Priya Wankar

Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Criteo

About

Talent Acquisition Specialist with 5+ years of experience across engineering, GTM, and DEI hiring. With a background in Information Technology, I bring a solid understanding of tech landscape and a passion for building inclusive, high-impact teams. Expertise spans stakeholder management, candidate advocacy, people analytics, talent mapping, market segmentation, talent attraction, and behavioral interviewing. With a strong focus on DEI hiring and outreach programs, I have mentored teams across APAC and North America to drive inclusive talent attraction initiatives. Skilled at driving scalable hiring strategies in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Whether you're aiming to advance your career or simply wish to discuss topics that spark your interest, let's connect!

Country

India

City

Gurugram

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

GTM, Market Segmentation, GMT Hiring, Global Talent Acquisition, People Management, Business Development, Executive Search, Talent Sourcing, Screening Resumes, Job Postings, Market Mapping, Talent Mapping, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative Implementation, Stakeholder Management, People Analytics, Business Process Improvement, Professional Skills, Talking Points, Market Analysis, Possess strong analytical

Experience

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Criteo

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Shaping recruitment strategies for Product and Commerce teams.

Senior - Global Talent Acquisition

MongoDB

2024-10 - 2025-2 · 5 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Hired for core engineering and product roles globally.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Google

2023-10 - 2024-10 · 1 yr 1 mo

Hyderabad

Specializing in niche domain hiring as well as general software engineering recruitment, I focus on roles in areas such as Android, iOS, Cross-platform development, Software Engineering, and Cloud Engineering across multiple products.

Senior Talent Specialist

Ascendion

2022-10 - 2023-10 · 1 yr 1 mo

Austin, Texas, United States

(Formerly Collabera - Company was rebranded as Ascendion) Led full-cycle recruitment across industries like Banking, Hi-Tech, Manufacturing, and Healthcare. Hired for a wide range of technical, functional, and leadership roles including Software Engineers, DevOps, Cloud & Data Architects, Network Engineers, SREs, and Mobile Developers. Supported SOW hiring in collaboration with sales and delivery teams, secured key client partnerships, and mentored junior recruiters while overseeing team operations.

Talent Specialist

Collabera

2020-12 - 2022-9 · 1 yr 10 mos

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Led full-cycle recruitment across industries like Banking, Hi-Tech, Manufacturing, and Healthcare, using tools such as METal, ArtGPT, LinkedIn, ATS, and X-ray search. Hired for a wide range of technical, functional, and leadership roles including Software Engineers, DevOps, Cloud & Data Architects, Network Engineers, SREs, and Mobile Developers. Supported SOW hiring in collaboration with sales and delivery teams, secured key client partnerships, and mentored junior recruiters while overseeing team operations.