Raksha Agrawal

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years in global talent acquisition leadership
Expert in building inclusive, high-impact teams
Proven track record in executive and early talent hiring

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in global talent acquisition for the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTeam ManagementStakeholder InfluenceRecruitingExecutive HiringMachine LearningLeadership HiringRecruitment Management

Other Skills

Artificial IntelligenceBenefits NegotiationCampus RelationsConsultingDeferred CompensationEmployee EngagementHR PoliciesHRISHuman ResourcesHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)MISManagementManagement Information Systems (MIS)Performance AppraisalPerformance Management

About

Raksha is a global talent acquisition leader with 20+ years of experience building high-impact teams across APAC, EMEA, and beyond. She has led hiring strategies for Big Tech and high-growth companies, shaping inclusive, agile, and performance-driven workplaces. Known for her visionary thinking and people-first leadership, she has scaled TA functions across continents, guided both executive and early talent hiring, and aligned talent strategy with business growth. She thrives in complexity, influences at the C-suite, and leads with clarity, collaboration, and purpose. A trusted advisor, coach, and culture builder, she is passionate about unlocking potential — in people, teams, and organizations. Beyond talent acquisition, she is a valued voice in cross-functional HR leadership forums, influencing long-term people strategy and championing the strategic role of HR at the executive level. What sets her apart is her ability to connect strategic vision with human insight — helping organizations navigate change, inspire teams, and deliver results that matter. Core strengths: Building inclusive teams, cross-cultural leadership, stakeholder influence, creative problem-solving, learnability, adaptability, and a relentless drive for impact.

Experience

Sap

2 roles

Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Europe’s most valuable company SAP is expanding rapidly across the APAC region and to drive SAP's ambitious growth objectives, I play a key role by leading a critical portfolio of technology talent attraction across the APAC region, including India, China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and ANZ.
My focus is on shaping the regional talent acquisition strategy in alignment with the global strategy and business goals.
Leading a team of TA managers and Recruitment specialists spread across the APAC region, while establishing a culture of trust, synergy and accountability.
Working closely with the MD’s and Presidents, Senior business leaders, finance and human resource business partners to develop regional workforce plans. Educating and influencing business leaders on Talent economy, available talent pools, competitive landscape and build on talent attraction strategies tailored to suit the needs of different market units in the APAC region
Partnering with different TA functions (Employer Branding, Talent Intelligence, TA Operations etc) to enable building and piloting the new frameworks/programs to drive automation and effectiveness through the entire recruitment life cycle
Partnering across the People Team to drive SAP's commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging into every part of the talent acquisition roadmap & candidate experience
Orchestrating few critical global hiring projects - partnering with my colleagues in North America, LATAM, EMEA and Germany.

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingSourcingVendor ManagementTeam ManagementHR Policies+1

Senior Director

Aug 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

My role as Head of Recruiting for India and Technology Recruiting for APAC is all about building scalable talent attraction strategy for the region, nurturing recruiting teams and driving exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences.
Besides lateral hiring for technology and customer success roles, I also anchored a team of talent partners for early career talent hiring (0 to 3 years) focused on Campus Relations, Campus Programs and Delivery as an extra mile / stretch assignment.

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingCampus RelationsTeam Management

Apple

Corporate Recruiting

May 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Partnered with senior leaders to help improve recruitment efficacy, worked on multiple projects within the talent function & hiring processes
Executive Hiring: CXO, Sales Leaders, Functional leaders
Niche Hiring / Critical talent
Ramp up of new talent domains
University Relations – Entry level hiring
De-risked the organization by filling the most critical roles within the defined timelines. Ensured best candidate experience and developed leadership pipeline for India business
Mentored and supervised talent acquisition team, provided thought leadership on recruiting practices in the industry.

RecruitingExecutive HiringUniversity Relations

Amazon

Talent Acquisition Leader - Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence

Nov 2015 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

Conceptualized and built the Talent Acquisition COE for Machine Learning and AI hiring.
Led end to end Machine learning recruitment for India. Started from the drawing board, built & managed a team of senior recruitment professionals focused on niche hiring for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning talent.
Partnered with different business groups and represented Amazon India's ML, AI teams at various top tier global Machine Learning & Technology conferences and Premier Universities across the globe.
Our transformational talent attraction approach ensured business wins in the talent market place. Our continous initiatives led to creation of 150+ member strong ML, AI team with the best researchers and scientists on-board.

Talent AcquisitionMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence

Honeywell

Talent Acquisition Manager

Mar 2014 – Nov 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

During my tenure with Honeywell, I managed :
Staffing for Aerospace business for Honeywell Technology Solutions (R&D Lab)
Leadership Hiring for Honeywell Technology Solutions
University Relations for Honeywell India (All Businesses within Honeywell India)
Was member of ‘Bar Raiser’ interview panel at Honeywell Technology Solutions. Only 27 employees from 6800 employees had been identified and trained as ‘Bar Raisers’ in the pilot batch.

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringUniversity Relations

Wipro technologies

Recruitment Manager

May 2010 – Feb 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore, Singapore, UK

During my tenure with Wipro I handled multiple assignments and got the opportunity to work in Singapore and UK
Managed lateral hires for 3 critical and high growth business units of Wipro while maintaining key fulfillment matrices like cost of hire, cycle time, source mix etc.
Managed some key ramp up projects.
Managed and mentored a team of recruiters and sourcers.
Worked with the Leadership hiring team managing fulfillment for leadership positions, technical, sales and domain positions including Title holders, Business heads and practice heads
Anchored special projects which included ramp up of strategic accounts for horizontals and verticals

Recruitment ManagementTeam Management

Infosys

Sr. Lead - Talent Acquisition

Dec 2005 – Apr 2010 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Was responsible for Lateral Recruitment and Unit Relations for multiple Business Units
Interfaced with Senior Management for strategizing recruitment plans and led execution efforts
Handled a team of recruiters, sourcing and scheduling leads
Managed employee-referral program to increase its awareness and effectiveness

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting