Pratibha Thandra

About Pratibha Thandra

Talent Acquisition Leader with 20+ years of extensive experience building high-performance recruiting teams, developing data-driven sourcing strategies, and meeting aggressive hiring goals. Strong background in business partnership, cross-functional collaboration, and implementing innovative recruiting solutions. Skilled in aligning recruitment strategies to support dynamic, high-growth environments, with a deep understanding of the Indian talent market.

Experience

1. Director Talent Acquisition

   OpenText

   Jan 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Spearheaded recruitment strategy for R&D roles, optimising hiring panels and sourcing channels to accelerate organizational growth.• Restructured the TA team around role complexity, achieving a delivery target of 30 offers per week while balancing speed and quality.• Partnered with senior leadership to align quarterly/annual hiring objectives, ensuring timely and high-quality talent delivery.• Leveraged analytics and dashboards to optimize pipelines, track progress, and drive data-led decision making.• Championed AI adoption and sourcing innovations, building recruiter capabilities, business acumen, and influencing skills within the team.

Education

• Osmania University

  Bachelor's degree, Business/Commerce, General

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  Executive Development Program in Human Resource Management, Human Resources Development

Skills

• Management
• Team Building
• Networking
• Talent Management
• Negotiation
• Staffing Services
• Human Resources
• Strategic Sourcing
• Personnel Management
• Internet Recruiting
• Headhunting
• Sourcing
• Salary Review
• Employer Branding
• Headhunt
• College Recruiting
• IT Recruitment
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement
• Employee Relations
• Screening
• Hiring
• Interviews
• Recruiting
• Employee Engagement
• Recruitments
• HR Consulting
• Technical Recruiting
• Benefits Negotiation
• Screening Resumes
• Talent Acquisition
• Start-Ups
• Executive Search
• Resource Management