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Niharika Mehndiratta

Captain · DISC type SD
Lead Talent Acquisition - South Asia at Mastercard
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Niharika is the Lead of Talent Acquisition for South Asia at Mastercard, specializing in leadership and executive hiring. With an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, she excels in designing strategic hiring initiatives to build high-caliber teams. Colleagues describe her as empathetic, committed, result-oriented, and tenacious.

Outside of her corporate role, Niharika has a passion for travel, having shared experiences from a culturally rich and peaceful trip to Bhutan. This suggests an appreciation for serene landscapes, mountains, and discovering places known for simplicity and happiness.

A new hire at Mastercard gave her a huge shout-out for her support during the hiring process, highlighting her positive impact on candidate experience.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Lead Talent Acquisition - South Asia
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

How Niharika shows up

Output-Driven
Dynamic But Sincere
Long-Term Thinker

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Niharika cares about

Leadership Hiring
Her core function at Mastercard and previous senior roles involves building leadership teams and managing executive searches across South Asia.
Candidate Experience
She focuses on creating streamlined and efficient processes, and has been publicly recognized by new hires for her support during recruitment.
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Career

Work history

12-2021
Lead Talent Acquisition - South Asia
Mastercard
7-2021 - 12-2021
Assistant Director Talent Acquisition
EY
8-2018 - 12-2021
Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition
EY
7-2014 - 7-2018
Team Manager(Recruitments & Team Management)
ManpowerGroup India
4-2012 - 6-2014
Senior Client Manager (Recruitments & Client Management)
Unison International Consulting Pvt. Ltd
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Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2016
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Navi Mumbai
2002 - 2005
BHM
Institute of Hotel Management
High School Diploma
Summer Fields School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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