Khushbu Thakkar

Co-Founder

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India15 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in strategic talent acquisition.
  • Proven track record in building high-performance teams.
  • Expert in optimizing recruitment processes for diverse clients.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic talent acquisition leader in the recruitment industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTeam ManagementClient PartnershipsRecruitment StrategiesTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

.NETAnalysisAxaptaBackground VerificationBenefits NegotiationBusiness AnalysisCRMCandidate CoordinationCandidate EvaluationCandidate ScreeningClient CoordinationCompensation & BenefitComplianceContract RecruitmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)

About

As a ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ with over a decade of progressive experience, I am deeply passionate about leveraging exceptional talent to drive profound business growth. My career has been dedicated to architecting highperformance teams and implementing innovative recruitment strategies that propel organizations forward. โ€ข ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ : Proven ability to move beyond traditional hiring to ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ. โ€ข ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐‚๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ: Expertise spanning senior IT and Non-IT recruitment, from identifying niche technical skills to sourcing executive leadership. โ€ข ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ: Specializing in delivering ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž-๐ฏ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, I build efficient pipelines that reduce time-to-hire and elevate talent quality. โ€ข ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: Strong track record of close partnership with business, IT, and compliance teams, translating organizational goals into impactful workforce solutions. โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Œ๐๐€) in Human Resources Management from ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ค๐š๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, providing a robust understanding of human capital dynamics and broader business objectives. ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐-๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก I am excited to apply this results-driven mindset and extensive experience to new challenges, contributing to environments where strategic talent acquisition fosters a thriving organizational culture and drives sustainable success.

Experience

15 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
10 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Simplihire

Principal Talent Acquisition Lead & Founder

Mar 2016 โ€“ Present ยท 10 yrs 3 mos ยท Ahmedabad Area, India ยท On-site

  • ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐š ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง 10 ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ. ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ.
  • Forged and maintained robust, long-term client partnerships, acting as a trusted advisor to understand and fulfill their complex talent needs.
  • Optimized end-to-end recruitment pipelines for multiple client organizations, improving speed, candidate quality, and overall hiring efficiency. Streamlined hiring processes to reduce time-to-hire by up to 30%.
  • Built SimpliHire's reputation as a go-to recruitment expert, resulting in consistent client referrals and a strong market presence.
  • Managed and mentored a team of more than 10 talent acquisition professionals, overseeing their development and ensuring high-performance delivery.
  • Conducted in-depth market analysis to provide actionable hiring insights, guiding clients in competitive talent landscapes.
  • Designed and implemented customized, cost-efficient talent strategies that directly addressed client challenges and yielded superior hiring outcomes.
  • Delivering tailored hiring solutions for clients across IT and Non-IT sectors. Built the business from the ground up, overseeing all strategic, operational, and client-facing functions.
  • Established a recruitment brand known for delivering pre-vetted, high-quality talent for contract and permanent roles.
  • Mentored, trained, and developed the internal team, resulting in future recruitment leaders.
  • Delivered cost-effective recruitment solutions without compromising quality. Designed and implemented scalable recruitment strategies based on market trends and client needs.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategiesClient PartnershipsMarket AnalysisTeam Management

Drc systems

Sr.HR & Recruitment Head

Sep 2014 โ€“ Dec 2015 ยท 1 yr 3 mos ยท Ahmedabad Area, India ยท On-site

  • Directed end-to-end recruitment for technology and non-technology positions, ensuring quality hires aligned with business needs.
  • Developed and executed recruitment strategies to support rapid organizational growth.
  • Managed the full hiring lifecycle, including job posting, candidate screening, interviews, and final selection.
  • Oversaw onboarding processes, background verification, and documentation to ensure compliance and seamless integration.
  • Partnered with department heads to forecast hiring needs and maintain talent pipelines.
Recruitment StrategiesOnboardingCandidate ScreeningComplianceTalent Acquisition

Excel rpo services private limited

Talent Acquisition Lead (IT โ€“ ERP & Open Source)

May 2012 โ€“ Aug 2014 ยท 2 yrs 3 mos ยท Ahmadabad Area, India ยท On-site

  • Specialized in recruiting for ERP platforms (AXAPTA, Navision, CRM) and open-source technologies.
  • Managed the complete recruitment cycle, from sourcing and screening to final selection and offer negotiation.
  • Built and maintained strong talent pipelines to meet ongoing and future hiring needs.
  • Conducted in-depth candidate evaluations to ensure technical and cultural fit.
  • Fostered long-term candidate engagement to support repeat and referral hiring.
  • Leadership Reporting & Insights inludes delivered performance metrics and improvement recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholder for regional data strategy alignment.
ERP RecruitmentCandidate EvaluationTalent PipelinesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Sarthee consultancy

Sr. Recruitment Executive (Pharma, Engg, Mfg)

Jul 2011 โ€“ Apr 2012 ยท 9 mos ยท Ahmedabad Area, India ยท On-site

  • Handled niche hiring for pharma, engineering & manufacturing clients. Drove sourcing, client coordination, and recruitment training.
Niche HiringClient CoordinationRecruitment TrainingTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategies

Macquire consulting and management ltd

Recruitment Executive (BFSI Domain)

Dec 2010 โ€“ Jun 2011 ยท 6 mos ยท Ahmedabad Area, India ยท On-site

  • Recruited for BFSI & non-IT sectors. Specialized in portal sourcing, candidate coordination, and end-to-end recruitment operations.
Portal SourcingCandidate CoordinationEnd-to-End RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategies

Education

Welingkar Institute of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2013 โ€“ Jan 2015

Gujarat University

Bachelor of Arts (BA) โ€” History

Jan 2011 โ€“ Jan 2013

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