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Soumya Kerkar

Commander · DISC type D
TAS at Sia
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Soumya Kerkar is a talent acquisition specialist with over four years of success in scaling teams within the AI, SaaS, and Automotive sectors. An alumna of IIM Lucknow, she specializes in end-to-end recruitment for GTM and tech roles. Colleagues describe her as a "thorough professional" and a "rockstar. "

She holds a certification in "AI-Powered Talent Acquisition, " directly aligning her skillset with her recent focus on building teams for AI-native companies.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
TAS
Job Level
Junior
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Soumya shows up

Risk-Taker
Candid & Clear
Decisive

They are very proud of what they do. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Soumya cares about

AI Talent Acquisition
Her current role and recent hiring posts are focused on scaling an AI cloud infrastructure company, backed by her certification in AI-powered recruiting.
Building GTM Teams
Identifies as a "GTM & Tech Hiring Specialist, " actively sourcing sales, marketing, and enterprise architect roles to drive product adoption.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
TAS
Sia
12-2024
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Neysa
7-2024 - 9-2024
Specialist - People Operations
Radix
12-2021 - 7-2024
Human Resources Executive
WebEngage
11-2019 - 11-2020
Senior Human Resources Officer - Employer Branding, Resourcing & Talent Management
Mahindra Group
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Media appearances

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Education
5-2021 - 6-2023
MSc Management with HR
University of Sunderland
2020 - 2021
Executive Program in Talent Analytics and HRM
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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