Ankkit Kediah

Head of Talent

Singapore, Singapore12 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built APJ TA team from scratch
  • Delivered 100% of AOP hiring goals
  • Achieved >30% diversity hiring
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader in the SaaS industry.

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Technology RecruitmentInternational RecruitmentIT RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingTalent ManagementSourcingRecruitingFinanceSales RecruitmentManagementProject ManagementStrategic PlanningCorporate FinanceAccounting

About

Global Talent Acquisition Leader | APJ & Global Expert | Leadership Hiring | Employer Brand Builder | Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR). I help high-growth companies scale through the power of talent. As Head of Talent Acquisition for Asia Pacific & Japan at Boomi, I built the TA function from the ground up post-Dell divestiture, scaling the team 4x, hiring professionals, and leading C-suite hiring across Japan, India, Singapore, and Australia. I’ve also delivered strategic hiring across EMEA and the Americas, blending local insight with global scale. My approach is a mix of strategy + execution, from defining TA policies and building COEs to launching internship programs and GTM expansions. I’ve led hiring for Sales, Presales, Tech, GTM, and G&A roles, with a special focus on competitor intelligence and talent branding that directly drives business outcomes. What sets me apart? I’ve been a partner to CEOs, CROs, CMOs, CTOs, and global HR leaders — not just a recruiter, but a strategic advisor who connects people strategy to revenue growth. 🏆 Highlights: +100 NPS and 98% engagement from stakeholders Built APJ TA team, COEs, and Sales hubs from scratch Delivered 100% of AOP hiring goals — on time, every time Diversity hiring >30% | Offer-to-join ratio 85% in India Let’s connect if you're scaling globally, hiring at the leadership level, or want to turn your talent strategy into your growth engine.

Experience

Servicenow

APAC Talent Acquisition Leader - Sales and Solutions Consulting

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos · Singapore · Hybrid

  • Leading Talent Acquisition efforts for ServiceNow across Asia Pacific, covering Sales, Solution Consulting, and Sales Operations. Responsible for partnering with senior stakeholders to drive hiring strategy, workforce planning, and talent outcomes in a high-growth enterprise SaaS environment.

Dell technologies

2 roles

APJ Talent Acquisition Leader - Boomi

Promoted

Nov 2021Sep 2022 · 10 mos · Singapore

  • Spearheaded the Talent Acquisition efforts for Boomi across Asia Pacific, Japan and India region during the divestiture of Boomi from Dell.

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Jul 2019Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Singapore

  • Managing recruitment covering Sales, Presales, Support & Deploy Services, Consulting, Security, Sales Operations etc across all levels.
  • On top of managing the Dell Technologies business, I am also the SPOC for all hiring related to RSA, Dell Boomi and Virtustream.
  • Owning timely delivery of the end to end recruitment process and meeting the service level agreements, hiring targets and recruitment metrics while adhering to Dell's recruitment protocols, global operating procedures and best practice principles.
  • Accountable for operational aspects of the talent acquisition, process including employment branding, vendor management, ensuring legal compliance of laws and regulations.
  • Develop creative talent acquisition strategies to align with the business, talent gaps, best practices and staffing trends through social media, and targeted search options.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with DELL EMC leaders, vendors, and other team members to create a partnership that yields success, predictable results and credibility.
  • Managing client relationship with multiple stakeholders to understand their business goals and anticipate their talent needs.
  • Analyze recruitment related costs and worked closely with divisional VP’s and Finance to evaluate, update, and/or generate more efficient and cost effective recruitment solutions.
  • Influencing stakeholders to deliver a ‘best in class’ recruitment experience for all candidates

Boomi

Head of Talent Acquisition - Asia Pacific & Japan

Nov 2021Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Singapore

  • Leading the Talent Acquisition efforts for Boomi in the Asia Pacific, Japan and India regions. Overall responsible for managing the talent acquisition team in the APJ region and driving the next generation of growth for Boomi.
  • If you have strong sales or technical experience in SaaS, IPaaS industry feel free to ping me.

Google

APAC Cloud Recruiter

Apr 2018Jun 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Singapore

  • Recruiting for Technical experts for Google Cloud Business across APAC (India, Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong)
  • Hiring for some of the roles like:
  • Solutions Architects
  • Strategic Cloud Engineers
  • Cloud Consultants
  • Technical Account Managers
  • Customer/Sales Engineers
  • Developer Advocates
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence experts
  • Big Data Specialists
  • If you're passionate about Cloud Computing and have relevant experience, please reach out to me for a confidential conversation.
  • Google Cloud helps millions of employees and organizations empower their employees, serve their customers, and build what’s next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are engineered for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. And our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life.
  • www.google.com/cloud
  • https://careers.google.com/cloud/

Eames consulting group

Consultant of Technology and Change Management

Feb 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Singapore

  • Eames Consulting Group connects the financial and professional services sectors with the talent needed to succeed. With over 130 staff and offices in London, Zurich, Singapore and Hong Kong, our services include retained and contingent search, contract and interim solutions.
  • Occupying the mid-to-senior levels of the market, we work in close partnership with our clients to offer a variety of services directly suited to their specific business needs, including sourcing niche skills, finding talent in challenging geographies, handling senior or confidential assignments and detailed research and market mapping projects.
  • Working exclusively across the insurance, banking and consultancy & advisory sectors, we operate under core technical disciplines.
  • Committed to vision: the growth and development of relationships, our careers and our people – The Red Thread
  • #1: Recruitment International listed Eames as the #1 Insurance recruitment and search firm in the UK and #14 for Banking & Finance - our two core markets
  • YOY: consistent growth year on year – 30% uplift on NFI last year
  • Team Eames: 38% of team have been promoted in last 12 months
  • L&D: over 240 hours of bespoke training undertaken last year
  • Turning up the heat: for the fifth consecutive year, we were listed in the Recruiter HOT 100- a list of the UK’s fastest growing recruitment companies
  • Officially one of the best: for the 3rd consecutive year we received a 2-star Best Companies Accreditation

Evolution recruitment solutions pte ltd, singapore

2 roles

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Promoted

Sep 2016Jan 2017 · 4 mos · Singapore

Recruitment Consultant

May 2015Sep 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos · Singapore

  • I specialise in recruiting the best professionals in the IT market. As a Consultant of Evolution we take a hands on approach in helping our Candidates to satisfy both the career aspirations of IT Professionals and the recruitment needs of our clients. With access to our bespoke database which holds over 3 million applicants (some of whom aren't on the market), I am able to provide a tailored service with a competitive edge when recruiting within the Virtualization and Cloud space.
  • EA Reg No: R1543918
  • EA License No.: 11C3843

Phaidon international

Recruitment Consultant

Jan 2015Apr 2015 · 3 mos · Singapore

  •  Develop a core understanding of the recruitment industry, the recruitment process in the power and energy market sector
  •  Supporting team members on resourcing of specific roles for clients using internal and external sourcing methods with success
  •  Building a database of quality candidates, building collaborative working relationships with them and obtaining valuable market information
  •  Identifying new clients to work with via networking and research, identifying key contacts within those organizations and maintaining relationships with key clients.
  •  Providing sales material to clients to support canvas calls
  •  Taking detailed job specifications from clients, asking key questions in order to qualify a role
  •  Screening candidates over the telephone, ascertaining information on skills and experience whilst assessing competency and motivation
  •  Matching candidates to clients vacancies, submitting suitable candidates in line with Company process
  •  Arranging interviews for candidates with client, providing detailed information to both parties.
  •  Handle jobs with a total net worth of USD 1.5M and above for C-level positions within an organization.
  •  Awarded “Best Business Development Consultant Award” from a group of twelve consultants in February 2015.

Marcus evans group

Sales Executive

Sep 2014Dec 2014 · 3 mos · Singapore

  • Research for potential prospects and develop strong market knowledge.
  •  Conduct sales presentations over the phone to Senior Decision makers in major business sectors across APAC region.
  •  Negotiate and close business with C-Level Executives.
  •  Achieve daily KPI and monthly sales target.
  •  Closed two deals within my work tenure showcasing an above industry average performance.

Utkal paper industries

Analyst

Apr 2009Dec 2011 · 2 yrs 8 mos · India

  • Led a 5-member team responsible for garnering Government and Private tenders worth 10 million beating 10 regional and 08 national level bidders.
  • Evaluated viability of business plans, capital structure, and compliance with Indian regulatory requirements.
  • Established direct contacts with manufacturing units thus eliminating the middleman system and subsequently reducing the material cost by 5%.
  • Directed financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, treasury, excise and administrative functions through a 06-person management team.
  • Initiated financial meetings with clients for evaluation and cost benefit analysis of accounts in order to establish the credibility of the supply chain as well as ensuring timely payment by the clients.
  • Responsible for account acquisition of major clientele including Hindustan Coca Cola, Pepsi Co., Jindal Steel Ltd., Bhusan Steel Ltd. and Indian Railways.
  • Reviewing every report before it is delivered to the client in order to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Responsible for restructuring the financial policies of the firm by elaborate cost benefit analysis, SWOT analysis and asset allocation.
  • Proposed financial policies to the Management in order to improve credibility with the bank thus increasing the credit limit by 5 million.
  • Was responsible for the strategic planning, development and leadership of the finance department.

Education

Heriot-Watt University

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

Jan 2012Jan 2013

Ravenshaw University

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) — Accounting and Business/Management

Jan 2006Jan 2009

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