Rahul Pande

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : CD

Associate Director Talent Acquisition - Globalisation Excellence at Zinnov

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Rahul Pande is a talent acquisition leader with over 15 years of experience building hiring engines for tech and SaaS companies across India and APAC. Specializing in hyper-growth environments, he currently leads GCC Talent Advisory at Zinnov. He studied Human Resources Development at the Management Development Institute of Singapore.

Colleagues consistently describe Rahul as an empathetic, strategic, and motivating leader. His management style is highlighted for being genuinely supportive and uplifting, with a strong focus on mentoring his team and investing in their professional development. He appears to prioritize a positive, growth-oriented team environment.

Unique fact: Rahul is a two-time recipient of the IBM Manager’s Choice Award, recognizing his excellence in leadership.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

GCC Talent Strategy
His current role is "GCC Talent Advisory & Execution Leader, " where he helps clients build and scale their Global Capability Centers.
Hyper-Growth Scaling
He has proven expertise scaling teams from the ground up to over 400 employees in fast-paced startup and enterprise environments.
Employer Branding
He has spearheaded employer branding portfolios, launching numerous initiatives and co-creating a global Employer Value Proposition strategy in a previous role.

Media Appearances

Rahul has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Associate Director Talent Acquisition - Globalisation Excellence at Zinnov
8-2023 - 8-2025
Associate Director - Talent Acquisition at HighRadius
11-2021 - 8-2023
Talent Acquisition Manager at BrowserStack
12-2019 - 10-2021
Global University Recruiting and Branding Lead at BrowserStack
6-2018 - 12-2019
Talent Advisor APAC at Expedia Group

Education

2007 - 2008
Human Resources Development from Management Development Institute of Singapore
2003 - 2006
Bachelors from Calcutta University, Kolkata

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 14 Location : Hyderabad, Telangana, India Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Associate Director Talent Acquisition - Globalisation Excellence at Zinnov
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Rahul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rahul is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rahul move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Rahul take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Rahul

Personality Compatibility


Other Zinnov Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.