MANISH TRIPATHI

I build talent acquisition engines that make organizations genuinely attractive to the talent they most need — not just visible. Over 23 years across BFSI, Technology, ITES, and Telecom, I have served as a strategic architect of employer brand, EVP, and end-to-end TA function design for global organizations operating at scale. As a member of the Strategic Global HR Leadership Team at Principal Global Services, I translated business strategy into workforce reality — delivering 1,500+ hires annually across India and APAC while simultaneously transforming the TA function: cutting time-to-fill by 48%, reducing turnover by 66%, and driving employee referral from 2% to 35%. The Everest Group recognized PGS India as a Top Technology Talent Hiring GBS in 2024 — a milestone shaped directly by the hiring strategy and employer brand positioning I architected. I lead at the intersection of three disciplines that define world-class TA in 2025: the science of talent intelligence and AI-powered recruitment, the art of employer branding and candidate experience design, and the rigor of operating model governance and data-driven decision-making. I have personally championed and deployed AI platforms — Eightfold AI, Phenom, Modern Hire, Textio, HackerRank, ServiceNow — embedding them into live TA workflows rather than keeping them in the realm of exploration. At my core, I am a talent brand storyteller, a sourcing strategist, and a trusted C-suite partner — someone who understands that every great hire begins with a compelling reason to believe in an organization, and ends with a candidate experience that turns hires into advocates.