Vijay Kumar

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India21 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

18 years of experience in Talent Acquisition leadership.
Successfully scaled a SaaS startup from 20 to 1500 employees.
Expert in building high-performance talent organizations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the SaaS and Fintech industries.

Contact

twtvijay@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingRecruitingGlobal Recruiting

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationBoolean LogicBusiness NetworkingCandidate GenerationCandidate ScreeningCandidates SearchingContract RecruitmentCreative SourcingData MiningDeferred CompensationEmployee EngagementEmployee Referral ProgramsEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchFlip Search

About

Talent Acquisition leader with 18 years of experience driving Talent Acquisition strategy, and operational excellence by setting up and managing high-performance talent organizations. Extensive experience in a fast-paced environment for both start-up and large organizations. Worked closely with CXOs, and organization leaders in helping them build multiple organizations from 0-1 and to scale. Experience in scaling up Engineering, Product, Sales, and Operations teams @ Zeta, Directi, Google, Brocade Was responsible to build a B2B high-growth SaaS start-up in the Fintech Space, where I’ve led teams in multiple capacities and have contributed to the growth from 20 to 1500 people strong organization.

Experience

Cred

Talent & Culture Leader

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bukuwarung

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

May 2022 – Oct 2022 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Zeta india

2 roles

Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager

Promoted

Jul 2019 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

I'm responsible for building Engineering and Product Organizations @ Zeta.
Hiring for backend, frontend, mobile, test, DevOps, program, and solutions roles.
I'm responsible for building multiple OUs @ Zeta
For the Banking organization, we are building Tachyon, Fusion, and Cipher products
For the Electron organization, we are building Products that power enterprises in managing and disbursing employee tax-saving benefits, Rewards and recognition for employees, and Travel and expense.

Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingSourcingCandidate ScreeningMarket Mapping

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jul 2016 – Jul 2019 · 3 yrs

Directi

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jul 2016 – Apr 2022 · 5 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Hiring tech talent for multiple business @ Directi - zeta.in, flock.co, ringo.co, radix.website, codechef.com

Lead - Talent Acquisition

Jun 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Hiring tech talent into multiple business @ Directi - zeta.in, flock.co, ringo.co, radix.website, codechef.com

Talent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Google

Recruiter

Jun 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Hiring Software Engineers across locations for Google - India, MTV and EMEA.

Talent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Brocade

Staffing Representative (Global Recruiting)

Dec 2010 – Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

 Was responsible for hiring in Hardware, Embedded and IT Teams for the Bangalore Center
 Drove the Candidate Generation team, a global strategic initiative
 Involved into mapping Brocade Competitor Company Leads (50,000+ Validated) on a global scale
 Implemented Microsoft CRM to manage the Candidate Generation Activities

RecruitingTechnical Recruiting