Saurav Kumar Patnaik (He/His/Him)

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

9+ years in global talent acquisition
Scaled teams from 150 to 1,000+
Expert in leadership hiring and employer branding

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Other Skills

ATSCC++Customer ServiceData-Driven InsightsDocumentationExecutive SearchForecastingJob Description DevelopmentLeadershipMarketingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordPeople Management

About

Talent Acquisition Manager with 9+ years of global experience scaling tech and GTM teams. Proven expertise in leadership hiring, building TA functions from scratch, and driving recruitment strategies aligned with business growth. Skilled in stakeholder management, data-driven sourcing, and employer branding across diverse markets.

Experience

8 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

5 mos

Current Experience

Okta

GTM Recuiter

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Clear

Principal Talent Acquisition (Global- GCC, Europe & APAC)

Jul 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Remote

Yellow.ai

Founding Recruiter (Global)

Oct 2020 – Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

TA function, growing headcount from 150 to 1,000+ globally.•
Expanded R&D team from 15 to 220+ in 18 months using organic
sourcing without vendors.
Built and led a team of 6+ recruiters, achieving 80% offer-to-join rate
and SLA compliance.
Led leadership hiring, onboarding 12+ senior executives.•
Implemented ATS (Lever, Skillate) and HRMS (BambooHR); led campus
hiring and onboarding programs.

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Bounce

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Apr 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Led tech and product hiring; scaled dockless business team from 30 to
160+ in one year.
Developed sourcing strategies attracting passive and active candidates.•
Implemented ATS (Zwayam), enhancing recruitment efficiency.•
Directed campus hiring at Tier 1 institutes.•

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Myntra jabong

Talent Management Specialist

Feb 2018 – Jan 2019 · 11 mos · Bangalore

Managed full recruitment cycle sourcing engineering talent aligned to
business goals.
Hired 30+ engineers for Myntra platform launch; recruited senior
architects and directors.
Built campus relations with Tier 1 & 2 institutes; analyzed hiring metrics
for process improvement.

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Zyoin

2 roles

Associate Talent Acqusition

Feb 2017 – Jan 2018 · 11 mos · Bangalore

>Placing top software engineers with top startups and established companies.
>Full -cycle recruiter - source pre-screen, conduct personal interviews(via phone and face-to-face)
> Develop targeted sourcing strategies to attract top-level engineering talent by utilizing boolean strings, internal systems, web/image searches, Open Source sites, professional (LinkedIn) and social networks.
>Managing client and candidate relationship
> Client Management.
>Worked with all types of companies from fortune 100 to some of Bangalore/US-based successful start-ups.
> Experienced in market mapping.

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