Leena C.

Recruiter

Hyderabad, Telangana, India12 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

12 years of HR leadership experience.
Expert in integrating teams through M&As.
Passionate about urban infrastructure digitization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader specializing in urban infrastructure digitization and talent management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions (m&a)CoachingGlobal Talent AcquisitionHr TransformationTechnology RecruitmentRecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Other Skills

Acquisition IntegrationArtificial Intelligence for BusinessBusiness AnalysisChange ManagementCoaching & MentoringCommunicationCompensation & BenefitsConflict ResolutionConsultingCross-Cultural Communication SkillsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data AnalysisDiversity & InclusionEmployee EngagementEmployee Learning & Development

About

"Life begins at the END of your comfort zone" - My fav quote :) I am a passionate and enthusiastic HR leader who thrives on learning how technology is making an impact to make lives better. Results-driven HR Leader with 12 years of experience, I leverage my expertise to craft impactful strategies that drive positive change across employee engagement, talent management, and performance optimization. My proven track record includes designing and implementing HR initiatives that enhance employee experience, build a thriving culture, and foster talent development. A skilled navigator of complex situations, I excel at integrating teams through M&As, establishing effective policies and processes. Recognized for my meticulous attention to detail, exceptional problem-solving skills, and calm demeanour when navigating complex situations. I am driven by the mission of enabling Quantela to become a global leader in urban infrastructure digitization, and empowering its employees to achieve their full potential.

Experience

Redwood software

Senior HR Manager - CoE (India)

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Quantela inc.

3 roles

Senior Manager - Human Resources

Jan 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)CoachingAcquisition Integration

Manager - Human Resources

Apr 2022 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs

Quantela is a start-up established in the US, that provides outcome-based solutions in the space of urban infrastructure digitization, using latest technologies like Artificial intelligence (AI), Machine learning, Deep video analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) etc. Employees are based across global locations like India, Malaysia, Dubai, US, UK, LATAM, Europe.

Compensation & BenefitsMicrosoft ExcelTraining and Development (HR)Global Talent AcquisitionPresentationsHR Policies+20

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Jan 2020 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Headquartered in the USA, with a presence in Europe and Asia, Quantela is the leading and first of its kind Outcomes-as-a-Service (OaaS) company in the space of urban infrastructure digitization that makes cities more liveable, operationally efficient, resilient and environmentally sustainable for its citizens.
✓ Helping the start-up hire key talented professionals for roles up to C level/Vice President level, and for all the niche roles in India, the US and Europe
✓ Responsible for end-to-end recruitment for all technologies in the engineering team, UX and product team
✓ Hiring for the engineering team for roles in front-end, back-end, architect, full-stack, data engineering, data science, QA, DevOps, with experience in working on technologies such as Angular, Python, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure cloud, Postgres, Selenium, React Native, Node.js, etc
✓ Recruit talent for roles in marketing, bid management, Sales, up to leadership levels

Microsoft ExcelPresentationsHR PoliciesCommunicationTechnology RecruitmentHR Transformation+12

Cognizant

Senior Executive - Recruitment

Mar 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

✓ Led the fulfillment of eﬀorts for demand for three diﬀerent competencies - Adv JS, mobility, and digital marketing requirement for PAN India locations.
✓ Responsible for managing all stakeholders for the CDB function in Hyd for AdvJS and mobility across India
✓ Experienced in hiring technology/non-technology professionals up to senior leadership level
✓ Strong stakeholder management and people management skills
✓ Successfully built sustainable project teams with niche skills from scratch
✓ Conceptualized and built hiring strategies to tap talent pool across

Microsoft ExcelPresentationsLabor and Employment LawData AnalysisRecruitment

Adp

Lead - Talent Acquisition- Global Product & Technology

Nov 2012 – Oct 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

✓ Responsible for end to end recruitment, building the talent pipeline for the business
✓ Led the hiring efforts for various projects in global product technology teams which involves gathering the requirements, assigning the positions, keeping a track record of the hiring progress with the team and regularly publishing a dashboard and meet the business team weekly to discuss/escalate any hiring challenges
✓ Experienced in hiring varied technical/niche skill sets like QA, Java Developers, Architects, Data Scientist, Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, Agile Coach, Project managers, Devops, Tech Managers etc.
✓ Responsible to identify and report on recruitment matrices impacting HR and business performance and generate timely reports on recruitment analytics to facilitate effective business decision making

Microsoft ExcelPresentationsLabor and Employment LawData AnalysisTalent Acquisition