Gautham Kumar

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 8 mos experience

AI Enabled

Key Highlights

18 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
Expertise in hiring for IT and R&D teams.
Passionate about enhancing candidate experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the SaaS and IT recruitment sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingStakeholder ManagementTalent AcquisitionExecutive SearchAccount Management

Other Skills

AI PromptingArtificial Intelligence for BusinessBusiness NetworkingCRMCandidate AcquisitionCandidate ManagementConsultingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Diversity RecruitmentFull-cycle RecruitingGlobal Business DevelopmentHiringHuman Resources (HR)IT RecruitmentInternet Recruiting

About

With 18 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, I specialize in hiring for IT, R&D, Big Data, Cloud, and Product teams across SAAS and Product Engineering organizations. My expertise lies in full-cycle recruitment, strategic sourcing, and stakeholder management, ensuring the right talent meets the right opportunities. 📌 Core Expertise: ✔ Technical & Leadership Hiring ✔ Data-Driven Recruitment & Reporting ✔ Stakeholder & Vendor Management ✔ Offer Negotiation & Candidate Experience ✔ Team Development & Mentorship Passionate about connecting talent with opportunities while fostering a positive hiring experience for both candidates and businesses. 📩 Feel free to reach out: skgauthamster@gmail.com

Experience

20 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

10 mos

Current Experience

Vunet systems

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Consultant / self-employed

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Aug 2023 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

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Talent Acquisition at Robosoft Technologies

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Hiring for Full Stack Engineers, Front End Development (ReactJS, Angular, NodeJS), Backend Development, DevOps, Mobile Development.
Team Management
Stakeholder Management
Candidate Management

Team ManagementStakeholder ManagementCandidate ManagementTechnical Recruiting

Algonomy

Talent Acquisition at Algonomy Software

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Responsibility: Technology Hiring, Candidate Management, Vendor Management, Stake holder management.

Makemyjob.com

Practice Manager

Apr 2009 – May 2014 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

MakeMyJob (MMJ) is a talent search company in Technology, Healthcare and BFSI space and focused on Middle & Senior level positions with start-up / mid-sized companies in APAC region.
MMJ is well funded with a long term perspective of providing professional services in the areas of Staffing & Recruitment and supported by several veterans from the consulting industry.
Responsibility: Account management & Delivery, Candidate acquisition, Executive search, Lead & Mentor Juniors.

Account ManagementCandidate AcquisitionExecutive SearchLead & Mentor JuniorsTalent Acquisition

Hireatease consulting private limited

Practice Manager - Networking & Storage

Mar 2008 – Apr 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area

HireAtEase is a fast growing, new age IT recruitment organisation, highly focused on utilising the potential of technology and human intellect to provide powerful recruitment solutions to enterprises. We make it our highest priority to understand our customer's enterprise and its resource needs, and help candidates to explore their career interests.
Responsibility: Account Management, Candidate Management, Networking, Executive search.

Account ManagementCandidate ManagementNetworkingExecutive SearchTalent Acquisition

Careernet consulting

Senior Consultant

Sep 2004 – Feb 2008 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Established in 1999, CareerNet is the leading provider of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions to the Technology, Knowledge Services, Banking and Financial Services sectors in India. The leadership team has several decades of collective experience working for global services and consulting firms and are alumni of premier educational institutions in India.
CareerNet aims to provide fast, simple and cost-effective solutions for our clients, through strategic advice and solutions in the areas of Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Talent Acquisition Strategy and Planning, Compensation Advisory, University Recruitment, Leadership Acquisition, Talent Branding, Role Design, Performance Management Systems, Outplacement and Exit Management.
Responsibility: Account Management, Candidate management, Business Networking, Mentoring.

Account ManagementCandidate ManagementBusiness NetworkingMentoringTalent Acquisition