Rohini Bastikar

About Rohini Bastikar

A Head – Talent Acquisition & HR Business Partnering leader with 19+ years of progressive HR experience, partnering with business leadership to build scalable organizations, strengthen leadership capability, and enable sustainable growth.Brings deep expertise across strategic talent acquisition, HR business partnering, workforce planning, and employee engagement, with strong exposure to technology and consulting-led environments. Known for aligning people strategy with business priorities, driving metrics-led hiring decisions, and enabling leadership teams through structured, pragmatic HR interventions.Currently heads Talent Acquisition at Mindgate Solutions, leading end-to-end hiring across leadership and lateral roles, and overseeing campus hiring. Partners closely with business stakeholders & cross-functional teams, including HRBP, HR Operations, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Legal, to deliver hiring solutions aligned to organizational growth and priorities. Actively driving ATS implementation to strengthen hiring governance, analytics, process standardization, and candidate experience, while building and leading high-performing, distributed TA teams.Previously spent nearly 12 years with the Tata ecosystem, with Tata Consultancy Services, in senior HR leadership roles spanning HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, Talent Engagement, and Talent Management. Served as Business Unit HR Head for North America–based business units, partnering with senior leadership on workforce planning, succession, retention, and organizational effectiveness. Experience also includes managing large-scale hiring, rebadging initiatives, and HR transitions across India and onsite geographies such as Dubai and Riyadh.Recognized for a business-first mindset, strong stakeholder orientation, and disciplined execution, with a leadership style focused on enabling growth through people, structure, and trust.

Experience

1. Head of Talent Acquisition

   Mindgate Solutions

   Apr 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Heading Talent Acquisition with ownership of end-to-end hiring across leadership and lateral roles, and oversight of campus hiring aligned to business priorities.Partnering closely with business stakeholders to translate workforce demand into scalable hiring plans.Collaborating cross-functionally with HRBPs, HR Operations, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Legal to ensure hiring decisions align with governance, budgets, and organizational goals.Leading and mentoring distributed TA teams, driving delivery against TAT, quality of hire, cost efficiency, and compliance metrics.Actively driving ATS implementation, focusing on process standardization, analytics, governance, and candidate experience.Managing vendor ecosystem, sourcing strategy, and commercial negotiations to optimize outcomes and costs.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor Of Science, Biochemistry & Zoology

  2000 — 2003

• Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges

  Advance Diploma, Technical & Analytical Chemistry

  2003 — 2004

• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)

  MHRDM, Human Resource Development

  2008

• Catalyst Clinical Services, Delhi

  Post Graduate Diploma, Clinal research

  2006 — 2006

Skills

• Team Management
• Screening Resumes
• IT Recruitment
• Mentoring
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Human Resources
• Thought Leadership
• Campus Placement
• Resourcing Strategy
• Recruiting
• Management
• End to End Recruitments
• College Recruiting
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Screening
• Internet Recruiting
• HR Policies
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Benefits Negotiation
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Strategic Hiring
• E-Recruitment
• Behavioral Interviewing
• Full-Life Cycle Recruiting
• Performance Appraisal
• Employee Referral Programs
• Strategic Recruitment Planning
• Recruitments
• Training
• Crm