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Manish Pandey.

Senior TA Leader & HR Business Partner

9+ years transforming how organisations find, attract, and retain world-class talent. Operating at the intersection of human potential and business strategy — scaling teams across India, the US, and the UK.

Manish Pandey
9+
Years Experience
🏆 5× President's Club
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9+
Years Experience
500+
Hires Delivered
3
Global Markets
President's Club
25%
TTH Reduction
Who I Am

Talent strategy meets human insight

I'm Manish — a Talent Acquisition leader and HR Business Partner based in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, with nearly a decade of experience scaling engineering, product, AI, and fintech teams for some of the world's most ambitious organisations.

My career began in full-cycle recruiting at Collabera, where I learned to thrive under pressure and close the roles others couldn't. Over the years, I've evolved into a strategic partner who sits alongside engineering VPs, product heads, and founders — helping them build cultures, not just headcounts.

What drives me is the belief that the right hire can change everything. I lead with data, source with intent, and close with conviction.

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Agentic AI Workflow Builder Architecting on AWS
Full-Cycle RecruitingAI-Enabled Sourcing HR Business PartneringWorkforce Planning Engineering HiringFinTech & BFSI Talent IntelligenceBoolean/X-Ray Search Employer BrandingDEI Recruiting Stakeholder AdvisoryTeam Leadership Performance ManagementCompensation Strategy Offer NegotiationMarket Intelligence
Jul 2023 – Present
Team Lead — TA & HRBP
Ascendion · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Oct 2022 – Jul 2023
Team Expert — Talent Acquisition
Ascendion · India · US · UK
Jan 2020 – Oct 2022
Talent Expert
Collabera · India
Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
Senior Talent Specialist
Collabera · India
Feb 2017 – Dec 2018
Talent Specialist
Collabera · India
Career

Where I've made impact

Team Lead — Talent Acquisition & HRBP
Ascendion · Product Engineering & Technology Services
Jul 2023 – Present+
  • Lead 8+ recruiters delivering AI, cloud, and digital engineering hires for global BFSI and fintech clients.
  • Reduced time-to-hire by 25% through structured intake frameworks and calibrated interview scorecards.
  • Act as trusted HRBP advisor on org effectiveness, performance management, and culture-building.
  • Championed inclusive hiring — increasing diverse candidate slates by 30% across business units.
  • Pioneered Agentic AI recruiting workflows, improving sourcing efficiency by 20%.
Team Expert — Talent Acquisition
Ascendion · India · US · UK
Oct 2022 – Jul 2023+
  • Owned full-cycle hiring for AI, cloud, and software engineering roles — 100+ roles with 95%+ offer acceptance.
  • Delivered 15+ specialist hires: Prompt Engineers, LLM Ops Specialists, Platform Architects.
  • Improved sourcing efficiency by 35% via AI automation and advanced Boolean strategies.
  • Mentored 4 junior recruiters; 2 promoted within 18 months.
Talent Expert — Talent Acquisition
Collabera · Global Staffing & Talent Solutions
Jan 2020 – Oct 2022+
  • Led full-cycle recruitment for Fortune 500 clients in cloud, AI/ML, DevOps, and platform engineering.
  • Built passive talent pipelines enabling rapid mobilisation — consistently outperforming market benchmarks.
  • President's Club 2021 & 2022 · Blazing Performance Award 2020.
Senior & Junior Talent Specialist
Collabera · India
Feb 2017 – Dec 2019+
  • Built deep expertise in technical hiring across SAP, Oracle, Java, and Microsoft ecosystems.
  • Led sourcing campaigns for cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering roles.
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President's Club
2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025
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Million Dollar Club
2023
Blazing Performance
2020
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Subject Topper
Cloud Computing – NMIMS 2023
Insights & Ideas

Thoughts on talent & tech

Video Gallery

Watch & Learn

Video
Media & Content

Watch, Listen & Follow

YouTube Channel
@manishsocial93
Videos on talent acquisition, AI in hiring, career growth, and the future of work. Practical insights from 9+ years — no fluff, just value.
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Podcast
The Moneyish Effect
Conversations about money, mindset, careers, and what it really takes to build a life of impact.
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Instagram
@moneyish10
Behind-the-scenes, career insights, money mindset, and daily thoughts on talent, AI, and life.
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Beyond the Resume

The human behind the hire

Outside the world of talent acquisition, I'm someone who genuinely loves people — their stories, their ambitions, and what makes them tick.

I grew up with a deep appreciation for learning — a sociology background that taught me to understand systems, communities, and human behaviour from first principles.

I'm passionate about the AI revolution reshaping how we work, and I spend a lot of personal time experimenting with AI tools, building workflows, and reading about the future of work.

Lifelong LearnerTech Enthusiast People FirstAI Explorer Open to RelocationCurious Mind
Social Proof

What people say

Speaking & Media

On stages & screens

Get in Touch

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Whether you're looking to collaborate, discuss talent strategy, or simply connect — I'd love to hear from you.

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