Udeshna Boruah Kalita

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years in Talent Acquisition.
Expert in end-to-end recruitment processes.
Recognized as Top Performer for three consecutive years.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in tech recruitment for high-growth companies.

Contact

udeshna@emergent.sh LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationCandidate onboardingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data Driven ApproachEnd-to-end recruitingLeadership hiringMentoringProgram ManagementRecruitingRecruitmentScreeningSoftware DevelopmentSourcingStakeholder ManagementTalent Mapping

About

With a 10 years + of experience in Talent Acquisition, I specialize in end-to-end recruitment, leadership hiring, and employer branding. My focus has always been on identifying and implementing best practices that empower organizations, communities, and individuals to thrive. Hiring has been an incredible journey, allowing me to engage with thought leaders and domain experts. These interactions have deepened my understanding of effective leadership and people management strategies. As technology continues to revolutionize talent acquisition, I am keen on staying ahead of emerging trends and innovations that enhance hiring processes and solve industry challenges. Let’s connect and exchange insights on shaping the future of recruitment!

Experience

Wenger & watson inc

2 roles

Manager

Promoted

Mar 2021 – Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

RPO clients: Walmart, Indeed, Algonomy, TripAdvisor, Diligent.
Perm Staffing Clients: Swiggy, Flipkart, Nike, Navi, Allen Digital, STG Labs, Music tribe, and Liveswitch.
Managed RPO programs and led a team of 4, placing 350+ tech engineers and leaders across start-ups and product companies.
Owned full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiation, offer, onboarding, and post-joining support.
Utilized diverse sourcing channels including job boards (Naukri, LinkedIn, Instahyre), headhunting, social media, and referrals.
Recruited for roles for SDE-II, III, Staff, Engineering Manager, Backend, Devops, ML Engineer, Data Scientist, UI , SDET, Product Managers, Testing across multiple tech stacks (GoLang, Java, AWS, Python, React, GenAI, ML, Kubernetes, etc.).
Developed strategic hiring plans with engineering leadership to secure top talent in competitive markets.
Partnered with hiring managers for needs assessment and hiring alignment through regular reviews.
Delivered weekly hiring reports with actionable insights to leadership.
Rewards & Recognition: Awarded Top Performer (Perm Staffing Division) for three consecutive years: 2021, 2022, and 2023.

RecruitingTechnical RecruitingTalent AcquisitionTeam ManagementVendor ManagementProgram Management

Assistant Manager

Mar 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Currently building engineering and product team for big giants like Walmart, Swiggy, Algonomy & Inmobi. Reach me out at Udeshna.bk@wengerwatson.com

Meesho

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Talent acquisition for Technology & product hiring, worked on Backend-SDEs to EM
level, Frontend, Product Manager.
Solving Recruitment Problems using Data Driven Approach
Hands on – end to end recruitment life cycle, setting the right expectations with
stakeholders and candidates
Developing & implementing TA Strategy to meet business needs with focus on
continuous process improvement, quality of hire & cost per hire.
Build a strong relationship with CTO /stakeholders / HM and partnering with them to
define talent acquisition strategy aligned to their business needs.
Responsible for campus hiring at IIT Guwahati & IIT Kanpur

Talent AcquisitionData Driven ApproachStakeholder ManagementTechnical Recruiting

Ninjacart

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr

Scaled tech , product & Analytics team from 35 to 80.
Mentoring junior recruiters for quality hiring.
Talent Mapping & Vendor management
Setting up processes

Talent MappingVendor ManagementMentoringTalent Acquisition

Swiggy

Talent Acquisition

Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Roles & responsibility:
End-to-end recruiting for Software Development (Backend, Frontend, Mobile), DevOps, SDM roles.
Leadership hiring
Partner with Hiring Managers to understand requirements of positions within the business line and provide innovative solutions for sourcing candidates.
Experience in maintaining a talent database for future use and building a pipeline of quality candidates.
Defined great interview experience & processes to make interviews more interesting.
Involved in offer negotiations & candidate on-boarding process.
Involved in employment engagement & & employee referral activities.
Improve business ownership for our team in solving key hiring problems

End-to-end recruitingLeadership hiringCandidate onboardingTalent Acquisition

Zyoin web private limited

Talent Acquisition

Jun 2015 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

2 Years of Experience in Recruitment of IT Professionals for startups.
Recruitment:
Responsible for the complete recruitment cycle right from identifying the right candidate till on-boarding.
Sourcing of profiles according to clients requirements, using different sources like Job Portals, LinkedIn, Skill Pages, Google, Internal Database and References.
Profiles Screening, Initial telephonic Screening, Scheduling interviews, Coordination and follow up till offer and joining.
Advertise jobs on behalf of clients on the portals like Naukri, Monster, IIMjobs,Hirist, LinkedIn, and References.
Working on job types like Contract, Contract To Hire, Direct Hire/ Full Time.

RecruitmentSourcingScreeningTalent Acquisition