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Manish Upadhyaya

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Head of Talent Acquisition at Arvind Limited
📍 Gurugram, Haryana, India

Manish is a talent acquisition leader with over 20 years of experience building high-performing teams across the Energy, IT, and Consulting sectors. He specializes in strategic and CXO-level hiring, employer branding, and implementing ATS platforms like Workday and SAP SuccessFactors. He holds an MBA from IIIT Hyderabad.

Colleagues describe Manish as an inspiring mentor with strong empathy and a calm, positive attitude. He is passionate about aligning people strategy with business objectives and mentoring his teams to success. His approach is seen as innovative and deeply analytical.

He has a unique expertise in building a companys brand from the ground up on university campuses across India.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Gurugram, Haryana, India
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HR Technology Adoption
He has hands-on experience leading the implementation of enterprise-level ATS platforms, including Workday and SAP SuccessFactors, to drive recruitment transformation.
Strategic Employer Branding
He focuses on designing employer branding roadmaps and has a proven history of enhancing brand presence on university campuses to attract top talent.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Head of Talent Acquisition
Arvind Limited
8-2024 - 2-2026
Head of Talent Acquisition
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.
2-2024 - 8-2024
Head of Talent Acquisition
Azure Power
5-2022 - 6-2023
Director Talent Acquisition
IQVIA
1-2017 - 10-2021
Associate Director
KPMG India
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Education
2003 - 2005
MBA
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
1998 - 2002
B.E
BN College Of Engineering
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