Vikrant Yadav (Vik) — Head of Talent
I am a CRA, CIR, and CRP-certified Talent Acquisition Leader with 18+ years of experience driving enterprise-scale talent strategy, acquisition, and workforce transformation across Fortune 500 and global organizations. Across my career, I have partnered closely with business and HR leadership to build scalable, data-driven hiring engines that support growth, transformation, and capability building. My experience spans multiple industries including Telecom, Healthcare, Retail, BFSI, Finance & Accounting, Insurance, Media, Travel, and Technology, enabling me to adapt recruitment strategies to varied business models and talent markets. I am known for leading high-impact TA teams, managing complex multi-geography and multi-service-line hiring, and aligning recruitment outcomes with evolving business priorities. My expertise covers the entire talent lifecycle from strategic workforce planning and employer branding to large-scale hiring, niche tech recruitment, leadership hiring, and executive search. I bring a strong commercial mindset to Talent Acquisition, with deep exposure to RPO and vendor ecosystems, recruitment analytics, compensation and offer structuring, and TA transformation initiatives. Beyond hiring, I am equally focused on employee experience, retention, organizational effectiveness, and change management, ensuring talent strategies create long-term business value. I am passionate about building future-ready TA organizations, developing strong leaders, and creating hiring models that are agile, inclusive, and outcome-driven. Core Competencies • Talent Strategy & Execution • Workforce Planning & Optimization • Leadership & Executive Hiring • Large-Scale & Volume Recruitment • IT & Technology Hiring • Campus & Early Talent Programs • Compensation & Offer Structuring • Recruitment Analytics & Intelligence • HRO, Vendor & RPO Management • High-Impact Team Development • Talent Retention & Employee Experience • Employer Branding & EVP Positioning • Organizational Development (OD) • End-to-End Employee Lifecycle • Performance Management & Appraisals • Grievance Handling & Compliance • Change Management & TA Transformation
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in diverse industries including Telecom, Healthcare, and Technology.
Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Experience: 18 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Corporate Recruiting
- Campus Recruitment
- Executive Search
- Rpo
Career Highlights
- 18+ years in enterprise-scale talent acquisition.
- Expert in building scalable, data-driven hiring engines.
- Passionate about creating agile and inclusive hiring models.
Work Experience
adidas
Head of Talent Acquisition | Technology | Digital | Analytics | GBS/GCC (5 yrs 4 mos)
Ciena
Head of Talent Acquisition India (10 mos)
UnitedHealth Group
Associate Director - Talent Acquisition (1 yr 5 mos)
American Express
Recruitment Delivery Leader (2 yrs)
Bizmoney Services
Account Manager (6 yrs)
Genpact
Associate (3 yrs)
Education
M.S University at M S University
Commerce at Summer Fields School