Nitika Datta

Head of Talent

Dubai, United Arab Emirates12 yrs 10 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of HR experience in diverse regions.
  • Expert in building high-performing teams in tech startups.
  • Strong background in talent acquisition and management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with extensive experience in HR for tech startups and executive search.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTalent StrategyRecruiting StrategySocial Media ManagementEmployer BrandingExecutive Search

Other Skills

AnalysisBPOBankingConsultingDigital TransformationFinancial ServicesHR PoliciesHuman ResourcesLeadershipManagementPerformance AppraisalPerformance ManagementPortfolio ManagementRecruitingRecruitments

About

A versatile HR professional, I have 10+ years of experience across high growth tech startups & Executive Search firms in India & the Middle East. As a Talent Partner, I work closely with business leaders in building & scaling high performing teams. My experience spans across a breadth of functions including Talent Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Campus Hiring and Talent Management. Enabling businesses by hiring diverse & well-rounded teams as well as planning succession proactively has been a key element of my roles across organizations. I also take keen interest in topics related to Personal Financial Management and am an Active & Passive investor in the Global Stock Markets. I have also dabbled with being a Social Media Manager for an Agri - Tech Start Up called Barosi based in India helping them formulate and execute their Social Media strategies.

Experience

Yum! brands

2 roles

Staffing Lead - Global Franchise & International Operating Markets Pizza Hut

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Talent Acquisition Lead Pizza Hut - Global Franchise Markets

Aug 2023Jun 2024 · 10 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

  • Leading Talent Strategy & Acquisition across 7 regions for Pizza Hut including Asia, Africa, Middle East, Pakistan and Europe.
  • My scope also includes Digital & Technology based in UK & APAC.
Talent AcquisitionTalent Strategy

Didi

Recruiting Lead, MEA

Sep 2021Mar 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Remote

  • DiDi Global is one of the World’s largest Mobility, Food Delivery & Payments Technology Platform headquartered in Beijing, China
  • Spearheading DiDi’s expansion into the MEA region by defining region specific Recruiting Strategy,
  • vision and implementation.
  • Work closely with global business stakeholders in hiring the launch team including the leadership
  • team for the Mobility business in the UAE, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and South Africa
  • Additionally, support expansion in Mobility, Foods & FinTech business in LATAM
  • region including Mexico, Argentina, Peru & Brazil
Recruiting StrategyTalent Acquisition

Career break

Relocation

Sep 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Dubai

  • Personal Sabbatical & Development
  • Relocated to Dubai, UAE in late 2019 and took a career break to broaden my personal & professional
  • perspectives.
  • I traveled to 6 countries across 4 continents while expanding my world view and enjoying the
  • opportunity of interacting with people from different socio - cultural backgrounds.
  • Freelanced as Social Media Manager for an Agricultural Tech Startup called Barosi (a D2C Foods
  • Company connecting customers to authentic farm fresh products) based in India.
  • I take keen interest in topics related to Financial Management and successfully completed the ‘Personal
  • Finance Management’ and ‘Investing in the Stock Market’ programs. I am now an Active Investor in the
  • Global Stock Markets.
  • Short Term Assignment (Jan 2021 – Aug 2021) with Al Ghurair Investments, Dubai as Talent Partner for
  • their Street Hailing Business Cars Taxi, UAE advising the CEO’s office in driving the Digital Transformation agenda of transforming a Fleet Management business to a Digital Ride Hailing model by identifying talent across the globe and managing the entire recruiting process including leadership hiring in the Technology & Non-Technology verticals.

Uber

Senior Talent Partner, India SA

Jul 2018Aug 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Led and managed the overall hiring strategy and execution across levels for Uber Rides, Operations verticals across India South Asia Mega region comprising three countries (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka)
Talent AcquisitionRecruiting Strategy

Myntra jabong

Lead - Talent Acquisition | Employer Branding

May 2016Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Lead Talent Acquisiton for the fastest growing fashion ecommerce company in India. Responsible for end-to-end hiring across levels for Technology & Non Technology verticals.
  • Stakeholder Management | People Management | Recruitment Strategy | Vendor Management | Onboarding & Induction | Employer Branding | Leadership Hiring | Campus Placements |
Talent AcquisitionEmployer Branding

Sheffield haworth

Senior Associate

Jan 2015May 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Sheffield Haworth is a leading global executive search and talent advisory firm. Leveraging its deep industry knowledge, the firm partners with clients all over the world to provide tailored solutions for their business and talent needs at the senior management level. Established in 1993, Sheffield Haworth has 12 offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific and serves clients in the Financial Services, Business & Professional Services and Technology industries.
  • Hiring Talent across mid & senior levels for BFSI, Manufacturing, Real Estate and Ecommerce companies in India & Middle East
Executive SearchTalent Acquisition

Positive moves

2 roles

Senior Consultant - Executive Search

Promoted

Apr 2013Jan 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Middle to Leadership and Board of Directors hiring across industries with a strong focus on the Banking & Financial Services sector across the APAC & MENA region.
Executive SearchTalent Acquisition

Consultant - Executive Search & Assessment

Sep 2010Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Education

Delhi University

BA(Hons) — Economics

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

MBA

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