Vikas Kumar — Head of Talent

A Seasoned Hiring Leader with a robust network of 15000+ LinkedIn connection, and a deep understanding of latest hiring practices in a constantly evolving global landscape. Adapt at driving business growth with a people-centric approach, I bring expertise in establishing and managing both internal and external hiring channels. Skilled in optimizing key hiring metrics through innovative use of talent assessment platforms, process automation, competitor mapping and team training. Proficient in crafting impactful and creative candidate outreach programs that resonate with target audience to secure top tier talent. With over two decades of experience spanning Tech, Sales, and Non-Tech industries across major markets including India, the US, the UK, EMEA and APAC, I have consistently delivered exceptional results in diverse and challenging environments. An impassioned talent acquisition leader in executive hiring, I am committed to driving qualitative hiring initiatives that contributes and refuel organization growth.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in global recruitment across various industries.

Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Experience: 18 yrs 6 mos

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Recruitment
Human Resources

Career Highlights

Over two decades of diverse hiring experience.
Expertise in executive hiring and talent acquisition.
Proficient in innovative recruitment strategies.

Work Experience

R1 RCM

Associate Director-Talent Acquisition for Product, Engineering and IT Infra (1 yr 3 mos)

JK Tech

Head of Talent Acquisition (2 yrs 8 mos)

Senior Manager- Talent Acquisition & India Sourcing (1 yr 1 mo)

PINKERTON | Corporate Risk Management Services

Talent Acquisition Manager- Asia Pacific (2 yrs 6 mos)

The DataFlow Group

Senior Manager- Human Resource (1 yr 2 mos)

Manager-HR- Hiring Talent for India, EMEA and APAC (1 yr 5 mos)

Pyramid Consulting- IT Solutions Group- A CMM Level3 Organization

Manager-Talent Acquisition- Internal Hiring (1 yr 9 mos)

ABC Consultants- HeadCount

Unit Manager- Recruitment (2 yrs 9 mos)

Recruitment Specialist (2 mos)

Proactive Global IT Software Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Manager Recruitment & Client relationship (1 yr 10 mos)

Senior HR Executive & Lead-ManpowerOutsourcing, Training&Development, SoftwareDevelopment (2 yrs)

FCS Software Solutions Ltd

Management Trainee- Internal Hiring (4 mos)

Education

Masters in Business Administration at The ICFAI University, Tripura

Bachelor of Laws - LLB at M.M.H. College, Ghaziabad Mob. No.9811406167, 0120-2861414

Bachelor's degree at CCS (Chaudhary Charan Singh)University

Vikas Kumar

Head of Talent

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India18 yrs 6 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Over two decades of diverse hiring experience.
Expertise in executive hiring and talent acquisition.
Proficient in innovative recruitment strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in global recruitment across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitmentHuman Resources

Other Skills

AI/MLAccount ManagementAsia Pacific RecruitmentBanking Product DevelopmentBigDataBudget PlanningBusiness DevelopmentCRMClient RelationshipClient relationshipCloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)Competitor MappingConsultancyConsultantsConsulting

About

Experience

R1 rcm

Associate Director-Talent Acquisition for Product, Engineering and IT Infra

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

R1 is a leading US Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management leader globally. Spearheading end to end recruitment efforts for Product, Engineering, and IT Infrastructure divisions in a dynamic global environment, ensuring seamless talent acquisition processes and aligning hiring strategies with organizational goals to attract talent across cutting edge technologies.

RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionProcess AutomationCompetitor Mapping

Jk tech

2 roles

Head of Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hiring BigData, AI/ML, Cloud ( AWS, GCP, Azure) Professionals

HiringBigDataAI/MLCloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)Talent AcquisitionRecruitment

Senior Manager- Talent Acquisition & India Sourcing

Feb 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Driving Talent Acquisition Journey towards Digital Transformation. Responsible for driving the hiring numbers, process change and revamping the capabilities.

Talent AcquisitionDigital TransformationProcess ChangeRecruitment

Pinkerton | corporate risk management services

Talent Acquisition Manager- Asia Pacific

Jul 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Managed end-to-end hiring function across Japan, China, Singapore, Seoul, Philippines, and other Asia Pacific countries.

Talent AcquisitionEnd-to-End HiringAsia Pacific RecruitmentRecruitment

The dataflow group

2 roles

Senior Manager- Human Resource

Apr 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

Managing complete HR Gamut for three locations of organization in India in addition to Global hiring. Time to learn, implement and execute the new responsibility given by organization

Human Resource ManagementGlobal HiringHR Gamut ManagementHuman ResourcesTalent Acquisition

Manager-HR- Hiring Talent for India, EMEA and APAC

Oct 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

Heading Corporate Talent Acquisition function for India, Middle East. Gulf, Europe & all other countries globally. Responsible to plan and execute end to end hiring, budget, source & quality of hiring.

Corporate Talent AcquisitionEnd-to-End HiringBudget PlanningTalent AcquisitionRecruitment

Pyramid consulting- it solutions group- a cmm level3 organization

Manager-Talent Acquisition- Internal Hiring

Jan 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Noida Area, India

Responsible for end to end TA activities such as Manpower Planning, Defining hiring process, Managing Talent hunt via different sourcing channels, Salary negotiation & handling on-boarding documentation for our Software Service ODC'S at Noida & Product Outsourcing Center in Hyderabad.

Talent AcquisitionManpower PlanningSalary NegotiationRecruitment

Abc consultants- headcount

2 roles

Unit Manager- Recruitment

Promoted

Apr 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Management of Project/Bulk hiring with team & takes care of focused leadership hiring individually for leading Technology and Consulting Customers.

Project HiringLeadership HiringTeam ManagementRecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Recruitment Specialist

Feb 2011 – Apr 2011 · 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Focused Niche/ Super Niche hiring for Technology Consulting & Sales roles.

Niche HiringTechnology ConsultingSales RolesRecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Proactive global it software systems pvt. ltd.

2 roles

Manager Recruitment & Client relationship

Promoted

Mar 2009 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

Primary responsible for Business Development, Manpower Planning, Recruitment, Client relationship, and Performance management

Business DevelopmentClient RelationshipPerformance ManagementRecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Senior HR Executive & Lead-ManpowerOutsourcing, Training&Development, SoftwareDevelopment

Feb 2007 – Feb 2009 · 2 yrs

Primarily responsible for recruitment of Tech./ Non Tech. professionals in Telecom Services & Banking Product Development organizations.

RecruitmentTelecom ServicesBanking Product DevelopmentTalent Acquisition

Fcs software solutions ltd

Management Trainee- Internal Hiring

Oct 2006 – Feb 2007 · 4 mos · Noida Area, India

I worked there as Management Trainee for internal resourcing group established under the name of I-Synergee. Being a pilot team member of this group, had a good experience of working with highly professional people. Appreciated by management for giving 30 closures in 6 months only....

Internal ResourcingTeam Collaboration