Kalyan N.

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Recipient of multiple talent acquisition awards.
Expert in building global talent acquisition strategies.
Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in talent acquisition within the Fintech and E-commerce sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent Acquisition StrategyRecruitment Leadership

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBuilding Organizational CapabilityBusiness DevelopmentBusiness NetworkingBusiness UnitsCoaching & MentorshipCommunication SkillsDEI Hiring StrategyEmployee EngagementEmployer BrandingEnd to End RecruitmentExecutive SearchGlobal Talent AcquisitionGood customer interaction skills

About

I drive talent acquisition strategies focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I), aligning with stakeholder goals to deliver world-class experiences for both candidates and hiring managers. My approach spans the entire talent lifecycle—employer branding, sourcing, assessment, engagement, and onboarding. Passionate about scaling talent attraction and engagement, I leverage data to exceed ambitious targets and consistently bring in top talent with predictability. I excel in optimizing quality, speed, and cost-efficiency, and thrive in building global teams that deliver impactful, sustainable results. Whether in enterprise or startup environments, my focus is always on attracting exceptional talent across diverse industries and domains. Specialties: Leading and developing high-performing teams that drive success across all disciplines. I am dedicated to delivering holistic talent acquisition strategies that prioritize impactful engagement, branding, and a superior candidate experience. Recognitions: Recipient of the TA Leadership Excellence Award (2025), Top 20 Tech Talent Leaders Award (Feb 2023), and Talent Champion Award (2022).

Experience

Tide

Head of Recruitment

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

▶️ Scope of my Role:
2024 till date - Head of Recruiting for Product & Engineering(Global-IN,UK&EU)
2023 - 2024 - TA Head for India (Tech and NonTech)
In the current role, leading product & engineering talent acquisition function to scale Tide engineering capability across India, UK and Eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Lithuania.
Role:
Drive strategy and delivery for the recruitment function in product & engineering organization.
Own and develop OKR planning for the TA function, aligning with business growth plans.
Strategise recruiting capacity to maintain TP productivity as per internal and external benchmarks.
Partner with senior leadership and the CTPO to secure hiring projections and explore solutions for PACE and Quality hiring challenges.
Contribute to company OKRs by ensuring timely hiring, directly impacting revenue growth.
Plan regional hiring strategy for India, UK, and Europe, focusing on pipeline roles like Backend and Mobile Engineering.
Lead a team of highly talented team in India, UK and Europe, including 2 Recruiting Managers and 1 Staff Recruiter, overseeing regional hiring mandates.
Drive employer branding initiatives, including Glassdoor, GIDS, Tide Tech Talks, and JPrime in Sofia/Bulgaria.
Developing and scaling hiring operations in emerging regions like Lithuania and Serbia.
Please visit our website and careerpage
www.tide.co
https://www.tide.co/careers

Talent Acquisition StrategyRecruitment LeadershipDEI Hiring StrategyEmployer BrandingStakeholder Management

Soroco

Director Talent Acquisition

Jan 2022 – Nov 2022 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

About Soroco:
Led by graduates from Harvard, MIT, and Caltech, Soroco is pioneering a new area of enterprise software called the work graph via our patented platform Scout.
Title: Director TA
Scope: TA head for global at SOROCO, allows me to build scalable talent strategies, recruiting teams, infrastructure, and processes across India, APAC, USA and UK that ensure an integrated strategy for attracting, recruiting & hiring key talent while delivering a phenomenal candidate and customer experience.

Talent Acquisition StrategyRecruitment LeadershipStakeholder Management

Flipkart

TA Leader - Tech & Product

Aug 2017 – Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Scope:
In the last held role, led talent acquisition function for OneTech (Tech and Product) and Corporate Function (Non-Tech) organisations based out of INDIA.
Career Progression:
TA Leader : 2020 to 2022
Leading TA for Tech & Product BUs(Technology Hiring) and Corporate Hiring Function(Non Tech Hiring)
Team Size : 12 to 15
Senior Manager TA : 2018 to 2019
Leading TA for : FSG/Fulfilment Services Group ( Supply Chain/EKART Tech : Assets, Fulfilment Experience & Core Logistics), SSE/Selection and Seller Eco System ( Sellers Platform : Market Place, Retail and Profit & Promotions ) and FPG/Flipkart Payments Group.
Manager TA : 2017 to 2018
Leading TA for FSG (Supply Chain/EKART Tech)
Role:
Building TA metrics to improvise on productivity metrics
Key initiatives: Critical hiring strategic sourcing and recruiting, Quality of Hire metric, TA Productivity metrics, ATS implementation, branding initiatives and Tech Talks [LinkedIn & belong.co], HR dashboards, Women Diversity hiring initiatives, SDE 3 hiring process etc.,
Annual Operating TA Plan and budgeting for the year.
Highlights & Accomplishments
Best Team award(BTA) for driving accelerated hiring plan during Q3-2021 and 2 Instant Karma awards for revamping BU hiring and introducing IJP – Career Fair
Played TA Head role for corporate function (Analytics, Non-Tech roles) and implemented best TA practices in 2020
BTA by CHRO for hiring Sr. level roles – H1 2019
BTA by BU Head for building a strong TA metric and achieving targets – H1 2018
Recognised as “Best achievement” for 54% jump in overall hiring in one BU in 2018
BTA by HR Head for quick ramp up in BU hiring, building TA Capacity and building TA frameworks – Q1 2018
Best Performance Award by HR Head for achieving highest monthly targets – Q4 2017
Implemented TA Performance Metric and Hiring Dashboards
Implemented and successfully launched QoH metric, organised branding initiatives and tech talks [ niche and Diversity focused events]

Talent Acquisition StrategyRecruitment LeadershipTeam ManagementEmployer Branding

Publicis sapient

Manager - Hiring

Mar 2013 – Aug 2017 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Role:
Lead the lateral Talent Acquisition function for technology portfolios in Gurgaon, Noida and Bangalore. This involves consulting with business heads and key stakeholders to identify, plan and execute various recruitment strategies across all locations
Group building, mentoring, providing leadership, fostering team development and staff appraisals
Highlights & Accomplishments
“High Fliers” - Best Team Award - Q3’2016 [This is a prestigious award in Sapient GM Hiring]
Successful delivery of CTRM ramp up plan for one key portfolio with a scale never done before in a
year [ Almost doubled the hiring numbers in a quarterly consolidation plan and delivered to add good revenues]
Built strong sourcing team and effective sourcing strategies, there by reduced vendor dependency to literally none
“High Fliers” - Best Team Award - Q3'2015 [This is a prestigious award in Sapient GM Hiring]
Scaled Leadership Hiring CoE in SGM by a successful delivery of hiring leadership profiles