Rachit Bhatnagar

Head of Talent

Toronto, Ontario, Canada4 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

Led HR transformation saving $48,000 annually.
Revamped co-op hiring program, increasing conversion rates by 25%.
Executed recruitment strategies reducing hiring time by 50%.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR professional with expertise in recruitment and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr TransformationChange ManagementRecruitment Program ManagementProject ManagementStrategyRecruitingHr StrategyTechnical RecruitingConsulting

Other Skills

Acquisition ProfessionalBrand AnalysisBusiness PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyCase AnalysisCommunicationCompetitive AnalysisCorporate RecruitingCustomer centricDiversity RecruitmentEntrepreneurshipFull-life Cycle RecruitingGlobal SourcingGlobal Talent Acquisition

About

As an MBA candidate at Schulich School of Business, I am passionate about leveraging my skills in digital transformation, change management, and recruitment program management to drive organizational efficiency and employee experience. I have successfully led an HR transformation initiative at Mondelēz International, digitizing payroll and communication for 2,000+ frontline employees, saving $48,000 annually and reducing payroll cycle time by 67%. I have also driven four change management initiatives for the integration of Workday, ADP, INFOR Attendance Management System, and an internal Gen AI tool across all business functions, enhancing HR operational efficiency and accelerating AI-driven decision-making for process automation and workforce productivity. Additionally, I have revamped the co-op hiring program at Mondelez aligning it with the recruitment cycles of target Schools and Universities. I hold certifications in Organizational Change Management, Power BI, and AI & Automation in MS Excel, demonstrating my proficiency in these areas.

Experience

4 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 2 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Mondelēz international

2 roles

HR Transformation Coordinator

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

Digital Transformation: Deployed Microsoft Planner as the standardized project management tool for the Canada HR function, training 50+ stakeholders and embedding governance processes, which improved project tracking efficiency and reduced coordination delays.
Change Management: Drove digital adoption through change management, supporting the rollout of company email IDs for 500+ core employees; led awareness and training efforts that resulted in 78% successful adoption, enabling stronger communication and HR service delivery.
Workforce Analytics: Developing and launching a Power BI dashboard for overtime analysis across 5
manufacturing plants, consolidating 4500+ workforce records into a single reporting system to enable HR leadership to identify cost drivers and optimize labor planning.
Recruitment Program Management: Revamped the co-op hiring program, analyzing 5+ competitor cycles, consulting 15+ hiring managers, and integrating student feedback from 100+ participants. Implemented best practices that increased application conversion rates by 25% and reduced time-to-hire by 15%.

CommunicationMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft Power AutomateHR TransformationProcess Improvement ProjectsChange Management

HR Transformation Intern

Sep 2024 – Apr 2025 · 7 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

Project ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementCommunicationProcess Improvement ProjectsChange Management

Schulich case analysis club

Case Director

May 2024 – Apr 2025 · 11 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site

StrategyCommunicationCase Analysis

Gartner

Recruitment Strategist

Jan 2023 – Jul 2023 · 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Advised business consulting leaders in identifying, and engaging top talent by being a strategic recruitment partner and hiring 8 candidates within the first 4 months
Ideated the initiative to perform extensive Indian market research for consulting-focused roles and created a reference guide and identified 20 untapped organizations
Conceptualized learning sessions on market analysis, competitor analysis, and various recruitment tools for new joiners and mentored them to optimize the recruitment channels to reduce the hiring time by 50%
Assessed candidates using the case-based interviews and guesstimates to gauge their fitment

RecruitingCommunicationStakeholder ManagementMarket ResearchStrategic Recruitment PlanningProcess Improvement Projects+1

Thoughtworks

Technical Recruiting Specialist

Jan 2020 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India · Hybrid

Technical Recruitment: Led full-cycle recruitment for 15+ niche technical roles, hiring 70+ candidates with a 4.5/5 engagement score and 91% SLA adherence, optimizing sourcing, screening, and onboarding for a seamless candidate experience.
Change Management: Led the integration of Prelude with Greenhouse ATS, reducing interview scheduling time by 80% through effective management of data migration, stakeholder mapping, tailored communications, and training, resulting in enhanced recruitment efficiency.

LinkedIn Talent InsightsCommunicationMarket AnalysisDiversity RecruitmentCorporate RecruitingJob Postings+8

Shortlist professionals

Talent Strategy Consultant

Jul 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Partnered with C-suite executives to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations
Optimized recruitment workflows that helped early-stage startups in reducing the hiring TAT from 36+ weeks to less than 4 weeks
Conceptualized and spearheaded the entire recruitment process for a state-sponsored program and brought down the 4-month-long process to 1 month
Over achieved the sales target of Rs 1 million in revenue for consecutive 3 quarters

ConsultingCommunicationMarket AnalysisJob PostingsStakeholder ManagementInterviewing+3