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Priti Acharya

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Director, India Head of Talent Acquisition at PayPal
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Priti Acharya is a talent acquisition leader with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Director and India Head of Talent Acquisition at PayPal. She specializes in technology hiring for financial services and e-commerce. Colleagues often describe her as professional, approachable, and an amazing leader.

Outside of her professional role, Priti is passionate about creative expression, networking, and community building. She is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Her academic background is in English Literature, which influences her unique communication style.

She has a distinct fondness for writing rhymes and poetry to articulate her professional philosophy and engage with potential candidates.

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Current Role
Director, India Head of Talent Acquisition
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

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Talent Strategy
With over two decades of experience, she focuses on building high-performing teams, managing new build-outs, and executing leadership hiring for global firms.
Diversity Hiring
Explicitly states she is a "strong supporter of diversity hiring, " making it a core tenet of her recruitment philosophy.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Director, India Head of Talent Acquisition
PayPal
7-2021 - 4-2022
Director, India Head of Talent Acquisition
Falabella India
3-2019 - 7-2021
Vice President, India Head of Talent Acquisition
AQR Capital Management
10-2012 - 2-2019
Vice President, Talent Acquisition
Goldman Sachs
1-2011 - 10-2012
Talent Acquisition
Dell
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Priti Acharya joins PayPal as Director, India Head of Talent Acquisition. Featured in The Economic Times
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Education
1997 - 1999
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Masters in English Literature from School of Languages, Ahmedabad
1993 - 1996
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Bachelors in English Literature and Psychology from St. Agnes College, Mangalore
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