Pankaj Pujari

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India-HR Country Lead at Semtech

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Pankaj Pujari is a strategic HR leader with over 18 years of experience in the semiconductor and infrastructure sectors. As India-HR Country Lead at Semtech, he specializes in HR transformation, M&A, and talent management across multiple Asian geographies. He is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.

Passionate about professional development, Pankaj is an award-winning mentor dedicated to fostering growth in others. He is a strong advocate for holistic employee wellbeing, emphasizing physical and mental health. People who have worked with him describe him as calm, balanced, and agile.

He is a recipient of the KeyLearning Mentorship Excellence Award 2025 for his contributions to individual mentoring.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

ROI Driven

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

HR Transformation
He has extensive experience leading HR through IPOs, M&A, and HRIS implementations at companies like Semtech and Feedback INFRA, showcasing a focus on strategic change.
Semiconductor Talent
He actively recruits for highly specialized engineering roles at Semtech and has listed other industry leaders like NXP and Texas Instruments as professional interests.
Employee Wellbeing
He actively promotes a holistic approach to employee health, believing that focusing on mind, body, and performance builds stronger and healthier organizations.

Media Appearances

Pankaj Pujari Elevates to HR - India Country Lead at Semtech. Featured in HR Today India

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Pankaj Pujari, Head of Human Resources at Semtech, has driven .... Featured in Instagram

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Work History

4-2024
India-HR Country Lead at Semtech
4-2019 - 4-2024
HR Business Partner - India at Semtech
6-2018 - 3-2019
Assistant General Manager-Human Resources (HR Head) at Feedback INFRA
2-2016 - 6-2018
Sr. Manager-Human Resources (HR Head) at BHARAT ROAD NETWORK LIMITED
3-2015 - 2-2016
Deputy Manager - Human Resources at JAS Forwarding Worldwide

Education

1-2021 - 3-2022
Executive Program in Strategic Human Resource Management from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
2005 - 2007
Master of Business Administration - MBA from IILM Academy Of Higher Learning, Lucknow

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Insights For Selling To Pankaj

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pankaj is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Pankaj

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pankaj move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Pankaj take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Pankaj

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