Chandan Kumar Das

Head of Talent

Pune, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of global HR experience
  • Expert in leadership hiring and talent acquisition
  • Strong advocate for diversity recruitment
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader specializing in global talent acquisition across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales HiringLeadership HiringGlobal Talent AcquisitionTechnical HiringUs RecruitmentVendor ManagementIt Recruitment

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementTeam ManagementHuman Resources (HR)Behavioral InterviewingStaff AugmentionNon-IT HiringVendor Management SystemOrganziational PsychologyLinkedIn RecruiterMicrosoft Power BILeadership Hirning

About

Strategic HR Leader | Leadership Hiring | HR Analytics & Behavioral Interviewing The right hire is the ultimate catalyst for business growth. With over a decade of experience across India, USA, Europe, APAC, and ANZ, I specialize in delivering scalable, cost-effective hiring solutions that align talent strategy with bottom-line results. My approach is rooted in a data-driven lens - leveraging certifications in HR Analytics and Behavioral Event Interviewing (BEI) from Aon to ensure every hire is a cultural and performance fit. 🚀 How I Partner with Business Leaders: Global Brand Experience: Managed high-impact hiring for world-class organizations including Adobe, Cisco, Google, Apple, FCA, and Lear. Executive & Leadership Depth: Led global hiring efforts, closing 40+ leadership roles (Director to CXO) in a single year across Sales, Presales, and Delivery functions. Industry Versatility: Proven track record of success across IT, Consulting, BFSI, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Automotive. Process Excellence: Built in-house teams that reduced vendor reliance by 100%, maintaining a 25% closure rate through robust talent pipelining. ✨ My Philosophy: Beyond the metrics, I am a firm advocate for Diversity Recruitment and Candidate Experience. I pride myself on fostering strong professional networks and crafting hiring strategies that don't just "fill a gap," but fuel long-term business evolution. Let’s connect to explore how we can shape the future of talent together! 🛠 Core Competencies: 📍 Strategy: Executive Search • Workforce Planning • Talent Intelligence 📍 Execution: Stakeholder Management • Process Optimization • Recruitment 📍 Culture: Diversity & Inclusion • Employer Branding • Candidate Experience

Experience

8 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
11 mos
Current Experience

Opus technologies

Senior Lead - Talent Excellence

Jul 2025Present · 11 mos · Pune · On-site

  • Lead Sales & Leadership hiring across Opus, aligning talent acquisition strategies with business goals.
  • Conduct market intelligence, benchmarking, and talent mapping to ensure informed hiring decisions and competitive positioning.
  • Collaborate with business leaders to build robust talent supply strategies that fuel organizational growth.
  • Partner in shaping business strategies for new practices and emerging verticals within the organization.
  • Act as a strategic advisor on talent trends, market dynamics, and leadership pipeline development.
Sales HiringLeadership Hiring

Persistent systems

Associate Manager - Talent Acquisition

Apr 2022Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Responsible for leadership hiring in India, Australia & UK/Europe. Hired sales, presales, domain solutions, delivery leaders, and key leadership roles for multiple business units - Infrastructure Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media & Telecommunications, Banking & Financial Services & Hi-Tech.
  • Identify the company’s long-term goals and needs & responsible for strategic planning to meet business needs by creating a talent pipeline.
  • Develop different sourcing strategies to fill the pipeline. Nurture the candidates in the talent pipeline by proactive mapping.
  • Responsible for full-cycle recruitment: resume sourcing, interview coordination, offer negotiation, offer release, and follow-up with the candidate till joining.
  • Responsible for diversity hiring. Utilized a variety of sourcing techniques, such as networking, referrals, and job boards to identify & engage passive & diverse candidates.
Stakeholder ManagementVendor ManagementTeam ManagementLeadership HiringHuman Resources (HR)Behavioral Interviewing+2

Akraya, inc.

Sr Technical Recruiter

Feb 2021Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Santa Clara, California, United States

  • Managing and mentoring a team of 3 recruiters to achieve exceptional results. Responsible for continuous improvement and keeping everyone up to date with the latest trends and technologies in recruitment.
  • Responsible for meeting individual targets and increasing the net revenue by placing potential candidates on customer billing.
  • Collaborated with account managers to develop recruitment strategies & attract top talent.
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment process including job posting, candidate screening, & job offers.
  • Analyzed recruitment metrics & developed reports to provide insights into the effectiveness of recruitment efforts.
  • Some of the accounts include Cisco, Equinix, Apple, Fujitsu, Adobe, and a few mid-sized companies.
  • Utilize Jobdiva as an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for managing end to end hiring process
US RecruitmentStaff AugmentionTeam ManagementTechnical HiringHuman Resources (HR)Behavioral Interviewing+1

Contracting/freelancing

US Recruiter

Jul 2018Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Novi, MI · Remote

  • Worked as a contractor for companies like Tata Technologies, Catenon India, Activa Inc, etc.
  • Responsible for Client Interaction & Stakeholder management. Creating & maintaining reports & presentations.
  • Worked with US clients like Healthcare/Hospitals, FCA, Toyota, and Lear Corporation through Vendor Management Systems (VMS portals) such as CAI, Covendis, VITA, Dot Staff, etc.
  • Responsible to fill every kind of position including IT/Non-IT. Good understanding of software positions & Engineering/Design positions.
  • Managed the entire recruitment process from initial sourcing to offer acceptance, ensuring a positive candidate experience & timely hiring.
  • Responsible for end-to-end management of MSP portals i.e. extracting requisitions to submit profiles & coordinating for further process.
  • Vendor management: vendor empanelment & preparing agreements & daily coordination for profiles.
  • Job portal management: getting quotations from different job portals and negotiating the terms.
US RecruitmentVendor ManagementTeam ManagementTechnical HiringNon-IT HiringVendor Management System+3

Tcognition

Recruitment Executive

Aug 2016Jul 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Boston, Massachusetts

  • As an individual contributor responsible for full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, extending job offers, assisting with background check process, etc.
  • Successfully review job descriptions and analyze client requirements to understand the needs of the hiring manager and the technical skills required
  • Thorough knowledge of recruiting process from sourcing to recruiting for different employment types including W2, Corp-to-Corp, 1099 for U.S. Citizens, GC, H1-B, TN-1, and EAD holders
  • Hands-on experience with Vendor Management Systems (VMS portals) such as CAI, Covendis, VITA, Dot Staff, etc.
  • Worked on various technical & functional requirements such as Software Developers, Database Administrator, Project Management, Business Analyst, Business Development Manager, Etc
  • Technologies: JAVA, C++, .NET, ORACLE, CRM, SQL, PL/SQL, PeopleSoft, Cisco, and SharePoint
US RecruitmentIT RecruitmentHuman Resources (HR)Behavioral InterviewingGlobal Talent Acquisition

Jade global

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Aug 2015Aug 2016 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Responsible for the recruitment process for both US & India.
  • Knowledge of work authorizations, tax terms & other legal terms to find
  • the right candidate to fill our requirement
  • Interacting with clients & vendors for any suitable open positions to
  • place our H1B/Bench consultants with minimal TAT
  • Experience in different kinds of job portals like Dice, Monster, Career
  • Builder, Naukri, etc.
  • Taking the preliminary interviews of candidates & Bench consultants
  • Marketing our bench consultants to get a contract project for them
  • Attract passive candidates from social networking sites
  • Experience working in talent management platform (i.e., Oracle Taleo)
  • Work on a salary Bench-marking project for different IT skills & prepared
  • a report to present the data to management
  • Coordinating different employee engagement activities & other
  • programs
IT RecruitmentHuman Resources (HR)Behavioral InterviewingGlobal Talent Acquisition

Varroc

HR Intern

Jan 2014Mar 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Policies & Procedures: Reviewing & revising the polices as per the current market.
  • Training & Development: Maintain all documents for the internal audit.
Human Resources (HR)

Minda corporation limited pune

HR Intern

May 2013Dec 2013 · 7 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Learning & Development: Reviewed the end-to-end process within Minda group & recommended the best practices
  • Performance Management: Supported PMS activities & helped in identifying areas of improvement
  • Absenteeism & Leave Management: Studied the patterns & root causes for unplanned leaves & recommended necessary courses of action to reduce absenteeism
Human Resources (HR)

Education

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — International Business

Jan 2014Jan 2015

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2012Jan 2014

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