Natasha Bhatia
Monroe,IN
Summary
Regional Talent Leader with 15+ years of experience across talent management, succession planning, workforce strategy, and talent acquisition within high-growth and global organizations. Strong track record of aligning hiring and leadership pipeline development with long-term business objectives. Recognized for strengthening succession readiness, improving operational efficiency, and delivering measurable cost and productivity gains in lean environments. Committed to advancing inclusive hiring practices that support innovation and organizational performance.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Recruiter
Maxim Healthcare, LLC
01.2009
Regional Talent Manager-North America
Croda Inc.
Princeton, NJ
11.2024 - Current
- Led regional talent management and acquisition across North America within a lean HR structure.
- Partnered with the Regional HR Director and senior leaders to align workforce planning, succession strategy, early career programs, and recruitment operations with long-term growth priorities.
- Led regional talent reviews and supported succession planning administration, including development tracking and documentation for critical roles.
- Built structured succession plans with identified successors for key roles and formalized HiPo profiles to strengthen leadership continuity.
- Created reporting decks and roadmap presentations for leadership reviews, providing data insights on succession coverage and workforce risk.
- Delivered executive reporting on overall talent health and pipeline readiness.
- Partnered with global HR colleagues to align regional talent practices with enterprise standards.
- Oversaw recruitment strategy and direct sourcing within a lean HR model.
- Reduced agency spend by 90% within one year by strengthening internal sourcing and implementing vendor performance oversight.
- Led hiring for senior and business-critical roles while decreasing reliance on external search firms.
- Supported the global 'Great Minds Think Differently' initiative, advancing inclusive hiring philosophy and training managers to assess for cultural add, reinforcing the value of cognitive diversity in driving innovation and performance.
- Identified inefficiencies in recruitment workflows and redesigned intake and coordination processes to improve clarity and execution.
- Implemented system enhancements that increased recruitment productivity by 20%, accelerating hiring cycle efficiency.
- Reduced manual redundancies and improved process visibility across the hiring lifecycle.
- Led program management of North American early talent initiatives, including graduate, internship, apprentice, and co-op programs.
- Managed cross-functional stakeholders across HR, business leaders, university partners, and vendors to ensure effective program delivery.
- Reduced recruitment costs by strengthening direct university partnerships and hosting targeted campus engagement initiatives.
- Presented EVP to student cohorts and facilitated leadership engagement sessions to enhance employer brand positioning.
- Introduced ROI and conversion tracking to measure program effectiveness and long-term retention outcomes.
Director of People Operations and Recruiting
Elysium Health
New York
09.2019 - 11.2022
- Led talent acquisition and people operations for a Series C biotechnology organization during a high-growth phase, strengthening hiring strategy, operational efficiency, and employee engagement to support organizational scale.
- Increased headcount by 25 employees within one year through strategic workforce planning and targeted sourcing.
- Reduced time-to-fill and cost-per-hire by 30% by optimizing recruitment workflows and strengthening direct sourcing strategy.
- Increased qualified applicant flow by 70% through employer branding transformation and market positioning initiatives.
- Improved candidate conversion rates by 25% through analytics-driven process enhancements.
- Reduced vendor renewal costs by 20% through contract negotiation and agency governance.
- Partnered with Finance to manage annual recruiting and people operations budget.
- Led change initiatives that increased employee satisfaction by 70% and reduced turnover by 85%.
- Designed competitive compensation and benefits frameworks to support retention and market competitiveness.
- Played a key role in performance management and promotion strategy through structured talent review processes.
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
Nutrafol, LLC
New York
12.2017 - 02.2019
- Employee #15 and first HR hire, established and scaled the company’s talent acquisition and HR infrastructure to support rapid growth from Series A to Series B.
- Supported 50-employee headcount expansion within the first year across clinical, operations, digital, engineering, marketing, finance, and customer experience functions.
- Designed and implemented scalable hiring processes and workforce planning frameworks to support rapid organizational growth.
- Eliminated $1M in contingency agency spend by strengthening internal sourcing capability and vendor governance.
- Reduced sourcing costs, time-to-fill, and cost-per-hire through structured recruitment process optimization.
- Led ATS migration from Lever to Greenhouse to enable scalable hiring infrastructure.
- Increased qualified applicant flow by 70% through employer branding initiatives and market positioning.
- Improved retention by 20% through structured hiring practices and policy refinement.
- Delivered recruitment analytics and hiring insights to executive leadership to guide strategic growth decisions.
Technical Recruiter
Friedman Williams Group
New York
11.2014 - 11.2017
- Delivered full-cycle technical recruitment for law and professional services clients, managing 7–10 concurrent searches monthly and averaging four placements per month.
- Generated $500K+ in first-year revenue through consistent search execution and strong client relationships.
- Maintained an 85% offer acceptance rate by advising candidates and hiring managers through effective negotiation and market insight.
Technical Recruiter
Pierce Professional Resources
01.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Recruiter / Accounts Manager
Everest Healthcare, LLC
01.2008 - 01.2010
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
05-2008
Skills
- Talent management & succession strategy
- Workforce planning & pipeline development
- Executive stakeholder partnership
- Early careers program leadership
- Internal mobility & career pathing
- Inclusive hiring & cultural add philosophy
- Agency governance & cost optimization
- Operational excellence & process improvement
- Greenhouse
- Lever
- Cornerstone (ATS)
- HR analytics & KPI reporting
- Workforce & succession tracking tools
- Performance management systems
- Microsoft Office
- Metrics & reporting
Timeline
Regional Talent Manager-North America
Croda Inc.
11.2024 - Current
Director of People Operations and Recruiting
Elysium Health
09.2019 - 11.2022
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager
Nutrafol, LLC
12.2017 - 02.2019
Technical Recruiter
Friedman Williams Group
11.2014 - 11.2017
Technical Recruiter
Pierce Professional Resources
01.2013 - 01.2014
Healthcare Recruiter
Maxim Healthcare, LLC
01.2009
Senior Recruiter / Accounts Manager
Everest Healthcare, LLC
01.2008 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
Strategic Expertise
True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True
Systems And Analytics
Greenhouse, Lever, Cornerstone, True, True, True, True, True
Personal Information
Title: Regional Talent Manager-North America