Swappnil Mishra

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India13 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

Over 12 years in talent acquisition and people culture.
Expert in AI-driven hiring solutions and DEI initiatives.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong focus on Fintech and Technology sectors.

Contact

swapnil.mishra2@kotak.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionPeople & Culture

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationCandidate ExperienceCompensation & BenefitDatabase AdminDatabase ManagementDiversity, Equity & InclusionDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)Employee BenefitsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchGlobal Talent AcquisitionHR ConsultingHR Policies

About

TA enthusiast and People & Culture professional with over 12 years of success in building high-performing engineering and leadership teams across diverse industries. Adept at crafting and executing talent strategies that align with business goals, I specialize in tech & product recruitment, stakeholder engagement, employer branding and process optimization. With a proven track record in AI-driven hiring solutions, leadership hiring, and DEI-focused initiatives, I partner with senior leadership and the Founder's Office to drive strategic talent agendas and long-term workforce planning. My expertise spans the entire recruitment lifecycle, from talent strategy to onboarding, ensuring every hire contributes to a high-performance, people-first culture.

Experience

Kotak mahindra bank

AVP- Talent & People

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Building high-performing Tech & Product teams at Kotak Mahindra Bank with a focus on driving the bank’s digital and technology transformation. I partner closely with technology and business leaders to design and execute talent strategies that attract top engineering and product talent, aligned with the bank’s long-term innovation goals.
Alongside talent acquisition, I actively contribute to People & Culture initiatives, including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), employer branding and enhancing the overall candidate experience- all aimed at creating future-ready, inclusive and high-impact teams.

Tech hiringStakeholder EngagementDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)Employer BrandingCandidate ExperienceTalent Acquisition+1

Cars24

2 roles

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Manager-Talent Acquisition

Feb 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Hiring for Cars24 Engineering & Product teams.

Zscaler

Talent Acquisition Lead

Nov 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Chandigarh, India

NegotiationTalent MiningGlobal Talent AcquisitionTeam BuildingHiring TrendsProjection and planning+5

Alertenterprise

Talent Acquisition Lead

Jun 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Chandigarh, India

Hiring for Engineering & Customer Success department for Start Up Farms IT Pvt Ltd ( Alert Enterprise)

Randstad india

2 roles

Manager-Recruitment @ Ericsson India Ltd

Dec 2019 – Apr 2020 · 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

In this brink of the Networked Society-5G world, I am a passionate Talent Sourcer for Ericsson India. My role involves being a trusted advisor for hiring all ICT roles that will change the world for good through instant global connections.
I am particularly interested in connecting with IT and Telecommunications professionals with experience in Networks and Managed Services.
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Lead Consultant @ Ciena

Jan 2019 – Dec 2019 · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

 Front ending with stakeholders and different channels of sourcing along with candidate management.
 Hiring on niche skills like TDM, Timing & Circuit emulation,Java, Big data, Automation Testing, Hardware design/Board Design, Packet software design.
 Domain Specific hiring for NMS/ EMS.

Publicis.sapient

3 roles

Recruiting for Product Engineering

Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 · 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Team Lead- RPO

Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Associate- Hiring

Nov 2014 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Sapient Global Markets, a division of Sapient® (NASDAQ:SAPE), is a leading provider of services to today’s evolving financial and commodity markets. We provide a full range of capabilities to help our clients grow and enhance their businesses, create robust and transparent infrastructure, manage operating costs, and foster innovation throughout their organizations. We offer services across Advisory, Analytics, Technology, and Process, as well as unique methodologies in program management, technology development, and process outsourcing.
The company operates three divisions, SapientNitro, Sapient Global Markets and Sapient Government Services.
Individually hiring for Niche skills and Leadership.
Handling RPO function for one of the vendor partner .
End to End Technology hiring for Investment Banking , Capital Markets & BFSI domain.

Randstad india

Consultant-CRD ICT (Information Communication & Telecom)

Mar 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurgaon,Cyber City

Individually Hiring at Leadership / Mid-Management / Niche assignment
Responsible for full life cycle recruitment consulting for all functions specifically for IT & Telecom Domain.
Headhunt the right professionals based on the specific requirement &Sourcing through various sourcing methodologies
Conceptualize the client need, drafting job description and screening templates. Managing entire end-to-end recruitment lifecycle.
Industry Mapping through primary (includes telephonic screening) and secondary research (online journals, articles, forums, newspapers), social media
Handling all types of technical requirements.