About

Nishant Yadla is a dynamic Manager with over 8 years of experience across various domains including Human Resource Management, Learning and Development, Business and IT Consulting, Project Management and Software Development and Management. He is an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and an Engineer from IIT Dhanbad (previously ISM Dhanbad). Nishant is an eager learner with a flair for communication and an out-going, proactive individual who is always on the lookout for challenging opportunities in his areas of interest. He is a highly competent professional with excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skills. He places a high value on attention to detail and leadership. Currently, Nishant is the Manager of Operations & Recruitment at D. E. Shaw Research, where he is responsible for recruiting and enabling World Class Talent in the space of Computational Biochemistry and Drug Discovery. He is part of the core management team and project lead for various cross-collaborative initiatives across multiple teams, managing five direct reports. Prior to this, Nishant was a Senior Analyst at D. E. Shaw Research, where he worked on scientific research in the field of computational biochemistry. He was a member of the Operations and Recruitment team responsible for sourcing and recruiting the best talent in the domains of drug research, computational chemistry, and supercomputer hardware and software design. He was also a project lead for two searches and a contributor across various sourcing projects. Before joining D. E. Shaw Research, Nishant was an Assistant Manager HR at Wipro, where he was an HR Business Partner for over 1200 employees in the Business Application Services - Testing business unit (BU). He managed end-to-end HR processes such as performance appraisal, promotions, merit salary increases, compensation refitting, and employee grievances. He collaborated successfully with the finance, operations, marketing, and sales teams to continuously design and implement HR and internal communications strategies for the BU. Nishant holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General from Xavier Institute of Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Dhanbad. He is also a Research Scientist and Software Engineer with experience in testing. With 11.45 years of relevant experience, Nishant is constantly on the lookout for an opportunity to learn, innovate, be proactive, and most importantly network with various stakeholders involved.