Saumya Kumar

Director at I-Venture @ ISB, Expert in Talent Acquisition and Strategic Management

Saumya Kumar is a successful business leader with vast experience across various industries such as e-commerce, banking, insurance, and IT sales. Her leadership skills have helped her launch operations in over 15 cities for an E-commerce giant, set up sales verticals across various industries, and develop and build recruitment products from scratch.

With a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Manipal Institute of Management and a Master of Business Administration in Strategy and Marketing from the Indian School of Business, Saumya's educational background is impressive. She also served as a director at I-Venture @ ISB and Digital Identity Research Initiative (SKILLING) at the Indian School of Business.

Prior to her current position, Saumya was an associate director of Talent Acquisition at Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd), a co-founder and CEO at Besthires.ai, and a strategic project manager at Groupon Asia Pacific (now Nearbuy) among others. Her innovative startup, Besthires.ai, was incubated by the Indian School of Business and she successfully raised funds and built a customer network outside India.

Saumya's unique perspective enables her to solve complex business problems with ease. She is an accomplished hustler who has been recognized by ISB's incubation center as one of the early incubated startups.

Highlights

Mar 20 · isb.edu

Indian School of Business Launches I-Venture Immersive (ivi) at the ...

Sep 4 · youtube.com

ISB's Saumya Kumar on Fostering Entrepreneurship - YouTube

Experience

Director I-Venture @ ISB, Indian School of Business (October 2021 - Present)

Director, Digital Identity Research Initiative SKILLING, Indian School of Business (October 2020 - Present), Associate Director Talent Acquisition, Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd) (September 2019 - October 2020), CEO and Cofounder, Besthires.ai (August 2017 - September 2019), Strategic Project Manager, Groupon Asia Pacific Now nearbuy (August 2015 - August 2017), Senior Manager Operations, PeopleStrong HR Services (May 2011 - October 2013), Manager Operations, Summit HR Worldwide (April 2010 - May 2011), National Key Account Manager, Wireless Innoventures (March 2009 - April 2010), Asst Manager (Credit and Risk), Moneyline Credit LTD (August 2007 - March 2009), Customer Relationship Manager, CitiFinancial (February 2006 - August 2007)

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy and Marketing, Indian School of Business (2014 - 2015), Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, Manipal Institute of Management (2003 - 2006), Cisce, Biology, Loyola School (1993 - 2001)