Vartika Pathak
Manager Talent Acquisition
Gurgaon
Summary
Human Resource Manager with over 8 years of comprehensive experience in the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle. Proven expertise in scaling teams, driving talent transformation across regions, and leveraging recruitment analytics for strategic hiring decisions. Skilled in direct sourcing, campus hiring, diversity recruitment, compensation & benefits, onboarding, and vendor management.
Recognized for strong communication, stakeholder management, and a solution-oriented mindset. A dynamic go-getter and quick learner, consistently delivering results under pressure and within deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Talent Acquisition Manager
The Knot Worldwide ( WeddingWire)
03.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded end-to-end talent acquisition for domestic and international roles across India, Ireland and US aligning hiring strategies with global business goals.
- Led end-to-end recruitment for mid to senior-level roles across multiple functions, managing full-cycle hiring from job briefing to offer roll-out.
- Led and managed a high-performing team of recruiters and coordinators, providing mentorship, performance management, and driving a culture of accountability and excellence.
- Partnered with global HR and business leaders to forecast hiring needs, define job requirements, and drive proactive talent pipelining.
- Built and executed strategic sourcing plans using a mix of job boards, social media, employee referrals, headhunting, and campus hiring.
- Managed a team of recruiters and coordinators, ensuring timely closures and effective candidate experience across all touchpoints.
- Optimized hiring metrics like time-to-fill and cost-per-hire through continuous process improvement and analytics-based decision making.
- Developed strong relationships with universities, professional associations, and other external partners to enhance organization's visibility among prospective candidates.
- Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
- Successfully closed critical roles across regions including leadership level hiring, niche non technical positions, and volume-based hiring.
- Managed recruitment budgets and vendor relationships (consultants, job portals, tools), ensuring cost-effective sourcing strategies.
- Designed and implemented recruitment processes and metrics to track time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire, improving efficiency
- Oversaw interview scheduling and alignment across multiple time zones, ensuring coordination between candidates, hiring panels, and leadership teams.
- Conducted salary benchmarking and drove compensation discussions in alignment with internal equity, market trends, and budget approvals.
- Handled offer management and negotiation, working closely with Total Rewards and HRBPs to ensure competitive and compliant offers.
- Built global sourcing strategies using LinkedIn, job boards, referral programs, and recruitment agencies to attract top talent.
- Enhanced candidate experience by implementing streamlined application process and timely communication.
Talent Partner (Talent Acquisition-HR)
Adobe
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Corporate Recruitment, Diversity Recruitment, Sourcing and Screening CV and sharing same with Stakeholders, Handling profiles like HRBP, Analyst for Pan-India
Senior Associate (Talent Acquisition-HR)
Wedding Wire (TKWW)
10.2019 - 04.2022
- End to end recruitment cycle through various source mix.
- Managing Local as well as Global stakeholders,
- Regular meeting with Hiring Managers and business leaders,
- Offered solutions and consult decision makers on how to streamline interview process,
- Requirements fulfill within Less TAT, Work on multiple job profiles and consistently maintain high quality/solid pipeline for Hiring Managers, Initiate phone screens with passive, and other interested candidates,
- Successfully recruited and set up entire IT and Non-IT team, MIS Reporting, SPOC for Grievance handling and Vendor Management,
- Conducting various Employee Engagement activities,
- Positions Closed: Sales, Operations, Marketing, Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Social Media Specialist, Content writer, Finance, IT,
- Experience and knowledge of working on Portals like Greenhouse, DocuSign, Ashby, and Slack,
- Preparing and maintaining year Budget sheet for recruitment and sharing data with stakeholders and Global team for approvals
Senior Executive (HR)
Info Edge India Limited
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Partnering with Business Teams on corporate recruitment.
- Independently handled entire Operations hiring for the company vertical's - Naukri, Shiksha, 99 acres and Jeevansathi
- Worked on high level volume and Lateral Operations positions.
- End to End Recruitment - Sourcing, Screening of the candidates, Interview Feedback, Salary negotiation, Offer Approval and generation, document verification, and On-boarding of the new hires.
- Provided regular updates on talent acquisition performance metrics to senior leadership, supporting data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
- Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
- Created and distributed job postings on job boards, corporate career sites and social media networks to increase reach.
- Implemented innovative recruitment strategies to increase number of high-quality job applicants.
Executive (HR)
Home Credit India
01.2017 - 02.2018
- Managing End to End Recruitment for Business Support.
- Responsible for hiring Of Pan India Lateral Positions.
- Sourcing, Screening and Sharing of CV from Different Job Portals like Naukri and LinkedIn.
- Strategy Making for hiring process of all the roles.
- End to end Recruitment Process.
- Salary negotiation and sharing offer letter with the candidates.
- Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
- Assistance in the Talent Management Process and involvement in the Joining Kits formalities at the initial stage of employment.
- Sourcing, Screening, and sharing resumes with the stakeholders, Co-ordination with the candidates, Salary Negotiation, offer generation, Background check of the candidates
- Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks
Education
MBA -
Amity University
Noida, India 08.2015 - 04.2017
B.A.LL.B. -
Symbiosis Law School
Noida, India 12.2010 - 04.2015
12th -
Delhi Public School
Kanpur , India 04.2009 - 04.2010
10th -
Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya
Gwalior, India 04.2007 - 04.2008
Skills
End-to-end recruitment management
Talent management
Recruitment
Applicant tracking systems
Contract negotiation
Onboarding processes
Candidate sourcing & tracking
Global recruitment
Salary and benefits negotiations
Building partnerships
International & Cross-Border Hiring
Recruitment Technology (eg Oracle, Greenhouse, Naukri)
Negotiation tactics
Team building
Time management
Coaching and mentoring
Accomplishments
- Led and supervised a team of 2 staff members, ensuring effective coordination and timely delivery of recruitment goals.
- Successfully achieved hiring targets for a confidential project within tight deadlines, aligning with all specified timelines.
- Awarded an 'On-the-Spot' bonus for outstanding performance in hiring and efficiently setting up a new team within the stipulated timeframe.
- Sole HR representative invited to attend the Global Administration Summit in Portugal, recognizing significant contributions and leadership in Talent Acquisition.
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Manager
The Knot Worldwide ( WeddingWire)
03.2023 - Current
Talent Partner (Talent Acquisition-HR)
Adobe
04.2022 - 08.2022
Senior Associate (Talent Acquisition-HR)
Wedding Wire (TKWW)
10.2019 - 04.2022
Senior Executive (HR)
Info Edge India Limited
05.2018 - 10.2019
Executive (HR)
Home Credit India
01.2017 - 02.2018
MBA -
Amity University
08.2015 - 04.2017
B.A.LL.B. -
Symbiosis Law School
12.2010 - 04.2015
12th -
Delhi Public School
04.2009 - 04.2010
10th -
Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya
04.2007 - 04.2008
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