Sanjay Kanojia, Rpr, Cmp, MBA Hr
About Sanjay Kanojia, Rpr, Cmp, MBA Hr
Sanjay Kanojia is a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at CIBC, focusing on tech hiring for Capital Markets and Technology. He has extensive experience in recruitment across various sectors and holds an MBA in Human Resources.
Current Role at CIBC
Sanjay Kanojia serves as the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Tech Hiring) - Capital Markets & Technology at CIBC. He has been in this role in Toronto, Ontario, since 2022. He focuses on strategic talent acquisition for the capital markets and technology portfolio, leveraging his extensive experience in recruitment and talent management.
Previous Roles in Recruitment
Before joining CIBC, Sanjay worked as a Recruitment Specialist at Accenture for six months between 2021 and 2022. He also had a short stint at MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Partnership) as a Recruitment Specialist in 2021. His earlier roles include Human Resources Specialist at UPS from 2019 to 2020, Recruitment and Retention Specialist at Bayshore Home Care from 2018 to 2019, and Talent Acquisition Specialist at Rekrutify.com from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, Sanjay has worked at CSI Group Inc., Portea, Medtronic (for Covidien at Alexander Mann Solutions/FlexAbility), and Stryker in various recruitment and talent acquisition capacities.
Educational Background
Sanjay Kanojia holds an MBA in Human Resource from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, which he completed between 2006 and 2008. He also has a Bachelor of Information Technology from Delhi University, earned between 2000 and 2004. Earlier in his educational journey, he completed his 12th grade at Modern Era Convent.
Technical Proficiency in Recruitment Systems
Sanjay possesses expert-level proficiency in multiple Applicant Tracking Systems such as Taleo, PeopleSoft, Workday, and Kenexa Brassring. He has over 8 years of experience with MS Office, more than 5 years of experience with Taleo and PeopleSoft systems, and over 2 years of expertise with Workday. This in-depth technical knowledge supports his strategic talent acquisition and management efforts.
Specialization and Skills
Sanjay specializes in recruitment across various segments including Medical Devices, Healthcare, Finance, and IT. He is experienced in RPO delivery and implementation, as well as frontline to leadership hiring. He practices the Gallup StrengthsFinder approach, identifying his top strengths as Achiever, Learner, Responsible, Analytical, and Individualization. Sanjay has a proven track record in project management, analytical problem solving, people management, and the innovation, automation, and improvement of HR policies.