Vinesh Thakkar

Lead Recruiter @Tesla

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Talent Acquisition Manager with 15+ years’ experience leading high-volume recruitment across multiple sectors and countries. Expert in managing hard-to-fill roles from Manager to Director level, mentoring recruitment teams, and improving processes. I’ve delivered strategic talent solutions for leading organisations including Tesla, PwC, Accenture, Microsoft, Vodafone, and CIMA, helping them attract top talent and achieve business goals.

Experience

  • Lead Recruiter at Tesla
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Freelance Recruiter at Self Employed
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Recruiter at Time Sourcing
    May 2025 - Jul 2025 · 3 mos

    Short term contract helping to recruit a number of SAP roles

  • Recruitment Specialist (Interim) at Accenture
    Aug 2024 - May 2025 · 10 mos

    Interim contract role recruiting for Technology roles across the UK

  • Recruitment Manager (Interim) at PwC
    Apr 2021 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    A 2 year interim contract working within the consulting team. This was a strategic account management focused role covering roles across Operations, Digital and Technology transformation, Microsoft, Government and Health Industries, Oracle and Cloud. It also included recruiting for the new Cloud Centre of excellence