Jennifer Shah

• Oversee Global Executive Talent Acquisition Strategy for PepsiCo across multiple markets
• Build data insights and reports to optimize hiring processes and bring top talent onboard
• Collaborate with business leaders to provide data-driven advice and steer hiring decisions
• Enhance external candidate journey to align with internal A&E initiatives
  
  Key Markets: USA, Middle East & Africa, APAC, India & Europe
  Specialism across Technology, Commercial, Marketing, Corporate Affairs & R&D

• Drive the sector’s senior leadership sourcing strategy, ensuring alignment with the global action plan
• Build and manage a robust pipeline for senior-level strategic hires, tracking progress toward annual hiring targets across the sector
• Establish connections with senior and experienced external talent to gain deeper insights into the industry landscape. Foster executive relationships to ensure sustained talent engagement
• Develop and implement succession plans for key internal positions, creating an effective external hiring strategy to address leadership gaps.
• Design and execute talent intelligence initiatives, addressing strategic questions around talent availability, access, and operational or financial feasibility
• Lead and manage key sector-specific projects as the CoE, co-develop strategic playbooks that define best practices in talent sourcing and analysis.
• Collaborate in the creation and execution of engagement strategies aimed at key external talent, contributing to strong employer branding efforts
• Provide strategic consultation to senior leadership, offering insights and recommendations that align with the broader global talent strategy and objectives

• Lead the consumer business vertical with a team of 4 overseeing Fortune 500 clients as well as large and small enterprises in the CPG space

• Run key leadership and professional mandates for clients from conception to delivery and present on timely market trends and mapping exercises to help build towards strategic recruitment for clients
• Secure high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions, and promoting compelling business opportunities
• Develop and deliver consultative planning strategies to Talent Managers, CHROs and CEOs to position services in order to maintain customer success
• Own the P&L and keep a steady track of productivity and profitability

• Managed a large spectrum of Fortune 500 clients as well as large and small enterprises in the consumer goods space
• Acquired and developed portfolio of clients and senior leadership through networking and commercial actions across the domain
• Advised and presented suitable talent to clients with consultative methodologies and data mapping/delivery
• Partnered with senior stakeholders and CXOs to help develop their people strategy
• Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities

• Managed, trained and motivated an existing team of 4 Sales Officers (SOs) and 17 Territory Sales Officers (TSOs) across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka to drive revenue growth
• Monitored sales team performance, analyzed sales data, made periodical forecasts to report to the leadership
• Designed and implemented a strategic business plan that expands company's customer base and ensure its strong presence in the area
• Drove quarter-over-quarter business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning
• Chaired weekly meetings with executive leadership to identify opportunities for improvement, establish milestones, and tailor products to individual markets