Sarmita Mukherjee
About Sarmita Mukherjee
Sarmita Mukherjee is a Talent Acquisition Manager with extensive experience in workforce planning and recruitment. She has worked at several organizations, including Thomson Reuters, Unbxd Inc, Micro Focus, and currently Vahan Inc., where she has successfully scaled the workforce and developed a diverse talent acquisition team.
Current Role at Vahan
Sarmita Mukherjee serves as the Talent Acquisition Manager at Vahan Inc. since 2021. In this role, she has successfully scaled the workforce from 48 to 110 employees, achieving 62 full-time equivalent hires. She manages workforce planning, including budgeting and resource forecasting, in collaboration with finance and business leadership teams. Mukherjee also creates special recruiting initiatives that focus on best practices in interviewing techniques and leveraging internal sources of talent. Her efforts ensure that positions are filled within agreed timelines, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Previous Experience in Talent Acquisition
Before her current position, Sarmita Mukherjee held several significant roles in talent acquisition. She worked at Thomson Reuters as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner from 2013 to 2017, contributing to recruitment strategies in the Bengaluru Area. Following this, she served as a Staffing Advisor Lead at Micro Focus for nine months in 2017-2018. She then took on the role of Talent Acquisition Lead at Unbxd Inc from 2018 to 2020, further honing her expertise in the field.
Educational Background
Sarmita Mukherjee has a solid educational foundation, having studied at XLRI Jamshedpur, a prestigious institution known for its management programs. She also completed her Bachelor's degree in Arts from the University of Calcutta between 2007 and 2010. Earlier in her education, she attended Loyola College of Education in Jamshedpur, where she achieved the Indian Secondary Certificate (ISC) and completed her Secondary Examination (ICSE).
Team Development and Leadership
At Vahan, Sarmita Mukherjee has developed a diverse talent acquisition team consisting of three members. She emphasizes the importance of performance and the impact of the talent acquisition function on the company's success. Her leadership fosters a collaborative environment where team members take pride in their contributions to the organization.