Sandeep Batra

Head of People at Prism Works · Executive search · assessment, negotiation

Prism Works

Mumbai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

9+ years experience

IIT Kharagpur

English, Hindi, Marathi

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I've spent 10 years on executive search - first at Uber, now at Prism Works. Ran manager training for 173 first-time leads. Hired 244 engineers in a year with a 86% offer-accept rate. Before that: Cognizant and Mahindra Group.

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Looking for a people partner who has worked on compensation at scale

Role: People partner
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Remote within country
Compensation: ₹36-80 LPA
Team: Leadership hiring, 16 people
Start: Within a month
Must have: Has hired for technical roles before Builds trust with candidates quickly Good judgment about what not to build
Process: Decision within 10 days

Comp ₹20-80 LPA. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

Head of People
May 2025 - Present
Prism Works · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Hired 235 engineers in a year with a 90% offer-accept rate.
- Cut time-to-hire from 62 days to 22.
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 4719 people.
Recruiter
Feb 2024 - May 2025
Cognizant · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Cut time-to-hire from 76 days to 21.
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 3246 people.
Recruiter
Dec 2022 - Feb 2024
Mahindra Group · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 2221 people.
People Operations Manager
May 2021 - Aug 2022
KPMG · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Hired 245 engineers in a year with a 77% offer-accept rate.
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 4667 people.
Recruiter
Apr 2018 - May 2021
Uber · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
- Built the leveling and comp framework for 2385 people.
- Cut time-to-hire from 66 days to 21.

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Education

IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech, Communications
2012 - 2016

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