Smritee Maingi

Head of Talent

London, England, United Kingdom15 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven ability to lead large teams through transformation.
Expert in building diverse and inclusive high-performing teams.
Passionate about change management and measurable outcomes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic recruitment leader in the SaaS industry, specializing in talent acquisition and team building.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic Hr LeadershipTalent Acquisition And ManagementTeam Building And Development

Other Skills

Diversity and inclusionChange managementData-driven decision-makingCommunication and influenceProject ManagementTechnical RecruitingExecutive SearchRecruitingContract RecruitmentInterviewsSourcingStaffing ServicesHuman ResourcesRecruitment AdvertisingManagement

About

I'm a highly experienced recruitment leader with a proven ability to lead large teams through transformation. I excel in building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams that are dedicated to each other's success. As a strategic and innovative leader, I have a deep understanding of the talent landscape. I'm skilled at developing talent strategies that align with business objectives and drive organizational performance. I'm passionate about change management and have successfully led teams through complex change initiatives. I'm a skilled communicator and have a strong focus on delivering measurable outcomes. Key Skills and Competencies: - Strategic HR leadership - Talent acquisition and management - Team building and development - Diversity and inclusion - Change management - Data-driven decision-making - Communication and influence - Problem-solving and innovation

Experience

15 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

10 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Google

5 roles

Head of Recruiting - Google Cloud Sales EMEA

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

I lead the recruitment strategy and execution for the Google Cloud Sales organisation across the entire EMEA region. My focus is on building high-performance teams that drive digital transformation and AI adoption, ensuring our talent engine matches the scale of our market ambitions.
As a strategic leader overseeing a complex Pan-EMEA organisation, I drive operational excellence across the full spectrum of Cloud GTM roles, including:
Core Sales & AI Leadership: Field Sales (FSR), AI Sales, and AI Infrastructure specialists.
Ecosystem & Channels: Partner Development, Channel Sales, and Practice roles.
Specialised Domains: Cloud Security, Strategy & Operations, and Data/ML.
What I do:
Pan-EMEA Leadership: I manage and inspire a diverse team of recruiters across multiple countries, fostering a culture of high productivity, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
Operational Productivity: I implement data-driven talent strategies to ensure we meet aggressive hiring targets while maintaining a bar for elite performance and a premium candidate experience.
Strategic Business Consultation: I act as a key advisor to EMEA leadership, People Partners, and Consultants to align regional recruitment efforts with long-term business growth and organisational health.
Equitable Talent Acquisition: I am committed to building representative workforce through fair, merit-based hiring processes that identify and attract top-tier talent from all backgrounds.
I am passionate about scaling world-class teams at the intersection of Cloud and AI. If you're looking to join the future of Google Cloud in EMEA, let’s connect.

Strategic HR leadershipTalent acquisition and managementTeam building and developmentDiversity and inclusionChange managementData-driven decision-making+1

Head of Recruiting: Cloud Go-To-Market (Southern Europe, UK/I, Middle East & Africa)

Promoted

Nov 2023 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Head of Recruitment for Google Cloud Go-To-Market teams across Southern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, I lead recruitment efforts and implement talent strategies to build diverse, high-performing teams.
Collaborating closely with business leaders, People Partners, People Consultants, and Diversity Business Partners, I drive efficient and effective hiring processes that ensure fair outcomes and positive candidate experiences.
As a leader overseeing 7 intricate business sectors and a dedicated delivery team, I provide strategic counsel and assistance for recruitment across various countries and regions within the South EMEA expanse. Our proficient team extends specialized hiring support to a diverse spectrum of business domains and AI/ML roles. This includes teams such as Cloud Sales, Customer Engineering, Partner Engineering, Workspace, Data Specialists, Cloud Security and Strategy/Sales Operations.
Heading a diverse team of recruiters, I oversee a remarkable group that stretches across five countries. My responsibilities include providing strategic direction and support for the recruitment efforts in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Israel, Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa.
With a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, I am passionate about creating a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Talent acquisition and managementTeam building and developmentDiversity and inclusionChange managementData-driven decision-making

Recruitment Manager - Cloud Customer Experience

Jun 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

Leading a team of recruiters hiring for multiple locations across EMEA growing the Cloud Customer Experience and Professional services organisation for Google Cloud.

Talent acquisition and managementTeam building and development

Recruitment Manager - UX, Tech Writing, SWE & Cloud Sales

Jun 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs

Senior Technical Recruiter (UX, SWE & Cloud)

Apr 2016 – Jun 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Nov'16 - June'20 * POC for UX Hiring across EMEA *
April'16 - Oct'16 * SWE hiring for EMEA *
May'19 - Oct'19 * Cloud Hiring for Italy (Key Account Directors) [Pivoted 20% to help with growing KAD hiring for our Cloud teams]

Enterprise recruitment ltd

Recruitment Consultant

Aug 2012 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

Enterprise Recruitment is a specialist electronics recruitment consultancy. They are preferred recruitment supplier to many leading semiconductor & electronics organisations, ranging from start-ups to major blue-chips, throughout the UK.
I specialized in permanent and contract recruitment for the Semiconductor and Electronics market UK-wide, with a particular focus on Hardware and IC opportunities.

Vertex solutions international ltd

Resourcing Consultant

Sep 2011 – Nov 2011 · 2 mos · Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

Vertex Solutions is a specialist technical recruitment company which works with some of Europe's brightest and most innovative technology companies within Research, Development and Science.
I specialised in resourcing candidates for many blue chip IT and electronic companies in UK and Europe. Mainly focussing on embedded software and hardware permanent roles.

Hts systems international ltd.

HR Executive (Recruitment & Resourcing)

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr · Watford, United Kingdom

HTS Systems International considers itself to be a leading UK and global specialist in the direct marketing sectors of advertising, energy, and telecommunications.
I worked with the recruitment team focussing on resourcing, interviewing and hiring suitable candidates within the commercial sector in UK.

Accenture

HR & Recruitment Intern

Apr 2010 – Jun 2010 · 2 mos

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with 257,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
During the internship, I joined Accenture recruitment team focusing on interview process and conducting HR interviews.
Main responsibilities were:
# Involved in HR interview process of candidates at all levels from software engineers, senior software engineers to team leaders. This process was mainly based on assessing behavioral parameters.
# Organised batch recruitment days.
# Worked in a team of 10 members involved in the behavioral based interviewing process and compensation negotiations.
# Liaising with hiring managers for scheduling interviews.
# Coordinating in the induction program and paper work of new joiners.
# Exposed to full recruitment life cycle in areas of pre-screening, scheduling, interviewing, induction/on-boarding and maintaining database while using recruitment software.

Voltas limited

Sales Engineer

Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr

Voltas Ltd. is one of the world's premier engineering solutions providers and project specialists. They offer engineering solutions for a wide spectrum of industries in areas such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration, electro-mechanical projects, textile machinery, mining and construction equipment, materials handling equipment, water management & treatment, cold chain solutions, building management systems, and indoor air quality.
I worked with the B2B sales team of electronic consumer products.