Saurabh Sharma

SAURABH SHARMA Senior Talent Acquisition Leader | Executive Search | IT & Non-IT Hiring | Client Success | Delivery Management 📍 New Delhi | 📍 - | 📍-| 📍 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/saurabh-sharma- PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Strategic and results-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with 15+ years of rich experience in driving recruitment across IT, leadership, RPO, and client success verticals. Proven expertise in managing enterprise delivery, stakeholder engagement, and large-scale hiring across domestic and international markets. Adept at CXO-level search, team mentoring, process excellence, and recruitment operations aligned to business outcomes. Passionate about delivering value through high-impact hiring strategies and talent partnerships. Skilled in managing high-volume mid-level IT hiring across development, infrastructure, and cloud domains, with a consistent record of meeting aggressive targets through structured sourcing, screening, and coordination. Extensive experience in RPO and bulk hiring engagements with top-tier organizations. CORE COMPETENCIES        Executive Search | Leadership & Lateral Hiring Client Delivery & Success | Enterprise Account Management RPO, Bulk & Contractual Hiring | Diversity Hiring Recruitment Strategy | Employer Branding | Market Mapping Stakeholder Management | Team Leadership | SLA/KPI Management IT Skills Hiring: Java, SAP, Azure, Salesforce, Data Engineering, DevOps, etc. ATS, CRM, Shine/Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Search PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HT Media Ltd. (Shine.com) – Client Success & Recruitment Delivery Lead Gurgaon | July 2024 – Present    Led enterprise account delivery for 13 high-revenue clients including Tata AIA, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Jio, Aditya Birla. Managed a team of 13+ members; drove training, portal adoption, and client retention. Closed niche roles in Sales, Customer Success, and Technology domains using AI-powered recruitment workflows.    Coordinated job portal benchmarking and live query resolution sessions for client success enablement. Delivered recruitment mandates for clients such as Capgemini, NTT Data, Volvo Group across Java, SAP, Azure, ServiceNow. Supported benchmarking and quality control for CV submissions across the team. ABC Consultants Pvt. Ltd. – Associate Delivery Partner – Executive Hiring New Delhi | Jun 2021 – Mar 2024     Managed leadership hiring for MNCs and startups in tech, product, and consulting sectors. Closed CXO and Director-level roles across industries including BFSI, EdTech, Manufacturing, and E-commerce. Delivered recruitment solutions for clients like Walmart, DXC, Tata Sky, Morningstar, Toyota, Altimetrik, and Smart Cube. Mentored recruitment team members, led client presentations and market insight reports. GlobalHunt India Pvt. Ltd. – Business Unit Manager – IT Hiring New Delhi | Dec 2014 – Jun 2021     Oversaw full-cycle recruitment for enterprise and startup clients; billed ₹25L in Q1 alone, with ~₹1 Cr annualized target. Catered to major accounts like Tech Mahindra, Align Technology, Accenture, Adidas, Citibank, and Wells Fargo. Successfully hired across DevOps, Cloud, Salesforce, Java, Python, SAP, Data Science, SRE, and architecture roles. Managed a recruitment team, drove client satisfaction, and exceeded targets (up to 442% in a single month). HR Access – Sr. Recruitment Specialist – RPO (HCL, Accenture, CSC) New Delhi | Nov 2013 – Nov 2014   Delivered key IT Infrastructure and Architect roles across India. Hired for domains like virtualization, datacenter, networking, SAP, and end-user computing. Sanguine Technologies Pvt. Ltd. – Manager – Talent Acquisition Gurgaon | Sep 2008 – Nov 2013   Built and managed a 15-member IT recruitment team handling clients such as HCL, NIIT, Sapient, Mahindra Comviva, and PWC. Delivered talent across full-stack development, QA, enterprise architecture, mobility, and UI/UX.  Led onboarding, client coordination, and employer branding initiatives. EXL Service (India) Pvt. Ltd. – Executive – Quality & Process Excellence New Delhi | Jan 2007 – Sep 2008  Worked on British Gas CAM project using SAP & Siebel for address/data management. EDUCATION     B.Com – Delhi University GNIIT – Software Engineering, NIIT ERP (SAP FICO) Certification – NIIT Quality Management & SWIFT Accounting Certification – NIIT AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS    Consistently overachieved monthly IC targets – up to 442% in a month Recognized for client satisfaction, closures & delivery excellence Multiple accolades from clients for leadership hiring & niche closures AVAILABILITY Currently serving notice period | Last Working Day – 10 July 2025 Open to relocation or remote-first roles  IT Mid-Level Hiring | Volume & Bulk Recruitment | RPO Strategy