Rajat Agarwal

Lead and execute the overall Tech Recruitment strategy for APAC region, ensuring alignment with business growth plans and headcount requirements. Source and attract high-quality IT & Cloud talent through multiple channels including LinkedIn, social platforms, job boards, in-house recruitment tools, and external recruiting partners. Collaborate closely with Hiring Managers to gather detailed hiring requirements, provide market insights, and drive the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from intake to onboarding. Manage screening, technical evaluation, and shortlisting of candidates while ensuring thorough background checks and compliance with organizational guidelines. Coordinate with the Finance team to ensure seamless recruitment approval workflows, supporting workforce planning and adherence to global budgeting processes. Maintain a strong talent pipeline across niche IT, cloud, and multilingual roles by leveraging your APAC hiring experience and deep understanding of market dynamics. Enhance candidate experience through structured communication, timely feedback, and transparent updates throughout the recruitment process. Track recruitment performance metrics, optimize sourcing strategies, and contribute to process improvements to support scalable, high-quality hiring across the region.

Led end-to-end IT/Non-IT recruitment across the APAC region, collaborating with stakeholders to define job requirements. Built robust talent pipelines using job boards, social media, and referrals, specializing in Permanent, Contract, and Sub-Contract Hiring . Conducted technical screenings and assessments, ensuring candidate alignment with client needs. Managed offer negotiations and enhanced candidate experiences through consistent communication. Utilized ATS (Bullhorn) and job portals like Monster, Jobstreet, Mycareersfuture and LinkedIn to streamline recruitment processes.

Directed IT recruitment for APAC/SEA, managing the complete recruitment lifecycle and meeting performance targets. Supervised and mentored recruitment teams, training them to align with organizational objectives. Built strong client relationships and managed visa processes (EP, DP), payroll, and operations. Demonstrated expertise in sourcing local and multilingual talent using ATS and job portals like FoundIt, Jobstreet, Mycareersfuture, LinkedIn and Indeed.