Buban Ganguly

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Achieved 95% direct sourcing rate in global hiring.
Saved over $2.5M through in-house employer branding.
Launched diversity initiatives achieving 23.2% onboarding.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in global recruitment and employer branding.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingTechnical RecruitingRecruitment

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBoolean SearchingCollege RecruitingContract RecruitmentCustomer ServiceDeferred CompensationDiversity & InclusionE-recruitmentEmployee BenefitsEmployee EngagementEmployee Referral ProgramsEmployee RelationsEvent ManagementExecutive Search

About

As a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader, I specialize in scaling high-performing teams, building employer brands, and driving technology & leadership hiring across global markets. With a passion for innovation and data-driven recruitment, I have successfully led global hiring strategies, talent branding initiatives, and executive search programs that have shaped DP World’s technology ecosystem. 🔹 Strategic Hiring & Leadership Search – Spearheaded executive and senior hiring with a focus on direct sourcing, achieving significant cost savings and reducing dependency on search firms. 🔹 Employer Branding & Talent Attraction – Scaled in-house branding efforts, saving $2.5M in external vendor costs while enhancing DP World’s Glassdoor & social media presence. 🔹 Diversity & Inclusion Champion – Launched initiatives like Referral Huddles, Sourcing Jams, and Diversity Days, achieving 23.2% diversity onboarding. 🔹 Tech Hiring & Market Intelligence – Built high-end software, AI/ML, Metaverse, and cybersecurity teams while optimizing sourcing strategies to reduce time-to-fill. 🔹 Innovation & Events – Organized internal hackathons (260+ participants) and Tech Talks (400+ attendees), driving cross-functional engagement and ideation. A firm believer in data-driven hiring, proactive talent pipelining, and fostering a culture of excellence, I thrive on transforming TA functions to be agile, strategic, and impactful. Let’s connect to discuss talent, tech, and transformation!

Experience

Dp world

Group Deputy General Manager-Talent Acquisition

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

✅ Led global technology and leadership hiring across multiple regions, achieving a 95% direct sourcing rate and reducing vendor costs to 5%.
✅ Spearheaded Diversity & Inclusion hiring initiatives, maintaining a 23.2% diversity hiring rate and increasing gender representation.
✅ Executed high-impact employer branding campaigns without external agency support, saving $2.5M+.
✅ Designed and hosted internal hackathons (260+ participants, 52 teams), leading to real product innovations.
✅ Organized Tech Talks with 400+ global attendees, driving knowledge sharing on AI, Cybersecurity, and AR.
✅ Partnered with top-tier universities and institutions to build a sustainable tech talent pipeline.
✅ Reduced time-to-fill for senior and leadership roles, onboarding key executives in AI, Data Science, and Cybersecurity.

Global RecruitingEmployer BrandingDiversity & InclusionTechnology HiringMarket IntelligenceTalent Acquisition

Ajio.com

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jul 2015 – Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore · On-site

End to End technology, Design and Product recruitment for Jio eCommerce
Currently handling the executive search for technology, Design and Product manager roles.

Talent AcquisitionExecutive SearchTechnology Recruitment

Collabera

Senior Technical Recruiter

Jul 2013 – Jul 2015 · 2 yrs · Greater Bengaluru Area

End to End US recruitment for a Premier IT and E-commerce Clients across US
Sourcing Profiles for niche, vanilla and niche skills
Screening profiles
Compensation negotiation
Interview coordination and scheduling
Follow up with the operations team on paper work

Technical RecruitingSourcingScreening

Slk

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2011 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Roles and responsibilities as an IT recruiter:-
Working closely with Staffing team and hiring managers for resource planning and hiring.
Validating the requirements with the Staffing on a regular basis.
Sourcing profiles through job portals, internal reference, Networking, advertisement, job posting, consultants and social networking sites
Short listing profiles received from the above sources.
Skill mapping of those profiles (to assigned HRAR’s) and conducting the initial phone screening.
Expectation setting for the tech teams in terms of resource availability.
Scheduling interviews with the technical teams.
Conducting HR discussion and salary negotiations (Junior level resources)
Collecting all necessary doc’s, preparing and rolling out the offer through HMS.
Explaining detailed offer letter, Salary break-up & other benefits to the candidates, Relocation policies for outstation candidates, handling queries relating to the offer.
Regular follow up with the offered candidate, handling issues coming up in getting him/her relieved from his/her current organization as well as having an regular discussions with the candidates keeping them warm, to ensure a good offer to joinee ratio.
Maintaining back up & good pipeline of resources on various technologies to meet business need on time.
Reference check for the candidates before on boarding them.
Reference building from the candidates who attend the interviews.
Co-coordinator for the on-boarding.
First point on contact for the new joinees.
Fulfillment of requirement within the SLA’S and reducing the cost per hire by maintaining sourcing mix.
Maintaining a balance between cost per hire, sourcing mix and Quick TAT.
Responsible for coordinating with Vendors and placement agencies for recruitment activities.
Scheduling client interview.

RecruitmentSourcingScreening

Dell

Senior Technical Support Representative

Aug 2008 – Sep 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area

Supporting SME customer’s in regards to hardware, software and networking issues on laptops and desktops.
Selling of dell products and services at point of need.
Booking service request for customers.

Technical SupportCustomer Service