Bajarang Kumar

Talent Acquisition Leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling hiring functions across aerospace, automotive, and heavy manufacturing in India and global markets. Proven track record of delivering high-volume and leadership hiring for plants, R&D, and corporate functions across India, France, China, Africa, and APAC. Strategic partner to CXOs, driving workforce planning, hiring investments, and employer branding aligned with aggressive business growth across India, Europe, China, Africa and APAC.

Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition at Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd (DRAL) (2023-11 – Present)

Lead Talent Acquisition strategy across India and France for aerospace manufacturing operations

• Lead Talent Acquisition strategy across India and France for aerospace manufacturing operations
• Built and scaled the Talent Acquisition function for plant, engineering, leadership, and corporate hiring
• Implemented Workday ATS globally, standardizing recruitment governance and compliance
• Led and mentored a team of 8 recruiters delivering end-to-end hiring
• Reduced recruitment costs by 30% through referrals, walk-ins, and digital sourcing
• Increased gender diversity from 6% to 25% within 12 months
• Partnered with CXO leadership on workforce planning and hiring budgets
• Designed automated hiring workflows covering sourcing → onboarding → analytics
• Developed salary benchmarking frameworks for entry-level engineers
• Designed and executed international OJT programs in France
• Supported plant ramp-up and production scale-up through workforce planning
• Built pipelines for critical aerospace skill clusters
• Reduced agency dependency by building an in-house sourcing engine
• Established campus hiring strategy for future talent pipelines

Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition at LiuGong India Pvt. Ltd (2022-02 – 2023-11)

Managed hiring strategy for Technology, Operations, and Shared Services roles with focus on diversity and SLA improvements

• Managed hiring strategy for Technology (70%), Operations (20%), and Shared Services (10%) roles
• Achieved 42% diversity hiring, strengthening inclusive hiring practices
• Improved hiring SLA from 57% to 88% through process re-engineering and vendor optimization
• Delivered workforce plans for plant operations, sales & service, R&D, and corporate functions
• Led virtual hiring and onboarding aligned with audit and compliance requirements
• Built advanced dashboards for productivity, SLA, channel mix, cost per hire, and forecasting
• Partnered with leadership on hiring budgets, TA strategy, and HR policy inputs

Manager – Talent Acquisition at Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt. Ltd (2017-07 – 2022-02)

Delivered high-volume hiring across manufacturing and sales functions with multi-country experience

• Delivered 600+ hires annually across manufacturing and sales functions
• Reduced attrition from 25% to 9% through strategic hiring and onboarding improvements
• Implemented SAP SuccessFactors ATS, improving hiring speed and visibility
• Reduced recruitment costs by 30% through referrals and social sourcing
• Led multi-country hiring across India, China, Uganda, Zambia, and Australia
• Received Best Achievement Award – 2018, 2019 & 2021

Manager – Management Search at Info Edge India Ltd, Pune (2015-06 – 2017-06)

Delivered leadership and niche engineering hiring for major automotive and industrial clients

• Delivered leadership and niche engineering hiring for clients including Bajaj Auto, L&T, Tata Yazaki, Goodyear, Apollo Tyres, MRF, JCB, CNH and others
• Specialized in R&D, design, and engineering leadership roles

Senior Consultant – Non-IT at Global Hunt, New Delhi (2011-02 – 2015-06)

Set up R&D divisions and specialized in automotive product engineering and design talent acquisition

• Set up R&D divisions for Hero MotoCorp (100+ hires) and Honda Cars India (30+ hires)
• Specialized in automotive product engineering and design talent

Executive MBA in Human Resources – Great Lakes Institute of Management (2021-07 – 2022-06)

MBA in Human Resources – Global Skills University, Delhi (2009-07 – 2011-06)

BA in History – Global Skills University, Delhi

10+2 – Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Patna (2005)

10th – Bihar School Examination Board (2002)