Manu Sharma

Talent Acquisition Manager

Toronto, Ontario, Canada13 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

15 years of experience in talent acquisition.
Expert in building high-performing recruitment teams.
Passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Talent Acquisition within the Telecommunications industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingLeadership

Other Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionTalent ManagementPeople ManagementData-driven recruitmentStakeholder managementDiversity and inclusionBenefits NegotiationTechnical RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsEmployee EngagementOnboardingExecutive SearchSourcingHRISHR Consulting

About

As a Recruitment Lead for North America and EMEA, I specialize in building high-performing teams that drive business success. With 15 years of experience in talent acquisition, I bring a strategic and data-driven approach to sourcing, engaging, and retaining top-tier talent across diverse industries and functions. My passion lies in connecting people with purpose—whether it's scaling teams in hyper-growth environments or refining recruitment operations for long-term sustainability. I thrive on leading collaborative hiring strategies, enhancing employer branding, and implementing innovative solutions that streamline the recruitment lifecycle. Key areas of expertise: • Full-cycle recruitment & stakeholder management • Employer branding & talent marketing • Workforce planning & headcount forecasting • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives • Building and mentoring high-performing TA teams • ATS optimization & recruitment analytics Currently leading recruitment across North America (US and Canada), I’m focused on delivering a best-in-class candidate experience while aligning hiring strategies with evolving business goals. Always open to connecting with like-minded professionals, collaborators, and those passionate about talent and growth.

Experience

13 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Mavenir

Talent Acquisition Manager - North America & EMEA

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Remote

As the Recruitment Manager for North America and EMEA, I lead strategic hiring initiatives across multiple regions and business units, aligning talent acquisition with the organization's short- and long-term growth objectives. My role is a blend of leadership, strategy, and hands-on execution, focused on building scalable recruitment frameworks and exceptional candidate experiences.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and mentor a team of recruiters and coordinators, overseeing full-cycle hiring across the U.S. and Canada.
Partner closely with executive leadership, department heads, and HRBPs to forecast talent needs
and build proactive sourcing strategies.
Implement data-driven recruitment strategies to improve time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and candidate satisfaction.
Drive employer branding and talent marketing efforts to position the company as an employer of choice in North America.
Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by embedding DEI practices into sourcing, selection, and interview processes.
Manage and optimize ATS and recruitment technology stacks to improve efficiency and reporting capabilities.
Support the scaling of high-growth teams across departments such as Sales, Tech, Marketing, Operations, and Corporate Services.

Employer BrandingGlobal Talent AcquisitionLeadershipTalent ManagementPeople ManagementTalent Acquisition

Caring support

Human Resources Consultant

Dec 2023 – Apr 2024 · 4 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Caring Support is a healthcare-focused employment platform that connects workers, employers, and educators across Canada and soon, all North America. It provides them with resources and opportunities to facilitate career advancement and improve talent acquisition processes, while revolutionizing the healthcare industry as a whole.
Caring Support was built with community in mind, allowing for a more human and personal connection when it comes to healthcare recruitment. The platform features data-driven and user-based tools to generate more accurate job matchups for all parties involved. Overall, it is a mobile-friendly and convenient platform that allows users to get what they need in just a few clicks.

Mavenir

Global Talent Acquisition Specialist

Dec 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Reading, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Mavenir is the industry's only End-to-End, Cloud-Native Network Software Provider. Focused on accelerating software network transformation and redefining network economics for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) by offering a comprehensive end-to-end product portfolio across every layer of the network infrastructure stack. From 5G application/service layers to packet core and RAN – Mavenir leads the way in evolved, cloud-native networking solutions enabling innovative and secure experiences for end-users. Leveraging industry-leading firsts in VoLTE, VoWiFi, Advanced Messaging (RCS), Multi-ID, vEPC, and Virtualized RAN, Mavenir accelerates network transformation for more than 250+ CSP customers in over 120 countries, serving over 50% of the world’s subscribers.
Lead the EMEA & North America Experienced Hire recruitment strategy
Ensure a deep understanding of business priorities and work with leadership team to establish strategies aligned with growth goals
Collaborate with recruiters to ensure portfolio recruitment target alignment
Present reporting to the leadership team and analysis on key metrics
Lead full cycle recruitment process: conduct intake meetings with Partners or hiring managers, provide insights on market conditions, propose recruitment strategies, present potential candidates and interview them, complete salary analysis and present offer to candidates
Collaborate with branding team to create brand awareness.

Join talent

Global Talent Acquisition Specialist @ JOINTalent

May 2021 – Dec 2021 · 7 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

Key Responsibilities:
Global Recruitment Strategy: Develop and execute global recruitment strategies, focusing on sourcing high-quality candidates for various roles across multiple markets.
Full-Cycle Recruitment: Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, from job requisition to offer acceptance, ensuring an efficient and positive experience for candidates.
Sourcing & Networking: Utilize a variety of sourcing techniques, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and networking events to build a diverse talent pipeline.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with hiring managers, department heads, and senior leadership to understand hiring needs and drive recruitment for key global positions.
Candidate Screening & Interviewing: Conduct thorough screenings and interviews, assessing candidates' technical abilities, cultural fit, and alignment with business objectives.
Employer Branding: Promote Join Talent as an employer of choice, ensuring the company’s values and culture are reflected in recruitment materials and processes.
Recruitment Process Optimization: Continuously review and improve recruitment processes and tools, ensuring they are aligned with global best practices and compliant with regional employment regulations.
Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives: Implement and support DEI initiatives, fostering inclusive hiring practices and promoting diversity in the workplace.
Recruitment Analytics: Utilize recruitment metrics and analytics to measure the success of hiring strategies, improve processes, and provide insights to leadership.
Global Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant global and regional labor laws and regulations, maintaining consistency and fairness in recruitment practices.

Samsung research - bangalore

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Feb 2020 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Talent Pipelining and Competitive Intelligence - Mapping and Hiring industry top talent for Samsung Research, Bangalore.
Handled Leadership hiring, Subject Matter experts in the area of Research & Development like Chief Architect/Sr Architect/Architect/Developers, Product Managers, 3GPP experts,AI/ML experts.
Took care of hiring AI Experts (Data Scientist, Machine learning, deep learning) and 5G experts for our Communication R&D Team.

Samsung research - bangalore

Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2019 – Feb 2020 · 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Collaborated with business leaders to drive recruitment processes to identify Top Talent/Experts in the industries.
Manage the internal and external hiring to identify the best talent.
Recruitment Branding
Key initiatives on Talent Pipelining and Competitive Intelligence to map talent in the core COEs of Samsung Research
Lead and collaborate with an experienced team of Recruiters/Sourcers to help support the hiring demand of our rapidly growing businesses
Experience in building and utilizing a variety of sourcing strategies and tools.

Publicis sapient

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mar 2015 – Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Domain: Consulting- Investment Banking / Capital Markets
Leadership hiring - up to Director Level
Skills include - product engineering, data scientists, marketing strategy and analytics, business consulting.
Was driving, formulating, implementing and monitoring Talent Acquisition strategies for technology hiring
Worked closely with the business leadership team and acting as a recruitment business partner advising them on hiring best practices.
Strategizing with staffing partners and business for demand forecast and talent allocation
Have enabled various hiring/sourcing strategies in setting up technology COE
Hands-on experience in self-sourcing and recruiting for senior roles for technical as well as functional skills and proposing, articulating and negotiating offers..
Led creation and implementation of hiring and candidate attraction strategies including meet ups, round tables, networking events, weekend/outstation events, branding events etc.

Unitedhealth group

Staffing Specialist

Apr 2007 – Nov 2012 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon

Handling end to end Product Engineering and non-tech hiring
Partnering with Hiring managers on requisitions prioritization, checking quality of JDs and sourcing through social media, data Mining, internet postings, recruitment events
Offer Management- HR Assessment and negotiation - extending offers, updating TA Ops on offer acceptances & Date of Joining
Company Mapping to tap potential candidates