Rakesh Gaur

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : DC

Head of Sales - India ( Enterprise, Mid-Market & SMB ) at Deel

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Rakesh is a sales leader with over 20 years of experience in HR Tech and SaaS, currently heading sales for Deel in India. With an MBA from Sri Balaji University, he drives go-to-market strategy and revenue growth. Colleagues describe him as exceptional, strategic, and passionate.

He received a "We Value You" award for his 10 years of service at Info Edge (Naukri. com), highlighting his professional loyalty and long-term success.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Rigorous & Demanding

ROI Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Global Workforce Management
His role at Deel is focused on helping companies hire, manage, and pay international teams compliantly without setting up local entities.
Go-to-Market Strategy
He leads Deel's GTM strategy and execution across Enterprise, Mid-Market, and SMB segments in India and neighboring countries.
HR Technology
His career spans over two decades in the HR Tech space, with leadership roles at industry leaders like Deel, LinkedIn, and Naukri. com.

Media Appearances

One 2 One Interview Session with Mr. Rakesh Gaur (Head of Sales - India, Deel). Featured in YouTube

See Now

Work History

1-2026
Head of Sales - India ( Enterprise, Mid-Market & SMB ) at Deel
4-2025 - 1-2026
Head of Sales - India - Mid Market Business at Deel
2-2022 - 3-2025
Head of Sales - Emerging Markets at LinkedIn
4-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Enterprise Sales Manager - India West ( Talent & Learning Solutions ) at LinkedIn
1-2018 - 3-2020
Enterprise Sales Manager - India West ( Talent & Learning Solutions ) at LinkedIn

Education

2014 - 2014
Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing from Niit Imperia
2004 - 2006
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Sri Balaji University,Pune

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 12 Location : Pune, Maharashtra, India Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Sales - India ( Enterprise, Mid-Market & SMB ) at Deel
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Rakesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rakesh is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rakesh move?

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

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

You And Rakesh

Personality Compatibility


Other Deel 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.