Deya Bandyopadhyay

Talent Acquisition Manager

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands15 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

19 years of experience in Human Resources.
Led recruitment initiatives at Booking.com and Google.
Expert in talent management and strategic HR programs.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR professional specializing in talent acquisition and strategic HR management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionProgram ManagementTalent Management

Other Skills

RecruitmentCollaborationData AnalysisRecruitment StrategyUser Experience DesignInternal MobilityProcess ImprovementTraining DevelopmentProject ManagementComplianceTeam LeadershipDiversity InitiativesMetrics ManagementHeadhuntingSocial Networking

About

With 19 years of experience in Human Resources, specializing in recruitment, strategic programs & change leader with experience in internet, manufacturing and IT services industry. In my current role at Booking.com, I direct recruiting for Enabling functions. During my tenure at Booking.com, I have owned Talent management 2023 portfolio - in depth work talent initiatives like rotation program, rework on move-worker policy, reimagine caretaker policy, employee performance data access for internal and executive recruiters. I have also worked on HR programs for the launch of BH_COE in India and Romania. Prior to my engagement at Booking.com, I held a leadership position at Google, where I oversaw hiring & strategic People programs for Google Ads, Google Maps, Google TV and Google Pay across various seniority. Lead growth, effective organization design for new teams and collaborate with HQ on staff cost and spans and controls guardrails.

Experience

15 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Booking.com

3 roles

Global Talent Acquisition Manager, Enabling functions

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

In my capacity as the Global Talent Acquisition Manager for enabling functions at Booking.com, I directed recruitment initiatives for crucial enabling functions, including People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Business Development, and Internal Audit.
Key project contributions :
Lead Position Management for Recruitment: I collaborated closely with the core position management team on the conceptualization, design, and implementation of significant changes for a comprehensive range of users beyond recruitment, including FP&A, hiring managers, HRAs, and other subfunction users.
Candidate Experience Survey: I partnered with the talent marketing department to develop a new dashboard for measuring candidate experience for both internal and external candidates. This involved designing the questionnaire, defining the user experience of the dashboard, and establishing how recruiting managers would utilize the data for process improvement, while ensuring data-driven insights, adherence to legal frameworks, and equitable practices.

RecruitmentTalent ManagementCollaborationData AnalysisTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

Principal Internal Mobility (Caretaker)

Jan 2024 – Jul 2024 · 6 mos

Defined and executed a comprehensive strategy for the continuous development of Human Resources Advisors (HRA) regarding Internal Mobility (IM) tools (internal hiring, Move Workers, Caretakers), with the objective of ensuring accurate process utilization and a deeper understanding.
Revised and launched the exception log, streamlining the process to enhance HRA/IRP collaboration and establish clear RACI & change plan
Collaborated with People Operations to finalize caretaker conversions, providing training materials for HRA, HROps, and internal recruiting.
Developed a resource for managers to facilitate the re-integration of returning caretaker employees.
Contributed significantly to up-skilling initiatives for the Internal Hiring (IH) team
Collaborated with internal recruiting on coaching training requirements, mapping the employee journey, and formulating recommendations for IH to incorporate coaching-style questions during critical interactions.
Case managed with HRA to address IH inquiries and provide guidance on IM policies.
Program managed Access to employee data for Internal and exec recruiters to use talent data for IM
Evolved IM tools and processes based on evolving business requirements (post-Accelerate): Move Workers, Caretakers. The scope encompassed proposal development and securing approval from Steerco, leadership, legal, and relevant stakeholders.
Move Worker: Designed the proposal, integrating stakeholder and impact analysis (legal, Workday, HRA, internal recruiting).
Caretaker: Designed the policy revision, including impact analysis from key stakeholders (HRA, Systems, Compensation), and shared with Sireesha.
Partnered with HRA and ABU/Fintech Business teams to co-create swap:
Worked closely with ABU HRA and business to disseminate the permanent Swap final model for H2 2024 piloting. Assumed ownership of program design, Works Council approval, technical Workday design, and system testing, in preparation for rollout in Trips, ABU, and Marketplace.

Internal MobilityProcess ImprovementTraining DevelopmentTalent ManagementProgram Management

Global Talent Acquisition Manager, People

Aug 2022 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

My main job is leading People dept. Recruiting for booking. This is global role and it includes:
Working with the People Leadership team to plan, build & scale recruiting priorities within the People (HR) department - (CXO -1)
Work with FP&A to keep department FTE and cost as per target
Collaborate with HRA on bringing internal roles v/s external roles to enable internal movement within the department and reporting on QBR/MBR for people dept.
Implemented project explore - pilot for skill based short term project
I double-hatted as a Program manager for a year for cross brand
Key initiatives:
Career Framework Implementation: I oversaw the comprehensive rollout of a new career framework of booking to BhCOE. Collaborated with HRA from the two companies and built a change plan for Bh_COE in partnership with HRA of Fintech, Central Tech and BH_COE Romania and India.
Pre-employment Screening - HireRight Implementation: I managed the integration and implementation of HireRight, a robust pre-employment screening system. This project involved streamlining the background check process, ensuring compliance with legal and data privacy regulations, and enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of new hire vetting. Worked closely with Legal, DPO, recruiting, procurement, people tech, external vendor for booking and Bh_COE.
Implementation of iCIMS and LMS Roadmap: I played a pivotal role in the implementation of iCIMS,- lead change plan by getting buy-in from change committee, design, testing and role-out for BH-COE, design and implementation of legal & compliance readiness for Bh_COE. Concurrently,
L&D Strategy and Support from Bdotcom to COE: I lead the shaping and delivering the Learning & Development (L&D) strategy tailored for the COE, leveraging resources and expertise from Bdotcom. Development and execution of the (LMS) roadmap, for the BH_COE (implementation for decebo), collaborating with LMS team at booking and change team at BH_COE and handed over after BAU

Recruitment StrategyCollaborationProject ManagementTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

Google

Staffing Lead

May 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

1. Recruitment Leader: Leading a team(35) of best in class recruiters to build world class engineering teams for Google Maps, Google Payments, Google Ads, Google TV - In this part of my job I work closely with directors, Global VPs for the 4 product areas, collaborate with teams hiring for Tech roles (TPGM, PM, UXE/D,SWE) and build yearly hiring plans, programs to attract senior talent, diversity, measure interviewer bandwidth and remove roadblocks for hiring
2. Hiring Committee Change Manager(APAC) : In this role I am the Program Manager for all things HC for SWE roles in APAC. Training facilitators, onboarding HC members, executing global changes & collaborating with SWE HC gurus, Global PgMs. I am also responsible for driving key metrics for the region like - HC approval rate, quality of profiles, quality of decisions and interviewer feedback quality.
3. DEI Tech Program Leader: As the program owner I work closely with staffing site leads, DEI partners, share monthly reports, build India level programs & execute them with relevant team members(hiring managers, interviewers, HRA). I am also responsible for sharing qualitative insights on data dips/rises, investigating bias in process, among other things. I also represent hiring at India Tech council and act as a consultant on relevant steps to be taken to achieve site goals.
4. Leading staff+ SWE hiring for Google India : My direct team hires for staff, Sr. Staff & principal staff SWE roles for all of Google India. This is a specialised task force trained to hire senior IC SWE talent for the site. As part of this key role, I am accountable for monthly hiring goals for the site, pass through rates, equatable fulfilment rate across businesses, monitor team productivity and drive programs to convert passive leads to active candidates. Additionally work on building diversity strategies, interviewer pool availability, hiring manager engagement & candidate experience.

RecruitmentTeam LeadershipDiversity InitiativesTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

3 roles

Recruiting Manager, Engineering and product, India

Dec 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Recruiting Leader heading engineering and product for LinkedIn India
Driving Talent Acquisition programs globally, including: Operations and Scale for developing LinkedIn's first consolidated talent metrics packages that enable the business units to better understand execution to hiring plan; innovative hiring practices through web.
Partner with HR Business Partners and Talent Management on succession planning, functional gap analysis, and facilitating succession planning decisions to increase business capability.
Managing a team University Relations including Campus Programs and Delivery.
Develop and execute dynamic strategies that influence innovative practices and collaboration which results in increased University hiring, stronger new hire engagement and overall business satisfaction.
Work with project teams to innovate and build new programs/projects- Campus Programs redesign, global give away initiatives, policy and process.
Diversity Inclusion and Belonging strategy for APAC
Responsible for driving the DIBs (Diversity Inclusion & Belonging) strategy for APAC (5 countries)
Worked with executive leadership group to design, own & deliver multi-year inclusion strategy
Owned OKRs - Improve executive leadership gender to 50% women & make Linkedin APAC LGBTQ+ friendly organization
Implemented yearly ERG strategies including but not restricted to launch of new ERGs, increase engagement, onboard ERG leaders & help run large ERG enabled programs. Build external partner programs to improve ERG outcomes
Implemented recruiting goals at top of funnel for executive hiring
Influence business leaders on how to own inclusion strategies for their business(tech, Sales, Customer success & G&L) and enable outcomes via people plans - (promotion process, top talent programs, talent review plans, trainings, HR policy)
Lead a team of program managers,DEI specialists for implementing ERGs, diversity goals & inclusive mind-set programs (training, top talent programs, etc)

RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

Campus Recruiting Manager | APAC

Jul 2017 – Nov 2017 · 4 mos

Build, plan and execute campus hiring and programs strategy for APAC region. Implemented Linkedin's campus hiring philosophy of democratizing opportunities for tech roles in India. Managed a team of recruiter and program managers to fill Intern and entry level talent(ELT) requirements, design and implement programs like - Interns, Inbassador, StartIn and InTouch.
Launched LeanIn partnership in India, drove inclusion targets and designed inclusion specific programs for Tech hiring in India

RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

Campus Recruiting Manager | India

Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

My work involves all things campus. Recruiting top early in career talents, designing and leading best on planet candidate and employee experience programs for our early talent hires, rocking Intern programs, Inbassador Programs to help business scale talent strategy and partner with product team in India to help realize LinkedIn's mission to democratize opportunity in India.
Manage Tech and non-tech requirements for LinkedIn India, manage campus programs - design and execution with clear ROI matrix. Work with cross functional teams to accelerate reach of these programs.

Eaton corporation

2 roles

University Relations Lead : India

Apr 2012 – Jul 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Pune Area, India

Corporate Diversity Program Lead
Work with 7 business unit leaders to drive Global diversity programs (80% global | 20% regional approach)
Work with Tax, Finance controllers to look at budget from corporate & budgets assigned from each BU and plan ERGs, partnership programs yearly, budget spent including but not restricted to sponsorship of key events in industry, participate in programs (CII) for affirmative action
Work with external & internal communication teams to run programs for diversity in plant along with HR & business leaders
Launched strategy for compliance training, ensuring employees are knowledgeable of company policies and best practices on topics such as sexual harassment, workplace accommodation, and D&I
University relations lead for Eaton, my main KPIs were to:
Design, build & implement yearly university relations programs
Managing a team of 2 recruiters & 1 program specialist, helping them build their careers & implement the yearly university programs
At Eaton there were 2 broad programs
Hiring from campus - working with Human Resource team of each business-unit to plan interns & new grad hiring
Design Programs - Design university programs to nurture relations with top universities in India. Conceptualised, designed and implemented 3 flagship programs: - Finishing school, scholarship program & national entrepreneurship progarm

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sep 2011 – Apr 2012 · 7 mos · Pune Area, India

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with more than 100 years of experience providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. With 2011 sales of $16.0 billion, Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 73,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.

Capgemini consulting

Technical Recruiter

Apr 2007 – Nov 2007 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

End to end recruitment for Infrastructure management services.
handled requirements based on administrator & DBA activities.
Worked as a full cycle recruiter closing on offers
Used multiple source of hiring - Naukri, monster, referral, internals & agencies