About

Ketan Bansal is a Strategic Executive with over 12 years of experience in Recruitment/Engagement Campaign Management, Talent Acquisition, Campus Hiring, and On-boarding. He has a path-breaking and planning-centric approach to business development and has successfully dealt with Chancellors and Deans of universities. He has experience in managing lateral hiring along with a full-time campus role for over a year. Ketan is an Evangelist of Business Planning & Strategy and has a proven track record of success in wearing many hats, from entry to manager roles for Mergers & Acquisitions. He is passionate about incubating the entire business growth by bringing in process improvement initiatives in sync with the implementation of sourcing & retaining talents, imparting continuous training & career development through academic and industry research. Furthermore, he drives long-term employee success and creates a culture of continuous improvement. Through a pragmatic approach, Ketan establishes & maintains long-term strategic partnerships to innovate and shape the future, deals with effective negotiation, and designs a strategic vision to meet enterprise needs. He is a strong believer in the 'Make It Happen' philosophy, unwilling to settle for average, and brings a unique perspective to various challenges. Currently, Ketan is working as a Senior Manager at Cognizant, where he is the B-School Campus Leader (pan India), E-School Campus delivery and POC (West/North and Central), and Infra lateral hiring - Recruitment POC. He has previously worked as a Manager at EY, where he was involved in planning & executing campus programs for three business units and collaborated with stakeholders to discuss their requirements through various campus channels. He has also worked as an Assistant Manager at EY, where he was responsible for University Relations in North India. Ketan holds an MBA in HR/Marketing from IILM, a BA Hons in Sociology from DAV College, Chandigarh, and completed his Senior Secondary and High School education from SD Public School and St. Xavier's Sr. Secondary School, respectively. He has a relevant experience of 12.54 years and possesses a Tech Stack in Research Science.