Ajay Kumar

Head of Talent

Brampton, Ontario, Canada10 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in technology recruitment strategies.
Proven track record in employer branding initiatives.
Strong background in market intelligence and talent acquisition.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in technology recruitment and talent acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategiesTechnical RecruitingClient InteractionRecruitmentCandidate Screening

Other Skills

AnalysisBackground VerificationBilling NegotiationBusiness ManagementCRMCoachingConsultingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)DatabasesDigital TransformationDiversity & InclusionEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive Search

About

A highly professional and ambitious person with an extensive knowledge of recruitment practices and trends. Specialized in hiring technology professionals through social media channels like LinkedIn, as well as through headhunting and detailed company mapping. Personal Philosophy: I love engaging with a wide range of individuals, each bringing unique aspirations and experiences. My focus is on building effective relationships between talent and opportunities, achieving the best outcomes for both. By providing guidance and support, I aim to help candidates reach their full potential and meet my recruiting goals. For more updates, information, and open positions, please feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn. Specialties: Data Analysis and Trend analysis, Passive searching, X-Ray, Boolean, social media recruiting, Google Search, LinkedIn search, Lateral Hiring, Staffing, niche skill hiring, campus hiring, Market Research, Recruitment Planning, Forecasting, Recruitment Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, E-Recruiting, Market Intelligence, Salary Negotiations, Cost-Effective Recruiting Etc.

Experience

10 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Globallogic

6 roles

Director Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos

GlobalLogic is a design-led software engineering services company, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, we have helped many blue-chip brands imagine and build their next-generation technology products and enterprise business systems. We are a fast-growing company and adding great companies to our amazing customer list every day. We operate high-end design studios (Method Inc.) and engineering centers across the globe. With over 35,000 employees in the US, Europe, India, and LatAm, we are one of the leading digital technology services providers in the world. In July 2021, GlobalLogic officially became part of Hitachi Ltd., it will continue to focus on digital engineering. For more details, please visit www.globallogic.com
Work Area-
Directing the management of the talent acquisition, strategic and technical leadership hiring teams
Being responsible for the fulfillment of all strategic and technology leadership professionals, large volume accounts, enabling functions and sales leadership hiring in North America
Developing effective and sustained recruitment strategies including recruitment marketing and channels development, recruiting campaigns across all channels, digital and social media branding campaigns, and working with cross-functional teams on workforce planning and talent management initiatives
Identifying future talent needs and implementing a proactive recruitment strategy to build a deep talent pool of strong and qualified candidates
Organizing and running engagement campaigns on all platforms to enhance candidate experience and engagement
Advising and disseminating competitive market intelligence on hiring and employment trends to hiring executives and HR teams
Initiating and implementing strategic employer branding initiatives
Partner with global process automation team members to support digital transformational initiatives for the talent acquisition function

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategiesMarket IntelligenceEmployer Branding

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Manager-Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

Deputy Manager-Talent Acquisition

Jul 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

Assistant Manager,People Development

Promoted

Oct 2016 – Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Senior Associate,People Development

May 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Jconnect infotech pvt. ltd.

Sourcing strategist Senior Technical Recruiter

Aug 2012 – May 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos · Noida Area, India

Jconnect Infotech is a consulting firm which provides recruitment consulting services and training solutions to various clients in IT and Non IT industry.
I joined as a technical recruiter in Jconnect infotech Pvt. LTD and ended my journey as Sr technical recruiter. I enjoyed my tenure with them as my role was more then that of a Sr. recruiter. Some of the work which I was actively involved in were:
Worked for clients like Wipro, Ness, Cognizant, Bristlecone, VeriSign, Tata Elxsi, Serene India, Mindtree Etc.
Direct interaction with Clients HRs, Technical Folks, Vendor management & Recruitment heads (India & US) for their full time and staffing needs.
Responsible for billing negotiation with staffing clients and salary negotiation with candidates.
Responsible for handling and training of a small team of recruiters where I helped talent to build their career in recruitment industry from scratch.
Specialized in niche skills through headhunting and company mapping.
Responsible for Lateral Hiring & Staffing.
Rich experience in hiring on multiple domains like Telecom, Embedded, Wireless, Networking, Healthcare, BFSI, Security, SAP, SCM etc.

Technical RecruitingClient InteractionBilling NegotiationTeam Training

Best it quest

IT Recruiter

Apr 2011 – Apr 2012 · 1 yr

Best IT Quest was a small consulting firm where I started my professional journey. Below are some of the activities in which I was actively involved in were:
I Hired talent for MNCs like Aricent, Samsung, and SmartPlay.
Understanding the client organization with regard to existing business activities.
Understanding the competencies for the position including job title, principal accountabilities, and key result areas.
Identification of suitable candidates from job portals, databases, through headhunting or referral network
Screening the resume based on competency and skills.
Discussing positions with the candidates to check his/her interest and competency level. The discussion also focuses on various HR aspects.
Conducting the Pre- Employment and Post Employment Background verification & reference check
Manage the complete life cycle of recruitment

RecruitmentCandidate ScreeningBackground Verification