Swarna Mathiyazhagan

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Associate Director - People Operations & Employee Experience at Mad Street Den

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Swarna is the Associate Director of People Operations at Mad Street Den, where she was instrumental in scaling the team from 70 to over 300 people globally. A graduate of the University of Madras, she is described by colleagues as strategic, thoughtful, and analytical, specializing in the end-to-end employee lifecycle.

As a dedicated people advocate, Swarna is passionate about building strong communities and fostering connections. She strongly believes that bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives is fundamental to creating exceptional teams and a positive, inclusive work environment.

Unique fact: Swarna played a key role in conceptualizing, publishing, and executing her companys official culture code.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Friendly But Fast

Achievement-Oriented

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Company Culture
She has direct experience growing a tech company from ~70 to over 300 employees while focusing on preserving its core culture and values.
Diversity & Inclusion
Actively works to make D&I a standard operating procedure, believing that great teams are built from diverse backgrounds, genders, and perspectives.
Employee Experience
Her role centers on optimizing the entire employee journey, from talent acquisition and onboarding to engagement, recognition, and performance management.

Media Appearances

Swarna has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023
Associate Director - People Operations & Employee Experience at Mad Street Den
4-2021 - 3-2023
Manager - People Operations & Employee Experience at Mad Street Den
6-2019 - 4-2021
Human Resources Executive at Mad Street Den
8-2018 - 10-2018
Human Resources Intern at Bhumi
4-2015 - 5-2015
Intern at The New Indian Express

Education

2013 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts - BA from University of Madras

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Insights For Selling To Swarna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Give them control of the sales process

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Swarna is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Swarna

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Swarna move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Swarna take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Swarna

Personality Compatibility


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