Manjunath Sagar BS

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Proven track record in strategic hiring initiatives.
Expertise in building high-performing teams.
Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in recruitment and talent management in the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingHr StrategyTalent AcquisitionEmployee DevelopmentTechnical RecruitingLeadership

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBusiness DevelopmentDiversity & InclusionEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEngineeringHR ManagementHR OperationsHuman ResourcesInternet RecruitingInterviewingManagementPerformance AppraisalPerformance ManagementPersonnel Management

About

Self-driven, Proactive and a Hand-on Recruitment & HR leader with a constant pursuit of ways to meet company staffing needs & goals. Offers experience in developing and implementing HR initiatives that align with organizational objectives and drive positive change. With a strong background in Recruitment, employee relations, talent management, and organizational design, I have a proven track record of successfully partnering with business leaders to build high-performing teams and drive business results managing & monitoring hiring process & procedures and generating productivity reports with strong communication skills and extensive leadership abilities Significantly worked on Technical, Business & Executive hiring and possess strong understanding of business dynamics. Building organizations of medium to large sizes from scratch. Specialties: Recruitment, Business Partnering, Strategy Management, Employment Branding, University Relations and Hiring, Competency Mapping, Diversity & Inclusion, People Management & Development

Experience

14 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

9 mos

Current Experience

Adyen

TA Leader for Tech (APAC)

Aug 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Responsible for driving strategic hiring initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region, partnering closely with business leaders, HR, and global TA teams to attract and retain top talent

HR OperationsHR StrategyRecruitingLeadership

Mercari india

Talent & HR Leader

Jan 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I head the Talent Acquisition & HR for Mercari India. My role is to focus on building high-performing, engaged teams that drive business success. Skilled in strategic talent acquisition, employee development, and retention, I align talent strategies with organizational goals to foster a culture of growth and innovation. With a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement

Talent AcquisitionEmployee DevelopmentRetentionDiversity & Inclusion

Rippling

Talent Acquisition Manager (overall Tech hiring)

Feb 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I lead Talent Acquisition for engineering teams for India. Responsible for hiring across all verticals
Focused on the design and implementation of cutting edge recruitment strategies, methodologies, processes and tools that connect talent with opportunity
Responsible for working closely with the engineering leadership team as a strategic advisor on hiring

LeadershipTechnical RecruitingHR Management

Adobe

Talent Acquisition & Operations Lead

Dec 2014 – Feb 2020 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore · On-site

Led both staffing & Operations of Adobe India organization with primary focus on attracting top talent to Adobe
Support end to end recruiting for most of Adobe's tag line products.
Was also responsible for TA strategies for Adobe’s Customer Experience vertical. We built multiple diverse teams across engineering and business functions from scratch.
Lead a team of Talent Coordinators & Operations
Develop, implement & continuously improve policies, procedure and process necessary to execute day to day operations

RecruitingLeadershipHR StrategyHR Operations