Gagandeep Kaur Gautam
Georgetown,Ontario
Summary
Experienced talent acquisition leader with 15+ years managing full spectrum of recruitment across diverse regions and industries. Committed to identifying and attracting top talent, aligning them with the right roles, and fostering their success within the organization. Dedicated to playing a pivotal role in recruiting and staffing the essential components that drive organizational success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – Executive Recruiting
Sapient Canada
02.2022 - Current
- As the lead of recruiting for Sapient Global Markets, devised the campus strategy and various programs to attract and retain top engineering talent.
Talent Acquisition Partner – Corporate Recruiting
Aramark Canada
09.2018 - 02.2022
- Led corporate recruiting across Canada, focusing on leadership positions.
- Managed a team of two contract recruiters in Toronto and Montreal, reporting to the National Talent Acquisition Director.
- Recruited for key roles, including VP of HR, VP of Finance, and Regional Director of Marketing at Aramark Canada.
- Reduced time-to-fill for critical positions through strategic sourcing.
- Promoted diversity and inclusion initiatives within the team.
- Enhanced the employer brand with targeted social media campaigns to boost candidate engagement.
- Aligned talent acquisition strategies with organizational growth objectives.
- Served as acting National Talent Acquisition Director during maternity leave.
- Participated in industry events on early talent organized by Talent Egg and Brainstorm Strategy.
Global Recruitment Program Specialist
Expedia Group
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Spearheaded a global initiative to digitally define the landscape for campus engagement, covering markets in North America, EMEA, and APAC.
- Reported to the Director of Program Management for Global Early Talent, providing consulting on digital marketing and engagement strategies for early talent across all regions.
- Developed and implemented non-conventional candidate sourcing strategies for the NORAM, APAC, and EMEA markets.
- Delivered solutions aimed at reducing recruitment costs by up to 75% per market while enhancing the quality and effectiveness of the talent pipeline through innovative sourcing methods.
Campus Recruitment Lead – APAC
Expedia Group
01.2016 - 03.2018
- Led University Relations and Campus Recruitment for APAC, reducing hiring time through region-specific programs and recruiting over 100 professionals.
- Managed a team of recruiters and reported to the Senior Manager, enhancing campus hire deliverability and increasing early talent investment.
- Conducted end-to-end recruiting for India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Singapore.
- Oversaw stakeholder and vendor management, along with the entire candidate lifecycle.
Head – University Relations
Edifecs Technologies Limited
09.2014 - 01.2016
- Worked with the CEOs office to created opportunities to partner & invest in healthcare technology related business ideas by young software students across the country.
Manager – Campus Hiring
Sapient Consulting
03.2010 - 08.2014
- As the lead of recruiting for Sapient Global Markets, devised the campus strategy and various programs to attract and retain top engineering talent.
- Accredited for establishing relationship with Tier 1 institutes in India and introducing industry focused curriculum taught by Sapient experts, at Delhi Technical University
- Implementated strategies to retain early talent, and shorten hiring to billing-ready state
Recruitment Consultant
MRI Worldwide Dubai
06.2008 - 03.2010
Manager – Management Search
Quadrangle
09.2005 - 03.2008
Education
MBA - Human Resources
Symbiosis Centre of Distance Learning
Pune, INDIA06-2005
BBA -
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Ghaziabad, INDIA06-2003
Skills
- Executive Recruitment
- Leadership Hiring
- Recruiting
- Interviewing
- Sourcing
- Talent Management
- Program Development
- Program Management
- People Management
- Employee Relations
- Onboarding
- Training
- Data analysis
- Reporting
Application Tracking Systems
- Workday
- Taleo
- ICIMS
- PeopleSoft
- SAP
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Manager – Executive Recruiting
Sapient Canada
02.2022 - Current
Talent Acquisition Partner – Corporate Recruiting
Aramark Canada
09.2018 - 02.2022
Global Recruitment Program Specialist
Expedia Group
05.2018 - 08.2018
Campus Recruitment Lead – APAC
Expedia Group
01.2016 - 03.2018
Head – University Relations
Edifecs Technologies Limited
09.2014 - 01.2016
Manager – Campus Hiring
Sapient Consulting
03.2010 - 08.2014
Recruitment Consultant
MRI Worldwide Dubai
06.2008 - 03.2010
Manager – Management Search
Quadrangle
09.2005 - 03.2008
MBA - Human Resources
Symbiosis Centre of Distance Learning
BBA -
Chaudhary Charan Singh University
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