Shehzad Kadodwalla

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Head of Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience - Africa India Middle East (AIM) at Michelin

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Shehzad leads Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience for Michelin across Africa, India, and the Middle East. With over a decade of experience, he specializes in inclusive hiring strategies and talent optimization. Colleagues describe him as a strategic, competent, and people-first leader, with a background from IIM, Lucknow and the University of Mumbai.

He is passionate about championing diversity and inclusion, with a special focus on empowering gender diversity. Shehzad enjoys engaging with the next generation of professionals, discussing topics like the future of work and sharing insights from his journey to help shape their careers and perspectives on the evolving job landscape.

Shehzad has a strong opinion on authenticity, humorously critiquing inflated job titles to emphasize that trust is more valuable than attention.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Achievment Oriented

Generous

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.  They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Regional Talent Strategy
He drives the entire talent and people experience strategy across the dynamic and diverse Africa, India, and Middle East (AIM) region for Michelin.
Employee Journey
A core part of his role is leading the Employee Experience charter, ensuring every touchpoint aligns with Michelin's people-first mission.
Gender Diversity
He actively champions and leads initiatives focused on gender diversity, including attraction and retention strategies to empower women in the workplace.

Media Appearances

Shehzad has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience - Africa India Middle East (AIM) at Michelin
2-2024 - 5-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition - India & Leadership Hiring - Africa India Middle East (AIM) at Michelin
5-2022 - 2-2024
Deputy General Manager - Talent Acquisition at _VOIS
3-2020 - 5-2022
Senior Manager - Recruiting - Accenture Operations at Accenture
6-2018 - 2-2020
Manager - Recruiting - Accenture Operations at Accenture

Education

5-2025 - 4-2026
Global Senior Leadership Programme from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2010 - 2012
Master of Management Studies from University of Mumbai

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Insights For Selling To Shehzad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation

DONT's

  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shehzad is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shehzad

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shehzad move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Shehzad take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Shehzad

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