Vani Juneja Khanna

Manager Talent Acquisition @ Publicis Sapient

About

Strategic and data-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with 14+ years of experience managing end-to-end technical and leadership hiring across global organizations including Amazon, Oracle (OCI), and Publicis Sapient. Proven ability to scale high-performing engineering and product teams, lead recruitment strategy, and align hiring initiatives with business goals. Strong expertise in cloud hiring, product recruitment, and talent market insights. Recognized for delivering high-impact results through process innovation, stakeholder influence, and recruitment analytics.

Country

India

City

Noida

Industry

Staffing & Recruiting

Skill

Stakeholder Management, Strategic Hiring, Talent Acquisition, Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Executive Search, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Networking, Negotiation, .NET, Human Resources, Java, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, Web Content Management, SharePoint, C#

Experience

Manager Talent Acquisition

Publicis Sapient

2025-10 - Present · 11 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Manager Talent Acquistion

Material

2024-2 - 2025-9 · 1 yr 8 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

- Lead TA strategy and workforce planning across India for technical and digital roles. - Partner with clients including McKinsey, ZS, and Mediacorp to define hiring goals and delivery roadmaps. - Head a team of recruiters; drive performance using KPIs, offer ratios, and conversion metrics. - Used market mapping and talent insights to close business-critical roles within tight timelines. - Designed and implemented scalable sourcing strategies across platforms; increased referral pipeline by 25%. - Collaborated with marketing and branding teams to enhance employer value proposition. - Achieved ~100+ hires in 6 months with 80% offer-to-join ratio.

FLC Recruiter Tech

Amazon

2022-8 - 2024-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Delivered end-to-end recruitment for mid-senior level roles for Technology & Product functions for Alexa, Firetv, Kindle, ASV and Device OS teams for India - Managed hiring needs for Product management, UI/ UX designer, Technical Program Manager, Product Manager Tech, Senior Engineers, SDM, SDE (Java/C++/embedded), DevOps, Testing, BIE & Data Scientist - Developed and executed DEI sourcing strategy for Devices org; improved female tech pipeline by 30%. - Created diversity playbooks for LGBTQ, Veteran’s and PWD hiring. - Participated in Bar Raiser program; contributed to interview standardization and calibration across TA India. - Partnering with business to host fireside chats and tech talks for talent attraction and tech and product branding

Senior Talent Advisor

Oracle

2021-12 - 2022-8 · 9 mos

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Hired senior IC and mid-management roles (IC4–IC5, M2–M3) in cloud infrastructure and data engineering. - Partnered with engineering directors across US & India; built niche hiring strategy for AI/ML initiatives. - SLAs. - Delivered 100% of quarterly hiring targets; collaborated with HRBPs for succession planning.

Senior Associate- Hiring

Publicis Sapient

2012-7 - 2021-12 · 9 yrs 6 mos

Gurgaon, India

Managed large-scale hiring for product and digital engineering practices; built full-stack and mobile teams. - Led strategic projects on DEI hiring and talent branding in collaboration with APAC leadership. - Developed onboarding and referral programs that improved internal mobility by 40%. - Key Achievements: - 400% target achievement in Q4 2017 - Multiple Best Recruiter Awards (2012, 2017) - Star of the Month – 6 times