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Nikhil Datt

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Head of Talent Acquisition at Carousell Group
📍 Singapore

Nikhil is the Head of Talent Acquisition at Carousell Group, describing himself as a "handyman for complex challenges" with a unique background in sales and talent acquisition across Asia. People he has worked with often call him a strategic and detail-oriented people leader. He is a Certified Behavioural Consultant from the INSTITUTE FOR MOTIVATIONAL LIVING INC, THE.

Outside of work, Nikhil values building and maintaining strong professional relationships, demonstrated by his commitment to staying connected with his former NUS project team, whose members travel internationally to meet. He also shows an interest in new technology, sharing detailed, long-term personal feedback on his electric vehicle.

He once turned around a struggling division, scaling its contractor headcount from 10 to nearly 200 in just two years.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Singapore
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APAC Talent Strategy
Oversees 500-700 hires annually across 8 APAC countries without agency usage, focusing on rebuilding teams and streamlining processes at Carousell Group.
Building Teams
Praised in recommendations for his ability to build and nurture high-performing teams, with former reports often following him to new companies.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Head of Talent Acquisition
Carousell Group
12-2020 - 7-2021
Senior Director - Talent Acquisition
UST
10-2014 - 12-2020
Senior Vice President / Head - Talent Acquisition & Team Empowerment
NTT Ltd.
10-2014 - 12-2020
Consulting Director
NTT Singapore Digital Talent Services Pte. Ltd.
4-2012 - 10-2014
Consulting Director
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Education
1990 - 1993
BA (Hons) Economics
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)
1994 - 1995
Masters Diploma in International Trade
Symbiosis Institute of International Business
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