Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
SELECTED IMPACT
Timeline

DINESH KUMAR BHERWANI

PEGASYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INDIA PVT. LTD.
Hyderabad
14
years of professional experience

Talent Acquisition and Sourcing leader with 14+ years of experience across non-technology and technology hiring, experienced talent sourcing, lateral and management recruitment, talent pipeline development, stakeholder advisory, recruiting analytics and people management. Currently a Principal Talent Attraction Consultant at Pegasystems, partnering with business and People leaders across Product, Cloud, Consulting, Sales, IT and Global Client Support. Earlier experience at GUS, ADP and Waterleaf includes substantial non-technology and business-function hiring, team leadership and end-to-end recruitment delivery.

Work History

Principal Talent Attraction Consultant

6 Years
PEGASYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INDIA PVT. LTD. | 10.2020 - Current
  • Direct talent acquisition and talent attraction strategy across India, partnering with business and People leaders on hiring across Product Engineering, Cloud, Consulting, Sales, IT and Global Client Support.
  • Direct lateral and management-level recruitment for critical and specialized capabilities, translating business requirements into candidate profiles, sourcing strategies and targeted talent pipelines.
  • Build active and targeted talent pipelines through direct sourcing, employee referrals, university relationships and other channels for immediate and anticipated workforce needs.
  • Built targeted talent pipelines through direct sourcing, employee referrals, university partnerships and other channels to meet immediate and anticipated workforce needs.
  • Deliver talent-market and pipeline insights to senior stakeholders, informing hiring decisions, workforce planning and recruiting priorities.
  • Delivered talent-market insights to senior stakeholders, informing hiring decisions and aligning workforce planning with recruiting priorities.
  • Drove recruiting transformation by implementing assessment technology, AI-enabled approaches and process governance to enhance talent acquisition.
  • Own the employee referral program, improving processes, reporting and automation to increase referral participation and referral-led hiring.
  • Collaborate with Talent Attraction, People Leadership, Finance, People Operations, Learning and business leaders on complex hiring programs, employer branding and talent initiatives.

Assistant Manager – Recruitment

1 Year 6 Months
GUS EDUCATION INDIA / GUS GLOBAL SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. | 04.2019 - 10.2020
  • Drove recruitment activity during rapid organizational growth from approximately 150 employees to 2,000+, covering technology and non-technology functions including Digital Marketing, Sales COE, Contact Centre and business support.
  • Supervised and coached recruitment team, prioritized delivery, monitored pipeline progress, and ensured performance across concurrent hiring requirements.
  • Owned end-to-end recruitment across sourcing, screening, stakeholder engagement, interview coordination, offers and onboarding for specialist, professional and leadership roles.
  • Delivered hiring for specialist and business-facing profiles spanning Digital Marketing, Sales, Contact Centre, BI, Data Science, UI/UX, Cloud, Salesforce and Pardot.
  • Designed and executed targeted recruitment drives for critical junior and leadership positions, contributing to recruitment policies, SOPs and process improvements.
  • Presented weekly Talent Acquisition dashboards to senior management, detailing pipeline progress, delivery risks, hiring activity, and sourcing challenges.
  • Advised business leaders on candidate calibration and sourcing strategies to enhance recruitment delivery.

Associate – HR, Talent Acquisition

3 Years 9 Months
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP) | 06.2015 - 03.2019
  • Executed end-to-end recruitment for service delivery, finance COE, and enterprise learning, enhancing alignment with business and operational hiring needs.
  • Built talent pipelines for new teams and functions, aligning recruitment with business ramp-up requirements to support strategic growth.
  • Advised hiring stakeholders on requirements, sourced relevant talent, managed candidate pipelines and progressed hiring through offer stage.
  • Developed active and passive candidate pipelines through LinkedIn, job boards, recruitment consultants, employee referrals and internal mobility.
  • Advised hiring stakeholders on requirements, sourced relevant talent, and managed candidate pipelines to ensure timely progression to offer stage.
  • Named Talent Attraction MVP for three consecutive years, recognizing sustained performance in talent acquisition and stakeholder partnership.

Career Transition at ADP: Worked with Infec Services from June 1, 2015 to August 5, 2015 and was deputed to ADP on contract. Based on performance, selected for a full-time ADP role and joined ADP on August 6, 2015.

Team Lead – Human Resources

3 Years
WATERLEAF CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. | 05.2012 - 05.2015
  • Directed recruitment operations and people management for ITES and non-technology hiring, overseeing sourcing, screening, assessments, interview coordination, and offer-stage execution to fulfill diverse client needs.
  • Supervised recruitment team members to meet client requirements and delivery targets, ensuring timely pipeline development and active candidate engagement.
  • Managed client requirements and exclusive recruitment assignments across non-technology and ITES profiles, advising stakeholders on sourcing strategy, candidate assessment and hiring delivery.
  • Gained client and stakeholder recognition through recruitment engagements with Accenture, GE/Synchrony Financial, ADP, TBSS, and Genpact.
  • Oversaw candidate engagement and recruitment delivery from requirement intake through offer stage, maintaining high service quality and meeting turnaround expectations.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Biotechnology

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | Hyderabad | 01-2012

Skills

Talent Acquisition Strategy
Specialized Hiring
Talent Sourcing
Lateral Hiring
Management Hiring
Talent Pipeline Development
Talent Mapping
Talent Intelligence
Market Insights
Sourcing Strategy
People Management
Team Leadership
Talent Delivery Optimization
Stakeholder Management
Hiring Manager Advisory
Recruitment Analytics
Sourcing Metrics
Pipeline Reporting
Assessment Strategy
Employer Branding
Employee Referrals
Recruiting Transformation
Process Governance
AI-Enabled Recruiting
Team development

SELECTED IMPACT

  • Organizational scale: Drove recruitment activity as GUS scaled from approximately 150 employees to 2,000+.
  • People leadership: Guided recruitment teams at GUS and Waterleaf, setting delivery priorities, coaching team members and driving hiring execution.
  • Non-technology hiring: Built broad recruitment experience across Sales, Digital Marketing, Contact Centre, Service Delivery, Finance, Enterprise Learning and ITES.
  • Sourcing performance: Delivered 58% referral contribution to total hires and 94% yield at ADP.
  • Recognition: Named Talent Attraction MVP at ADP for three consecutive years; received client/stakeholder recognition through Waterleaf engagements with Accenture, GE/Synchrony Financial, ADP, TBSS and Genpact.

Timeline

Principal Talent Attraction Consultant

PEGASYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INDIA PVT. LTD.
10.2020 - CurrentRead More

Assistant Manager – Recruitment

GUS EDUCATION INDIA / GUS GLOBAL SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
04.2019 - 10.2020Read More

Associate – HR, Talent Acquisition

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP)
06.2015 - 03.2019Read More

Team Lead – Human Resources

WATERLEAF CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD.
05.2012 - 05.2015Read More

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) from Biotechnology
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DINESH KUMAR BHERWANI