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Kaustubh Rao

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in global talent acquisition strategies.
  • Proven track record in IT recruitment.
  • Strong client relationship management skills.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic talent acquisition expert in the IT and SaaS sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionIt RecruitmentHuman Resources (hr)

Other Skills

Account ManagementBusiness AnalyticsCC suite hiringCandidate EngagementCommunicationContract RecruitmentCustomer ServiceHTMLHeadhuntingJavaMarketingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Word

About

A talent adviser with expertise in hiring IT professionals and client handling/ account Management. A passionate recruiter having in-depth understanding of the entire recruitment life-cycle and the ongoing industry scenarios. Developing strong professional relationship with clients as well as candidates with excellent work expertise on niche, tough & domain specific requirements. My goal is to place every right candidate in right place at a right time with a right skill.

Experience

Uplers

Associate Director - Global Talent Acquisition

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Driving end-to-end hiring solutions tailored for global product and SaaS companies.
  • Decode complex hiring needs and deliver consultative, outcome-focused strategies for tech-driven global clients.
  • Manage and mentor a high-performing team, enabling consistent delivery of top-tier talent.
  • Explore and implement emerging recruitment technologies to optimize hiring efficiency and candidate experience.
  • Leverage recruitment analytics to improve processes, reduce time-to-hire, and enhance stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Build deep expertise in tech and behavioral assessments with a focus on skills, performance, and cultural fit.
  • Collaborate closely with internal tech and automation teams to design and enhance cutting-edge recruitment platform.
Global Talent AcquisitionNiche Talent AcquisitionC suite hiringTalent ConsultingIT RecruitmentContract Recruitment+1

Grizmo

Co-Founder & COO

Aug 2022Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Grizmo acts as a compass for companies that want to expand their horizons by helping them get started on their journey to exploding growth!
  • We will help businesses from around the world to find their footing in the Indian peninsula. By corroborating the DNA and culture of the company with that of the candidate, Grizmo aims to be your partner in your journey towards global dominance.
  • Utilizing our thorough expertise in talent unearthing, we help equip your business with a distinguished team of high-calibre tech specialists, who will strive and aid you in reaching the zenith of your professional heights and replicate your global success in the Indian landscape.
Human Resources (HR)

Anzy global

4 roles

Business Director

Apr 2022Aug 2022 · 4 mos

Human Resources (HR)

Director Talent Acquisition

Jan 2021May 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Human Resources (HR)

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Oct 2019Oct 2021 · 2 yrs

  • Investigate and determine employee needs.
  • Develop a sustainable client acquisition plan and strategy
  • Design, plan and execute client branding activities
  • Perform analysis of client hiring needs and provide client hiring forecast
  • Find bottlenecks in the client recruiting process
  • Source and find candidates qualified for open positions with clients
  • Find bottlenecks in the client recruiting process
  • Perform candidate and client satisfaction evaluations
  • Use sourcing methods for hard-to-fill roles
  • Determine recruiting KPIs
  • Create and present KPI reports
  • Currently working on clients pertaining from industries like E-commerce, Travel & Tourism, Transportation, Fin-tech, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming.
  • Working on clients from Middle-East Asia, Pan-India & Southeast Asian countries
  • Currently handling some of the product based e-commerce clients like Uber, Amazon, Flipkart, Zeta, MPL, Gameskraft, Porter, Matchmove, Swiggy, Pharmeasy, Tokopedia.
  • Working for Senior Technical Leadership roles like Principal Architect, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering, Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer, Head of Engineering.
Human Resources (HR)

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

May 2017Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • As a Sr.Consultant some of my key roles and responsibilities are
  • Gather information from clients to develop a detailed understanding of the nature and culture of their businesses
  • Follow-ups with clients for regular updates on the status on the candidates presented.
  • Attracting new candidates via networking, internal database, job portals, and references.
  • Filtering the resumes on various parameters not limited to technical abilities but also includes skill set, years of experience, relevant experience, domain of work, location preference, projects worked on, organizations worked with and their locations, salary expectations, education, etc pertaining to the ongoing profiles and position.
  • Post Offer Follow-Up: Ensuring that a constant ongoing conversation is maintained with the candidates from the time of submission till the placement, Resolving date of joining concerns & other related concerns (accommodation, travel) etc. i.e. keeping follow up till the candidates join.
  • Having fun with Recruitment tools which includes Lusha, Rapportive, Hiretual, Prophet, PeopleFinder etc.
  • Has experience working on candidate management softwares such as Crelate, Recruiterbox,
  • Lever etc.
Human Resources (HR)

Careernet technologies

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Jun 2016May 2017 · 11 mos · Bangalore

  • As a Consultant, I am handling the end to end process of recruitment for multiple clients across domains.
  • Some of the key roles and responsibilities are
  • Client handling and account management for multiple clients which includes Top product MNCs and Start ups and take care of their complete delivery.
  • Understanding and review of the client's job evaluation and selection processes, understanding client requirements in retrospect of Job description and candidate specification.
  • Planning a search strategy to identify the required profile. Participate & conduct activities in the Pre - selection process including screenings, placing advertisements and searching candidates from internal database, social networks, job portals, and personal references and identify profile of the potential candidates who can fit the role.
  • Understand candidate’s resumes, career plans and identify right candidate as per the requirement.
  • Taking preliminary telephonic Interview for short listing and determining the candidates' interest, expertise, goals and suitability for the position.
  • Positioning relevant candidates to clients and follow through till the requested position is closed. Manage and nurture client relationships & candidate relationships.
  • Worked for leadership & niche searches for product giants.
Human Resources (HR)

Education

KLEs Institute of Management Studies & Research, Vidya nagar, Hubli

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — Marketing

Jan 2014Jan 2016

JSS Banashankari Arts,Commerce & S.K.Gubbi Science College, Vidyagiri Dharwad

Bachelor’s Degree — Computer Science

Jan 2010Jan 2013

Basel Mission English Medium High School

Class X

Jan 1994Jan 2006

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