Vivek Pandey

Examiner
DISC Type : sc

Vice President -Talent & Culture at Dream11

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Vivek Pandey is a Global HR and Talent Acquisition Leader with over 15 years of experience, currently serving as the VP, Head of Talent & Culture at Dream11. He specializes in leadership hiring and building high-performing tech teams across India, the US, and MENA. Colleagues have described him as reliable, responsible, and exceptionally talented.

Vivek draws leadership lessons from his personal life, such as observing his sons football coach. He has a demonstrated passion for oration and literary events, showing a keen interest in effective communication and structured argumentation through debate and public speaking. This background complements his professional focus on people and culture.

He was awarded Best Speaker at both the university and national levels for his expertise in debates, extempore, and business plan competitions.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Overcautious

Late Adopter

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Hiring
His career is centered on executive search and CXO hiring to build and scale high-performing technology, product, and data teams across global markets.
AI in HR
He actively promotes the adoption of AI in human resources, recently sharing a '5-step, zero-coding AI jumpstart plan' for recruiting teams.
Culture Transformation
A core part of his professional identity, he aims to build organizations that people are aspirational to join, focusing on strengthening culture, innovation, and collaboration.

Media Appearances

Vivek has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2020
Vice President -Talent & Culture at Dream11
7-2018 - 7-2020
AVP - Talent Acquisition at Dream11
7-2017 - 6-2018
Director - Talent Acquisition at Dream11
1-2016 - 6-2017
Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition at Dream11
6-2015 - 1-2016
Manager - Talent Management (Tech, Product, Design, Data) at Housing.com

Education

2019 - 2020
PGCHRM from XLRI Jamshedpur
2004 - 2008
B.E from Apeejay Stya University

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Insights For Selling To Vivek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vivek is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vivek

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vivek move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Vivek take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Vivek

Personality Compatibility


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