Kanika Handa

Head of Talent

Gurgaon, Haryana, India17 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led recruitment strategies for diverse talent acquisition.
  • Successfully built technology consulting teams from scratch.
  • Implemented innovative hiring processes across multiple regions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the Consulting and IT sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategiesRecruitingTeam LeadershipRecruitment InitiativesMarket InsightsRecruitmentSourcingClient Relationship Management

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationCRMCandidate EngagementCandidate ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data AnalysisDeferred CompensationEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsExecutive SearchGlobal Talent AcquisitionHR ConsultingHR PoliciesHRIS

About

Talent Acquisition leader with a passion to lead teams, experienced in devising strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns for digital & technology teams. Developed and led strategic initiatives to recruit niche, high caliber, professional and diverse talent that identifies with business culture. Over the years, have gained experience in hiring talent specialized in latest technologies, leading teams, managing stakeholder relationships, building vendor connects and facilitate large volume hiring events. What I enjoy most about my role in Talent Acquisition is working closely with stakeholders to understand different businesses and their revenue models as I recruit for them. I also consider team management & people skills as some of my biggest strengths.

Experience

17 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

S&p global

Associate Director - Talent Acquisition (APAC)

Dec 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Lifeworks

Talent Acquisition Manager - India

Mar 2020Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana

  • Managed PAN India recruitment activities for LifeWorks as a part of the global Talent Acquisition COE. Along with my team, I take care of end to end hiring needs of all LOBs like Operations, Digital & Tech, Enterprise who support offshore business for LifeWorks globally.
  • My role involves formulating talent acquisition strategies and processes in alignment with global policies as LifeWorks commenced their operations in India. Defining Candidate Value Proposition, manage candidate outreach and engagement strategy for India market. Identifying and creating recruitment performance data to analyze trends, drive change and assess progress. Working closely with Leadership team to develop and implement people strategy to support sustainable results in attracting, motivating, and retaining talent to gain competitive edge in the market.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategiesCandidate EngagementPerformance MetricsStakeholder Management

Deloitte

3 roles

Manager

Promoted

Jul 2019Mar 2020 · 8 mos

  • Recruiting top talent adding value to the Technology Consulting line of business. Led a team of recruiters to build the technology consulting practice from 50 to 500 in 3 years. Instrumental in working with partners to incubate and establish new practices like RPA, Deloitte Digital, Salesforce in Deloitte India.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members. Supervised hiring costs and expenses to remain in line with budget. Developed and maintained strong working
  • relationships with HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
RecruitingTeam LeadershipPerformance ManagementStakeholder Management

Deputy Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2017Jul 2019 · 2 yrs

  • Leading a team of multiple recruiters and also individually hiring for niche skills across Technology Consulting for Deloitte India. Leading Talent Acquisition initiatives like Mega Drives, Post Offer Connect Sessions, Reviews with the Leaders. Responsible for hiring for newly incubated practices like Deloitte Digital, Robotics & Cognitive Automation service lines.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment InitiativesStakeholder Engagement

Asst Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2015Jul 2017 · 2 yrs

  • Have supported the business with strategic talent inputs and profiles for RFPs
  • enabling them to bag major consulting engagements. Responsible for Talent Acquisition for the “Strategy & Operations” service line of the Consulting business. Key focus areas for hiring – Business Model Transformation, Digital Transformation, Analytics, BFSI Consulting. Responsible for Leadership level hiring as well. Market Insights and Talent Landscaping. Setting up the Service Operations team focused on BFSI Consulting from scratch. Handling end – to – end delivery for key internal clients and act as their Talent Advisor. Worked on various HR projects for process streamlining.
Talent AcquisitionMarket InsightsLeadership Hiring

Ibm india pvt ltd

3 roles

Recruitment Partner - Human Resources

Promoted

Sep 2012Sep 2014 · 2 yrs

  • Moved up from an individual contributor to leading a team of 2-3 employees, leading them to achieve sourcing, & recruitment goals.
  • Achieved special hiring targets of 12% social media recruitment, 10% diversity hiring .
  • Reduced hiring cost – Vendor dependency reduced from 60% to 20% post 2011
  • Independently set up and implemented the hiring process for IBM Bangladesh .
  • Sectors hired for-Telecom/Consulting/Banking/Automobile/IT/Airlines/Retail.
  • Built strategy and execution plans for manpower planning and hiring.
  • Awarded the Talent Sparks Recognition Award in 2012 and lead performer in the team in 2011.
RecruitmentTeam LeadershipSourcing

Staffing Advisor

Promoted

Aug 2010Aug 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Progressed from a backend recruitment support to end to end talent acquisition and management for the technology delivery business unit; Clients like Bharti (India, Africa, Bangladesh), ABB, Shoppers Stop, ABN Amro, Mannapuram Finance etc.
  • Fulfilled a business ask of upto 100-120 positions per quarter.
  • Candidate Management – Sourcing to on boarding including compensation closure.
  • Client Relationship Management – Manpower planning meetings with the business heads & hiring managers to deliver the staffing goals of the BU.
  • MIS: Managed reports & other metrics to Business & National IBM Hiring Team .
  • Hiring Metrics reporting – TAT, Diversity, Sourcing Mix
  • Planning & conducted hiring drives, events and employee referral programs.
Talent AcquisitionClient Relationship ManagementHiring Metrics

Staffing Assistant

Aug 2007Jul 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Backend recruitment support
  • Document collection from candidates for offer processing
  • Profile sourcing - Portal and vendor
  • Candidate Management
  • MIS maintenance
  • Database updation and maintenance on internal recruitment tools
Recruitment SupportCandidate Management

Bennett coleman and company ltd (times of india)

Trainee

Feb 2007Aug 2007 · 6 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Management Trainee
  • Recruitment - Screening CVs, Screening Candidates, Short-listing and Lining up the candidates with Line Managers.
  • Data Collation and Analysis for a Manpower Study and SAP Implementation (Extensive use of MS Excel)
  • HRIS Preparation and Maintenance.
  • Preparing Key Behaviour Grids for the Annual Appraisal Process.
  • Preparing Organization Structures.
  • Working On SAP in the HR Module
RecruitmentData Analysis

Education

ITM Group of Institutions

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — Human Resources

Jan 2005Jan 2007

University of Mumbai

B.COM

Jan 2002Jan 2005

Amity University

Schooling

Jan 1999Jan 2002

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