Mahesh Gosavi

Founder

Pune, Maharashtra, India23 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over two decades of leadership in global recruitment.
Innovator in recruitment technology and gamification.
Recipient of prestigious global performance awards.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in HR Tech with a focus on innovative recruitment solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Recruitment Technology InnovationProduct Design & Development

Other Skills

Advanced Sourcing SolutionsBankingBenefits NegotiationBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCRMCreative innovationsCustomer RelationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer ServiceEmployee EngagementEmployment ConsultingExecuting Search MandatesExecutive SearchGrowth Strategies

About

Global Talent Acquisition Leader | Recruitment Innovation Strategist | L&D Advocate A seasoned industry veteran with a rich legacy in talent acquisition, I bring over two decades of leadership experience in global recruitment strategies, learning & development solutions, and HR tech innovation. An Engineering graduate from MIT and a Management postgraduate from the prestigious Sydenham Institute of Management, I have consistently been at the forefront of transforming how organizations attract, engage, and retain top talent. With a passion for recruitment innovation, I specialize in: Sourcing strategy transformation Gamification in recruitment Developing L&D solutions for the recruitment ecosystem I’m driven by the belief that recruitment is both an art and a science—requiring empathy, insight, and continuous innovation. I hold several patents in sourcing techniques and gamified hiring frameworks, and have collaborated with global organizations to shape future-ready talent strategies. Let’s connect if you share a passion for redefining recruitment or are exploring partnerships in talent acquisition and learning solutions.

Experience

Hirewire 3.o

Founder & CEO

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

We are a bootstrap start-up on a mission to solve real-time challenges in HR and Talent Acquisition through innovation and technology. With deep roots in Recruitment Consulting and Training & Development, we are here to disrupt traditional hiring models and empower recruitment professionals with cutting-edge tools and experiences.
💡 What We Do
We are developing next-gen IT products that reimagine the way recruitment works:
Advanced Sourcing Solutions: Enhancing sourcing probabilities using intelligent, data-driven approaches.
Recruitment Gamification: Introducing an engaging Recruitment Game designed to train, test, and elevate the skills of recruiters — making learning interactive and impactful.
🎯 Our Focus Areas
Recruitment Training & Development
Recruitment Consulting
Product Development for Talent Acquisition Teams
🧠 Skills & Expertise
C Suit Executive ,Strategic & Leadership Hiring - ExCentral
Employment Consulting
Recruitment Technology Innovation
Product Design & Development
Training Methodology for Recruiters
Training for Campus Graduates : CampuSory : Interview Personality Developement Program
We believe the future of hiring lies in innovation, real-world problem solving, and delivering unmatched user experiences for recruitment professionals.

Employment ConsultingProduct DevelopmentRecruitment TrainingRecruitment Technology InnovationProduct Design & Development

T-systems ict india pvt. ltd.

Director | Head of Talent Acquisition

Nov 2017 – Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Entrusted a responsibility of playing a pivotal role in driving T-Systems Talent Acquisition activities across Pune ,Bangalore & Gurgaon Development center.
Recipient of the Prestigious "Global Top 50 Performers of the Year award" amongst 40000 employees rewarded by T-Systems International
Ramp up - Instrumental in building up the Organization from scratch Hired and onboarded 5500+ employees across Niche ,Complex technology stack along-with Project Hiring for Vanilla skills
Successfully build up following Practices/ Competences from scratch in Pune, Bangalore &Gurgaon Centre
Core Software Engineering : Linux ,VMWare ,VRA/VRO , SRE ,Networking ,Storage
E-Commerce Product : OneApp, OneShop, Android TV ,Home gateway
Mobile Applications -Product - iOS, Android
Automation- ServiceNow, Robotic Process Automation.
Data Competency /Digital -Data Scientist ,ML,AI, Big Data, Predictive Analytics,Robotics
Cloud -AWS,Azure, DevOps - Ansible, Kubernetes, OpenShift
Infrastructure & Communication Technology

Persistent systems

Global Head - Strategic ,Leadership & Campus Hiring

Mar 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Pune

Global Head for Strategic & Leadership Hiring for Americas (US, Canada,Mexico), RoW (Australia, Singapore,Japan,South Africa ,Europe) & India
Planning & Execution for Cost optimization & Quality Talent pool acquisition for Global Leadership Positions.
Bringing Best Talent at Top Level & Entry Level , most strategic areas of Talent Acquisition
Engineered & Invented ; Algorithmist, Breathless & FlipNSlip Group Discussions & Group Interview Models for Campus
Bringing Innovations to change the way Campus Hiring has been done so far
Part of Talent Acquisition Core Leadership Team, objective is to build Talent Acquisition CoE in order to focus on process improvisation at every step as per end to end Hiring process ,as well bringing and implementing Innovative methodologies in Sourcing ,Candidate Experience and Vendor Partner Management.... leading large Team portfolio ,responsible for quality hiring across all verticals

Search quest consultants pvt. ltd.

Client Engagement CoE Head

Jan 2008 – Mar 2016 · 8 yrs 2 mos · Pune Area, India

Founder Member of Search Quest Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Client Engagement
Managing RPO for greenfield IT Captive companies (Citi ,Schlumberger ,Principal)
Team Management
HR Innovations

Manpowergroup (formerly abc consultants)

Manager

May 2004 – Jan 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Pune Area, India

Manpower (NYSE:MAN) , US$16 billion Fortune 500 (Ranked 143) Global MNC ,is a world leader in innovative workforce solutions; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work.
National Account Manager - Infosys ,Managing hiring for Infosys across all locations in India
Team Management - Managing Team of 10 consultants
Marketing Communication - Created and Conceptualized several News letter for Manpower IT National Team
My team has won Most efficient Team award in 2007 which was National Contest for all Verticals and all Locations and 2 Team Members were in Top 5 across 500 + employees
Rewards & Recognition
Manpower India’s Most productive Team Award for FY 2007 performance
Single Highest Individual bill Value award –for Placing Director India, Teradata
Creativity award for HR ,Marketing Communications activities for designing & conceptualizing 3 Newsletter edition for Manpower India

General & life insurance

Management Trainee,AM -Advertising,Sales & Marketing

May 2002 – Apr 2004 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Sales Management...Identifying Accounts for Road,building ,Bridge Insurance
Event Management - multiple events at Mumbai ,Ahmadabad for Promoting New products in Insurance ..Managed and Conceptualized event with Mallika Sarabhai
Marketing Communication -
Creating Print Advertisements -created award winning Advertisement for Fire Insurance policy