Saaket Narnolia

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Senior Director, AI Engineering at Cornerstone OnDemand

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Saaket is the Senior Director of AI Engineering at Cornerstone OnDemand, where he leads the development of an AI-driven talent experience platform. He previously spent nearly seven years at Amazon, progressing from Software Engineer to Software Development Manager III. He holds a Bachelor of Education from Jadavpur University.

His teams recently showcased their work on an innovative LLM Multi-Agent Orchestrator at a major tech conference.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Dynamic But Sincere

Driven But Considerate

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Topics They Care About

AI in Talent Management
He leads the AI engineering division at Cornerstone OnDemand, a company focused on talent experience platforms, and is actively hiring engineers for this purpose.
Large Language Models
This is a listed skill and a core component of his team's recent work on a multi-agent orchestrator system showcased at the AmazeINtech 2024 conference.
Building Engineering Teams
He has moved from an individual contributor to a senior director role and frequently posts about hiring software engineers and managers for his teams at Cornerstone.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2026
Senior Director, AI Engineering at Cornerstone OnDemand
12-2023
Software Development Manager III at Amazon
9-2022 - 12-2023
Software development manager II at Amazon
10-2021 - 9-2022
Software development Engineer 2 at Amazon
7-2019 - 10-2021
Software development engineer at Amazon

Education

2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Education - BEd from Jadavpur University

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Insights For Selling To Saaket

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Saaket is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Saaket

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Saaket move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Saaket take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Saaket

Personality Compatibility


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