Rachit Chandra

Associate Partner

Gurugram, Haryana, India18 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition
  • Led hiring strategies across multiple functions
  • Passionate about shaping the future of hiring
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition leader in the Technology sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadershipEmployer BrandingRecruitingResource ManagementClient Management

Other Skills

Account ManagementBulk HiringCampus RecruitmentClient CoordinationFinancial ManagementGlobal Talent AcquisitionHR PoliciesInternational RecruitmentLeadership HiringMarketing ResearchRecruitment MetricsRequirements AnalysisSourcingStaffingTeam Management

About

With over 15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, I’ve led end-to-end hiring strategies across diverse functions — from technology and engineering to sales, product, customer support, and professional services — within global, high-growth organizations. Currently, I lead Talent Acquisition for Cloudera in the APAC region, driving scalable, business-aligned hiring strategies that power innovation and performance. 🔹 Proven ability to align TA strategies with business growth and transformation across multi-geo environments 🔹 Scaled and nurtured high-performing recruiting teams, fostering a culture of agility, ownership, and excellence 🔹 Designed modern talent engagement frameworks using insights, employer branding, and market intelligence 🔹 Led strategic university and early careers programs across Tier I, II, and emerging institutions 🔹 Known as a strong talent partner to business leaders, driving capability building across critical roles and regions 🔹 Active contributor to the broader TA and academic community — passionate about knowledge-sharing and shaping the future of hiring For me, Talent Acquisition is not just about filling roles — it’s about building teams that move the business forward

Experience

Cloudera

2 roles

Director, Head of Talent Acquisition-APAC

Promoted

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Heads Cloudera’s Talent Acquisition function across Asia Pacific, overseeing Engineering, Product, Sales, Support, Professional Services, and G&A functions.
  • Manage and mentor a high-performing TA team and hiring in 9 countries in Asia- India, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Australia.
  • Partner closely with global and regional business leaders to shape proactive, scalable talent strategies that fuel Cloudera’s growth and transformation.
  • Champion talent branding and candidate engagement initiatives to position Cloudera as an employer of choice in key APAC markets.
  • Known for building agile, future-ready TA teams that thrive in fast-paced, high-growth tech environments and deliver measurable business impact.
Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingRecruitingLeadershipTeam Management

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition Lead - APAC

Jul 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Leads Talent Acquisition function across Asia Pacific for Cloudera, covering both experienced hiring and campus recruiting in India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
  • Partners closely with global business leaders to align talent strategies with Cloudera’s broader vision, ensuring seamless integration of recruitment objectives with organizational growth.
  • Champions talent branding initiatives, positioning Cloudera as an employer of choice in the region through innovative branding and recruitment marketing efforts.
  • Drives recruitment KPIs, focusing on time-to-hire, quality of hire, and candidate experience to continually elevate team performance and meet high standards.
  • Manages cross-functional hiring strategies across Engineering, Product, Sales, Support, and G&A functions, contributing directly to Cloudera’s success and market leadership in APAC.
  • Brings a strong track record in TA leadership, known for building resilient and adaptive teams aligned with Cloudera’s dynamic, growth-focused environment.
Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingTechnical RecruitingInternational RecruitmentGlobal Talent Acquisition

Expedia group

Talent Acquisition Manager APAC

Jun 2019Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · India

  • Leads a specialized team focused on Technology and Product hiring across all levels, achieving over 250 + hires and maintaining a time-to-hire metric of under 45 days from sourcing to offer, optimizing recruitment cycles to meet business demands.
  • Manages executive hiring for the e-commerce division in India, successfully securing 10+ senior leaders per year, helping drive strategic initiatives and fostering a 25% year-over-year growth in leadership roles.
  • Develops and drives impactful Talent Branding initiatives at Expedia Group India, reaching over 500,000 candidates through employer brand videos, diversity and inclusion programs, and 20+ signature external events annually that position the brand as an employer of choice.
  • Leads initiatives that deepen partnerships with 15+ business units, aligning recruitment strategy with operational goals, fostering credibility, and supporting cross-functional priorities.
  • Conducts in-depth workforce planning and talent pipelining, achieving 90% readiness for critical roles and maintaining 50% of hires from proactive talent pipelines, ensuring talent quality and readiness for expansion.
Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingRecruitingWorkforce Planning

Samsung electronics

2 roles

Deputy General Manager

Jul 2018Jun 2019 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Member of International Recruitment Organization at Samsung Group.
  • Key Contribution areas:
  • Hiring for Samsung Electronics Technology & Business Divisions.
  • Research & Development hiring for Samsung R&D centers India & Headquarters - South Korea
  • Tier 1 & 2 Campus Recruitment
  • Employer branding & Industry engagement
International RecruitmentEmployer BrandingCampus RecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

May 2015Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Key Contribution :
  • Leadership Hiring (Domestic & Overseas)
  • Campus recruitment lead ( Premier Indian institutes- All IITs & NITs)
  • End to end Lateral hiring- IT , managerial & support groups
  • Workforce Analytics and Planning,
  • Staffing ,Selection & Vendor Management.
  • Employer branding at multi-levels.
  • Key member of Samsung recruitment process design and policy standardization across South-West Asia
Leadership HiringCampus RecruitmentWorkforce AnalyticsTalent Acquisition

Tata consultancy services

3 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager

Promoted

Apr 2013May 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Involved in bulk hiring for TCS New Delhi location for Banking, Retail, IT IS, Life sciences domain.
  • Partake in Campus Recruitment for engineering colleges with targets of 1000+ students for one calendar year.
  • Managed end-to-end SLA driven recruitment cycle for IT based positions for middle level and senior positions.
  • Partner with Leadership & Account Heads to formulate and execute the hiring strategy for open requirements in North India (primarily Delhi – NCR)
  • Publish quarterly & yearly dashboards on the recruitment metrics
  • Represent TAG – North India in client interactions and help ensure quick closure of requirements shared by clients, thereby increasing the company’s revenue
  • Conduct floor walks and road shows on a regular basis to ensure close collaboration between TAG and the remaining stakeholders in the company
Bulk HiringCampus RecruitmentRecruitment MetricsTalent Acquisition

Resource Manager

Promoted

Oct 2010Mar 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • As Resource Management Group BFS POC for New Delhi, was responsible for anchoring the resource allocation and internal staffing for TCS North India (ISU – Banking and Financial Services), which consists of 3000+ associates.
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Act as the first point of contact for all the business teams tagged to BFS – ISU, New Delhi and help them increase their revenue by closing the open, billable requirements within the least TAT
  • Act as the supervisor for all unallocated associates and track them regularly to ensure their adherence to the company’s policies from an HR stand point
  • Facilitate the cross-training of high-ageing unallocated associates to ensure their mapping to a billable engagement
  • Ensure appropriate documentation of each unallocated associate’s proposal and behavior history to ensure that necessary HR action can be taken, if required
  • Analyze North RMG data for BFS and publish dashboards on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to highlight deviations.
Resource ManagementStaffingHR Policies

Systems Engineer

Oct 2009Oct 2010 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India

  • Responsible for end to end client coordination and key account management of IT transformation project.
  • Responsible for client acquisition cycle management-coordinating with BSNL’s operations team, visiting client sites, drafting proposal for design and implementation of financial adjustments.
  • Travelled to 80 cities in India as a SPOC for TCS overseeing the client communication and coordinating with the offshore team of 300+.
  • Worked on SAP CRM to integrate all the verticals of BSNL and generate business intelligence.
  • Handled the financials team for the India's largest Telecom migration project-BSNL CDR rollout.
  • Received Performance Excellence award from TCS for successfully completing the migration of 200 Indian cities into BSNL's new database IRB (Infinys Rating & Billing).
  • Awarded key member of Best Team, TCS North India, for managing Post migration issues and bringing the count to 0.
Client CoordinationAccount ManagementFinancial ManagementClient Management

Bennett, coleman and co. ltd. (times group)

Freelance writer

May 2006Nov 2010 · 4 yrs 6 mos · India

  • A freelancer writer for Times of India ( Delhi & U.P West). Written over 40 stories so far targeting Indian Youth and contemporary issues being faced by the people of North India.

Education

S P Jain School of Global Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2012Jan 2013

K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Information Technology

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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