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Harjit Khatkar

Founder and CEO at Icon Consulting Group, Human Capital Consultancy Specialist

Harjit Khatkar is the Founder and CEO of Icon Consulting Group, a boutique human capital consultancy firm based in Singapore that specializes in senior-level recruitment for digital and enterprise applications, including technologies like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, and Workday. He established the company in January 2018 with a vision to connect the right talent with the right opportunities across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.25

Under Khatkar's leadership, Icon Consulting Group has experienced significant growth, achieving revenues in the tens of millions within just a few years. The firm focuses on delivering high-quality recruitment services and has successfully placed over 500 consultants in various roles throughout APAC.13 Khatkar emphasizes a commitment to excellence and client satisfaction, which has been pivotal in building the company's reputation and expanding its operations.3

Before founding Icon Consulting Group, Khatkar held several key positions in the recruitment industry, including Sales Director at K2 Partnering Solutions and Business Development Manager at Provanis. His extensive experience spans over 25 years in staffing and human capital solutions, which has equipped him with a deep understanding of market needs and client expectations.24

Khatkar's entrepreneurial spirit is reflected in his approach to business; he aims to build a company that prioritizes quality over size, focusing on being the best in their field rather than the largest.1

Highlights

Aug 7 · linkedin

During the past 6 months here at Icon Consulting Group we have embarked on a number of #strategic initiatives including new services lines, offices and digital product. Last week during our H1 half year review I was delighted to see the #success and #growth in these initiatives across the board!

Firstly our core #EnterpriseTech #staffing business grew our numbers and are now actively supporting #SAP projects in SEA, ANZ, Dubai and Europe with supplying of high quality niche independent SAP Contractors

Further we onboarded Hayato Misaki as our Country Leader for our new dedicated #Icon #Japan office I launched in Jan. He has done a great job in establish our presence on the ground in Tokyo and is already working with a number of bi-lingual #Japanese #SAP consultants to support local clients.

Earlier this year we had Christophe Derdeyn join the business to set up our #SAPServices division where we have a long-term vision to grow a boutique SAP Consulting and AMS business based out of #Vietnam. I was very excited to see him already engage his first SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud project under the new banner!

Lastly Hongwei Li has been working with Icon Consulting Group to focus on how we could leverage the latest #GenAI tech to improve our business and Im very #excited to see the progress he is making on a future AI enable tech recruitment platform.

It was great to wrap up a very productive and hectic 6 months by reviewing both our #wins and #learnings and future planning with a team #strategy session followed by a very enjoyable BBQ!

Sonam Sawalani Hitesh Sawalani Tasha Marie Samuel McGough Dayana Muhamad Deepti Balakrishnan Jasvir Pandher Rowena Palero Hema Nagireddy Christophe Derdeyn Nikhil Bansal Hongwei Li Yuan Yuan Graham Storm Hayato Misaki Andrew Butcher

May 28 · linkedin

Whilst many of the independent #SAP contractors we work with at Icon Consulting Group tell us they enjoy the freedom and rewarding nature of being able to manage their own careers as freelancers, they also mention at times they can feel slightly isolated, especially in today common wfh or hybrid working environments.

Therefore we were delighted last week to be able to host a #networking event where we had many of our current and past Singapore based contractors attend along with many other senior professionals from the #SAP eco-system.

In todays, at times, over-content created world we kept the ethos of the event very simple - for people to be able to have a few drinks, eat some pizza and most importantly be able to #talk about anything and everything whether personal or professional with each other and just #connect with others. It was also great to be able to host in our new bigger offices too!

Based on the feedback we received after the event it seems like it was a good night enjoyed by all and something we hope to do more often. A big thanks to everyone that attended and a special thanks to Sonam Sawalani our chief organiser of the event!

Jasvir Pandher Sonam Sawalani Samuel McGough Dayana Muhamad Deepti Balakrishnan Hitesh Sawalani Tasha Marie Sandhu Jagjeet Singh Hema Nagireddy Rowena Palero Hajime Adachi

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Experience

Founder and CEO at Icon Consulting Group (January 2018 - Present)
Sales Director at K2 Partnering Solutions (July 2013 - March 2017), Business Development Manager at Provanis (March 2010 - June 2013), Senior Recruitment Consultant at Maximus IT (October 2008 - March 2010)

Education

Economics at The University of Sheffield (2001 - 2004)

Location

Singapore