Somaya Swaroop

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Manager - Talent Development India at Amazon

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Somaya Swaroop is a Talent Development Manager at Amazon with a background in engineering and a Gold Medalist MBA in HR. She specializes in designing strategic learning programs, managing performance, and enhancing employee engagement. Colleagues describe her as self-motivated, proactive, and reliable, with prior experience at TATA Advanced Systems Limited.

She is passionate about fostering positive and innovative workplace cultures. This is demonstrated through her advocacy for diversity and inclusion, which she believes fosters creativity and collaboration, and her interest in applying concepts like Design Thinking to solve business problems and enhance learning experiences within teams.

Unique fact: Somaya was the Gold Medalist of her Master of Business Administration - HR batch at SIBM Bengaluru.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Quality Focused

Fast But Analytical

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

Talent Development
Her core function at Amazon and TATA, she designs and implements strategic learning programs to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
Employee Engagement
She has published academic work on engaging remote workforces and has consistently focused on enhancing employee satisfaction and fostering a positive workplace culture in her roles.
Design Thinking
She has actively organized and promoted Design Thinking workshops, showing a keen interest in using collaborative, innovative problem-solving methods in a business context.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2025
Manager - Talent Development India at Amazon
10-2023 - 4-2025
CoE Lead - Talent & Learning at TATA Advanced Systems Limited
8-2021 - 10-2023
Assistant Manager - Human Resource Business Partner at TATA Advanced Systems Limited
5-2020 - 6-2020
Young Leaders Internship Programme - HR Intern at ITC Hotels
7-2019 - 8-2019
Recruitment & HR Analytics Intern at Appriffy-Digital IT Hub

Education

2019 - 2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru
2014 - 2018
Bachelor’s Degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

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Exp : 4 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Middle Designation : Manager - Talent Development India at Amazon
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Insights For Selling To Somaya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum
  • Help them see both - the ‘big picture’ impact and the ROI of the investment

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Somaya is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Somaya

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Somaya move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Somaya take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Somaya

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