Vishakha S Sonde โ Head of Talent
I am a Global Talent Acquisition Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling high-growth teams across FinTech, SaaS, BFSI, and startups. ๐ก What I bring: Global Hiring โ scaled distributed teams across geographies Leadership Hiring โ closed Director & VP-level roles across Product, Engineering & Analytics D&I Champion โ led award-winning diversity initiatives Data-Driven Recruitment โ reduced time-to-hire by 19%, grew referrals from 20% โ 40% Recruitment Transformation โ moved orgs from 100% agency-dependence to in-house excellence ๐ Recognized with CEO Awards, Diversity Champion Awards, and Top Recruiter Rankings at PayU, Capgemini, and Credit Suisse. Passionate about making hiring more human while delivering measurable impact, I partner with leaders to build employer brands, attract niche talent, and create world-class candidate experiences. ๐ Keywords: Talent Acquisition | Remote Hiring | Global Recruitment | Leadership Hiring | FinTech | SaaS | Employer Branding | D&I | ATS Optimization
Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in scaling teams and diversity initiatives.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 18 yrs
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Hiring
Career Highlights
- 10+ years in global talent acquisition.
- Led award-winning diversity initiatives.
- Achieved 90% offer acceptance rate.
Work Experience
PayU
Senior Talent Lead - Fintech + NBFC Hiring (4 yrs 2 mos)
Data/ Product/ Tech - Senior Recruiter (1 yr 11 mos)
Capgemini
Senior Recruiter-Leadership Hiring (1 yr 1 mo)
Credit Suisse
Talent Acquisition - Investment Bank Hiring (1 yr 10 mos)
Netcore Solutions
Senior Recruiter - Adtech + Martech Hiring (2 yrs 5 mos)
Search Quest
Talent Consultant -BFSI Hiring (5 yrs 3 mos)
Nutel Innovation Pvt. Ltd.
Recruitment Specialist (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
BMS at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University
Master of Business Administration - MBA at ISBM University