Saran Kumar

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in engineering recruitment and technical talent acquisition.
Proven track record in building strong recruitment pipelines.
Skilled in enhancing candidate experiences and streamlining hiring processes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in SaaS and technical recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationDiversity hiringDocumentationEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEnd-to-end recruitmentHuman ResourcesHuman Resources (HR)IT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingManagementMetrics analysisNegotiationNew Hire OrientationsOffer negotiation

About

Dynamic Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in engineering recruitment, skilled in identifying and attracting top technical talent. Adept at building strong pipelines for roles in software development and emerging technologies. Experienced in partnering with engineering leaders to understand team needs, streamline hiring processes, and deliver exceptional candidate experiences. Passionate about connecting world-class engineering talent with opportunities to innovate and thrive.

Experience

Zscaler

2 roles

Principal Talent Advisor

Promoted

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jun 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Zscaler enables the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud first world. Its flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access, create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network.
Zscaler services are 100% cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security, and improved user experience that traditional appliances or hybrid solutions are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates the world’s largest cloud security platform, protecting thousands of enterprises and government agencies from cyberattacks and data loss.

Meesho

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Taking care of end-to-end recruitment responsibility of Technology and Product hiring, starting from the requirement understanding from the Hiring Manager.
Instrumental in building multiple teams from scratch like Backend, Frontend, Android, IOS, Data Engineering, Data Science, SDET, Product Analyst and scaled the initial team to current state.
Lead a team of recruiters by assigning and approving requisitions loads and mentoring on the best recruitment strategies.
Work in partnership with managers to provide challenge, advice, direction and support on recruitment strategy, delivery and related policies and procedures.
Support hiring managers in identifying interview evaluation criteria and competencies. Establish a consistent and valid candidate assessment process.
Use metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement and solving problems on critical hires.
Managed agency and vendor relationships for talent acquisition, as well as on-boarding the employees.
Create and propose offer recommendations to Hiring Managers, extend offers, and manage offer negotiations and mentored recruiters on negotiating techniques while ensuring that right salary bands are met.
Worked and led teams on multiple projects like ERP, Diversity hiring, Market mapping, Process implementation.

End-to-end recruitmentTeam buildingMetrics analysisVendor managementOffer negotiationTalent Acquisition+1

Ola (ani technologies pvt. ltd)

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2015 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Responsible for hiring requirements of Olacabs across verticals such as Engineering & Product, handling end to end recruiting process
Partner with hiring managers to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage leaders/partner expectations.
Having strong understanding of sourcing and recruitment solutions such as LinkedIn, Naukri, IIM Jobs, Belong.
Driving the healthy mix of internal & external sourcing, conducting interviews, gauging culture fitment, negotiation on salaries and other joining requirements to final closure of positions.
Working on tools such as Oracle Taleo to fulfill large volume of demands.
Engaged with the Leadership team and managed campus hiring from Premier/Tier 1/Tier 2 Technical & Management Institutes.
Vendor Management, Staffing MIS, Staffing Operations and following up with the selected candidates till their joining.

Vmware

Staffing

Jul 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Worked closely with Hiring managers on requirement gathering, develop strategy for demand fulfillment and hiring the best professionals for the IT requirements.