Santosh Siddhu
@santoshsiddhu
I scale global engineering and leadership teams through executive search, talent strategy, and direct hiring.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I've led global talent strategy and leadership hiring for Chapter2, The Walt Disney Company, Teradata, Principal Financial Group, and Investec Bank across India, the UK, Vietnam, EMEA, South Africa, and the Middle East. I build technical and executive teams through end-to-end recruitment, market intelligence, and direct sourcing.
I've scaled a 40+ person Vietnam engineering team in 60 days, recruited 120 roles for an India GCC, and delivered 110 hires in 75 days for Teradata's Finance Kingfisher project. I also reduced agency dependency, saved £20,000 monthly through direct hiring, and implemented recruitment platforms including Workday and iCIMS.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Global Talent Partner
Chapter2
May 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)
Managed full-cycle recruitment for engineering and IT units, achieving a 95% candidate joining conversion rate. Scaled a Vietnam-based engineering team of 40+ members within 60 days and built a UK Architecture team within 30 days.
Talent Partner
The Walt Disney
Jul 2022 - May 2024 (1 year 10 months)
Part of the Global Resourcing Team focusing on leadership positions, developing candidate pipelines and implementing recruiting strategies. Closed 30 positions in Q4 2022 and contributed to DE&I and LGBTQ+ initiatives.
Worked for R&D, Analytics, and CFO functions, partnering with hiring managers to gather talent needs and develop hiring plans. Delivered Project 'Finance Kingfisher' onboarding 110 resources in 75 days and closed 60 Analytics and R&D roles.
Led leadership hiring initiatives and directed the RPO team, partnering with Head of BU, CTO, and CFO. Built a new COE team in Hyderabad and implemented iCims system implementation.
Handled talent acquisition responsibilities at Citi Bank.
Served as Assistant Manager in a flexibility role at Citi Bank.
Consultant
Systems Plus Technologies
Jun 2015 - Apr 2016 (10 months)
Worked as a Consultant at Systems Plus Technologies.
Executive
Syntel Inc
Dec 2010 - May 2015 (4 years 5 months)
Worked as an Executive at Syntel Inc.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SCDL
Master of Business Administration, Human Resources
2012 - 2014
Pursued an MBA in Human Resources from SCDL from 2012 to 2014.
Monad University
Bachelor of Computer Application, Computer Application
2008 - 2010
Completed a Bachelor of Computer Application from Monad University from 2008 to 2010.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
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