Sarika SL

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building high-performing teams.
Strong background in both finance and HR.
Proven track record in startup talent acquisition.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused HR and Talent Acquisition expert with strong financial acumen.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTeam BuildingPeopleopsProcess ImprovementFinancial Reporting

Other Skills

AccountingAccounts PayableApplicant Tracking SystemsAuditingCompensation & BenefitsEmployee Assistance Programs (EAP)Employee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)Employer BrandingExecutive SearchFinanceFinancial AnalysisHR OperationsHR Policies

About

I started my career processing numbers — but realized my true calling was shaping people, culture, and growth. My career has been a mix of finance and people — 16 years of seeing how both numbers and people shape businesses. In the first 7 years of my career, I was deep in finance — leading transitions of key projects from global sites, managing compliance, and working with leadership. But over time, I felt drawn to the human side of business. Numbers told part of the story, but people made the real difference. That’s when I transitioned into HR and PeopleOps — a decision that has defined the last 9 years of my career. Since then, I’ve worked with leaders in high-growth startups, helping them move from 0 → 1 and beyond by partnering with founders to build organization that are not only high-performing but also human-centered. My experience spans Talent Acquisition, PeopleOps, Culture Design, and compensation structuring.

Experience

Self-employed

Startup Talent Partner

Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

I partner with early-stage and high-growth founders to build the right teams — fast and smart. I work closely with early-stage startup founders to build founding teams that move fast, own outcomes, and scale products from idea to traction.
DM me if you’re a founder building your core team — or a candidate looking to join one. 🚀

Talent AcquisitionTeam BuildingStartup Consulting

Okcredit

5 roles

PeopleOps Manager

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

As one of the early PeopleOperations hires, I built and scaled the talent engine and HR practices from the ground up.
Talent Acquisition:
Hired roles across tech, product, growth, and leadership. Closed niche and senior roles under tight timelines by building sourcing strategies and strong candidate experience.
Introduced a structured interview framework to align hiring with company values.
Built data-driven hiring dashboards using ATS reporting to track pipeline health, TAT, and quality of hire.
PeopleOps & Culture:
Partnered with founders during reorgs and compensation restructuring, ensuring transparency and empathy in communication.
Designed onboarding and exit process for remote-first scaling.
Created recognition programs & performance feedback systems that strengthened retention in high-churn functions.
Acted as trusted partner to leadership on org design, headcount planning, and employer branding.

HR OperationsEmployee Assistance Programs (EAP)HR PoliciesTechnical RecruitingProcess ImprovementApplicant Tracking Systems+13

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos

Led and managed a diverse PeopleOps team, including tech and non-tech recruiters, an HR coordinator, and the admin team.

Job Description DevelopmentHR PoliciesTechnical RecruitingProcess ImprovementApplicant Tracking SystemsStrategic Human Resource Planning+12

Lead Talent acquisition

Sep 2021 – Feb 2022 · 5 mos

Job Description DevelopmentHR PoliciesTechnical RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsCompensation & BenefitsEmployer Branding+8

Senior Recruiter

Promoted

Apr 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

Successfully closed key leadership and senior tech roles: Head of Engineering, Director of Engineering, Principal Engineers, Tech Leads, SDEs (SDE I–III), Frontend, Backend, Android Engineers, Senior Product Managers, and Data Science/Analytics professionals.• Worked with search firms and external vendors to scale leadership pipelines.

Job Description DevelopmentHR PoliciesTechnical RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsCompensation & BenefitsEmployer Branding+7

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jul 2019 – Apr 2020 · 9 mos

Joined as first recruiter, expanding the team from 10 → 150+ at peak. Handling end to end recruitment activities @Okcredit.
Hiring for senior roles in data engineering, data science, product management , backend engineering , android engineering and frontend engineering roles.

Job Description DevelopmentHR PoliciesTechnical RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsCompensation & BenefitsEmployer Branding+7

5indout talent solution llp

Lead Recruiter

Jun 2016 – Jul 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

5indout Talent solutions LLP is a talent search company having its focus into core technology hiring space. Working towards creating a new hiring trends with a talented and energetic team of recruiters
We believe that the best candidates are sourced through professional networking , refined references and through targeted head hunting based on strong data.
We specialize in networking with technology folks for meeting their career goals.

Job Description DevelopmentTechnical RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsHiringLinkedIn RecruiterExecutive Search+3

Flipkart

Assistant Manager -SRM

May 2015 – Nov 2015 · 6 mos · Bangalore Area, India

Seller protection fund process handling, team management, process improvement and standardization, vendor management, escalation management, reporting

Process ImprovementFinancial Analysis