R Rakesh

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience at Hero Housing Finance

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Rakesh is a global HR leader with over 19 years of experience in transforming HR and payroll operations for large workforces. He specializes in process automation and is proficient with major HRIS platforms like Workday and SAP SuccessFactors. Colleagues describe him as strategic, innovative, and practical.

He is passionate about creating meaningful employee experiences and took a career break for caregiving, reflecting his personal values. Rakesh actively follows topics around creating equitable workplaces and supports the development of talent in emerging cities across India.

Unique fact: Rakesh is the recipient of the prestigious Global Pulse Award, which he received in London.

Personality Overview

Fast But Thoughtful

Big Vision Person

Early Adopter

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

HR Transformation
His career is defined by transforming HR functions to support rapid business growth, such as expanding operations to 350 cities in a prior role.
Large-Scale Payroll
He has deep expertise managing complex, multi-country payroll for massive workforces, including up to 67, 000 employees at Randstad.
Diversity & Inclusion
He publicly shares content about creating equitable workplaces, with a specific focus on supporting women and people with disabilities in India.

Media Appearances

R has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Head, HR Operations & Employee Experience at Hero Housing Finance
12-2024 - 2-2025
Caregiving at Career Break
9-2023 - 11-2024
Assistant Vice President, HR Operations at Randstad India
2-2021 - 8-2023
General Manager & Head Client Success HRO at Randstad India
8-2019 - 1-2021
Associate Vice President & Head HR Operations at Home Credit India

Education

2001 - 2004
Bachelors from Sri Venkateswara College Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To R

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with R is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from R

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will R move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can R take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And R

Personality Compatibility


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