Sarat Kumar
Toronto,Ontario
Summary
Accomplished Strategic Talent Leader with over 18 years of global experience spearheading high-impact initiatives in Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Internal Mobility, and Succession Planning. Recognized for implementing data-driven, business-aligned programs that enhance performance, engagement, and capability within dynamic, growth-oriented settings.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Employee Recruiting
Salesforce
01.2021 - Current
- Led global internal recruiting & career growth across Sales, Success, Tech, Eng & Support—boosted internal fill rates by 26% and role awareness 5x.
- Launched AI-driven mobility pilots—improved application-to-hire conversion by 32% and tripled career conversations.
- Built Workday, Tableau dashboards—enabled real-time insights, reducing backfill closure time by 20%.
- Aligned TA strategy with org goals—cut time-to-fill by 15% and raised stakeholder satisfaction.
- Optimized TA budgets—achieved 12% cost savings while sustaining SLA and hiring quality.
Manager
APJ TA Programs & Early Careers
03.2018 - 02.2021
- Led full-cycle hiring across India & APJ; scaled Engineering, Infra, and Sales teams—built and led a 23-member TA team.
- Cut agency dependency from 80% to 5%, within 8 months of my association. Launched RC analytics tool (↑ interview cycle efficiency by 30%), and scaled early talent hiring to 500+/year with 40% tech diversity.
- Boosted learning ROI through quarterly needs analysis; strengthened brand via Women in Tech hackathons and top-tier university alliances.
- Enhanced diverse hiring strategies—expanded talent reach and increased underrepresented group hires by 35%.
- Designed onboarding programs that improved new hire ramp-up time by 25% and increased first-90-day engagement scores.
- Cross-trained team members—elevated agility, improved internal mobility, and reduced hiring gaps by 18%.
Talent Advisor
Expedia
12.2016 - 02.2018
- Led HomeAway’s India market entry-secured $20M investment
- Hired 200 employees in 8 months (33% faster than benchmarks)
- Built talent review systems
- Launched offer-to-join dashboards
- Cut vendor reliance by 20% via strategic LinkedIn sourcing
- Led talent acquisition strategies to enhance recruitment processes and improve candidate experience.
- Developed and implemented training programs for hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align talent needs with business objectives and workforce planning.
Assistant Recruiting Manager
Pegasystems
06.2010 - 12.2014
- Trusted advisor to Engineering, Solutions, and Support leaders—scaled India workforce from 80 to 1,000+ employees.
- Ideated & led ATS development as a Product Manager—streamlined recruiter workflows and improved productivity by 40%.
- Built talent brand through mega job fairs, hackathons, and women-in-tech campaigns—contributed to a 25% increase in high-quality hires.
- Drove post-merger integration and due diligence—ensured seamless org alignment and talent continuity across functions.
Entrepreneur
Ibm
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Delivered recruitment training and onboarding for junior recruiters at IBM, Oracle, and through entrepreneurial ventures—enabled faster ramp-up and a 20% reduction in early attrition.
- Built centralized L&D dashboards to track hiring velocity, recruiter efficiency, and DEI outcomes—drove 15% improvement in training effectiveness.
- Introduced candidate persona segmentation—enabled targeted learning nudges and optimized recruiter workflows, cutting time-to-hire by 18%.
- Designed business strategies that enhanced operational efficiency and drove 12% YoY growth.
- Led cross-functional teams to deploy tech solutions—boosted service delivery speed by 25%.
- Analyzed market trends to identify expansion opportunities—launched 3+ new initiatives with strong ROI.
- Forged strategic partnerships—accelerated cross-functional collaboration and secured joint project success.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Acharya Nagarjuna University
India05-2004
Skills
- Project management software proficiency
- Experience with ATS optimization
- Skilled in creating visuals with Canva
- Skilled in leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter tools
- Data visualization expertise
- Skilled in Slack collaboration tools
- Data visualization expertise
- Service excellence
- Collaborative team management
- Organizational time strategies
- Strategic decision-making
Accomplishments
Optimized sourcing by reducing agency use from 80% to 5%, improving efficiency significantly.
Orchestrated the design & global rollout boosting emp movement by 13% & 90% adoption rate in 6 months
Scaled early talent hiring to over 500 per year with 40% tech diversity achieved.
Consistently drove ~2000 hiring numbers per year achieving 33% faster than industry
Built a Unified Competency-based hiring reducing the hiring time by 30% also helped in effective talent utilization
Ideated & launched RC tool that reduced 30% interview cycle time and optimized the RC’s efficiency
Certification
- Scrum Agile from Good Agile (to be renewed)
- Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning
- Retaining your Talent
- People Analytics
- HR - Building a Performance Management System
Languages
English Advanced
Awards
- Employee Achievement Award, Pegasystems – Recognized for accelerating quality hiring and elevating employer brand via Mega Job Fair.
- Bravo Award, Global Talent Strategy – Honored for optimizing hiring strategy for high-impact accounts across regions.
- Promoted to Regional Role, ServiceNow – Expanded scope to lead TA Operations, Programs, and Early Careers within Global Talent Acquisition.
Timeline
Manager, Employee Recruiting
Salesforce
01.2021 - Current
Manager
APJ TA Programs & Early Careers
03.2018 - 02.2021
Talent Advisor
Expedia
12.2016 - 02.2018
Assistant Recruiting Manager
Pegasystems
06.2010 - 12.2014
Entrepreneur
Ibm
01.2006 - 01.2010
MBA - Human Resources Management
Acharya Nagarjuna University
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