Rabia Basiri

Commander
DISC Type : D

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor at Warner Bros. Discovery

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Rabia Basiri is a Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter at Warner Bros. Discovery with eight years of experience, specializing in technical hiring for roles in AdTech and data science. An alumna of Andhra University with a Bachelor of Engineering, she previously excelled at Amazon. Colleagues describe her as exceptional, talented, and meticulous.

She is passionate about the strategic aspects of recruitment, viewing it as a complex blend of strategy, empathy, and negotiation. Rabia actively enhances her skills, having taken courses on advanced talent sourcing to operate as a "talent hunter. "

Unique Fact: While at Amazon, she successfully closed 34 technical positions, primarily software engineers, within a seven-month period.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Topics They Care About

AdTech Recruiting
Actively building Warner Bros. Discovery’s AdTech engineering and data science teams in Hyderabad by sourcing talent for senior and principal-level roles.
Advanced Sourcing
Invests in upskilling her talent sourcing capabilities beyond traditional methods, aiming to become a more effective "talent detective" to find top candidates.
Candidate Mentorship
Praised for creating a positive candidate experience by providing interview preparation, clear communication, and ensuring a smooth hiring and onboarding process.

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Work History

12-2025
Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor at Warner Bros. Discovery
8-2023 - 12-2025
Talent Acquisition Advisor at Warner Bros. Discovery
4-2023 - 7-2023
Freelance Recruiter at Sourcing X-Press
2-2022 - 3-2023
Recruiter - Amazon Entertainment at Amazon
9-2021 - 3-2023
Recruiter - Consumer Teams at Amazon

Education

5-2011 - 6-2015
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Andhra University

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Insights For Selling To Rabia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rabia is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rabia

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rabia move?

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

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

You And Rabia

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