Roopa R.

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DISC Type : DC

Co-Founder at National Forum for Learning, Innovation and Growth (NFLIG)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Roopa Pal is the Associate Vice President at Black Box, bringing over 19 years of experience as a global learning and development leader. Her expertise lies in talent transformation, shaping organizational success, and fostering cultures of excellence. She holds an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune.

Roopa is deeply committed to lifelong learning as a personal principle. She actively shapes the L&D ecosystem in India by mentoring students and co-founding initiatives to connect and empower professionals, demonstrating a passion for community building and fostering growth beyond her corporate role.

She co-founded the National Forum for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (NFLIG), a first-of-its-kind initiative in India dedicated to advancing the countrys learning and development landscape.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

ROI Driven

Fast But Analytical

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

AI in the Workplace
Recently moderated a webinar and spoke at events on redefining employability and fostering human-centric growth in the age of AI.
Talent Transformation
Her entire career, including her current AVP role, is focused on transforming talent development practices to drive business success and innovation.
Lifelong Learning
States that lifelong learning is a personal commitment she honors every year and promotes it through her professional community initiatives.

Media Appearances

Roopa R. - Associate Vice President at Black Box | The Org. Featured in The Org

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Work History

6-2025
Co-Founder at National Forum for Learning, Innovation and Growth (NFLIG)
6-2022
Associate Vice President at Black Box
10-2020 - 5-2022
Senior Learning & Development Manager at Black Box
11-2017 - 10-2020
Learning & Development Program Manager at CISCO Systems at Cisco
10-2016 - 10-2017
Learning and Development Manager at SLK

Education

2010 - 2012
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
2002 - 2005
Bachelor of Science ( B.Sc) from Bangalore University

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Exp : 20 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at National Forum for Learning, Innovation and Growth (NFLIG)
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Insights For Selling To Roopa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

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

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Roopa is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Roopa move?

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

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

You And Roopa

Personality Compatibility


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