Vishakha S Sonde

Head of Talent

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 10+ years in global talent acquisition.
  • Led award-winning diversity initiatives.
  • Achieved 90% offer acceptance rate.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in scaling teams and diversity initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadership Hiring

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationBusiness StrategyCareer ManagementCareer Path PlanningCommunicationContract RecruitmentCreativity SkillsData-Driven RecruitmentE-recruitmentEmotional IntelligenceEmployee AdvocacyEmployee EngagementEmployee HandbooksEmployee RelationsExecutive Search

About

I am a Global Talent Acquisition Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling high-growth teams across FinTech, SaaS, BFSI, and startups. ๐Ÿ’ก 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 ๐Ÿ† 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. ๐Ÿ“Œ Keywords: Talent Acquisition | Remote Hiring | Global Recruitment | Leadership Hiring | FinTech | SaaS | Employer Branding | D&I | ATS Optimization

Experience

18 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
6 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Payu

2 roles

Senior Talent Lead - Fintech + NBFC Hiring

Promoted

Apr 2022 โ€“ Present ยท 4 yrs 2 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Massive scale hiring: 1,000 hires
  • Excellent candidate experience: 90 % offer acceptance rate
  • Organizational growth: PayU India 3x expansion
  • Leadership pipeline: Director/VP roles filled across Engineering, Analytics & Product
  • Employee advocacy success: Doubled referrals from 20% โ†’ 40%
  • Cost optimization: Eliminated agency recruitment costs.
Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringData-Driven RecruitmentEmployee Advocacy

Data/ Product/ Tech - Senior Recruiter

May 2020 โ€“ Apr 2022 ยท 1 yr 11 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Capgemini

Senior Recruiter-Leadership Hiring

Apr 2019 โ€“ May 2020 ยท 1 yr 1 mo ยท Mumbai Area, India

Credit suisse

Talent Acquisition - Investment Bank Hiring

Jun 2017 โ€“ Apr 2019 ยท 1 yr 10 mos ยท Pune, Maharashtra

Netcore solutions

Senior Recruiter - Adtech + Martech Hiring

Jan 2015 โ€“ Jun 2017 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos ยท Mumbai Area, India

Search quest

Talent Consultant -BFSI Hiring

Sep 2009 โ€“ Dec 2014 ยท 5 yrs 3 mos ยท Mumbai

Nutel innovation pvt. ltd.

Recruitment Specialist

May 2008 โ€“ Sep 2009 ยท 1 yr 4 mos ยท Mumbai

Education

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University

BMS โ€” HR

Jan 2005 โ€“ Jan 2008

ISBM University

Master of Business Administration - MBA โ€” HR

Apr 2020 โ€“ Present

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