Jan 2024 – Oct 2024 · 9 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• During my tenure, I worked on multiple projects aimed at enhancing recruitment practices in India, driving efficiency, innovation, and inclusivity in hiring.
• Key Experience & Wins:
• Designed and implemented strategies to attract top talent, streamline recruitment processes, and apply data-driven approaches for fair and inclusive hiring
• Partnered closely with business leaders to benchmark compensation and review salary structures, analyzing market data to ensure competitive packages aligned with business goals
• Delivered regular updates and presentations to senior stakeholders, providing insights on recruitment performance, trends, and strategic recommendations, enabling transparent and informed decision-making

Feb 2023 – Jan 2024 · 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Talent Acquisition Lead | Vonage | India
• Successfully built and scaled the Product & Engineering teams in India for next-gen Vonage APIs, focusing on Unified Communications, SMS, and CPaaS. Hired across all levels—from entry to leadership—for roles including front-end, back-end, full-stack engineers, technical architects, and engineering managers supporting the Global Network Platform in Singapore.
• Key Achievements:
• Designed and executed comprehensive leadership recruitment strategies
• Streamlined India recruitment processes for efficiency and quality
• Implemented performance-based hiring, custom recruitment marketing, and personalized candidate engagement
• Launched employee referral programs to drive talent pipelines
• Tech Skills Hired: Java, Springboot, Micronaut, Vue.JS, SRE, DevOps (AWS)

Jun 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Reflecting on my 1.6 years at Twilio, a period of growth, global collaboration, and high-impact recruitment across India and the APJ region.
• Key Experience & Wins:
• Expanded recruitment portfolio across GTM and Services teams, driving hiring for Customer Success, Professional Services, Sales Operations, and Customer Experience roles
• Served as a strategic advisor to senior stakeholders (Director+), delivering on niche and high-impact hiring needs
• Mentored and led a sourcing team of 5+, enabling best-in-class recruitment practices
• Successfully hired top talent including Solution Architects, Technical Project Managers, Customer Success Managers, and Data Scientists
• Delivered quarterly and annual business reviews, providing actionable insights and regional market intelligence
• Implemented diversity hiring strategies to expand an inclusive workforce
• Project Highlights:
• 🔹 Employer Branding: Led GTM talent branding initiatives, including webinars, campaigns, and social media outreach
• 🔹 Candidate Engagement Framework: Designed end-to-end frameworks to enhance candidate experience
• 🔹 Bar Raiser Program Expansion: Managed and scaled the GTM APJ program to strengthen hiring standards
• Grateful for the opportunities to learn, lead, and build impactful teams in a globally dynamic environment.

Jun 2016 – Jun 2021 · 5 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

• Reflecting on my 5 rewarding years at VMware — a journey filled with continuous learning, high-growth hiring, and strong partnerships with business and cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Key Experience & Wins:
• Ranked among the Top 5 Recruiters in APJ (FY’22) for 2× workforce staffing vs. plan
• Hired 100+ employees during FY 2020–21
• Successfully managed double requisition load during peak volume hiring
• Drove hiring across Full Stack, Java Backend, UX, Security & Compliance, ML, and Data Science roles
• Supported Global Support Services (GSS) by building strong technical teams across Storage, Networking, Cloud, Linux, VMware ESXi, and Windows
• Achieved 35% diverse hiring across job levels
• Delivered data-driven insights through regular metrics reviews and annual business updates
• Re-engineered stakeholder engagement frameworks to streamline recruitment operations
• Improved business NPS by 50% within one fiscal year
• Maintained a consistent 90% offer acceptance rate
• Project Highlights:
• 🔹 Employer Branding – Regional POC and social hiring advocate; led end-to-end employer branding programs for the India market
• 🔹 Diversity & Inclusion – Contributed to the Nakshatra return-to-work program, with 10% of hires through this initiative; designed a dedicated diversity hiring strategy, achieving 35% women representation
• Grateful for the learnings, challenges, and people that shaped this journey. Onward to building impact at scale. 🚀

Oct 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Worked with Goldman Sachs and Swiss Re, supporting end-to-end recruitment for Finance, Corporate Strategy, and HR roles.
• major learning and impact: Headhunting & sourcing (Naukri, Monster, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search), resume screening, vendor consulting for strategic roles, market research & talent intelligence, candidate pipeline management, and post-offer engagement.

Apr 2014 – Oct 2014 · 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• I worked at this firm as a Recruitment Coordinator, where my responsibilities included maintaining and managing talent data, engaging with candidates during the onboarding process with client organizations, and coordinating recruitment drives.