Neetika Lakhtakia

Operations Associate

India14 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Strategic leader in Talent Acquisition operations at Adobe.
Expert in data-driven hiring strategies and operational excellence.
Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience and vendor management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in SaaS with a focus on operational excellence and data analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionData AnalyticsSystem DesignOperations ManagementCandidate ExperienceVendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementRecruitment

Other Skills

Strategic HRCross-functional Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementTalent StrategyWorkdayCRMStaffing OperationsPayroll OperationsTalent SelectionOnboardingHCM Tool ImplementationSourcingHiringDesign ThinkingStrategic Business Alliances

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Adobe

3 roles

Manager Talent Operations, Data Reporting & Insights

Jul 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Talent Acquisition Operations Lead for India

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Jul 2023 – Jul 2025 · 2 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

I’m a strategic Talent Operations leader with a deep understanding of Talent Acquisition strategy, global hiring dynamics, and data-led decision-making. With roots in hands-on recruitment and operations, I now partner with global stakeholders to drive intelligent, scalable hiring strategies that power business growth.
As part of the India Talent Data & Operations team, I bring an integrated approach across three pillars:
Talent Strategy, Data & Analytics
Deliver strategic talent reports and actionable insights for Global Leadership
Lead Talent Intelligence initiatives that shape hiring plans and workforce priorities
Break down complex data into compelling visual narratives to guide executive decisions
Track and analyze metrics like demand fulfillment, diversity hiring, and progress-to-goal
Systems & Platforms
Drive integration and optimization of platforms like Workday and Phenom CRM
Enable efficient, automated operations through thoughtful system design
Lead platform governance and reporting frameworks across business units
Graduate of the Operational Excellence Leadership Program, with a focus on scalable transformation
Candidate Experience & Vendor Operations
Lead a team of Candidate Experience Ambassadors to elevate end-to-end candidate journeys
Oversee vendor procurement and performance management
Support contingent workforce operations aligned to long-term talent goals
With a strong belief in operational excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and purpose-driven hiring, I’m passionate about transforming talent strategies into business impact.

Talent AcquisitionData AnalyticsStrategic HRCross-functional Team LeadershipPerformance Management

Talent Data Analytics & Operations

Apr 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pro unlimited

2 roles

Operations Manager - PRO @Adobe

Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

End to end Staffing Operations for Adobe India
Contingent Workforce Program
Payroll Operations
Vendor management & operations

Staffing OperationsVendor ManagementPayroll OperationsOperations Management

SR. CSC @ Adobe

Aug 2018 – Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Staff Augmentation for contingent roles across BU's.
Talent selection strategies
VMS, Vendor Management
Key Stakeholder management
MSP program education and growth
Onboardings / offboardings
Inductions / orientations
Payroll Operations and Worker engagements

Talent SelectionStakeholder ManagementOnboardingTalent Acquisition

Tsys

HR Advisor

Aug 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr · Noida Area, India

Talent Acquisition
Stakeholder management
HCM Tool - Workday ( Testing + implementation)
vendor management
Background check
joining/ onboarding

Talent AcquisitionVendor ManagementHCM Tool Implementation

Unnati

Talent Acquisition Manager

Dec 2016 – Jul 2017 · 7 mos · Noida

Unnati, is a start-up hiring specialist and a lean startup itself . We work for most amazing startups and help them grow significantly. From sourcing to delivering , I am doing my bit to achieve this mission @ Unnati.

Talent AcquisitionSourcingRecruitment

Bcause enterprise pvt. ltd.

Human Capital Orchestrator

Jun 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Noida Area, India

BCausE Enterprise Pvt. Ltd. is a product company (IoT) , with an in-house R&D based on Design Thinking & Process engineering. We are an emerging next generation Consumer electronic company introducing and commercializing proprietary HW and SW product to enable a PAAS based business.
We are in a development stage of introducing a proprietary System on Organic Electronics based IoT product and Cloud based Real time Corroborative computing system based on Open source.
I was responsible for hiring exceptional intellectuals who can contribute in the development of this future age patented product. Some of the roles were around:
DevOps ,Cloud Platform, Data Science, FPGA, Hardware design, Software Design, Nanoscience and other niche roles.

RecruitmentHiringTalent Acquisition