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Deepak Janakiraman

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Associate Director - Talent Acquisition at Eli Lilly and Company
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Deepak Janakiraman is the Associate Director of Talent Acquisition at Eli Lilly, bringing over 19 years of HR expertise. He specializes in technology and AI talent sourcing, strategic recruitment, and DEI initiatives. Colleagues describe him as strategic, accountable, and a natural problem-solver, with certifications from the University of Minnesotas Carlson School of Management.

He has a keen interest in fostering innovation and operational excellence within talent acquisition, focusing on building and mentoring effective recruitment teams from the ground up to support rapid business growth.

Deepak was the very first employee hired for Eli Lillys Hyderabad office.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Associate Director - Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Diversity & Inclusion
His professional headline and recent certifications highlight a strong focus on DEI, including completing a course on the foundations of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Data-Driven Recruitment
He has implemented analytics to improve candidate quality and holds a certification in building a data-driven, skills-first workforce strategy.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Associate Director - Talent Acquisition
Eli Lilly and Company
11-2017
Manager Talent Acquisition
GEP Worldwide
1-2021 - 3-2025
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition & Site Lead HRBP for Hyderabad Location
GEP Worldwide
5-2013 - 10-2017
Talent Acquisition Lead - Product Engineering
NEC Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
7-2012 - 4-2013
Recruiter - Product Engineering
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
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Education
2020 - 2020
Certification Course on "Managing Human Resources and Managers"
Carlson Executive Education, University of Minnesota
2020 - 2020
Certification Course on "Managing Employee Performance"
Carlson Executive Education, University of Minnesota
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