Ajith KP

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in global executive search and leadership hiring.
  • Successfully managed searches across multiple continents.
  • Strong experience in niche talent acquisition for startups.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Global Executive Search professional specializing in leadership hiring for startups and established firms.

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Skills

Core Skills

Leadership HiringTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Other Skills

AnalyticsBenefits NegotiationBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyCRMConsultingEarly-stage StartupsHeadhuntingIndustry Research and MappingLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentManagementNiche Talent Acquisition

About

Currently heading Talent Practice at Stellaris Venture Partners, an early-stage venture fund. Engaged in Leadership Hiring for our portfolio. Helping Founders find Top talent for their startups Always on the lookout for exceptional talent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Executive Search professional with expertise and experience in Executive Search, Head Hunting, Leadership Hiring, Industry Research and Mapping, Operations Management and Business Analysis and consulting. Excellent experience in hiring for Senior Leadership positions across different functions in varied industries including early stage start-ups, IT, ITES, Technology and Manufacturing. Successfully managed searches across the globe including USA,UK, Europe and APAC. Strong experience in Industry Research and Mapping, Implemented innovative ideas to broaden the sourcing strategies to focus on headhunting the best professionals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specialties: C-Level Searches, Business and functional heads, Sales, Marketing , HR across sectors in IT, ITES, Technology, Start-ups, Manufacturing, e-Commerce and Internet.

Experience

Stellaris venture partners

Director-Talent Practice

Oct 2021Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Stellaris Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm with more than $300M in assets. It invests in tech and tech-enabled consumer and enterprise startups in India. Since its inception in 2017, Stellaris has backed many market leaders such as Mamaearth, Whatfix, mFine, Slintel, Propelld, Loadshare and Signzy.
  • All things Talent at Stellaris Venture Partners
  • Helping our Portfolio with their Critical Leadership Requirements
  • Actively engaged with Founders in their search for top talent across functions
Leadership HiringEarly-stage StartupsTalent practiceNiche Talent AcquisitionTalent Acquisition

Spottabl

Associate Principal - Leadership Hiring

Mar 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Focus on Senior Leadership hiring for startups across industries, functions and geographies.
  • Work closely with Founders and their investors for all their critical leadership requirements.
Leadership Hiring

Diageo

Strategic Sourcing-Leadership Hiring

Jul 2019Mar 2020 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Build talent pipeline for critical Leadership roles for Diageo.
  • Work on active leadership requirements across functions in APAC.
Leadership Hiring

Global village consulting

Head Hunter / Executive Search - Global Leadership Hiring

Nov 2014Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

  • Global Village Consulting is a boutique search firm, formed by Industry and executive search professionals. The firm combines best-in-class talent acquisition and talent advisory experience, deep sector expertise and a start-up drive to excel – all geared to providing an unparalleled experience to clients. The firm offers sustainable partnerships for Executive talent hiring to clients in India and rest of the world. We provide these services across industry verticals and functions.
  • Our strengths lies in - Functional roles (HR, Finance, Operations), IT (Hi Tech,Product, Ecommerce and application), Consulting, Delivery, Product, Performance, Application delivery heads, program and project heads, customer support, Deployment heads configuration experts - specifically in Enterprise, Product, ERP, Security, Applications, Social, Mobility, Analytics, Cloud, across various domains across BFSI, Retail, Pharma, CPG, Networking, Telecom, Semiconductor, Consulting, Manufacturing and such others.
  • As part of the founding team at Global Village Consulting, I am responsible for growing and expanding business within our client portfolio.
  •  Experienced in end to end process right from client engagement, research, delivery and closure.
  •  Work with top venture capital firms in India and their investee companies for their leadership requirements.
  •  Working with multiple series A, series B funded organisations in building their leadership team both in India and International markets.
  •  Successfully executed several C level/ senior searches for Indian & MNC companies. Partnered with clients in Technology, BFS, Pharma, Healthcare, VC Funded sectors. I have handled critical, niche and leadership search assignments both in India and Abroad.
  •  Have managed accounts in multiple industry segments and led end to end search process for critical and niche positions.
Executive Search

Randstad

Delivery Lead - Executive Search

Sep 2013Oct 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for delivery of all search mandates for the technology vertical across geographies.
  • Responsible for client and account management.
  • Headhunt candidates using non-traditional sources for niche positions from across the globe.
  • Research on key industry movements and mapping the target industry segment for our clients.
  • Keep abreast with the industry events and new developments
Executive Search

Longhouse consulting

Consultant

Feb 2012Sep 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Conduct extensive research for the executive search mandates for new ventures and start-ups.
  • Interact with different stakeholders and provide targeted research data and solutions for hiring
  • suitable candidate.
  • Headhunt candidates for the mandates and conduct the initial screening.
  • Providing leadership mapping for different industries using cold calling, networking.
  • Keep abreast with the industry events and new developments.
  • Develop and maintain leadership database for new and emerging sectors in India.
Executive Search

Nugrid consulting

Consultant

Apr 2011Dec 2011 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Providing end to end solutions for each assignment, right from search, sourcing, screening, initial
  • interviews and final negotiations.
  • Part of the technology practise for the Bangalore location.
  • Manage several key accounts and ensure efficient account management.
  • Manage and assist fellow colleagues on key assignments

Stanton chase international

Consultant

Feb 2010Mar 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Understand the client requirements and construct a specification document.
  • Research for suitable candidates and identify the suitable incumbents.
  • Interacting with senior management personnel and presenting the mandate to elicit their interest.
  • Co-ordinating the interactions between the client and candidates.

Tech mahindra

Technical Associate

Jun 2006Jul 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

  • Provided technical consulting to customers for the use of eCo ordering system.
  • Provided business consulting and solutions to British Telecom’s clients.
  • Maintained the project statistics repository and developed statistical model at the end of each
  • month.
  • Maintained the XML User Guide and Error Codes documents.
  • Performed testing on the XML interface to custom eCo environment.
  • Customer facing and testing on behalf of the customers like Virgin Media, British Telecom, O2,
  • Orange etc.
  • Monitored the Cyclone Interchange and Siebel client for customer’s orders and provide necessary
  • solutions in case of any issues.
  • Liaised with different teams to resolve client’s queries.
  • Experience in agile methodology.
  • Monitored the relevant bridge queue and respond as per the SLA.

Education

University of Stirling

MBA — Operations and Information Systems Management

Jan 2008Jan 2009

Visvesvaraya Technological University

B.E — Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2002Jan 2006

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