Arpita Datta

• Led all aspects of talent acquisition function for the airline, in collaboration with the department heads, from workforce planning to sourcing and onboarding.
• Developed and executed talent acquisition strategies aligned with the company's vision, goals, and projected growth.
• Lead a team of recruiters, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.
• Established and maintained relationships with aviation industry networks, educational institutions, and talent partners to build an effective talent pipeline.
• Helped and guided the team in identifying important recruitment processes to ensure efficiency, fairness, and a positive candidate experience.
• Identified, shortlisted and initiated the implementation of recruitment technologies (ATS) and tools to enhance candidate sourcing and selection processes as per business requirements.
• Collaborated with department heads and senior leadership to understand staffing needs and requirements.
• Drove employer branding initiatives in collaboration with the brand communication team and VP HR's office, showcasing the startup airline as an employer of choice within the aviation sector.
• Lead diversity and inclusion efforts, promoting a culture of belonging and attracting diverse talent across departments.
• Kept the hiring cost under check and build in-house capabilities of end-to-end recruitment process, in alignment with company’s vision of ‘cost leadership’

• Lead the end-to-end talent acquisition function for corporate and restaurant operations across India.
• Developed and implemented recruitment strategies to attract top-tier talent for various positions, from executive-level roles to front-line staff.
• Build and managed a team of recruiters, providing mentorship and guidance in talent acquisition best practices.
• Collaborated with corporate leadership and restaurant managers to understand staffing needs and align recruitment efforts with business objectives.
• Developed employer branding initiatives to position the organization as an employer of choice in the competitive restaurant industry.
• Conducted workforce planning and forecasting along with operations team to proactively address talent needs and mitigate workforce gaps.
• Actively lead the onboarding process for both corporate as well as restaurant operations, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for new hires.
• Monitored and analyzed recruitment metrics to measure the effectiveness of talent acquisition efforts and make data-driven decisions.

• Spearheaded a team of 5 direct reports and 1 project manager taking care of end-to-end recruitment across levels and functions
• Successfully managed the Leadership Hiring – C level, department and functional heads, all mid-management positions along with volume hiring like ground operations team, cabin crew and technicians.
• Managed extensive management reporting & MIS through the team.
• Developed an efficient partner network bringing

Few Key highlights

• FTE of the company grew from 178 to 1000 across 4 locations and 6 offices.
• Built the strategic leadership team under the Co-founders (CEO & COO)
• Organization Restructuring - conceptualized and enabled redesigning of the organization structure to support business transformation.
• Compensation & Benefits along with Leadership Compensation Restructuring
• Role definition along with Competency framework design and Goal setting
• Revamped and introduced more future looking Performance Appraisal process to foster high performance as well as potential
• HR Analytics and Metrics
• Lead a team of 1 direct report and 10 indirect reports to manage end-to-end operations and integration of 3 organizations under the group.
• As one of the members of the executive management committee, participated in key strategic decision-making process for the company for acquisition, private equity investment, joint-venture, integration of companies and launch of new areas