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Utkarsh Khandekar

Hyderabad

Summary

Enthusiastic and results-driven HR professional with 6+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and Global HR Transitions across EMEA, APAC, Americas, and India. Proven expertise in end-to-end recruitment, HRIS transformation, offer & onboarding, background checks, and employee lifecycle management. Adept at stakeholder management, change management, process optimization, and HR analytics. Skilled in multiple ATS platforms (ICIMS, Oracle Recruit, Workday, Hirebridge) with a track record of delivering business-aligned HR solutions, process improvements, and large-scale knowledge transfer initiatives.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate – Human Capital Management

Goldman Sachs
Hyderabad
03.2021 - Current
  • Spearheaded the setup of the Hyderabad office as part of the pilot HR operations team, ensuring seamless integration of HR processes from day one.
  • Led and coached a 5-member vendor team managing backend HR operations through ServiceNow, improving SLA adherence by 20%.
  • Managed the full spectrum of Recruitment & HR Operations: Executive Offers, Onboarding, Background Checks, Performance Management, Time and Labour, Employment Verification letters and Employee Lifecycle.
  • Partnered with 20+ global HRBPs, Compensation teams, and business leaders to design efficient hiring workflows, reducing average time-to-hire across regions by 15%.
  • Played a key role in global HR transition projects, leading User Acceptance Testing (UATs) to validate new workflows, ensuring compliance across 4 geographies.
  • Collaborated with HR Technology teams to transition ATS systems from ICIMS to Oracle Recruit, improving system efficiency and reporting accuracy.
  • Designed and executed Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions, SOPs, KPIs, and training materials for 60+ team members.

Specialist Recruitment – Talent Acquisition

Citicorp Services India (PeopleStrong)
Pune
04.2020 - 02.2021
  • Partnered with hiring managers to conduct requirement gathering sessions and define role specifications for IT and Finance positions.
  • Built and maintained a robust candidate pipeline across niche skillsets, improving proactive hiring readiness.
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment cycle: sourcing (Naukri, LinkedIn, referrals, cold calling), screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and pre-offer formalities.
  • Delivered weekly hiring dashboards and talent analytics to stakeholders, providing insights on hiring trends and bottlenecks.
  • Ensured ATS (Workday) utilization for candidate tracking and streamlined internal transfer processes (IJP), improving transparency and employee mobility.

IT Recruiter – Recruitment Team

TIBCO Softwares
Pune
02.2019 - 03.2020
  • Executed full-cycle recruitment across IT and finance domains, handling 20+ open positions simultaneously.
  • Leveraged multiple sourcing channels (portals, professional networks, social media) to build strong candidate pipelines, cutting sourcing time by 25%.
  • Screened, evaluated, and shortlisted candidates, aligning skills and experience with business requirements.
  • Managed ATS (Hirebridge) for candidate data management and compliance tracking.
  • Negotiated salary structures and coordinated offer rollouts and onboarding formalities, achieving 90% candidate joining ratio.
  • Handled the 3 critical stages of recruitment – sourcing to interview, interview to offer, and offer to joining – ensuring smooth candidate experience.

Intern – Human Resources

Sodexo
Pune
05.2018 - 07.2018
  • Assisted in bulk recruitment drives, completing 50+ hires within stipulated timelines.
  • Managed employee joining formalities and engagement initiatives to improve retention.
  • Supported HR team in maintaining employee records and preparing HR documentation.

Education

PGDM - Human Resources

IIEBM, Indus Business School
Pune
01.2019

BBA - Human Resources

Sant Tukdoji Maharaj University
Nagpur
01.2016

Skills

  • ICIMS
  • Oracle Recruit
  • Oracle Absence
  • Workday
  • Hirebridge
  • ServiceNow
  • Naukri
  • LinkedIn
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Offer & Onboarding
  • HR Operations
  • Employee Lifecycle
  • Background Checks
  • Time and Labour
  • Payroll
  • HRIS
  • HR Analytics
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Change Management
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Reporting & Dashboards
  • Process Improvement

Certification

  • Alteryx Core Certified
  • HR Analytics Certification – IIM Rohtak (2021)

Projects

HCM transition, led one of the largest global HCM transition projects at Goldman Sachs, coordinated with cross-functional teams to standardize recruitment and onboarding processes worldwide Knowledge management setup, built a comprehensive learning and development framework for onboarding teams, enabling faster ramp-up of new hires Process Improvement, Partnered with HR Technology to implement process enhancements and automation; conducted UATs as a Super User to validate and roll out system upgrades.

Skills

ICIMS, Oracle Recruit, Oracle Absence, Workday, Hirebridge, ServiceNow, Naukri, LinkedIn, Talent Acquisition, Offer & Onboarding, HR Operations, Employee Lifecycle, Background Checks, Time and Labour, Payroll, HRIS, HR Analytics, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Knowledge Transfer, Reporting & Dashboards, Process Improvement

Websites

Timeline

Associate – Human Capital Management

Goldman Sachs
03.2021 - Current

Specialist Recruitment – Talent Acquisition

Citicorp Services India (PeopleStrong)
04.2020 - 02.2021

IT Recruiter – Recruitment Team

TIBCO Softwares
02.2019 - 03.2020

Intern – Human Resources

Sodexo
05.2018 - 07.2018

PGDM - Human Resources

IIEBM, Indus Business School

BBA - Human Resources

Sant Tukdoji Maharaj University

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