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Uttam Panda

Evaluator · DISC type DCs
Head of Talent Acquisition at Jindal Stainless
📍 India

Uttam Panda is a strategic Talent Acquisition Head with over a decade of experience at major firms like Jindal Stainless, ITC, and Coca-Cola. He specializes in building high-performing teams using data-driven, inclusive hiring practices and holds an MBA in HR.

He follows the business and talent strategies of major multinational corporations like Accenture and Johnson & Johnson, indicating a broad interest in corporate leadership and innovation.

He was a featured speaker at the 2024 NexTech HR Summit on the role of AI and automation in recruitment.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
India
Personality Overview

How Uttam shows up

Quality Focused
Hard To Convince
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Uttam cares about

AI in Recruitment
He was a speaker at the 2024 NexTech HR Summit, focusing on how AI, automation, and analytics are transforming talent acquisition.
Employer Branding
Leverages employer branding as a key strategy, combined with innovative sourcing techniques, to attract top-tier talent for major corporations.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition
Jindal Stainless
12-2022 - 7-2025
HR Manager
Aditya Birla Group
12-2018 - 12-2022
HR Business Partner
ITC Limited
7-2017 - 12-2018
Talent Acquisition
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd
12-2013 - 7-2017
Senior Recruitment Executive
Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Pvt Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2008 - 2010
MBA HR
Institute of Management & Development
2005 - 2008
bsc
Utkal University
Social presence
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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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