After nearly five years at Bain & Company, Kanika Sharma has returned to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as India HR manager, marking a new chapter in her association with the global management consulting firm. In her new role, Sharma is also serving as Talent Acquisition & Contingent Workforce (CWR) India Lead, with responsibilities spanning talent acquisition, campus recruitment and contingent workforce management.
Her experience covers hiring across leadership and campus talent, along with broader HR responsibilities within the consulting sector.
Sharma returns to BCG after spending close to five years at Bain & Company in Gurugram. She joined Bain in July 2021 as campus recruitment lead and was later elevated to manager – talent acquisition & HR in March 2023, a role she held until May 2026.
Prior to Bain, Sharma had spent more than five years with BCG. She joined the firm in January 2016 as senior specialist – campus recruiting Team and worked there until July 2021. During this stint, she built significant experience in campus hiring and talent acquisition within the management consulting industry.
Her return to BCG therefore marks a progression in her career, as she moves back into the organisation in a broader India HR leadership role, with her remit now extending beyond campus recruitment to talent acquisition and contingent workforce management.
Before her first stint at BCG, Sharma was part of Tech Mahindra’s corporate HR – global leadership acquisition & development team from May 2014 to December 2015. She spearheaded recruitment through business-school campuses across India for non-technical hiring, gaining exposure to leadership acquisition and development.
Sharma began her professional career with EY as an audit associate, where she worked on financial statement audits and compliance assurance. She also undertook a summer internship with India Today in 2013.
She holds an MBA in Human Resources Management and Finance from IMT Hyderabad, where she was involved with the Media Relations and Placement Cell. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Finance from Delhi University.
