Vikas Kumar

Associate Partner

Delhi, India19 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 19 years of global talent acquisition experience
  • Expert in digital transformation of recruitment
  • Proven track record in diverse hiring initiatives
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Global Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in Lifesciences and IT recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringEmployer Branding

Other Skills

InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsCoachingDiversity RecruitmentEquality & DiversityCampus HiringTalent BrandingSocial Media RecruitingSocial Media HiringTeam LeadershipVendor ManagementHeadhuntingTalent ManagementSourcingScreening

About

Great hiring experiences are built on disciplined execution, powered by capable people. As a Global Talent Acquisition Leader with 19 years of experience, I am heading the Talent Acquisition at Avantor for the Europe and AMEA region, covering all hiring in the Global Capability Centers (GCC), Commercial and Manufacturing. I also lead the Global IT Recruitment across APAC, the US, and Europe. I lead a high-performing diverse team covering locations like India, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Middle East & Africa, and GCC in India and Mauritius. Specializing in Lifesciences/Healthcare/Biopharma, Software Product Development, IT/ITES, Finance, Manufacturing/Global Shared Services, and more, I am passionate about finding the RIGHT candidates for the right positions at the RIGHT time. My strategic approach involves digitally transforming Talent Acquisition through innovative social media and branding strategies. With a track record of setting up Talent Acquisition functions and Centers of Excellence (COE) from scratch, I am a LinkedIn Recruiter Expert, skilled in Talent Acquisition analytics to measure and optimize sourcing channel effectiveness, cost per hire, turnaround time, & candidate experience. 🏆 Certifications: Google Power Search, Behavioral Interviewing & Negotiations (Franklin Covey), People Management (GPTW), AIRS Training. 💡 I am proactive in headhunting, Cxo & Leadership hiring, passive searching, x-ray, Boolean, social media recruiting, and niche skill hiring, continuously staying ahead of recruitment trends. As a passionate leader, I foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, collaboration and excellence, empowering my team to deliver exceptional value to the business and candidates alike. Let's connect to explore new opportunities and synergies in talent acquisition... #TalentAcquisition #RecruitingExcellence #GlobalHiring #Lifesciences #IT #Avantor #APAC #AMEA #ASIA #India #pharma

Experience

Avantor

2 roles

Director, Global Talent Acquisition - Europe & AMEA

Dec 2025 – Present · 3 mos

Global Talent Acquisition Leader - Asia, Middle East and Africa

Dec 2018 – Dec 2025 · 7 yrs

  • Avantor/VWR is a global manufacturer of high-quality products, services, and solutions in the life sciences and advanced technologies industries with operations in more than 30 countries.
  • I am spearheading a strong Global Talent Acquisition team for the AMEA region (Asia, Middle East & Africa) across 18 countries, including more than 12 Sales/Commercial sites, 5 Manufacturing sites, and 3 GCCs (Global Capability Centers) covering locations like India, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Middle East & Africa. Hiring across all the verticals including Finance, Manufacturing (blue collar / white collar), Engineering, and critical functions Commercial / Sales - BioPharma, Lab, diagnostic, Life Sciences, R&D, Excipients, Chemicals, SAP, Full Stack Developers, eCommerce etc.
  • Responsible for leading the Global IT hiring across all locations - US, Europe, and APAC..
  • Define and monitor performance, quality metrics in alignment with Global HR Solutions and Talent COE strategic objectives.
  • Implemented and trained team/employees on tools like the Workday Recruiting module, CRM (Phenom People), and Gartner Talentneuron.
  • Lead & manage various global/regional Talent Acquisition Projects & Initiatives including DE&I and employer branding.
  • Manage relationships with business leaders, HR business partners (HRBP) & Leaders across all business units in the region & globally.
  • Lead campus & off-campus hiring across India.
  • Travel within the country as well as internationally - 40%
InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsCoachingDiversity RecruitmentEquality & DiversityTalent Acquisition+1

Lava international limited

Deputy General Manager - Employer Branding

Jul 2018 – Dec 2018 · 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Heading the Employer Branding and Campus/University Hiring for Lava Mobiles for all verticals like Sales, Manufacturing, and corporate.

Globallogic

Manager Talent Acquisition

Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 · 4 yrs · Noida Area, India

  • GlobalLogic is a full-lifecycle software product development services leader with 10,000+ employees worldwide.
  • Role:
  • India Talent Acquisition Manager, responsible for managing business units for product development hiring.
  • Lead the team to hire Digital Talent for various business units like Healthcare & Medical Devices, R&D Product Development, Survey Programming, Analytics, Telecom, Cloud and e-Commerce.
  • Established COE for Talent Branding and Social Media hiring from scratch.
  • Manage social media / new tools ROI for hiring & branding activities.
  • Manage Cost per hire, Turn around time, sourcing channel effectiveness,
  • Interact with end customers and own various ramp-up plan, project hiring, and delivery.
  • Manage the Campus & off Campus hiring.
  • Responsible for complete vendor management at India level.
  • Employer Branding:
  • Head the Global Employer Branding for GlobalLogic. Work closely with the cross-functional teams and global leadership to define Employee value proposition (EVP), Branding strategies, Candidate experience/engagement & process improvement initiatives.
  • Design various talent branding campaigns focusing on diversity, nich skill, leadership etc. on social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Alumni network.
  • Responsible for leading the case study published by LinkedIn on GlobalLogic Employer Branding and Social Recruitment. http://bit.ly/2iCYCDe
  • Train the team and track progress on the special project, social media search, advanced search, market mapping etc.
InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsCoachingDiversity RecruitmentEquality & DiversityEmployer Branding+1

Aon

Manager Talent Acquisition

Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 · 4 yrs · Gurgaon, India

  • Aon Hewitt is part of the Aon Corporation with a global employee base of 70,000 people in over 500 offices across 120 countries.
  • Responsible to manage the hiring for all IT and Leadership roles, Consulting and Niche hiring in India:
  • Responsible to manage a team for leadership, HR consulting and Niche skill hiring across India.
  • Provide strategic insight to business heads, directors on industry and competitor landscape to influence hiring decisions.
  • Manage the Linkedin Recruiter’s account.
  • Lead market and skill mapping projects.
  • Manage and lead critical sourcing projects on Niche skills, competitor hiring, and ramp-ups.
  • Work on recruiting analytics to identify and improve various sourcing channels.
  • Lead Employer Branding and Social Media:
  • Develop and implement Aon Hewitt’s employment brand strategy, Social Media Hiring strategy for the first time across the Company.
  • Manage the social media campaigns and all channels for employment branding including creative, content, calendar and connecting it to hiring needs/open requisitions.
  • Manage social media recruiting initiatives and day-to-day activates including online advocacy, community-outreach efforts, promotions, etc.
  • Manage the Alumni Network and content strategy to engage, inform and nurture the community.
  • Manage the analytical matrix to measure the effectiveness of social media.
InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsCoachingDiversity RecruitmentEquality & DiversityTalent Acquisition+1

Rampgreen

Sr Technical Recruiter - HR

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr

  • RAMPgreen (a sister concern of VCustomer Services) is a software product company with multiple offices across three countries and headquarters at Washington, USA.
  • We are the leading provider of next generation cloud hosted SaaS delivered product suites / platforms to a wide range of companies including Fortune 500 clients.
  • Following Extreme Programming (Pair programming, refactoring, Test driven development etc) our products redefine the way the business will be conducted - including business models like turnkey call centers, work at home agents, direct to consumers, pull based queuing models
  • .
  • Managing the recruiting team for end to end hiring process.
  • Strategize recruitment and bring in innovative recruitment process/practices.
  • Hiring the best of the IT talent across India for complex R&D software projects.
  • Vendor Management.
  • Manage and design the engagement plan for new hires, campus hires etc
  • Recruitment process design & efficiency.
  • Manage/Design the compensation and benefit
  • Design innovative Employee Referral Schemes
  • Driving down the cost of recruitment while maintaining service quality & efficiency.
  • Managing the campus recruitment (iiT, REC, IIMs)
InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsCoachingEquality & DiversityTalent AcquisitionEmployer Branding

Igate global solutions

Senior Technical Recruiter

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • iGATE Global Solutions, a $500m Global Services service provider. The Company has been assessed at SEI-CMMI Level 5, follows Six Sigma methodologies and is COBIT certified, ensuring the highest levels of quality and data security
InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsEquality & Diversity

Apn software services

Technical recruiter

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 · 1 yr

  • Founded in 1996, APN delivers a wide array of information technology services to its clients.
  • APN and its Partners are leading providers of integrated IT solutions and application maintenance.
InterviewingApplicant Tracking SystemsEquality & Diversity

Education

Indraprastha Engineering College

B.Tech — Electronic and Communications Engineering

Jan 2006 – Present

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — HR

Jan 2009 – Present

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