Lesten D'souza

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in building talent communities for leadership roles.
  • Strong focus on candidate experience and strategic hiring.
  • Proven track record in technical recruitment across multiple sectors.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in SaaS and technical recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionStrategic HiringRecruitingSoftware Testing

Other Skills

Active SourcingBusiness Process ImprovementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Digital TransformationEmployee Learning & DevelopmentEnglishEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Global SourcingHR ConsultingHR ManagementHuman ResourcesHuman Resources (HR)IT Service ManagementMarket IntelligenceNegotiation

About

Currently a guardian of Adobe's hiring bar :) Sourcer and Recruiter. Excited about everything to do with people. I bring method to the madness, finding the best hiring strategies to hire tough-to-fill roles while working with speed and great attention to detail. My values ground my work - I always believe in doing right by candidates and Adobians.

Experience

7 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 11 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Adobe

Talent Acquisition (Leadership Hiring)

Dec 2021Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

  • North America Region
  • Roles Handled:- Director, Senior Director, Vice President
  • Collaborating with North America TA Team to identify talents at the Director level and above
  • Shared Market Intelligence on Generative AI space with Global Leaders
  • Build Talent communities for North America region for Adobe Design, Product Management, Engineering and Generative AI roles
  • India
  • Roles Handled:
  • Director & Senior Director of Design, Mid to Leadership
  • Solely handled entire Adobe Design & Product Management hiring for India region
  • Built Talent communities from scratch for Adobe Design and Product Management Business Unit
  • Created and deployed monthly newsletters to Talent community members
  • Have been core member of Adobe University Events like Alchemy, Transcend
Global Talent AcquisitionMarket IntelligenceStakeholder ManagementTalent ManagementStrategic Hiring

Propellor.ai

HR Recruiter- Technical

Oct 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · WFH

  • Founded in 2016, we at ThinkBumblebee are firmly rooted in the problem-solving principle ‘Occam’s Razor’; otherwise known as the Law of Parsimony. Plainly put, Occam’s Razor states that "The simplest solution is usually the one that requires making the least assumptions". We believe more technology is not necessarily the best answer to business questions. Instead, high performance oriented organizations invest in a system to arrive at simple, effective solutions, faster. What it takes is to get various tech components to talk to one another, continuous iteration and lastly, measure performance on a selected few metrics. Our mission is to cut through the Tech clutter and put Data Science to work, for high performance startups & Fortune 500 alike.

Signiteq

Talent Scout

Mar 2020Oct 2020 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • SigniTeq is new-age boutique company that harnesses the power of blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and cloud, to help global companies and established brands reimagine their business by building impactful digital engineering solutions.
  • Our team of global IT professionals with collaborative spirit and unrelenting dedication unlock the full potential of the customer and accelerate the enterprise adoption of new technologies, untangle complex issues that always emerge during digital evolution, and orchestrate ongoing innovation to deliver transformational results in the digital world.
  • We offer unmatched, innovative and customer-centric information technology services and solutions. At SigniTeq we solve our customers challenges to find passionate, inspired staff, capable of enabling customer success.

Talent gps

Client Recruitment Specialist | RPO for Tekion, KredX, Affine Analytics, Vitage systems |

Sep 2018Mar 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru

  • ⭐ Roles Handled :- Backend Engineer, Frontend Engineer, Full-Stack Engineer, Cloud Engineer ⭐
  • 🚀 Sources:- LinkedIn, Naukri, Instahyre, IIMJobs, Monster.com 🚀
  • ➢ Acted as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for major enterprise clients and unicorns including Vitage, Tekion, Affine, and KredX, managing stakeholder expectations and delivering consistent hiring outcomes.
  • ➢ Led end-to-end Technical hiring across multiple functions, ensuring timely and high-quality talent acquisition.
  • ➢ Responded swiftly and accurately to client hiring needs, providing strategic insights and aligning recruitment efforts with business priorities.
  • ➢ Managed the full recruitment lifecycle, including requirement gathering, role scoping, sourcing strategy creation, and pipeline development.
  • ➢ Conducted comprehensive sourcing, screening, interviewing, evaluating, and salary negotiation to drive seamless candidate closures.
  • ➢ Built strong talent pipelines by leveraging diverse sourcing channels—job boards, professional networks, internal databases, and consultant referrals.
  • ➢ Reviewed and validated profiles submitted by the sourcing team to maintain high-quality standards before client submission.
  • ➢ Collaborated closely with account managers and recruiters to ensure alignment on hiring priorities and fulfillment strategies.
  • ➢ Coordinated and executed large-scale recruitment campaigns, ensuring structured planning, reporting, and delivery within timelines.
  • ➢ Monitored market hiring trends and recruitment performance metrics to optimize strategies and increase efficiency.
  • ➢ Utilized advanced HRM and ATS platforms to streamline recruitment workflow, enhance candidate experience, and improve data accuracy.
RecruitingStakeholder ManagementTechnical Hiring

Astute

Software Tester & Early Level HR

Jan 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mangaluru

  • ➢ Developed and executed comprehensive written and automated test cases, ensuring robust test coverage and improved software quality.
  • ➢ Hands-on experience working with Selenium 2.34, performing automation scripting, regression testing, and enhancing test efficiency.
  • ➢ Successfully contributed to staff recruitment and retention, supporting talent strategies that strengthened team capability and reduced turnover.
  • ➢ Managed employee relations by addressing concerns, fostering communication, and promoting a healthy, collaborative workplace environment.
  • ➢ Led and coordinated HR programs and projects, driving initiatives that enhanced operational efficiency and employee engagement.
  • ➢ Utilized various HRIS technologies to streamline workflows, manage employee data, and enhance reporting accuracy.
Selenium TestingHR ManagementSoftware Testing

Education

Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Mangalore, India

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Computer Science

School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore

Postgraduate Degree - PGDHRM — Human Resources Management and Services

Alva's College of Education

Science — PCMB

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