Adnan Syed — Head of Talent
Recruitment leader with 12+ years of experience driving high-impact hiring strategies across India and APAC at firms like Optiver, Goldman Sachs, and Google. I’ve built and scaled talent functions from the ground up, combining deep expertise in campus hiring, employer branding, and strategic people programs. At Optiver, Im working to scale up the India office—hiring across all functions, shaping HR policies, and launching flagship campus initiatives like Trade-A-Thons and Future Focus. Prior to this, I led campus recruitment at Goldman Sachs, growing our team and doubling hiring across 85+ top-tier schools with standout programs like GS Quantify and Women Emerging in Finance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Recruitment Leader specializing in talent acquisition strategies within the finance and technology sectors.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 15 yrs 4 mos
Career Highlights
- 12+ years of recruitment leadership experience.
- Scaled talent functions at top firms across APAC.
- Expertise in campus hiring and employer branding.
Work Experience
Optiver
Head of Recruitment - India (1 yr 6 mos)
Head of Campus Recruitment - India (2 yrs 1 mo)
Goldman Sachs
Head - India Campus Recruitment (1 yr 6 mos)
Vice President - India Engineering Campus Recruitment Lead & University Relations Lead (11 mos)
Vice President - India Campus Recruitment (2 yrs 5 mos)
Associate - India Campus Recruitment (2 yrs)
Senior Analyst - India Campus Recruitment (3 yrs 11 mos)
Campus Recruitment Lead (5 mos)
Bask HR Consulting Private Limited
HR Team Lead (11 mos)
Phoenix Events
Operations (1 yr 2 mos)
Education
AP-HRM at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Bachelors of Business Management at St. Joseph's Evening College
10th at St. Germain's Boys High School
