Nov 2024 – Oct 2025 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• I was entrusted with one of the most exciting challenges in my career — to set up All Things Talent Acquisition from the ground up! From driving hiring efforts across the startup to building a strong foundational team that will lead to product delivery.this journey is all about creating impact that lasts.
• My role goes beyond hiring —
• it’s about building the backbone of a future-ready organization. That means:
• Setting up TA and HR structures from scratch
• Crafting people policies that reflect culture and growth
• Driving both university and lateral hiring programs
• Partnering closely with leadership as a strategic HR business partner.
• It’s not just about filling roles — it’s about building the team that will build the product.
• #TalentAcquisition #StartupJourney #HRTransformation #BuildingFromScratch #PeopleStrategy #FutureReadyTeams
• this was a Indian-based semiconductor and wireless systems company at the forefront of advanced connectivity, computing, and security solutions for 5G and 6G infrastructure worldwide.
• #5G #6G #MIMO #NR #openRAN #RAN #LTE #Connectivity

Feb 2024 – Nov 2024 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• ▪ Responsible for hiring for the cybersecurity BU and Content BU for Bangalore and Hyderabad locations!
• ▪ Hiring for compiler internals and static code analysis algorithms, including abstract interpretation, dataflow, higher order analysis, buffer analysis, shape analysis, separation logic, and context-insensitive incremental analysis. Experience in compiler construction in one or more programming languages, including frontends, IR, type inference, and program transformations.

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• ▪ Developed and managed strong candidate pipelines using social media, job boards, and innovative and inclusive sourcing tactics. Led end-to-end recruitment operations for the Software Engineering roles across assigned business units. Key role in the adaptation of the data-driven approaches to design and implement recruiting strategies for technical and engineering roles. Mapped talent landscape data points with external talent supply to identify top candidates.
• ▪ Defined and led strategic projects, involving building talent pipelines, industry mapping, and data analytics. Improved overall candidate experience during the entire recruiting life cycle from sourcing to onboarding candidates.
• ▪ Devised and executed the data driven approach which resulted in improving the talent metrics like InMail response rates, resume to onboarding conversion rate, time to fi ll and time to hire ratio, higher quality of hires. also led the then critical diversity hiring strategies to enhance the overall representation of women in the organization, with a hiring rate of 43% or higher for female candidates for the desired skill sets.

Jun 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Led full-cycle technical recruitment for critical business units, including Wired/USB and Wireless/IoT divisions at Cypress Semiconductor.
• Proactively sourced, engaged, and evaluated top engineering talent across multiple channels, building robust pipelines to support current and future hiring needs while significantly improving time-to-hire metrics.
• Effectively communicated the company’s technology roadmap and value proposition to candidates, tailoring outreach to niche semiconductor talent pools. Designed and executed sourcing strategies that eliminated reliance on external agencies.
• Designed and launched a nationwide university hiring program to attract high-potential graduates from premier engineering institutes.
• Supported global hiring initiatives by delivering strategic sourcing solutions for design centers in Germany, Ireland, and Japan.

Jul 2016 – Jun 2017 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

• Drive sourcing for critical business units in Hardware and Software at the Qualcomm
• Bangalore Design Centre.
• Successfully sourced and closed volume requirements in Physical Design (40+), and Design
• Verification (20+).
• Demonstrated excellence in sourcing for niche skills - Analog Design & Layouts (RFIC/PMIC), PMIC
• Systems, Power Delivery Networks, Low Power Design (UPF/CPF), Power Estimation, and Signal/
• Power Integrity.
• Led leadership hiring for skills, involving SOC Architecture, PDN, DFT, Design Automation, CAD,
• Power Management ICs, Systems Validation, Analog Circuit Design
• Recognized for contributing to the success of a hiring drive event (March 4, 2017), resulting in 28
• offers to the top candidates.

Jan 2016 – Jun 2016 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Led hiring efforts for India and US requirements at Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Synopsys
• Closed a position in the memory domain at Nvidia-USA, which led to the opening of an Nvidia account for Alten calsoft.

Sep 2011 – Sep 2015 · 4 yrs · Bangalore · On-site

• Involved in end-to-end recruitment activities for Sankalp, from understanding business requirements and implementing strategic approach to close the requirements. This involves industry analysis of the hiring trends and regular reporting to business on the hiring progress
• Collaborating with key stake holders to ensure qualitative resume support, generate technical feedbacks and refine and enrich the search parameters to enhance the quality outcome
• Achieved top 20 position filling through unique staffing and industry mapping
• Featured in Silicon India, Internet edition for an exemplary work in staffing HR community

Oct 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore, India · On-site

• Developed innovative recruiting strategies and processes to meet manpower requirements in the Key Business Units at the Cypress India Design Centre
• Closed over 14 critical senior positions, including Director, Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, and Architects in a challenging recruiting environment
• Recognized for tenacity, successful closures, and efficient turnaround time; received praise from core members of the hiring community and executive staff
• Contributed to a savings of approximately 46 Lakhs INR on agency costs through in-house sourcing of resumes.

Nov 2006 – Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore, India · On-site

• Worked with key business accounts in the semiconductor domain
• Developed unique recruiting methods by creating dedicated career pages on social media websites and networks
• Demonstrated adaptability and initiative in reactive and pressured situations where technical language presented a challenge
• Awarded top performer recognition for achieving revenue generation targets in 2007 and 2008.