Mahesh Bankar

Associate Partner

Pune, Maharashtra, India23 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expanded headcount by 1,000 in six months.
Expertise in strategic and niche technology hiring.
Strong partnerships with staffing and recruitment firms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in technology and data-driven recruitment strategies.

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BPOEmployee EngagementPerformance ManagementEnd to end IT RecruitmentIT RecruitmentRecruitingTalent ManagementEmployee TrainingInternet RecruitingScreeningTemporary PlacementPerformance AppraisalSourcingTechnical RecruitingRecruitments

About

As the Head of Talent Acquisition at Onix, a pioneering leader in AI, Data, and Cloud, I drive technical recruitment efforts across India, the US, and the UK. With a rich 20-year career in recruitment and talent acquisition, I have a proven record of delivering strategic results for product-based, consulting, and service organizations. My expertise includes specialized niche hiring, large-scale recruitment, and executive-level hiring , consistently leveraging strong partnerships with staffing and recruitment firms. A recent key accomplishment includes expanding the organization’s headcount by 1,000 in just six months. I bring a data-driven, results-oriented approach to talent acquisition, with a focus on strategic planning, problem-solving, and collaborative decision-making. Known for my networking and relationship-building skills, I am passionate about aligning exceptional talent with dynamic business needs.

Experience

23 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Onix

2 roles

Associate Director

Jul 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Head - Talent Acquisition

Oct 2023 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

Datametica

3 roles

Recruitment Head

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Niche Technical Hiring for different geographies like India, US, UK.

Sr. Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jan 2019 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Technical hiring for niche skills which includes Cloud, Data Warehousing, ETL, JAVA, Big Data, Spark.

Manager Talent Acquisition

Jul 2015 – Dec 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Technical hiring for niche skills which includes Cloud, Data Warehousing, ETL, JAVA, Big Data.

E-zest solutions ltd.

Sr. Manager - Talent Acquisition

Dec 2014 – Jul 2015 · 7 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Crest premedia solutions (p) ltd

Manager - Recruitment

Dec 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs · Pune - Magarpatta

Was heading talent acquisition of Crest Premedia for all verticals which includes Information Technology, Research & Analysis, Premedia, BPO and Customer Accounts.

Sela technology solutions (india) pvt. ltd. - sela india

Manager - Recruitment

Jul 2011 – Nov 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

 Managing the entire recruitment cycle for in-house & client requirement.
 Close coordination with other Departments / BU Heads for manpower planning and future requirements and regularly interacting with them for assessment of open positions

Ubics technologies pvt. ltd.

2 roles

Manager - Human Resource

Mar 2006 – Jul 2011 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Manager - Recruitement

Mar 2006 – Feb 2011 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Overall 7.2 years of strong experience in Recruitment & Human Resource functions
Experience in end to end BPO & IT recruitment, worked and interacted extensively with senior management
Experience in managing bulk hiring for BPO & IT segment

Softspin services pvt. ltd.

Principal Consultant

Feb 2003 – Mar 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

During Softspin, was majorly involved in contract staffing business, successfully expanded consultant base in Companies like Tech Mahindra, Satyam, Persistent etc.