Goutham Jayakumar (GJ) Talent Acquisition Leader APJAK IPIA StarIcon Social Activist Awardee — CEO
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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Recruitment Specialist with expertise in IT and startup environments.
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Experience: 14 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Technical Recruiting
Career Highlights
- 14 years of experience in tech talent acquisition.
- Expert in scaling tech teams from scratch.
- Deep understanding of product/startup culture.
Work Experience
Hunt&Badge Consulting Private Limited (A Hudson RPO Company)
Executive Search and Talent Acquisition Manager (a.k.a ) CHRM - Executive & Leadership Hiring (2 yrs 11 mos)
CHRM - Chief Human Resource Manager - Executive & Leadership Hiring (3 yrs 10 mos)
Senior Manager HR - Leadership Hiring (1 yr)
Manager HR - Leadership/Executive/C Level Hiring For Product/ E commerce / Startups (5 yrs 1 mo)
InterviewDesk
Advisory Consultant Techpanel Hiring & Techinterviewer Sourcer (5 yrs)
Amazon
Lead Recruiter (6 mos)
HCL Comnet Limited
Associate Manager - Staff Augmentation (IT Infrastructure Staffing - Worldbank ) (1 yr)
Alp Consulting Ltd.
Talent Acquisition - Permanant Staffing - Senior Analyst (Client Account Manager ) (1 yr 6 mos)
RA (1 yr)
Alp Consulting Ltd.
HR - Analyst (1 yr)
Education
Diploma at Asean Online Education AOE
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at University of Madras
PGDCA at Axiom Computer Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc) at University of Madras