Mohan Parkunan
Chennai
Summary
Senior Talent Leader experienced in global Talent Acquisition with a focus on building effective sourcing models and managing vendor partnerships. Achieved significant reductions in time-to-offer and candidate dropouts while enhancing diversity and implementing recruitment analytics to drive strategic decisions. Committed to delivering measurable value through efficient governance and controls in complex, matrixed environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Director – HR (Head – Talent Acquisition)
Sify Technologies Limited
01.2025 - 07.2026
- Led end-to-end TA strategy for Sify Digital, Sify Tech and Sify Infinite across all India hiring, partnering with business leaders, HRBPs and COEs on workforce plans and proactive pipelines.
- Drove digital transformation of the hiring process: implemented the PeopleStrong ATS organisation-wide within one month and rolled out the TALLITE recruitment module covering requisition management, candidate tracking and offer rollouts.
- Introduced recruitment metrics and dashboards (sourcing effectiveness, offer-to-join ratios, candidate experience scores) to provide leadership actionable insights and ensure accountability of sourcing channels.
- Developed structured sourcing methodologies and cultivated stakeholder partnerships, enhancing hiring growth and organisational capability.
- Improved hiring velocity and candidate quality through process optimisation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Executed campus programmes and established structured lateral hiring pathways, developing robust pipelines across technical and functional roles.
- Defined the manpower model and annual business plans for the composite business, with monthly and quarterly performance reviews with senior management, supporting both top-line and bottom-line impact.
- Managed RPO partner relationships for Sify hiring, overseeing service delivery, performance against hiring targets and cost.
Vice President Resourcing (India, Malaysia, ASA)
Standard Chartered
02.2016 - 07.2024
- Managed resourcing delivery for Managing Directors, Executive Directors and roles below across Technology & Innovation, Banking, Operations and Global Service Functions, optimising processes through the India hub.
- Introduced a sourcing model that reduced reliance on external agencies and improved hire conversion, using a data-driven, target-oriented approach to build outcome-driven stakeholder relationships and improve service offerings.
- Ensured regulatory compliance and controls to safeguard the bank's interests, and led business-critical initiatives including redeployment, localisation, diversity and outreach programmes.
- Played an instrumental role in founding the Technology hiring team, helped scale GBS Technology and Operations capacity to over 7,000 people in Bangalore, and established the leadership team for Technology hiring across Malaysia and India.
- Delivered across volume, skill-specific, executive and early careers hiring, including early careers and institutional programmes with talent pipelines for entry-level and experienced professionals.
- Established sourcing team for Standard Chartered in Asia, collaborating with India and global teams to build the Centre of Excellence.
- Results: reduced time-to-offer by about 20 days toward the 75–90 day industry benchmark; reached 30–35% gender diversity; cut candidate dropouts from 19% to 12% through the Candidate Engagement Initiative.
- Oversaw RPO partner relationships for Standard Chartered resourcing across India, Malaysia and ASA, ensuring service delivery met hiring targets and complied with regulatory requirements.
Head – Talent Acquisition
TVS Logistics Services Ltd.
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Pioneered campus hiring and managed lateral hiring programmes, creating multi-tier pipelines to support expansion across logistics and supply chain operations.
- Developed and deployed a new PAN-India recruitment framework, aligning hiring strategies across multiple locations.
- Optimised recruitment workflows and strengthened stakeholder relationships to enhance sourcing effectiveness and accelerate time-to-productivity for critical roles.
- Analysed competitors to optimise time-to-hire and designed engagement programmes, enhancing the company's employer branding.
- Ensured adherence to internal regulations and aligned processes with Global Hiring Guidelines.
Assistant General Manager – Talent Acquisition
Sodexo
09.2011 - 12.2013
- Led talent acquisition across South India, managing recruitment budget to optimise hiring strategy and reduce overall costs.
- Coordinated with the General Manager in strategic planning and execution of business plans.
- Coordinated with senior management to implement strategic plans for revenue growth.
- Handled customer complaints with diplomacy, resolving issues to the customer's satisfaction.
Resourcing Manager
Standard Chartered
08.2008 - 09.2011
Zonal Manager
iProcess Service India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2007 - 07.2008
Talent Acquisition
Bright Future Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
08.2006 - 10.2007
various roles
Marico and Unilever
04.1999 - 07.2006
Education
Diploma -
CIPET
Mysore01-1999
B.Sc. -
Madras Christian College
Chennai01-1997
Skills
- Area: Vendor management, Strengths: RPO management
- Area: Regulatory compliance
- Area: MI and analytics, Strengths: Recruitment analytics
- Data-driven recruitment
- Area: Strategy and stakeholders, Strengths: Workforce planning, Stakeholder partnership
- Area: Talent segments, Strengths: Diverse talent acquisition
- Area: Leadership, Strengths: Team leadership
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
https://linkedin.com/in/mohanparkunan-315b7116/
Awards
CEO Choice Award for Top Talent, Sodexo (2013), WOW Award, Standard Chartered (2009, 2010, 2011)
Timeline
Director – HR (Head – Talent Acquisition)
Sify Technologies Limited
01.2025 - 07.2026
Vice President Resourcing (India, Malaysia, ASA)
Standard Chartered
02.2016 - 07.2024
Head – Talent Acquisition
TVS Logistics Services Ltd.
01.2014 - 01.2016
Assistant General Manager – Talent Acquisition
Sodexo
09.2011 - 12.2013
Resourcing Manager
Standard Chartered
08.2008 - 09.2011
Zonal Manager
iProcess Service India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2007 - 07.2008
Talent Acquisition
Bright Future Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
08.2006 - 10.2007
various roles
Marico and Unilever
04.1999 - 07.2006
Diploma -
CIPET
B.Sc. -
Madras Christian College