Vasundhra Mandal

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Talent Acquisition Partner (Senior Recruitment Business Partner) at Takeda

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Overview

Vasundhra Mandal is a Talent Acquisition Partner at Takeda with 14 years of experience specializing in leadership hiring. Her expertise spans pharmaceuticals, life sciences, engineering, and finance, connecting senior talent with key roles. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Delhi University.

She has recruited senior talent across an exceptionally wide range of industries, from Aerospace and Robotics to Investment Banking and Pharmaceuticals.

Personality Overview

Long-term Focused

Strategic Planner

Deliberate Doer

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Life Sciences Talent
Her current role at Takeda and recent activity is heavily focused on recruiting specialized medical and scientific talent within the pharmaceutical industry.
Leadership Hiring
A core specialty throughout her career is headhunting senior-level profiles, including Directors, VPs, and SVPs, for major corporations.
Engineering & Tech
Has extensive past experience recruiting for complex technical roles in sectors like Industrial Automation, Aerospace, R&D, and IOT at Honeywell and other firms.

Media Appearances

Vasundhra has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Talent Acquisition Partner (Senior Recruitment Business Partner) at Takeda
8-2024 - 12-2024
Talent Acquisition Manager (Through Taggd) at Honeywell
3-2022 - 8-2024
Recruitment Manager at The Glove
10-2021 - 2-2022
Recruitment Relationship Manager (Banking and Finance) at Macquarie Group
7-2009 - 10-2021
Assistant Manager - Head Hunter / Sr. Leadership Hiring Specialist (BFSI & IT) at The Glove

Education

2005 - 2008
Bachelor’s Degree from Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To Vasundhra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vasundhra is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vasundhra

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vasundhra move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Vasundhra take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Vasundhra

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