Ritika Dutta — Talent Acquisition Manager

Highly energetic, enthusiastic and extremely extroverted, I am someone who not only enjoys social situations but thrives in it. Having the ability to naturally be a part of any conversation, I have often found myself engrossed in the stories of the individuals I meet. This perspective has only strengthen my love and passion in connecting, understanding and most importantly helping others. The desire of following my passion of dealing with people as a career led me to complete an Advanced Diploma of Human Resources Management. It was during this course that I realised the leadership quality that I developed during my student life whether it be being the class monitor, house captain, TAFE group project leader or the dance group leader that it is something that I really enjoy and would like to pursue professionally. So I studied Bachelor of Business in Advanced Leadership to up skill myself and have a better understanding of the connection between business and people. As evident from my professional summary further below on this LinkedIn profile, I have experience working with diverse cultures from different countries in the field of Human Resources, particularly Talent Acquisition. Some of my specialties include end to end bulk and niche recruiting, operational HR, workforce planning, customer service and public speaking. In my spare time, the big Bollywood junkie inside me comes out and I am found dancing, watching movies & TV shows and planning my next travel adventure. One day I aspire to fuse my professional and personal interests and work as a part of the HR team for a big media channel or production house along with doing some on-screen shows for them.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources professional specializing in Talent Acquisition and Recruitment strategies.

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Experience: 11 yrs 5 mos

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Recruiting

Career Highlights

Proven track record in talent acquisition and recruitment.
Expertise in building specialized talent pipelines.
Strong leadership skills in managing recruitment teams.

Work Experience

The D. E. Shaw Group

Manager, Talent Acquisition (2 yrs 4 mos)

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (1 yr 11 mos)

Builder.ai

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (4 mos)

Elevate

Senior Global Talent Acquisition Specialist, ElevateFlex (5 mos)

Global Talent Acquisition Specialist, ElevateFlex (1 yr 3 mos)

Just For Fun The Dance Company

Bollywood Choreographer (Fixed-term) (2 mos)

Peregrine Corporation

Recruitment Coordinator (1 yr 4 mos)

Corporate HR Support (7 mos)

Oaktree

Assistant State Director (Volunteer) (4 mos)

Flinders Enterprise Consulting

Project Consultant (Fixed-term) (3 mos)

Accodex Partners

Human Resources Intern (2 mos)

The Good Guys

Retail Sales (Part-time) (2 yrs 11 mos)

Jump N' Ride

Ride Operator (Part-time) (1 yr 6 mos)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree at Flinders University

Advanced Diploma of Human Resources Management at TAFE SA

Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) at WEA Adult Learning, Adelaide

Ritika Dutta

Talent Acquisition Manager

Gurugram, Haryana, India11 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in talent acquisition and recruitment.
Expertise in building specialized talent pipelines.
Strong leadership skills in managing recruitment teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources professional specializing in Talent Acquisition and Recruitment strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Other Skills

Team ManagementSourcingRecruitment TechnologyStakeholder ManagementData ManagementMarket IntelligenceData-driven sourcing strategiesTalent pool mappingRecruitment strategiesProcess optimizationGlobal talent acquisitionSourcing strategiesChoreographyData-driven candidate matchingFull-cycle recruitment

About

Experience

11 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 10 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

The d. e. shaw group

2 roles

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Led lateral sourcing team for various roles including software engineers, generative AI developers,
machine learning engineers, quantitative researchers, finance and corporate functions, improving
source to contact ratio by 15% and consistently exceeding annual targets.
Built specialized talent pipelines for hard-to-fill technical positions including AI/ML roles through
proactive sourcing at industry conferences (ICLR, ICML, COLM, NeurIPS), targeted outreach and
research, identifying and engaging passive candidates for current and future hiring needs.
Provided market intelligence and talent insights to hiring managers and business leaders, including
competitor analysis and talent availability trends to inform hiring strategies and decisions.
Spearheaded recruitment technology initiatives including ATS optimization, CRM integrations, workflow automation and process improvements, increasing team efficiency and reducing manual administrative work.
Partnered with hiring managers, business leaders and cross-functional teams on various talent acquisition initiatives including workforce planning, recruitment process improvements and strategic
hiring priorities, ensuring alignment on objectives and timelines across multiple concurrent projects.
Directly managed team of 4 recruitment professionals including performance management, goal setting and development reviews, while providing mentorship and guidance to broader team on advanced sourcing techniques, quality metrics and process best practices.

Team ManagementSourcingRecruitment TechnologyStakeholder ManagementData ManagementTalent Acquisition+1

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Managed comprehensive technical and non-technical hiring processes across multiple functions, successfully filling critical roles through strategic talent pool mapping and sourcing.
Developed and implemented data-driven candidate sourcing strategies, increasing quality of candidate submittals by 30% through systematic market research and competitive analysis.

Data-driven sourcing strategiesTalent pool mappingTalent Acquisition

Builder.ai

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sep 2021 – Jan 2022 · 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Executed recruitment strategies for Sales and Commercial roles, reducing recruitment cycle time by
10% through process optimization and targeted talent pool identification.
Partnered with hiring managers to align talent acquisition efforts with business strategy, achieving
90% candidate acceptance rate through strategic positioning and insights

Recruitment strategiesProcess optimizationTalent Acquisition

Elevate

2 roles

Senior Global Talent Acquisition Specialist, ElevateFlex

Apr 2021 – Sep 2021 · 5 mos

Spearheaded global talent acquisition for ElevateFlex Business Unit, overseeing recruitment strategy
for clients across 4 international regions.
Developed and implemented targeted sourcing strategies based on labor market analysis and competitive intelligence.

Global talent acquisitionSourcing strategiesTalent Acquisition

Global Talent Acquisition Specialist, ElevateFlex

Jan 2020 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Managed recruitment for global clients, consistently exceeding client placement targets.

Talent Acquisition

Just for fun the dance company

Bollywood Choreographer (Fixed-term)

Jul 2019 – Sep 2019 · 2 mos · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

• Worked with a team of 16 dancers aged between 15-20 yrs for 8 weeks to prepare an advanced Bollywood choreography for the team to perform in their End of Year Concert.

ChoreographyTeam management

Peregrine corporation

2 roles

Recruitment Coordinator

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

Managed end-to-end recruitment for 40+ hospitality and retail stores, analyzing turnover patterns
and implementing data-driven candidate matching strategies that reduced staff turnover by 5%.
Delivered strategic hiring solutions for 8 management positions within tight timelines, supporting
rapid business expansion through proactive talent pool development.
Generated regular reports on recruitment metrics, pipeline health and hiring trends to inform operational decision-making.

Recruitment strategiesData-driven candidate matchingTalent Acquisition

Corporate HR Support

Sep 2017 – Apr 2018 · 7 mos

Executed full-cycle recruitment for diverse corporate functions including Accounts, IT, Marketing,
Operations and Property Management across local and interstate offices.
Analyzed departmental hiring needs and talent availability to optimize recruitment strategies and
support organizational growth.

Full-cycle recruitmentTalent availability analysisTalent Acquisition

Oaktree

Assistant State Director (Volunteer)

Apr 2017 – Aug 2017 · 4 mos · Adelaide, Australia

Recruitment, selection and induction of members for different teams of the organisation.
Created position descriptions and advertised them at relevant platforms.
Trained the team members.
Assisted the state team with ongoing projects.
Coordinated and planned for upcoming projects or any existing issues with members from interstate offices.
Maintained communication between the state office and the headquarters.

Flinders enterprise consulting

Project Consultant (Fixed-term)

Apr 2017 – Jul 2017 · 3 mos · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Enhanced project effectiveness for client’s Applied Virtual Research Hub through strategic analysis,
operational improvements and stakeholder consultation.