Sonal Tayal

Collaborator
DISC Type : is

Head of Human Resources at Livspace

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Sonal Tayal is the Head of Human Resources at Livspace, bringing a business-first perspective to the role after a decade with the company. Her journey spans leadership positions in sales, operations, strategy, and design, giving her a unique ground-up understanding of the organization. She is an alumna of the Indian School of Business.

Sonal is passionate about solving complex organizational challenges and building agile teams. She is committed to leadership development and creating systems that foster a high-performance, high-trust culture, directly linking talent development with business growth and operational excellence.

She authored a publication titled "The rising she-economy in real estate, " highlighting her interest in the intersection of gender and industry.

Personality Overview

Good Listener

Fair-minded

Example Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are.  They are more likely to go for proven solutions. Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them.

Topics They Care About

Business-First HR
Her transition to HR is framed by her deep, cross-functional experience in sales, operations, and strategy, ensuring people-related decisions are tied directly to business outcomes.
Design Entrepreneurship
Actively focuses on building and scaling Livspace's partner ecosystem by recruiting and empowering a community of design entrepreneurs and professionals.
Organizational Scaling
Has a proven track record of building and scaling business units from the ground up, including establishing Livspace's entire Delhi-NCR operations.

Media Appearances

Livspace appoints Sonal Tayal as Head - HR. Featured in Economic Times (HR)

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Work History

5-2025
Head of Human Resources at Livspace
4-2021 - 4-2025
AVP, Supply Sourcing & Development at Livspace
7-2020 - 3-2021
AVP, Platform Growth & Strategy at Livspace
4-2019 - 6-2020
Head - Sales Ops at Livspace
6-2015 - 8-2019
Business Head - Delhi NCR at Livspace

Education

2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) from Chandigarh College of Architecture
PGP in Management from Indian School of Business

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Insights For Selling To Sonal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When asking them questions, sound relatable and informal
  • Show genuine interest in solving their problems
  • Use testimonials, case studies to show them why it is a low-risk, high-value decision

DONT's

  • Don’t give the impression of being unproven or risky
  • Don’t get into excessive details unless prompted
  • Don’t sound very transactional

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sonal is

  • Relationships can play a major role, followed by low risk and strong market validation.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sonal

  • They are not very direct, and unlikely to say no to your face.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sonal move?

  • They can take their time to make decisions, even if they are constantly involved and friendly.
  • Can Sonal take some risk or not?

  • It is unlikely that they will take many risks.

You And Sonal

Personality Compatibility


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