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Karan Upadhyay

Summary

Dynamic and insights-driven talent acquisition professional with global experience in leading and executing end-to-end hiring strategies across India, APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. Adept at aligning recruitment initiatives with business goals, improving talent pipelines for complex roles, and advising senior stakeholders. Known for blending market intelligence, innovative TA solutions, and technology platforms (Workday, LinkedIn, X-Ray search) to drive hiring excellence and employer brand impact at firms like BCG and KPMG.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Specialist - Talent Acquisition

The Boston Consulting Group
Gurgaon
06.2020 - Current
  • Led strategic talent acquisition for BCG's digital practices (including BCG X, Platinion, and TDA across India, APAC), partnering with business leaders on role prioritization.
  • Spearheaded full-cycle hiring using Eightfold.ai, leveraging AI-driven talent matching, pipeline automation, and talent rediscovery to improve the speed and quality of hires across India and APAC.
  • Delivered solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational growth plans and business timelines.
  • Developed and maintained talent pipelines for niche, senior, and high-volume roles, reducing time-to-fill by 15% through proactive sourcing and streamlined assessment processes.
  • Presented market and competitor talent insights to influence hiring strategies and location decisions.
  • Resolved discrepancies between hiring manager expectations and market realities through calibrated job description benchmarking.
  • Recognized for resolving critical leadership role gaps across geographies, using engagement tactics.
  • Solved shortlisting inefficiencies by creating structured evaluation matrices for niche profiles.
  • Facilitated Zoom-based virtual interview days, and led readiness training for over 100 candidates and hiring managers.
  • Honored with the 'Recruiting Impact Award' for driving strategic hiring outcomes across global practices.
  • Managed across India and APAC for leadership, sales, operations, and technical roles.
  • Partnered with senior stakeholders to define talent requirements, develop hiring plans, and execute sourcing strategies.
  • Delivered internal capability building by training recruitment teams on advanced sourcing strategies, including Boolean logic and X-ray search techniques, enhancing talent discovery and improving sourcing efficiency across regions.
  • Addressed hiring bottlenecks in new markets by implementing a flexible recruiter allocation model based on real-time demand.
  • Led executive search mandates using structured headhunting and market intelligence, enabling hiring for new market entries.
  • Implemented structured interview pipelines, enhancing the candidate experience.

Associate - Talent Acquisition

OYO Rooms
Gurgaon
06.2019 - 01.2020
  • Managed full-cycle talent acquisition across India, APAC, and LATAM for leadership, sales, operations, and technical roles.
  • Partnered with senior stakeholders to define talent requirements, develop hiring plans, and execute sourcing strategies.
  • Addressed hiring bottlenecks in new markets by implementing a flexible recruiter allocation model based on real-time demand.
  • Led executive search mandates using structured headhunting and market intelligence, enabling hiring for new market entries.
  • Implemented structured interview pipelines, enhancing candidate experience and improving offer-to-join ratios.
  • Leveraged Taleo for talent tracking, reporting, and pipeline visibility.

Senior Analyst - Talent Acquisition

KPMG Global Services
Gurgaon
02.2016 - 05.2019
  • Delivered end-to-end talent acquisition services across Audit, Advisory, Tax, and Technology verticals, managing 40+ roles per quarter.
  • Led diversity hiring and lateral recruitment drives, helping improve team representation and skill diversification.
  • Conducted market intelligence projects to build competitive hiring strategies.
  • Engaged with business units on intake discussions, job calibration, and offer negotiations.
  • Identified and solved internal knowledge gaps by designing onboarding modules and mentoring junior recruiters, improving recruiter productivity.
  • Trained and mentored junior recruiters, while also leading TA onboarding initiatives.
  • Earned multiple Spot and 'Employee of the Month' awards for delivering high-impact hires under tight timelines.
  • Managed end-to-end TA process for IT and non-IT positions across U.S. clients, including requirement gathering, screening, interview coordination, and offer management.
  • Specialized in working with W2, GC, and USC candidates, ensuring compliance and role fit.
  • Built strong vendor relationships and passive talent pipelines to support urgent hiring needs.
  • Supported client-specific onboarding processes and post-offer engagement.
  • Handled complete recruitment lifecycle for clients across BFSI, FMCG, and manufacturing sectors.
  • Acted as a TA partner to clients, offering insights on candidate availability, salary benchmarking, and hiring timelines.
  • Conducted screening, feedback management, and offer rollout coordination.
  • Managed candidate relationships post-offer to reduce drop-off and enhance employer brand perception.

Technical Recruiter

US Tech Solutions
Noida
06.2015 - 01.2016
  • Managed end-to-end TA process for IT and non-IT positions across U.S. clients, including requirement gathering, screening, interview coordination, and offer management.
  • Specialized in working with W2, GC, and USC candidates, ensuring compliance and role fit.
  • Built strong vendor relationships and passive talent pipelines to support urgent hiring needs.
  • Supported client-specific onboarding processes and post-offer engagement.

Recruitment Executive

TransitionHRD Consultants
New Delhi
06.2014 - 01.2015
  • Handled complete recruitment lifecycle for clients across BFSI, FMCG, and manufacturing sectors.
  • Acted as a TA partner to clients, offering insights on candidate availability, salary benchmarking, and hiring timelines.
  • Conducted screening, feedback management, and offer rollout coordination.
  • Managed candidate relationships post-offer to reduce drop-off and enhance employer brand perception.

Education

MBA - Human Resources & Marketing

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
01-2014

B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Punjab Technical University
01-2011

Skills

  • Strategic talent acquisition
  • Stakeholder management
  • Recruitment optimization
  • ATS and CRM platforms
  • Diversity initiatives
  • Job board utilization
  • Sourcing tools expertise
  • Global recruitment strategy
  • Employer branding
  • Market intelligence insights
  • Leadership skills
  • Executive hiring

Tools And Platforms

  • Job Boards: LinkedIn, Naukri, Dice, IIM Jobs, indeed, Monster, Xing, Jobs Diva, Jobsstreet, JobsDB
  • ATS/CRM: Taleo, Workday, Avature, Eightfold
  • Sourcing Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Hiretual, ZoomInfo, Hunter.io, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Google X-Ray Search, OfficialBoard.

Accomplishments

  • Recruiting Impact Award, BCG, for excellence in strategic talent acquisition
  • Spot and Employee of the Month Awards, KPMG, consistent performer recognized for strategic hiring impact and TA excellence

Timeline

Senior Specialist - Talent Acquisition

The Boston Consulting Group
06.2020 - Current

Associate - Talent Acquisition

OYO Rooms
06.2019 - 01.2020

Senior Analyst - Talent Acquisition

KPMG Global Services
02.2016 - 05.2019

Technical Recruiter

US Tech Solutions
06.2015 - 01.2016

Recruitment Executive

TransitionHRD Consultants
06.2014 - 01.2015

MBA - Human Resources & Marketing

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Punjab Technical University

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