Amit Mahajan

Head of Talent

Pune, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

20+ years of global talent acquisition experience
Expert in data-driven recruitment and workforce planning
Advocate for human skills in the AI era

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in global talent acquisition for the Fintech and Digital Media sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Hiring StrategyTalent ArchitectureExecutive SearchLeadership HiringGlobal HiringTa Tools & SystemsData AnalyticsRecruiting

Other Skills

Data-Driven RecruitmentCompliance & GovernanceRecruitment Operations ComplianceComplianceSourcingCold CallingData-Driven Hiring / AnalyticsAI & Workforce TransformationBootstrappingNiche Talent AcquisitionTA Program DeliveryM&A TA IntegrationTA CoEData VisualizationPsychological Assessment

About

Organizations don’t just need recruiters—they need talent architects who can scale teams globally and future-proof their workforce. That’s what I do. With 20+ years across India, UK, and Europe, I’ve led hiring for executive roles, niche technology teams, and multimillion-dollar program ramp-ups. My expertise spans recruitment operations, workforce planning, data analytics, and global talent strategy for Banking, Financial Services, Insurance & Digital Media domains. My approach is simple: build teams that perform, adapt, and grow with the business. I thrive on solving complex hiring challenges—whether scaling new locations, integrating post-acquisition recruitment, or designing systems for clarity and confidence. Hiring is more than filling roles—it’s aligning expectations and enabling success in fast-changing environments. Beyond recruitment, I care deeply about the human side of work—how people think, decide, adapt, and workforce transformation in the AI era. What I Write & Speak About: • Human skills in modern workplaces • Decision-making under uncertainty • Leadership patterns • Mid-career redesign • Productivity and clarity If this resonates, let’s connect on amitmahajan2005@gmail.com

Experience

20 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

5 mos

Current Experience

Nextwave consulting

Head of Talent Acquisition – GCC (India) & UK

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Driving talent strategy for NextWave Consulting’s first Global Capability Centre in India (NextWave Labs) and UK region.
Focused on building high-performance teams across technology, data, AI, and automation to enable scalable, cost-efficient delivery for global clients.
Partnering with leadership to design talent architecture, workforce planning, and recruitment operations aligned with NextWave’s vision of innovation and transformation.
Key Impact Areas:
Global Hiring Strategy
Talent Architecture & Workforce Planning
Data-Driven Recruitment
Compliance & Governance
Outside recruitment, I share insights on human skills, clarity in decision-making, and career navigation in the AI era.

Global Hiring StrategyTalent ArchitectureData-Driven RecruitmentCompliance & Governance

Bounteous

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Dec 2021 – Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Pune

Leading strategic hiring across India, UK, and Europe—executive, leadership, niche technology, and program-level workforce expansion. Partnering with business heads to build scalable hiring engines, operational excellence, and data-driven recruitment practices.
Key Focus Areas:
Executive & Leadership Hiring for Banking, Financial Services & Digital Media
M\&A Talent Acquisition Integration
Data Analytics & Visualization (Power BI, recruiting metrics)
Recruitment Operations Compliance across global regions
Outside recruitment, I share insights on human skills, clarity in decision-making, and career navigation in the AI era.

Executive SearchLeadership HiringData AnalyticsRecruitment Operations Compliance

Synechron

Associate Director / Global Recruitment & Operations

Apr 2007 – Dec 2021 · 14 yrs 8 mos · Pune

Led global recruitment delivery, operations, and talent strategy across India, UK, Europe, APAC, and Middle East. Specialized in executive hiring, niche technology recruitment, and post-acquisition integration for Banking, Financial Services, and Digital domains.
Key Responsibilities:
Designed and executed global hiring strategies for leadership and technology roles
Managed recruitment operations, ATS implementation, and process automation
Partnered with business units for workforce planning and talent architecture
Ensured compliance (GDPR) and governance across global recruitment lifecycle
Built data analytics capability using Power BI for recruitment metrics
Major Achievements:
Scaled technology teams for multimillion-dollar programs with Investment Banking clients
Successfully integrated recruitment operations post-acquisition in UK
Launched ATS for UK & APAC regions and automated workflows using Power Apps
Reduced time-to-hire and improved operational efficiency through data-driven dashboards
Delivered niche hiring for systems like Murex, Calypso, Temenos T24, Actimize, and more
Built teams from 5 to 75 for strategic ramp-ups in Banking & Financial Services