About

Pooja Rai is a highly experienced Executive Hiring professional with a strong background in Talent Acquisition within the computer software industry. Currently working as a Recruitment Lead for Executive Hiring at Accenture, she is responsible for creating the best candidate experience for Exec level candidates in Advanced Technology Centers in India (ATCI). Pooja manages North America, Europe, Song & Functions markets, and her role involves developing recruitment strategies, partnering with stakeholders, vendor management, diversity hiring, and team management. Prior to her current role, Pooja worked at Cognizant as part of the Leadership Hiring team, where she was responsible for creating the best candidate experience at the leadership level, partnering with hiring managers to find the right talent, diversity hiring, competitor analysis and talent mapping, creating alternate sourcing channels, employee engagement, and offer generation. She has also worked at HCL as Deputy Manager for Sales & Leadership Hiring, where she managed end-to-end recruitment and team management. Pooja holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Karnatak University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Human Resources Management and Services from another institution. With over 15 years of relevant experience, she has a strong track record of successfully hiring top talent in Technology, Sales, and Leadership roles. Pooja is passionate about creating a positive candidate experience and is skilled in recruitment strategies, team management, and diversity hiring.