Speaker
Sonia
Global talent acquisition leader shaping future-ready workforces through inclusive hiring, university partnerships, and early-career talent strategies across diverse, high-growth markets.
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Sonia Sahgal
Sonia Sahgal is a senior Human Resources and Talent Acquisition leader at Microsoft, driving university and early-career recruiting strategies across India, APAC, and ANZ with a strong focus on scale, diversity, and hiring excellence.
Meet the Speaker
At Ashwamedha 2.0, Sonia brings practical insights into leadership, inclusive hiring, and the future of early-career talent. Her journey offers students and young professionals a clear view of how careers are shaped through skills, opportunity, and purposeful talent ecosystems.
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Sonia Sahgal
Head – University & Early Careers Recruiting, Microsoft
Speaker Overview
Sonia Sahgal leads University and Early Career Recruiting at Microsoft, overseeing large-scale talent programs across India, APAC, and ANZ. Her experience spans global talent acquisition leadership, campus hiring, executive search, and workforce planning across regions and industries. She is known for building high-performing teams, strengthening employer branding, and delivering measurable recruitment outcomes. At Ashwamedha 2026, Sonia brings valuable perspectives on future-ready hiring, inclusive leadership, and building sustainable talent pipelines.
Strategic Talent Acquisition Leadership
Leads enterprise hiring transformation through scalable recruitment strategies, leadership hiring, and niche talent acquisition aligned with long-term business growth.
Data-Driven Workforce Planning
Builds analytics-led recruiting frameworks leveraging talent mapping, market insights, and hiring intelligence to improve productivity, quality, and workforce readiness.
Future-Ready Talent Ecosystems
Champions employer branding, DEI, and candidate-experience initiatives—creating sustainable, people-centric talent models aligned with the future of work.
Sessions by Speaker
Leading Across Boundaries: The Art of Influencing Without Authority
- Day - 2 : Sat, Feb 21, 2026
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Echotorium
Sessions by Speaker
Decisions That Win: Leading with Data
- Day - 2 : Sat, Feb 21, 2026
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
