Rajat Sharma

Head of Talent

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India4 yrs 5 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Spearheaded successful internship programs at top universities.
Developed impactful employer branding strategies.
Led diversity initiatives for female students.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a focus on university relations and employer branding.

Contact

rajat.sharma.150196@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

Corporate RecruitingExecutive SearchTalent SourcingRecruitingNiche Talent AcquisitionMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPublic SpeakingMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint

About

A seasoned HR professional with a strong background in University Relations & Branding, having worked extensively at Graviton Research Capital LLP and Flipkart, spearheading successful launches of summer internship programs for E Schools, developing employer Value Propositions, mentorship programs for female students and case study competitions. My expertise extends to HR Business Partnering, where he focused on enhancing employee engagement and revamping the employee life cycle for contract employees.

Experience

4 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 5 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs

Current Experience

Ema unlimited

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Lead

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Excited to share that I’ve been promoted to Talent Acquisition Lead at Ema!
In this new role, I’ll be leading the hiring charter across Engineering, Product, Design, and Go-To-Market functions for all levels at our India office. Grateful for the trust and support of the incredible team at Ema, and looking forward to building world-class teams as we continue to grow.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

May 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Graviton research capital llp

Specialist Talent acquisition - Campus

Jan 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Drove campus hiring for both summer internships and full-time hires from top IITs
Sperheaded the strategy, branding, execution for the first structured summer internship program for E Schools
Led the Employer branding charter & formulated Graviton’s Employer Value Proposition
Proposed and led a mentorship program for second-year female students to foster an ecosystem of diversity
Engaged with international campuses to initiate the campus recruitment cycle for international locations
Formulated the competency framework for the assessment of summer interns in final reviews

Flipkart

2 roles

Senior University Relations Partner

Promoted

Jul 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

Spearheaded the fifth edition of Flipkart's flagship B school case study competition - WiRED. Led the end to end strategy, branding, and execution of the event
Led the onboarding of 25+ regional B schools and hiring+onboarding of 200+ supply chain interns for a 2 Month internship named DISHA
Spearheaded Flipkart's year-long Management Trainee Program to prepare the Top tier B school graduates for leadership roles in the organization. This included partnering with them, L&D initiatives, engagement, and performance management
Led campus hiring and engagement for the B school summer internship program for Business, Supply chain, and HR
Delved deeper into the B school campus landscape and learnt the nuances of Manpower Planning, slot negotiations, campus strategy based on org needs, etc.
Supported Product hiring in IITs

Management Trainee

Jun 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Stint 1: HR Business Partnering for CDO/M3 (June 2020 - Dec 2020)
HR Business Partner for Mobiles and Large categories in Category design and operations Business Unit
Worked on Improving Employee Engagement during Remote working and designing New Hire assimilation journeys for the categories
Stint 2: Centre of Excellence partner in Total Rewards (Jan 2021 - June 2021)
Led the project on revamping the entire employee life cycle of fixed-term contract employees for the entire organization
Worked on policies like retirement, severance, Post Demise family support for Flipsters
Was involved in compensation planning and increment & Bonus disbursement processes