Ruchir Kohli — CEO

Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader || HR Business Partner || Leadership Hiring Expert -- Accomplished HR professional with 18+ years of expertise in driving end-to-end talent acquisition strategies, specializing in bulk & leadership hiring, talent management, succession planning, and capability development. Adept at spearheading high-impact hiring initiatives, ensuring a seamless recruitment journey from sourcing to onboarding. Recognized for strong negotiation skills, vendor management, and fostering top-tier leadership pipelines. -- Currently serving as Associate Director - Talent Acquisition, Head - Corporate, Business & Leadership Hiring at IndiGo Airlines (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.), leading corporate and leadership hiring efforts, shaping future-ready teams, and partnering closely with business leaders to align talent strategies with organizational goals. -- Brings deep industry acumen across diverse verticals—Aviation, Internet, E-Commerce, Start-ups, EdTech, FinTech, SAAS, Logistics, FMCG, Retail, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, and more. Adept at talent strategy formulation, business & industry research, mergers & acquisitions screening, and identifying niche skills to power workforce transformation. -- A proven people-first leader, driving agile HR practices, fostering talent excellence, and elevating HR as a strategic business enabler in world-class MNCs and Indian corporates. Let’s connect to discuss innovative talent solutions and the evolving landscape of recruitment!

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in Aviation and EdTech industries.

Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Experience: 16 yrs 8 mos

Skills

Global Talent Acquisition
Recruiting
Strategic Hiring
Executive Search
Customer Service

Career Highlights

18+ years of talent acquisition expertise
Proven leadership in corporate and leadership hiring
Strong negotiation and vendor management skills

Work Experience

IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd)

Talent Acquisition Leader, Head - Corporate, Business & Leadership Hiring (3 yrs)

BYJU'S

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition - Leadership (Corporate || Business) Hiring & HRBP – New Hires (1 yr 3 mos)

TRANSEARCH

Assignment Manager – Leadership Hiring, Consumer, Retail, Media & Digital Practice (12 yrs)

Egon Zehnder

Senior Associate – Information Management & Quality (2 yrs 5 mos)

Finedge-Hutch (Now Vodafone)

Customer Care Executive - Inbound - Vodafone Telecom Services (1 yr)

Education

PGDBM - MBA at Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

BA -Tourism (Hons) at Delhi University

Ruchir Kohli

CEO

New Delhi, Delhi, India16 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

18+ years of talent acquisition expertise
Proven leadership in corporate and leadership hiring
Strong negotiation and vendor management skills

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in Aviation and EdTech industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionRecruitingStrategic HiringExecutive SearchCustomer Service

Other Skills

College RecruitingCustomer ExperienceCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer SatisfactionCustomer SuccessCustomer SupportEmployer BrandingHiringHuman CapitalHuman Capital ManagementHuman Resource PlanningHuman Resources (HR)Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)LinkedIn RecruiterMass Hiring

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Experience

Indigo (interglobe aviation ltd)

Talent Acquisition Leader, Head - Corporate, Business & Leadership Hiring

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning: Implement tailored talent acquisition strategies aligned with workforce and business goals
Leadership & Team Development: Mentor and lead a high-performing recruitment team, fostering collaboration and professional development
Subject-Matter Expertise: Strengthen expertise in talent acquisition, rewards strategies, hiring foresight, and talent intelligence
Employer Branding: Enhance employer brand visibility through strategic campaigns, social media, and employee advocacy
Diversity & Inclusion: Champion equitable hiring practices, ensuring diversity and inclusivity in talent pipelines
Business Partnership: Collaborate with business and HR leaders to align recruitment strategies with organizational objectives
Campus Recruitment & Industry Engagement: Develop internship programs, campus hiring initiatives, and industry partnerships to attract top talent
Strategic Workforce Planning: Conduct supply-demand analysis, leveraging market insights to refine workforce strategies
Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize analytics to optimize recruitment approaches, driving informed hiring strategies
Market Intelligence: Apply talent insights to shape recruitment strategies, ensuring a competitive edge
Performance Metrics & Optimization: Track and refine key recruitment metrics to continuously enhance hiring efficiency
Vendor & External Partnerships: Manage strategic vendor relationships to optimize sourcing, assessment, and recruitment costs
Process Innovation & Candidate Experience: Introduce innovative solutions to improve hiring workflows and elevate candidate experience
EVP Ownership: Uphold Employee Value Proposition, ensuring high-quality hires through robust assessment methods
HR Digital Transformation: Drive digital HR projects, managing ATS migrations and SAP SuccessFactors implementation

Global Talent AcquisitionRecruitingLinkedIn RecruiterTalent ManagementTalent ScoutingNiche Talent Acquisition+2

Byju's

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition - Leadership (Corporate || Business) Hiring & HRBP – New Hires

Dec 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

> Lead a large team of experienced recruiters to drive Lateral || Business || Corporate Hiring for all products of BYJU'S
> As a HRBP – New Hires, partnered with Business leads, Horizontal Function leads & Central HR team to solve organizational priorities through people-related solutions. Worked as an integral part of the business from Talent Acquisition Team to support smooth onboarding of New Hires, and providing support in Initial Induction Programme by demonstrating in-depth understanding of the business including competitive and market landscape
> Vendor Engagement and Partnership
> Ensuring exceptional candidate engagement and experience and contributing towards achieving an ideal CSAT score for the business
> Stakeholder management
> Talent acquisition projects to enhance internal capability

Strategic HiringHiringGlobal Talent AcquisitionRecruitingLinkedIn RecruiterCollege Recruiting+6

Transearch

Assignment Manager – Leadership Hiring, Consumer, Retail, Media & Digital Practice

Dec 2009 – Dec 2021 · 12 yrs · New Delhi Area, India

> Work closely with the Senior Partner to build the practice and lead execution of CXO mandates across
Consumer, Retail, Media & Technology practice
> Independently execute end to end assignments for leadership level searches for CxO level positions, for Fortune 50, Fortune 500 organizations and leading Indian conglomerates, across sectors with major focus on Consumer, Technology (Product & Engineering) and the Life Sciences & Healthcare sectors
> Head Hunting Leaders for Tech Enabled Businesses & Start Ups in domain of Product, Engineering & Technology
> Manage end to end search process and ensure closure within timelines
> Mentor and guide the team. Ensure the team adheres to systems and processes
> Documentation like Client reports, candidate assessments and Ref Check Reports
> Manage Client and candidate relationships

HiringRecruitingHuman Resources (HR)Executive Search

Egon zehnder

Senior Associate – Information Management & Quality

Jul 2007 – Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

Senior Associate – Information Management & Quality, January 2008 – December 2009
Associate – Information Management, July 2007 – December 2007
Role and Responsibilities
> Part of Global team, worked on various assignments for EZI Consultants across the Globe which includes Mapping of Potential Candidates, Search Strategy, Profile Calibration etc.
> Support Consultants in the execution & completion of search assignments
> Key Account documents maintenance for EZI Consultants along with working on various adhoc projects which typically include Billing Analysis, Org Charts, Company Reports and Industry Reports
> Produce high quality client facing documents from the proprietary database or candidate resumes
> Performing proactive and reactive database updates for business development and search execution
> Utilizing our internal and external databases & other research tools on the Internet to create value added research
> Working closely with the practice support to get complete & accurate representations of the candidates on the client reports
> Newsletter creation for Consumer, FMCG, Retail, E-commerce, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Digital & IT-ITES segments utilizing our internal & external databases (Secondary research databases, global print and electronic sources) & other research tools on the Internet to create value
added research data pertaining to:
Public/ Private Companies
Critical Business Information
Financial News
Mergers & Acquisitions
Key Executives & Directors
> Entering all data gathered into the system so that it can be utilized real time by search teams & easily measured. Performs ongoing maintenance of records, codes, Knowledge Management, Taxonomy etc.
> On select assignments, conducting sourcing calls to collect information and
to verify prospects title
> Generating reports & MIS preparation
> Auditing the work done by Data Processing Team as per firm global data standards & provide feedback to them