Sahaya Gerard

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Senior Manager - Human Resources at Comcast

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Sahaya Arputha Gerard is a strategic HR Business Partner and Senior Manager at Comcast India with over 14 years of experience in high-growth tech environments. He specializes in translating business strategy into impactful talent and organizational development initiatives. Colleagues describe him as innovative, enthusiastic, and a great organizer with outstanding HR knowledge.

He is passionate about mentoring the next generation, demonstrated by his role as a Chief Guest at a college engineering symposium where he enjoyed interacting with students. He values professional networking, learning from industry leaders, and maintaining connections with past mentors. He is also known for bringing creative ideas to office parties.

He was honored to be the Chief Guest at the Stella Marys College of Engineering symposium.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Objective Thinker

Precise

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Talent Management
Focuses on creating systems for performance management and talent alignment to ensure high retention and impact the bottom line in fast-paced tech environments.
Employee Engagement
Leads high-impact initiatives to build company culture and is noted by colleagues for his innovative approaches to engaging employees.
Future of Work
Actively participates in conferences like Umagine and forums discussing the future of Global Capability Centers (GCCs), showing a keen interest in evolving work landscapes.

Media Appearances

Sahaya has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Senior Manager - Human Resources at Comcast
11-2022 - 12-2025
Manager - Human Resources at Comcast
7-2022 - 11-2022
Lead HR Business Partner (UK, Europe & India) at Virtusa
1-2021 - 6-2022
Senior HR Business Partner (UK, Europe & India) at Virtusa
8-2018 - 12-2020
HR Business Partner at Virtusa

Education

2011 - 2013
Master of Social Work (MSW) from Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, Vellore Dt
2005 - 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai

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Insights For Selling To Sahaya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sahaya is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sahaya

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sahaya move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Sahaya take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Sahaya

Personality Compatibility


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