Neha Malhotra

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Head of Talent Acquisition at AkzoNobel

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Overview

Neha is a talent acquisition leader with over 20 years of experience at multinational firms like Rockwell Automation, SAP, and now AkzoNobel. She specializes in leadership, technology, and sales hiring. Colleagues describe her as energetic, dedicated, and a go-getter who excels at stakeholder management.

She holds a Postgraduate Degree from Amity University and has developed expertise in modern HR areas like digital talent acquisition and employer branding.

Unique fact: Neha has authored a publication titled "Tips for a Recruiter in 2020" and is an award-winning "Stellar Talent Acquisitionist".

Personality Overview

Sometimes Friendly

Late Adopter

Skeptic

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Hiring
Her career focus has been successfully leading senior talent searches for technology, sales, manufacturing, and research roles across the Indian sub-continent.
Employer Branding
She has consistently focused on enhancing employer reputation and brand through digital and social media strategies in her senior roles at Schneider Electric and Rockwell Automation.
Campus Recruitment
Actively leads campus hiring drives at top institutes like IIM Ranchi to recruit the next generation of talent, particularly for sales and management roles.

Media Appearances

Neha Malhotra Appointed as Head of Talent Acquisition, Campus Strategy & Employer Branding for India & Subcontinent at AkzoNobel. Featured in HR Today

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Work History

7-2024
Head of Talent Acquisition at AkzoNobel
3-2020 - 7-2024
Talent Acquisition - Lead India at Rockwell Automation
3-2020 - 2-2023
Talent Acquisition Advisor at Rockwell Automation
3-2019 - 3-2020
AGM - HR - Talent Acquisition - Leadership & Campus Hiring | Employee Branding ( Luminous ) at Schneider Electric
3-2017 - 3-2019
Senior Manager - HR - Talent Acquisition | Campus Hiring | Employer Branding ( Luminous ) at Schneider Electric

Education

1988 - 2021
Education details unavailable from Air Force Golden Jubliee Institute
2007 - 2009
Postgraduate Degree from Amity University

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Insights For Selling To Neha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'results based on data', 'measurable proof', 'X% growth' etc.
  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Neha is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Neha

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Neha move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Neha take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Neha

Personality Compatibility


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