Nitin Aggarwal

Global Head Talent Acquisition

JoVE

Jul 2026 - Current (4 months)

Head, Talent Acquisition

HT Digital Streams

Jan 2022 - Jul 2026 (4 years 7 months)

Led the Talent Acquisition function for the digital business, partnering with leadership to scale teams, build critical talent pipelines, and support business growth. Managed and developed a team of 5 recruiters.
• Designed and executed hiring strategy for niche Digital, Data, and AI roles including Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Analytics leaders in a highly competitive NCR talent market; Delivered high-volume hiring (250–300 hires annually), with 35–40% across niche tech roles
• Led CXO-1/CXO-2 hiring across Technology, Data, Product, and Marketing functions, including Technical Architects, DevOps Head, and Data leadership roles
• Defined TA operating model including channel strategy (direct vs agency), recruiter produc

Talent Advisor, Engineering and Corporate Hiring

RoundGlass

Jun 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 8 months)

Led the Engineering and Corporate hiring functions.
• Led hiring for niche technology roles including Data Scientists, Data Engineers, ML Engineers, and Product Analytics professionals
• Built talent pipelines for emerging skills in AI/ML and analytics through proactive market mapping and competitor intelligence
• Partnered with business leaders to design org structures for data and product teams in a high-growth environment
• Launched TA metrics dashboard to track time-to-hire, quality of hire, and funnel effectiveness
Tech Hiring Expertise: Data Science, ML Engineering, Data Engineering, Product Analytics, Full Stack, InfoSec

Head, Talent Acquisition

BizCredit

Oct 2019 - May 2020 (8 months)

Led the Talent Acquisition function, managing a team of 7 recruiters.
• Built employer branding and social hiring strategy, significantly improving talent engagement and pipeline quality
• Designed and implemented TA processes and tools to enhance productivity and hiring efficiency
• Improved offer-to-join ratio from 64% to 82% through structured candidate engagement initiatives
• Scaled employee referral program from 16% to 34%, reducing dependency on external hiring channels

Lead Recruiter - Lateral Hiring

Tata Consultancy Services

May 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Lead Recruiter for ITIS and ESRM Talent Acquisition Group, Delhi NCR :
• Managed end-to-end IT hiring delivering 45+ offers per month across niche and generic technology roles
• Drove optimal usage of different hiring channels - Job Portals (LinkedIn, Naukri, Monster & IIM Jobs), referrals, agencies and internal movements to manage cost, time and quality
• Received highest rating of ‘A’ as appreciation of work for two consecutive years and 5 ‘On the Spot Awards’ for exceeding assigned targets

HRBP Lead - Client Sites (North)

Tata Consultancy Services

May 2015 - Apr 2018 (3 years)

Led the North India Client Sites team in HR Engagement role as a Business Partner. Initiated various CSR projects for Delhi branch.

People Analytics, Engagement & Talent Management
• Built an exit analytics framework to identify attrition drivers and improve retention by aligning employee aspirations with business needs
• Led a 4 member HR team supporting 80+ client sites across North India, driving engagement, retention, and people initiatives
• Managed HR analytics and monthly leadership reporting on talent movement, attrition, diversity, engagement, and retention metrics
• Strengthened talent retention through proactive career dialogues and managerial action plans, preventing 10 potential separations in a q

Research Intern

Adhyayan Quality Education Services

May 2014 - Jun 2014 (2 months)

Worked on Project Development, School Leadership and Social I nclusion Under RTE.
1. Worked on the ‘School Box’ project, a guide to setup a model school.
2. Reviewed elite schools of Mumbai as part of the review team and shared ways to work upon the weaker aspects. Conducted training for school leaders.

Fellow

Teach For India

Jun 2013 - May 2015 (2 years)

Teaching a class of 26 students in a low income private school to enable them to be at par in academics and extra-curricular exposure with students from well-resourced schools.
• Co-conceptualized and executing ‘FireFlies’ a Delhi level art festival for students of TFI classes.
• Envisioned and Editor-in-chief of the first School magazine.
• Trained and worked with teachers of the school to imbibe best practices in the classrooms.
• Evaluated and Selected fellows for TFI 2014 cohort as part of the TFI Selection Team and TFI 2015 cohort as part of the TFI Recruitment Team.
• Analyzed and improved the Math curriculum as part of the TFI Math curriculum committee.
• Selected to be part of One Team committee- TFI De

Human Resources Executive

Tata Consultancy Services

Oct 2011 - May 2013 (1 year 8 months)

Hired for Retail ISU as part of the Talent Acquisition Group for Mumbai branch.
Designed competitive offers with respect to industry and internal company benchmarks.

ASSISTANT SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Tata Consultancy Services

Mar 2011 - Sep 2011 (7 months)

Headed the Billing module of TIN (Tax Information Network), an initiative by Income tax department of India.
1. Received Appreciation certificate from the client (NSDL) for my commitment towards work.
2. Received Star of the Month Award for the month of March, 2013.

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