Sudhir Shinde

Head of Talent

Thane, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

17 years of experience in talent acquisition across multiple industries.
Expert in building inclusive and diverse workforces.
Proven track record in leveraging HR technology for recruitment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Talent Acquisition within the HR and Recruitment industry.

Contact

shindesudhir2301@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

Asset ManagementBankingBusiness StrategyCareer CounselingCareer DevelopmentCareer ManagementCareer OpportunitiesCareer Path PlanningCareer StrategistCommercial LendingCompetency Based InterviewingCorporate RecruitingCreative Problem SolvingCredit ResearchCredit Risk Analysis

About

I’ve always believed that great organizations are built by great people — and finding, nurturing, and empowering that talent has been the driving force of my career. With over 17 years across Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, Market Research, and Financial Services, I’ve led talent acquisition strategies that bridge business ambition with human potential. Today, as Head of Talent Acquisition for South Asia at Bayer, my focus is on building inclusive, future-ready workforces that can thrive in a fast-evolving digital landscape. I’m passionate about embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into every hiring decision, leveraging HR technology to optimize impact, and creating growth opportunities that unlock both organizational and individual success. Along this journey — from Standard Chartered and NielsenIQ to CRISIL and now Bayer — one thing has remained constant: a commitment to shaping workplaces where people feel valued, challenged, and inspired to make a difference.

Experience

Bayer

Head - Talent Acquisition, South Asia

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Thane, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Crisil limited

Global Talent Acquisition Lead

Nov 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Leading talent acquisition for Global Research & Risk Solutions (Integral IQ) & Corporate Support functions

Merkle

Talent Acquisition Lead - Human Capital Management

Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 · 6 mos · Thane, Maharashtra, India

Responsible for entire Market Research Operations hiring for Pan India focussing on key skills like Dimension, ConfirmIT, IOM across levels. Managing hiring for Qualtrics across locations and setting up the CoE for same.

Nielseniq

Associate Director - Talent Acquisition | India, Africa & Middle East

Oct 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Leading the complete hiring for Commercial, E Commerce, Intelligent Analytics, Customer Success, Sales Force, Finance SSC across India, Africa & Middle East. Responsible for North Point Program and Campus Lead for India.

Nielsen

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Lead - Commercial | South Asia

Jan 2020 – Sep 2020 · 8 mos

Managing end to end recruitment for Consumer Insights, Retail Measurement Services, Market Mix Modelling, Advanced Analytics Consulting, Micro Marketing & Economics (MME), Media & Neuroscience verticals.

Talent Acquisition Lead - Products, Technology & Operations

Jun 2019 – Dec 2019 · 6 mos

Managing hiring across Products, Technology & Operations for South Asia.

Reliance nippon life insurance

Manager - Human Resources, Corporate

May 2018 – Dec 2018 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Standard chartered bank

2 roles

Country Head, Talent Acquisition - Standard Chartered Finance Ltd

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Apr 2018 · 4 yrs

Managing India hiring for Consumer, Wholesale, SME & Retail Banking

Talent Acquisition Manager

May 2008 – Mar 2014 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Standard chartered finance ltd

Business Development Manager

May 2004 – Apr 2008 · 3 yrs 11 mos · On-site

Personal Loans - Sales (Alternate Channels); Handling a team of 25 telemarketing executives and 15 sales executives, generating
sales through them.
Handling disbursals for Alternate Channels - Mumbai
Generating business from database provided by bank and also recruited various DSA's
To provide timely process trainings to the existing executives.
Responsible for the training provided to all new joiner's with respect to Company
procedures, processes and organisation ethics.
To keep a daily check on the quality and quantity of calls made.
Ensuring that the disbursals happen in the specified TAT
Addressing customer complaints and ensuring any queries from them are solved in the
given time frame.