Vikraman Palraj

Evaluator
DISC Type : DSC

Department Head - HR at UltraTech Cement

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Vikraman is an accomplished HR leader with over nine years of experience in the automotive, manufacturing, and financial services sectors. Currently the Department Head for HR at UltraTech Cement, he specializes in people strategy, talent staffing, and managing HR for large-scale growth projects. His colleagues describe him as strategic, deeply empathic, and analytical.

He has a keen interest in the intersection of technology and human resources, demonstrated by his past role as an HR Business Partner for Electric Vehicle and AI divisions and his recent completion of a course in AI-First Product Leadership.

Unique fact: He co-authored a publication on the topic of "Emotional and Behavioural Disorder in School Dropouts. "

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Hard To Convince

Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there 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

Young Talent Management
He currently leads young talent management and summer internship programs for UltraTech Cement's manufacturing business.
Leadership Development
A core focus in his previous roles, where he developed comprehensive succession planning frameworks to build leadership pipelines.
AI in HR
He recently completed a course on becoming an AI-First Product Leader and has experience as an HR partner for AI and Digital divisions.

Media Appearances

Vikraman has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Department Head - HR at UltraTech Cement
7-2024 - 10-2025
Section Head - HR Planning at TVS Motor Company
9-2021 - 6-2024
HR Business Partner - Electric Vehicle and Digital & Artificial Intelligence at TVS Motor Company
5-2017 - 8-2021
Lead - Leadership and Organization Development at TVS Credit Services Ltd.
5-2016 - 4-2017
Management Trainee - Human Resources at TVS Credit Services Ltd.

Education

2014 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Bharathidasan Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Vikraman

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vikraman is

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

  • 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 Vikraman move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Vikraman 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 Vikraman

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