Guru Hegde

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in sourcing niche technical talent.
Built high-performing engineering teams from scratch.
Proven track record in technology recruitment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert specializing in SaaS and technology recruitment.

Contact

ghegde@eightfold.ai LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

SourcingRecruitingTechnology HiringTeam BuildingHr ManagementTalent AcquisitionRecruitmentTeam ManagementClient EngagementTechnology RecruitmentTechnical Recruitment

Other Skills

ConsultingExecutive SearchInterviewingManagementNetworkingScreeningStart-upsTalent ManagementTrusted Business Partnerleadership recruiting

About

Experienced 'Talent Acquisition Lead' with a demonstrated history of working in the product/internet industry. Passionate about technology & product hiring, innovations, startup ecosystem. Hands on & expert in core TA activities such as Sourcing/headhunting, Talent Management, Networking. Go to person for niche skill hiring with excellent TAT.

Experience

Eightfold

2 roles

Principal Talent Advisor

Promoted

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Senior Talent Advisor

Dec 2020 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

Building the early team of technology in India.
Recruited a team of world-class engineers across levels.
Recruited A+ engineering leaders.
Eightfold.AI is a Series E-funded AI and ML-powered SaaS platform with a valuation exceeding $2 billion, achieved within just five years of its inception.
Are you excited about building a robust platform and application that addresses global unemployment?
Do you want to join a team that has successfully developed B2B products for over 100 major enterprises?
Are you passionate about scaling machine learning techniques across terabytes of data to facilitate the right career paths for everyone?
If so, Eightfold.AI is the perfect place for you
We are hiring across roles and levels. You may refer to our open roles (https://app.eightfold.ai/careers/search) and email your resume to ghegde@eightfold.ai

SourcingRecruiting

Appdynamics

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Nov 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Responsible for technology hiring @ AppDyanmics Bangalore R&D.
Hired top-quality talents across multiple teams & product units for the skills like Backend, UI, DevOps, SDET, TPM, System engineering, SRE, Product support engineering, etc.

Technology HiringRecruiting

Expedia group

Lead Talent Acquisition

Sep 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

> Built a strong technology team for the Expedia Bangalore development center.
> Recruited early engineers for key technology teams, including Hotels.com, HomeAway, Brand Expedia, and Media Solutions.
> Successfully built several business units from scratch by collaborating closely with remote hiring managers in Chicago, Bellevue, and Geneva.
> Hired across various roles, including Data Engineering, Technical Program Management, Engineering Management, DevOps, Mobile Development, and Full-Stack Development.

Team BuildingRecruiting

Goodbox

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr · Bangalore

Goodbox was a Nexus VC-funded product startup.
> The sole member of the HR and Talent Acquisition team, responsible for managing all HR and TA efforts.
> Oversaw hiring processes for various departments, including Technology, Product, Design, Sales, and Operations.
> Handled a range of HR activities, such as establishing joining guidelines, managing exit formalities, maintaining employee databases, documentation, and liaising with the payroll team.
> Developed and implemented the POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) policy from the ground up.

HR ManagementTalent Acquisition

Practo

Assistant Manager Recruitment

Jun 2014 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

> Founding member of the technology hiring team.
> Successfully built a high-performing engineering team of over 500 members from the ground up within two years.
> Engaged in hands-on recruitment for various roles, including Software Development Engineers (backend, frontend, and mobile), SDET, DevOps, Engineering Manager, Data Scientist, and Product Manager.
> Initiated and program-managed comprehensive campus hiring activities for tech teams at premier institutions such as IITs, NITs, BITS, and IIITs.
> Conducted multiple coding contests and represented the company at various events.
> Managed a team of four recruiters and external recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) partners.
> Developed interview guidelines and processes for the technical interview panel.

RecruitmentTeam Management

Careernet technologies

3 roles

Senior Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2013 – Jan 2014 · 3 mos

> The role involved hands-on sourcing for senior positions, delivery management, and client engagement.
> Oversaw a team of three individuals.
> Managed accounts for various product startups, including Zynga and Airpush

SourcingClient Engagement

Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2011 – Oct 2013 · 2 yrs

> Managed technology recruitment needs for a range of product startups.
> Engaged in LinkedIn networking and reactivated internal databases to source candidates effectively.

Technology Recruitment

Associate consultant

Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr

> Recruited top-notch technical talent for leading product companies, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, InMobi, and Dell, among others.
> Sourced candidate profiles through various active job boards, such as Naukri, Monster, Times, Indeed, Shine, and Hirist.
> Sourced across multiple roles, including Development, Testing, and Data Science, and for various levels, such as SDE1, SDE2, and Technical Leads.
> Specialized in recruiting for diverse technologies, including Java, C, C++, C#, .NET, Python, PHP, and more.

Technical Recruitment