Goutham Jayakumar (GJ) Talent Acquisition Leader APJAK IPIA StarIcon Social Activist Awardee

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India14 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 14 years of experience in tech talent acquisition.
  • Expert in scaling tech teams from scratch.
  • Deep understanding of product/startup culture.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Recruitment Specialist with expertise in IT and startup environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationClient OnboardingContract RecruitmentDatabasesEarly-stage StartupsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchExecutive StaffingHR ConsultingHRISHiring PracticesHuman Resources

About

Who Am I ? !!! See My " LinkedIn Recommendations " it will tell you my "Recruitment Story & History" I'm your RPS ( Recruitment Problem Solver) to solve your hiring problems I'm An Energetic / Passionate / User Friendly HR Drives Recruitment Process Flow With Love & Smiley Face In Treating Humans With "Humanity First Others Next" As My Key Goal . Having 14 Years of experience in hiring top notch & right talents for IT - Product , Startups & Service companies . What I Do Best: I partner with founders, CTOs, and hiring managers to find the right-fit talent—not just resumes. I specialize in scaling tech teams from scratch, often becoming an extended part of their hiring brain. Roles I’ve Successfully Closed with high value in India market - Leadership: VP/Director/AVP of Engineering, SDMs, Engineering Managers Tech Experts: Principal Engineers, Architects, SDE I/II/III, MTS, QAE, SDET Data & Product: Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, TPMs Full Stack Teams: Frontend, Backend, DevOps, SRE, UI/UX, Platform Engineers Business & Strategy: Business Analysts, Heads of Data Science Why Startups Love Working With Me: Deep understanding of the product/startup culture Proven ability to hire tech talent from Tier-1 institutes & product firms Passionate about helping early-stage teams build from ground zero Proficient in modern sourcing channels: LinkedIn, GitHub, StackOverflow, Hirist, and more (not just job portals) My Philosophy - I build human connections and don't chase the KPIs. The real reward is not just the hire, but the impact it creates—for the individual and the company - coach, a good listener, a candidate advocate and a problem solver. If you're building something great and need the right people beside you—or if you're a candidate ready to take that leap—let's connect.

Experience

Hunt&badge consulting private limited (a hudson rpo company)

4 roles

Executive Search and Talent Acquisition Manager (a.k.a ) CHRM - Executive & Leadership Hiring

Apr 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Hudson Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSON) / Hudson RPO / Hudson Talent Solutions
  • Acquired Hunt & Badge Consulting / HNB In Aug 2022 To Expand Its India Footprint.
  • Hunt & Badge Consulting - “Expertise in hiring for Product Development Companies & Startups”.
  • Over the past 10 years, we have been supporting the most innovative product startups and established product companies on their hiring needs. With an objective to become the most coveted business recruitment partner for our clients, we are competent in recruiting brilliant technical workforce and influential leaders for varied business needs.
Social InfluenceSocial media hiringStrategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

CHRM - Chief Human Resource Manager - Executive & Leadership Hiring

Promoted

May 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • HNB Now Part Of Hudson RPO An Global Nasdaq Listed Company
Social InfluenceSocial media hiringStrategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Senior Manager HR - Leadership Hiring

May 2021May 2022 · 1 yr

Social InfluenceSocial media hiringStrategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Manager HR - Leadership/Executive/C Level Hiring For Product/ E commerce / Startups

Apr 2016May 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Who am I ? Just See My " LinkedIn Recommendations " it will tell you my Recruitment Story
  • Now Hiring !!! For Roles Like SDE 's - Backend & Frontend , Staff Engineers , Principal Architects , SDET'S, SDM - Engg Managers , Dev Managers , Product Managers , TPM - Programme Managers , Devops & SRE Engineers. Full stack Engineers , ,Bigdata & Data Engineering , Data Scientists , etc.
  • Specialties: Technical Recruiting, Staffing, Social Media Recruiting, Leadership Hiring, Global Networking,Market Analysis and Talent Mapping & Industry Mapping, Employer Branding
Social InfluenceSocial media hiringStrategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Interviewdesk

Advisory Consultant Techpanel Hiring & Techinterviewer Sourcer

Aug 2017Aug 2022 · 5 yrs · Greater Chennai Area

  • Interviewdesk, founded in the year 2017 and backed by investors from Google and Facebook, is a fast-growing SaaS Product Company with the goal of solving the biggest challenges in the hiring process. Founded by an ex Amazanion and with a team size of 15. Interviewdesk primarily focuses on delivering Interview as a Service with the help and support of Interview Experts from top product companies while making sure the clients hire the best candidates and the candidates have the best interviewing experience.
  • The story so far:
  • 50+ happy Clients
  • 20000+ interviews
  • 600+ interviewers
  • 90% interviewers are from tier 1 companies
  • 75% cost saved
  • 50+ interviews a day on average
  • Several Man hours saved
Social InfluenceSocial media hiringStrategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Amazon

Lead Recruiter

Jan 2017Jul 2017 · 6 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Recruitment Partner For Amazon Through HNB ( HuntNBadge Consulting )
  • Hiring for both Tech & Non Tech groups within Kindle Business Unit.
  • SDE, QAE , SDET, SDM , QAM,Sr. Product Managers, Principal Business Development, Principal Program Management, Online and Offline Marketing Managers, Category Managers, Author Relationship Manager , Team Manager , Operations Manager, Solution Architect, Technical Account Manager, Vendor Manager, Demand Manager and Key Account Managers , Business Analyst .
Social InfluenceSocial media hiringStrategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Hcl comnet limited

Associate Manager - Staff Augmentation (IT Infrastructure Staffing - Worldbank )

Nov 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr · Greater Chennai Area

  • Recruitment & Staffing For IT Infrastructure Skills
Strategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent Acquisition

Alp consulting ltd.

2 roles

Talent Acquisition - Permanant Staffing - Senior Analyst (Client Account Manager )

Promoted

Apr 2013Oct 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Chennai

  • Promoted As Senior Analyst - Involved In Managing Client Accounts & Niche Hiring Recruitment
Strategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent Acquisition

RA

Apr 2011Apr 2012 · 1 yr · Greater Chennai Area

  • Joined As RA
Strategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent Acquisition

Alp consulting ltd.

HR - Analyst

Apr 2012Apr 2013 · 1 yr · Greater Chennai Area

  • Promoted As Analyst
Strategic SourcingHiring PracticesTalent Acquisition

Education

Asean Online Education AOE

Diploma — Psychology

Jan 2020Jan 2020

University of Madras

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Human Resources Development

Jan 2008Jan 2010

Axiom Computer Education

PGDCA

Jan 2004Jan 2007

University of Madras

Bachelor of Science (BSc) — Bio Chemistry

Jan 2004Jan 2007

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