Somya Saxena

Head of Talent

Delhi, India4 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in leadership hiring and talent alignment
Proven track record in global executive search
Strong academic foundation in HR and Finance

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in executive search and talent acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

End To End RecruitmentLeadership HiringGlobal Executive SearchTalent Acquisition

Other Skills

Human Resources (HR)InsuranceBankingExecutive SearchTalent SourcingEnd to End RecruitingRecruitingHead HuntTechnologyIT RecruitmentNon-ITBFSIManufacturing

About

As Team Lead - HR at Paytm, I specialize in leadership hiring, leveraging my knowledge of end-to-end recruitment. My academic foundation includes an MBA with dual specializations in Finance and HR from Amity University and a BBA from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Previously, I contributed to global executive search at TRANSEARCH, collaborating with stakeholders to meet senior-level sales and business development mandates. I am committed to aligning exceptional talent with organizational goals through effective recruitment strategies.

Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

6 mos

Current Experience

Paytm

Team Lead - HR

Nov 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

Leadership Hiring

End to End RecruitmentLeadership HiringHuman Resources (HR)

Transearch

Senior Research Associate

Apr 2022 – Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Delhi, India

Responsible for Identifying, evaluating and presenting the best potential talent suiting the client's specifications, leading to a successful hire
Responsible for fulfilling global search mandates across executive levels such as Director, Senior Director, Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President Etc. predominantly for the Sales and Business Development functions
Working closely with the Partner to define, develop and execute customized search strategies
Act as a Consultant and thought partner to stakeholders, providing advice, best practices, and best approach to search
Responsible for identifying and sourcing industry and functional leaders, deeply engaging with the candidate pool, assessing their relevance for the specific search engagement
Responsible for spearheading search process end-to-end, creating target lists and search strategies, company mapping and candidate name generation, execution (candidate development) on retained search mandates, spec creation and in-depth assessment reports of final candidates

InsuranceBankingExecutive SearchTalent SourcingGlobal Executive SearchTalent Acquisition