Throughout a career spanning over two decades, Saleel has maintained a career path devoted to Talent Acquisition. He manages Global TA function for Sun Pharma which is the 4th largest speciality generics pharma company in the world and No. 1 Pharma company in India. For the past decade, he has been instrumental in the Talent Acquisition field within Fortune 100 American MNCs, holding key regional TA roles.

In his prior role, Saleel served as the Regional TA leader for South Asia, Middle East and Africa, at Mondelez. During this tenure, he oversaw the recruitment of over 1500 individuals across 12 countries, every year.

Prior to this role, he was Asia Pacific Cluster TA Leader at MSD Pharmaceuticals, where he managed talent acquisition for four countries and also led Employer Branding for APAC region.

In the initial phase of his career, he was associated with a boutique executive search firm for over a decade, where he advised senior leaders across healthcare, retail, and engineering sectors, facilitating critical career transitions.