Mohammed Shoaib — Co-Founder

I am a Talent Acquisition Strategist and HR Transformation SME with 5+ years of progressive experience dedicated to transforming how organizations view and acquire talent. My core belief, detailed in my book, is that "The strength of an organization is never in the talent it finds, but in the architecture it builds to deserve them." I operate at the intersection of Business Strategy, AI in HR, and Human Capital, focusing on leveraging technology and data to create systems that deliver sustained competitive advantage through people. I specialize in scaling talent functions, leading greenfield and shared service setups, and driving AI-led, data-backed hiring strategies across highly competitive markets (Technology, BFSI, Healthcare, E-Commerce). Strategic Leadership: Partnered with CXOs to redesign talent playbooks and managed the full-cycle recruitment of Analytics and IT Leadership roles across 9 service lines. Transformation & Innovation: Served as a process owner for Next Generation Recruitment, implementing AI-driven video interviewing and smart screening technologies to significantly boost efficiency and candidate experience. Executive Search & Scale: Successfully led high-stakes projects for global brands (Unilever, Meesho, PepsiCo, H&M, BD, Kimberly Clark, HSBC), demonstrating expertise in Executive Search and scaling operations from zero. As the Author of The Talent Nexus™, my expertise is formally validated through a published framework for navigating hiring in the Age of AI, Agility, and Human Advantage. I am highly passionate about embedding DEI Hiring and Neurodiversity into the organizational DNA. I am dedicated to working with leaders who view People as the only strategy that outlasts every disruption. Let's collaborate: I am open to strategic roles in Talent Acquisition, HR Transformation, or Principal Consultant roles where I can apply a system-level approach to solve complex workforce challenges. Send me a direct message or connect to explore the future of talent.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Strategist with expertise in HR transformation and AI-driven recruitment.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 8 yrs 2 mos

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Strategic Hr Initiatives
Entrepreneurship
Team Leadership
Diversity Hiring
Client Relations

Career Highlights

Published a framework for AI-driven talent acquisition.
Led diversity hiring initiatives across multiple industries.
Managed talent acquisition for global brands.

Work Experience

Nexus with Shoaib

Independent Consultant | Career Coach | Author (3 yrs 2 mos)

Meesho

Lead - Talent Acquisition (1 yr)

Unilever

Talent Advisor - Data & Analytics, Tech Services & Employee Experience (1 yr)

PepsiCo

Talent Acquisition Partner (RPO) (1 yr)

Allegis Global Solutions

Recruitment Relationship Manager (2 yrs)

Talent Assessor (1 yr)

BD

Talent Acquisition Specialist (RPO) (1 yr)

Education

Master of Business Administration at Ramaiah Institute Of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Visvesvaraya Technological University

PUC at Christ Junior College

Mohammed Shoaib

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Published a framework for AI-driven talent acquisition.
Led diversity hiring initiatives across multiple industries.
Managed talent acquisition for global brands.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Strategist with expertise in HR transformation and AI-driven recruitment.

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Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStrategic Hr InitiativesEntrepreneurshipTeam LeadershipDiversity HiringClient Relations

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesApplicant Tracking SystemsAuthorshipBoolean SearchingCandidate AssessmentCandidate SelectionCareer CoachingClient ManagementCompetitive AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionData ManagementData-Driven RecruitmentDiversity & InclusionEmerging TrendsEmployee Engagement

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Experience

Nexus with shoaib

Independent Consultant | Career Coach | Author

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Focused on authorship, entrepreneurial ventures, and strategic career coaching, leveraging HR expertise to drive measurable impact across organizations and leaders. Key achievements include:
Author and Thought Leader: Published The Talent Nexus, an IP-driven book presenting a new framework for hiring that aligns organizational purpose with talent strategy, leverages AI to amplify human advantage, and transforms recruitment into a strategic lever for lasting competitive edge.
Entrepreneurship and Operations: Founded and expanded a hospitality startup from one to three outlets, leading operations, team management, and business strategy before successfully transitioning out.
Career and Leadership Coaching: Provided career guidance, resume strategy, and interview preparation to professionals from frontline to C-suite, including emerging leaders and executives, enhancing leadership, career growth, and talent readiness.
Strategic HR Initiatives: Engaged in thought leadership and personal HR projects focused on talent strategies, workforce planning, and HR innovation across multiple industries.

Talent AcquisitionStrategic HR InitiativesCareer CoachingEntrepreneurshipLeadership

Meesho

Lead - Talent Acquisition

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Led the central talent acquisition function for analytics hiring across nine service lines, driving strategic recruitment, process improvements, and team leadership. Key achievements include:
Managed a team of five talent acquisition professionals and led end-to-end recruitment including requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, and escalation management, ensuring high-quality hiring and seamless candidate experience.
Collaborated with CXOs to redesign talent playbooks, aligning recruitment strategy with business objectives and scaling organizational capabilities.
Designed structured interview feedback forms to enhance assessment accuracy and standardize candidate evaluation.
Analysed attrition patterns and provided actionable recommendations to leadership on talent attraction, engagement, and retention strategies.
Implemented data-driven approaches to optimize hiring processes, improve quality of hire, and support business growth.

Talent AcquisitionTeam LeadershipData-Driven RecruitmentProcess Improvement

Unilever

Talent Advisor - Data & Analytics, Tech Services & Employee Experience

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led end-to-end recruitment for 3 services lines for Unilever India – Data & Analytics, Technology Services and Employee Experience.
Staying ahead of the curve by forecasting hiring demands while partnering with the business to design a recruitment plan leading to timely targeted closure of mandates.
Strategized sourcing for meeting the target hire numbers by efficient and consistent pipe-lining through various hiring portals, professional networking sites, internal hiring mechanisms like Sourcing jams, IJP’s and Referral campaigns.
Managed C-Suite leaders and hiring teams by ensuring weekly connects to discuss current and projected candidate pipeline, sourcing and offer updates. Solved the recruitment challenges by educating the hiring managers via throughput data, peer group comparison, competitor/industry mapping.
Experienced in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hiring with a demonstrated track record of designing and implementing innovative strategies to promote accountability and awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion, driving employee engagement.
Spearheaded Women Hiring Events and Drives through Women Returnship Programs. Led LGBTQ+ and PwD hiring initiatives and sensitization efforts and facilitated inclusive hiring practices.
Actively involved in various new initiative projects: Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), Gig Hiring, Next Generation Recruitment, Neurodiversity Hiring, AI in Talent Acquisition.
Involved in D&I programs to support inclusion of women and persons with disability within the organization.

Recruitment StrategyDiversity HiringStakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition

Pepsico

Talent Acquisition Partner (RPO)

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Allegis global solutions

2 roles

Recruitment Relationship Manager

Promoted

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

On-Site/RPO projects supported via AGS
Kimberly Clark - As a strategic talent acquisition consultant, responsible to recruit the best talent for K-C's Digital Transformation Journey. Hired IT Leadership positions in SAP spectrum with a cusp of cutting-edge technologies.
PepsiCo - Supported end to end recruitment for various IT capability groups – CTO, CIO, Information Security, Development & Delivery, Automation & Analytics, IT Operations for PepsiCo GBS. Closed aged positions in IT at Leadership level.
Becton Dickinson - Involved in client acquisition, talent landscaping, competitor analysis, skill mapping for the greenfield set-up of the world's largest healthcare company. Hired the leadership team and pilot batch for BD R&D, India.

Talent AcquisitionClient RelationsRecruitment Strategy

Talent Assessor

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr

Worked for top notch Product, CPG/Retail, Engineering manpower requirements. Managed the full cycle recruitment process from requisition opening, strategic sourcing, screening, scheduling, interviews, drive coordination, offer negotiation, offer release, post offer follow-up, reporting & MIS.
Targeted sourcing and company mapping. Headhunting, referencing, networking for Niche positions.
I have worked as an Individual contributor and effectively managed and achieved targets on time.
Built a positive relationship in an active network of partners internally and externally. Additionally, planned and executed recruitment campaigns for diversity hiring.
Client supported: HSBC, DXC Technology, Corning, Siemens, Baxter, AmEx, H&M, Deutsche Bank etc.

Full Cycle RecruitmentClient ManagementDiversity HiringTalent Acquisition