Soumya Bastia

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Over 13 years of experience in talent acquisition.
Expert in AI-driven recruitment solutions.
Proven success in building diverse and high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in FMCG and SaaS industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementHiring

Other Skills

AI Based RecruitmentApplicant Tracking SystemsCommunicationEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsGTM hiringHR PoliciesHRISHuman ResourcesHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)LinkedIn Talent InsightsNON Tech HiringNon-ITOnboardingPerformance Management

About

A TA leader with over 13 years of experience managing end-to-end recruitment across FMCG, Internet, SaaS, and GCC sectors. Drove success in driving high-impact hiring strategies, building top-performing teams, and championing diversity and inclusion. Skilled in aligning talent initiatives with business goals, with a keen interest in leveraging AI-driven recruitment solutions to optimize efficiency and deliver measurable outcomes.

Experience

Pepsico

Manager - Talent Aquisition

May 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr · India · On-site

Led strategic hiring across Sales, Marketing & Tech, driving critical talent acquisition for India & GBS hub. Partnered with leaders using talent insights for data-driven hiring, market benchmarking & location strategy. Supported employer branding with campaigns & AI-driven recruitment to enhance visibility and candidate experience.

Project ManagementHiringNON Tech HiringTechnology hiringTalent AdvisoryTalent Acquisition

Licious

2 roles

Manager - Talent Acquisition

Promoted

May 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Successfully led a team of 5 TA partners, developing and executing recruitment strategies for technology and business functions, leadership, and volume hiring.
My expertise lies in stakeholder management, recruitment metrics, and people management, ensuring seamless hiring processes and exceptional candidate experiences.
Scaled Business and technology teams

Assistant Manager-Talent Acquisition

Sep 2021 – May 2022 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bigbasket.com

Assistant Manager

Aug 2018 – Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Hired top talent for critical corporate roles across various functions, including B2B and B2C sales and marketing, category management and strategy, finance and accounting, and leadership positions, driving business growth and expansion. Expansion of BB Daily and BB instant

Nowfloats

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sep 2016 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

SaaS company that helps SMBs and enterprises leverage digital technology to simplify their business and grow online.
Role was to help the business grow and expand.

Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationRecruitmentSales HiringGTM hiringTalent Acquisition

Ola (ani technologies pvt ltd)

HR- Talent Acquisition

Apr 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore, Gurgaon, India, · On-site

Built high-impact teams by hiring Data Analysts, Program Managers, BD Heads & New Initiatives roles, product and engineering roles to supporting Ola’s growth.
Managed HR operations and inductions while scaling the overall workforce.

HiringNon-ITRecruitmentTechnology hiringTalent Acquisition