Rajat Sethi

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Head - HR Business Partnering & Talent Acquisition at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Rajat Sethi is an HR leader with over 11 years of experience across the IT, Retail, and Hi-Tech industries. Holding an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, he currently leads HR Business Partnering and Talent Acquisition at Daimler Trucks largest global capability center. Colleagues describe him as energetic, persistent, and solution-oriented.

Outside of his professional roles, Rajat shows an interest in literature, particularly in the thriller genre. He is passionate about continuous learning and values gaining insights from top-tier business and HR leaders to inform his own strategic approach to human resources and employee development.

In 2019, he won the "Emerging Leader" award at the ABFRL Annual Awards, a rare achievement for an employee in a support function.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Hard To Convince

Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Employee Career Growth
He has spoken publicly about the importance of democratizing learning to empower employees to chart their own career growth plans.
Talent Acquisition
His current role involves leading talent acquisition for Daimler Truck's largest innovation center outside of Germany, and he actively posts about hiring.
Rewards & Compensation
Multiple past roles focused on total rewards and compensation, and he holds a certification in the Hay Group's Job Evaluation method.

Media Appearances

Rajat has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Head - HR Business Partnering & Talent Acquisition at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)
1-2025 - 9-2025
Head - Total Rewards, Talent Management, Talent Architecture at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)
5-2023 - 12-2024
Head - Total Rewards, Talent Management, Employee Relations at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)
10-2022 - 4-2023
Head - Total Rewards & Talent Management at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)
10-2021 - 9-2022
Head - Performance and Rewards at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)

Education

2012 - 2014
MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur
2008 - 2012
Btech from Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

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Insights For Selling To Rajat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rajat is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rajat

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rajat move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Rajat take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Rajat

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