Priyanka Poonia

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in building hiring functions from scratch.
Passionate about enhancing employee experience and culture.
Proven track record in strategic hiring and operational efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in HR operations within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent ManagementRecruitingTalent AcquisitionTeam LeadershipRecruitmentClient ManagementTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBoolean SearchingCandidate ExperienceExecutive SearchHuman ResourcesInterpersonal SkillsLeadershipLearning AgilityManagementMarket ResearchOnboardingPassive Candidate DevelopmentProblem SolvingScreeningSourcing

About

Figuring out HR operations, one spreadsheet and policy at a time. Definitely more complicated than making a rangoli, but I’m learning, experimenting, and loving the ride.

Experience

Stealth startup

HR Operations & People Partner

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

I work at the intersection of People, Operations, and Growth, enabling teams to scale smoothly across geographies (India & US). My role spans end-to-end recruitment, HR operations, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and vendor management, while also driving employee experience and culture initiatives.
I partner closely with leadership on strategic hiring, process building, and operational efficiency, ensuring that both people and systems are set up for long-term success. Passionate about building teams, simplifying operations, and creating a workplace where employees can do their best work.

Candidate ExperienceLearning AgilityTeam CollaborationPassive Candidate DevelopmentBoolean SearchingMarket Research+17

Grizmo

Talent Acquisition Lead

Aug 2022 – Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

At Grizmo Labs, I led a team of recruiters and built hiring functions from the ground up, scaling teams for early-stage startups, mid-sized firms, and MNCs such as InfraMarket, Nference, SpotOn, Scaler, Converz.Ai, Open Financial Technologies, Zyod, Elevate K12, Freightmate AI, Flam, Nextiva, and more.
I partnered closely with leadership, working directly with the CEO, owned the revenue stream in line with organizational goals.
Beyond talent acquisition, I implemented performance management frameworks, led promotion and appraisal cycles, and supported retention strategies. also worked cross-functionally to foster a transparent, engaging, and psychologically safe workplace.

Passive Candidate DevelopmentExecutive SearchTechnical RecruitingBoolean SearchingMarket ResearchCandidate Experience+7

Anzy careers

Senior Team Lead

Nov 2020 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

As a Senior Team Lead, worked on IT requirements ranging from SDE 1, SDE 2, SDE 3 to
EM, Senior EM, DOE, VP and CTO.
Handling end to end recruitment cycle and a small team of 3 members.
Worked with and managed a client set of early stage startups, mid size companies and MNC's as well.
Hands on experience with job sites such as Instahyre, LinkedIn and Naukri.
Helping candidates to prepare for in-person and Telephonic Interviews and keeping them in
loop with latest updates from the client.
Involved in creating and managing a candidate network and queue with a wide variety of IT
skills.
Maintaining relationship with the candidate is extended further after he gets placed.

Passive Candidate DevelopmentExecutive SearchTechnical RecruitingBoolean SearchingMarket ResearchCandidate Experience+6

Talentweavers

2 roles

Technical Recruiter

Mar 2020 – Oct 2020 · 7 mos

Responsiblities:-
Understanding Client’s requirement on technical grounds.
Searching / sourcing potential candidates from the various sources viz. database, references, networking and through various job portals.
Screening and shortlisting the candidates in accordance with the client’s Requirements
Coordinating with the clients from shortlisting, scheduling the interviews, selection, and making offers till the offered candidate gets on board.

Technical RecruitingTalent Sourcing