Abhishek Bhardwaj

Head of Talent

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India27 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

20 years of experience in global talent acquisition.
Expert in leveraging digital solutions for recruitment.
Passionate about diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in ITeS and Consulting sectors.

Contact

[email protected]LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionChange ManagementRecruitment Management

Other Skills

Agile CommunicatorBrand StrategyBudgetingBusiness and Financial AcumenCommunicationCompetitive IntelligenceCultural SensitivityCustomer ServiceCustomer inspired value metricsData AnalyticsDigital Hiring StrategyDigital solutionsDiversity & InclusionERP AutomationERP program management

About

Global Talent Acquisition Innovator with a 20-year track record of building world-class recruitment teams. I thrive in fast-paced environments, developing and executing cutting-edge talent acquisition strategies that leverage the latest technologies and digital solutions. From optimizing processes to driving organizational change, I'm passionate about finding the best talent and empowering them to succeed. My experience spans diverse sectors, including Information Technology, Networking Technology, Hardware, Software, Telecommunications, Security, ITeS, Consulting, Tech Sales, BFSI, Telecom, & Manufacturing. I'm a people-oriented leader who believes in the power of talent to transform businesses. Let's connect and explore the future of talent acquisition

Experience

27 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 1 mo

Current Experience

Iris software inc.

Senior Director - Head of Talent Acquisition

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · India · Hybrid

Cisco

Talent Acquisition Leader APJC

Sep 2024 – May 2025 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Ibm

Talent Acquisition Leader - IBM Consulting

Dec 2021 – Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Genpact

Hiring Function Leader - Genpact Philippines

Sep 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

 Develop and create a plan that will provide a framework for how the global team will operationally execute strategy & priorities
 Create customer inspired value metrics that drive effective outcomes
 Lead headcount forecasting/ hiring plans in partnership with Workforce Planning Finance, HR leaders & key stakeholders
 Lead large, cross-functional initiatives, as well as change / transformation efforts to create more effective deliver services including Diversity & Inclusion
 Monitor internal and external trends, best practices, compliance & regulations to foster process efficiencies
 Leverage digital solutions to enhance its effectiveness, continuously experiment to come up with newer ways of sourcing, testing & resolving challenges in downstream processes.
 Review / monitor employee productivity & costs and ensure employee cost is in line with the budget

Diversity & InclusionDigital solutionsChange ManagementProcess efficienciesHeadcount forecastingCustomer inspired value metrics+1

Genpact india private limited delhi

2 roles

India Sourcing & Recruitment Lead- Genpact India

May 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 Design, implementation & monitoring of Volume Hiring: 1. ~300 Campus/Colleges across India, 2. ~80 Vendors spread across 5 Hiring locations, 3. Regional Offsite offices across 6 locations (KOL Indore, CHD, BLR, LKO, Pune)
 Responsible for End to End life cycle of Recruiting (Planning & Forecast, Sourcing & Selection, Hiring & Onboarding)
 Hiring Operations (Budgeting, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management, Recruitment Marketing)
 Manage & control recruiting budget of above $1.5 million

Volume HiringEnd to End life cycle of RecruitingBudgetingStakeholder ManagementVendor ManagementTalent Acquisition+1

NCR Sourcing Lead

Sep 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 Responsible for End to End life cycle of Recruiting (Planning & Forecast, Sourcing & Selection, Hiring & Onboarding)
 Key Accounts Manager – Banking (AML, Investment, etc.), Insurance (Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims, Recovery), Regional and Foreign Languages – Voice CS & Collections
 Near Hire Training Management

End to End life cycle of RecruitingKey Accounts ManagementTraining ManagementTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Management

Convergys

National Sourcing Manager

Mar 2011 – Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana

 Set up Off-site Recruitment Centers across NCR
 Pioneered ERP Automation
 Wing to Wing ownership of National Employee Referral program
 Spearheaded National Campus Program

Off-site Recruitment CentersERP AutomationNational Employee Referral programTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Management

Ibm

2 roles

Team Lead Recruitment

Promoted

Sep 2006 – Mar 2011 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana

 Mentored the entire ERP program at NCR
 Program conceptualization, execution of incentives and R&R, relationship management with Business & Corporate functions
 Proven ability to research, network and headhunt candidates via Job Boards & references

ERP program managementRelationship managementResearch and headhunt candidatesTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Management