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Sandhya Kizhiyapat

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Manager Talent Acquisition at CGI
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Sandhya Kizhiyapat is a talent acquisition manager with over 15 years of HR experience at major firms like CGI, Optum, and IBM. She specializes in technology and leadership hiring, talent strategy, and full-cycle recruitment. Sandhya holds a BCom from Osmania University and a postgraduate diploma from Symbiosis University.

Her professional focus is heavily centered on building inclusive and strategic hiring practices within large organizations, particularly for Global Capability Centers (GCCs).

She has participated in focus groups specifically dedicated to developing DEI (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion) hiring strategies.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Manager Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Middle
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Inclusive Hiring
Champions Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) and has actively developed hiring strategies in this area, as noted in her headline and professional summary.
Strategic Tech Recruiting
Specializes in talent acquisition for technology roles, including leadership and volume hiring for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in the banking sector.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Manager Talent Acquisition
CGI
5-2020 - 11-2025
Manager Talent Acquisition
Optum
6-2016 - 8-2018
Talent Acquisition Partner
IBM
5-2012 - 11-2012
HR Analyst
Baker Hughes
2006 - 2009
Human Resources Analyst
Deloitte
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Education
3-2003 - 1-2005
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom
Osmania University
2-2006 - 1-2009
Post graduate diploma
Symbiosis university Pune
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