building relationships to attract passive, high-level talent in competitive tech sectors.
HR Analytics
Completed an executive program in HR Analytics from IIM-K, indicating a data-driven approach to recruitment and talent management.
Diversity in Tech
Emphasizes building diverse teams in her current role and listed diversity hiring as a key skill from her time at Intel Corporation.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2025
Lead Talent Partner at Aptiv
1-2024 - 3-2025
Talent Partner at Aptiv
11-2021 - 12-2023
Senior Talent Advisor at Intel Corporation
6-2018 - 11-2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Capgemini Engineering
7-2012 - 5-2018
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Intelligentia IT Systems Pvt Ltd

Education

Executive Programme in HR Analytics from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Anna University Chennai

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Insights For Selling To Narmadha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • 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 Narmadha is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Narmadha

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Narmadha move?

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

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

You And Narmadha

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