PRADEEP PEDDI

Backbase is a leading digital banking platform provider, empowering financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation. With a global presence, Backbase supports clients across various regions, helping them to stay competitive in the fast-evolving financial landscape.

• Built Backbase’s APAC talent acquisition function from scratch. Scaled Backbase's APAC team from 30 to over 700 employees across India, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Indonesia).
• Successfully launched Vietnam operations, expanding the workforce to 52 employees in two years, and achieving 38% cost savings for Customer Success and AI teams.
• Designed and executed a strategic workforce transition, shifting 86 roles to India, resulting in a 42% cost optimization.
• Optimized nearshore partner hiring to accelerate team ramp-up, ensuring seamless talent acquisition, while enhancing cost efficiency and operational scalability.
• Led a high-performing 8-member team, driving strategic talent acquisition, process excellence, and business-aligned hiring initiatives to deliver exceptional results.

Strategic Leadership and Talent Excellence.

• Partnered with C-suite and executive leaders to align talent acquisition strategies with business objectives.
• Built a world-class talent acquisition function, enhancing employer branding, sourcing strategies, and data-driven hiring decisions.
• Developed a structured, global university hiring program, integrating branding, engagement, and tailored interview processes.
• Increased female representation from 12% to 23% by implementing targeted hiring programs.
• Transformed the hiring process, improving eNPS from 7.6 to 9.5 through personalized engagement strategies.

Key Achievements.

Invesco is a global investment management firm, providing a wide range of financial solutions, including asset management, investment strategies, and advisory services. It operates across multiple markets, helping clients achieve their financial goals through innovative investment approaches.

Orchestrated large-scale talent acquisition initiatives, building and scaling Shared Services, Technology, and Investment functions to support Invesco’s India expansion.

• Architected and executed workforce transformation, partnering with global finance and support leaders to streamline hiring, and transition key functions to India, driving cost efficiency and operational excellence.
• Built and scaled Global Business Services (GBS) hiring, establishing high-impact teams for Finance (R2R, P2P, FP&A, A2R), and Technology within Finance (Automation, Data Analytics, ERP systems).
• Launched Investment Compliance hiring from the ground up, ensuring regulatory alignment, and strengthening governance frameworks.
• Drove technology hiring, expanding teams in application development, infrastructure, and support functions to enhance operational capabilities.
• Developed a strategic hiring blueprint for Investment Operations (Middle Office and Back Office), optimizing talent acquisition for critical financial functions.
• Pioneered digital hiring transformation, leading the deployment of SmashFly CRM, and revamping career sites to enhance employer branding.
• Championed DEI initiatives, driving diversity-focused recruitment, and earning Invesco a place among BCWI’s Best Companies for Women in India (2019 and 2020).
• Scaled graduate hiring programs, transitioning from Tier III to Tier II institutions, significantly improve the quality of early-career talent.