Paresh Maharana

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Vice President at AQR Capital Management

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

As Vice President at AQR Capital Management, Paresh specializes in hybrid cloud environments and DevOps automation. His career in technology and finance is built on a B. Tech in Computer Science and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. He previously held technical roles at Mercedes-Benz R&D, Wells Fargo, and Qwest Corporation.

Beyond his technical role, Paresh is interested in business strategy and marketing research. He actively explores what drives consumer purchasing decisions and follows discussions on C-suite performance metrics. He also shares educational content related to financial accounting with fellow MBA students, highlighting a passion for continuous learning.

He recently launched a marketing research project to determine if advertising or price is more influential on consumer behavior.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Unexpressive

Status Quo Seeker

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

Hybrid Cloud Strategy
Focuses on leveraging AWS, Linux, and Unix to enhance server management and deployments within complex hybrid cloud environments.
DevOps Automation
Highlights expertise in strengthening infrastructure resilience and deployment pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, and Ansible.
Consumer Behavior
Actively researches the influence of advertising versus price sensitivity on consumer purchasing decisions in competitive markets like e-commerce.

Media Appearances

Paresh has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Vice President at AQR Capital Management
1-2021
Associate at AQR Capital Management
9-2018 - 12-2020
Senior Technical Consultant at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India
5-2015 - 8-2018
Technology Specialist at Wells Fargo
11-2012 - 5-2015
Software Engineer at Qwest Corporation

Education

Postgraduate Degree from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
2008 - 2012
B.Tech from BPUT

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Insights For Selling To Paresh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Paresh is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Paresh

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Paresh move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Paresh take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Paresh

Personality Compatibility


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