Sibasish Pattnaik

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in AI-led talent acquisition strategies.
Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience.
Strong advocate for diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in AI-driven strategies within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStrategic Human Resources Leadership

Other Skills

Generative AIAI for Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingHiring for AI based rolesProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)WorkdayEightfoldbeameryTableauAvatureHiredScoreQuality and ComplianceAgile Project Management

About

Talent Acquisition Leader at Cisco, driving Sales & GTM hiring for Cisco & Splunk in India while shaping AI-led strategies to enhance productivity, candidate experience, Leadership hiring and DEI impact. Previously with Salesforce, Accenture and Deloitte, I bring a blend of Sales, Technology, Consulting and Professional Services expertise — building diverse, future-ready teams that fuel growth and transformation.Alumnus of XIMB, with Executive Education at IIM Bangalore & Wharton, I operate at the intersection of people, purpose and performance — enabling organizations to scale with speed, precision and lasting impact.

Experience

11 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

8 mos

Current Experience

Cisco

Leader Talent Acquisition

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading Cisco India’s Sales & GTM Talent Hiring, while partnering with leadership on broader TA initiatives — enhancing productivity, elevating candidate experience and advancing DEI through AI-led hiring practices and talent intelligence.

Generative AIAI for Talent AcquisitionStrategic Human Resources LeadershipTechnical RecruitingHiring for AI based rolesProject Management+3

Salesforce

Manager Recruiting | Building High Impact teams

Jun 2022 – Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Managed talent delivery for Sales(GTM, G4G), Customer Success along with leading strategic TA projects related to implementation of AI tools like eightfold for Career Connect, Employer Branding, DEI and Tableau dashboard for Leadership reporting

Hiring for AI based rolesWorkdayEightfoldTechnical RecruitingStrategic Human Resources Leadershipbeamery+1

Accenture

Talent Acquisition Lead- Accenture Strategy (Capability Network)

May 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Managed the Leadership and Lateral Hiring for T&O, Digital Sales Practice within Accenture Capability Network

Hiring for AI based rolesWorkdayTechnical RecruitingAvatureStrategic Human Resources LeadershipTalent Acquisition

Deloitte india (offices of the us)

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Nov 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Managed the Leadership and Latetal Hiring for Deloitte Digital, Audit and Advisory Practices, this included devising the hiring strategy, workforce planning, stakeholder management, team management, vendor Management and working on high impact organizational level projects related to DEI, Employer Branding and Analytics

HiredScoreTechnical RecruitingAvatureStrategic Human Resources LeadershipTalent Acquisition

Apollo hospitals

Talent Acquisition Manager(Leadership Hiring)

Apr 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Managed Leadership and Lateral Hiring for Apollo Hospitals, Apollo Pharmacy, Apollo Telehealth Services and Apollo 24*7(One Apollo Digital)

Technical RecruitingStrategic Human Resources LeadershipTalent Acquisition

Positive moves

Summer Intern

Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

1. Developed Employer Branding strategy. Campus Connect and Placement Program Framework Planning, Designing and Documentation.
2. Responsible for implementation of Industry Best Practices, Quality and Compliance Auditing of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System of Positive Moves called "PINE".

Technical Recruiting