Amit Mahajan
Head of Talent Acquisition – GCC (India) & UK @ NextWave Consulting
About
Organizations don’t just need recruiters—they need talent architects who can scale teams globally and future-proof their workforce. That’s what I do. With 20+ years across India, UK, and Europe, I’ve led hiring for executive roles, niche technology teams, and multimillion-dollar program ramp-ups. My expertise spans recruitment operations, workforce planning, data analytics, and global talent strategy for Banking, Financial Services, Insurance & Digital Media domains. My approach is simple: build teams that perform, adapt, and grow with the business. I thrive on solving complex hiring challenges—whether scaling new locations, integrating post-acquisition recruitment, or designing systems for clarity and confidence. Hiring is more than filling roles—it’s aligning expectations and enabling success in fast-changing environments. Beyond recruitment, I care deeply about the human side of work—how people think, decide, adapt, and workforce transformation in the AI era. What I Write & Speak About: • Human skills in modern workplaces • Decision-making under uncertainty • Leadership patterns • Mid-career redesign • Productivity and clarity If this resonates, let’s connect on amitmahajan2005@gmail.com
India
Pune District
Information Technology & Services
Global Hiring Strategy, Data-Driven Recruitment, Compliance & Governance , Talent Architecture, Global Hiring, Data-Driven Hiring / Analytics, AI & Workforce Transformation, Human Skills & Future-of-Work Insights, Executive Search, Leadership Hiring, Bootstrapping, Niche Talent Acquisition, TA Program Delivery, Data Analytics, M&A TA Integration, TA CoE, TA Tools & Systems, Data Visualization, Cold Calling, Psychological Assessment
Experience
Head of Talent Acquisition – GCC (India) & UK
NextWave Consulting
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Driving talent strategy for NextWave Consulting’s first Global Capability Centre in India (NextWave Labs) and UK region. Focused on building high-performance teams across technology, data, AI, and automation to enable scalable, cost-efficient delivery for global clients. Partnering with leadership to design talent architecture, workforce planning, and recruitment operations aligned with NextWave’s vision of innovation and transformation. Key Impact Areas: • Global Hiring Strategy • Talent Architecture & Workforce Planning • Data-Driven Recruitment • Compliance & Governance Outside recruitment, I share insights on human skills, clarity in decision-making, and career navigation in the AI era.
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
Bounteous
Pune
Leading strategic hiring across India, UK, and Europe—executive, leadership, niche technology, and program-level workforce expansion. Partnering with business heads to build scalable hiring engines, operational excellence, and data-driven recruitment practices. Key Focus Areas: • Executive & Leadership Hiring for Banking, Financial Services & Digital Media • M\&A Talent Acquisition Integration • Data Analytics & Visualization (Power BI, recruiting metrics) • Recruitment Operations Compliance across global regions Outside recruitment, I share insights on human skills, clarity in decision-making, and career navigation in the AI era.
Associate Director / Global Recruitment & Operations
Synechron
Pune
Led global recruitment delivery, operations, and talent strategy across India, UK, Europe, APAC, and Middle East. Specialized in executive hiring, niche technology recruitment, and post-acquisition integration for Banking, Financial Services, and Digital domains. Key Responsibilities: • Designed and executed global hiring strategies for leadership and technology roles • Managed recruitment operations, ATS implementation, and process automation • Partnered with business units for workforce planning and talent architecture • Ensured compliance (GDPR) and governance across global recruitment lifecycle • Built data analytics capability using Power BI for recruitment metrics Major Achievements: • Scaled technology teams for multimillion-dollar programs with Investment Banking clients • Successfully integrated recruitment operations post-acquisition in UK • Launched ATS for UK & APAC regions and automated workflows using Power Apps • Reduced time-to-hire and improved operational efficiency through data-driven dashboards • Delivered niche hiring for systems like Murex, Calypso, Temenos T24, Actimize, and more • Built teams from 5 to 75 for strategic ramp-ups in Banking & Financial Services
Recruiter
Neilsoft
Pune
End-to-end recruitment for engineering services. Key Achievements: • Managed walk-in interviews and recruitment MIS reporting
Trainee
Vodafone
Pune
Supported HR operations during BPL Mobile acquisition. Key Achievements: • Managed predictive index reports and HR MIS updates
Education
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Hotel Management & Catering Technology
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