Gayatri Dhawan

Co-Founder

Bardez, Goa, India6 yrs 9 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Proven track record in talent acquisition.
Expert in strategic hiring initiatives.
Skilled in building extraordinary teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Technical Recruiter with expertise in SaaS and talent acquisition.

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Core Skills

Strategic HiringLeadershipPeople ManagementTechnical RecruitingGlobal Talent AcquisitionHiringRecruitingHuman Resources (hr)Global Sourcing

Other Skills

Change ManagementClient RelationsCommunicationCompetency Based InterviewingData AnalysisEnglishExecutive SearchGreenhouseGrowth StrategiesLean Process ImprovementMarketing ManagementMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordOrganizational Development

About

Experienced senior technical recruiter with a proven track record in start-up environments. Leveraging 4 years of expertise, adept at sourcing top-tier talent and managing end-to-end recruitment processes. Skilled in candidate assessment, relationship-building, and strategic hiring initiatives. Passionate about driving organisational growth through exceptional talent acquisition strategies. Here's more about what I do and have accomplished in my work so far, 🔍 Searching for the perfect puzzle pieces to build extraordinary teams 💡 Adding innovation and creativity into the recruitment process 🌟 Sparking connections between top talent and organisations I'm open to discussing about job opportunities right now. Drop a message to talk about work, consult, freelance, recruitment :)

Experience

Aaviah people's network company

Senior Consultant – People & Leadership Hiring

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · North Goa, Goa, India · Hybrid

Project ManagementLeadershipStrategic HiringClient Relations

Self-employed

Co-Founder

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · North Goa, Goa, India · On-site

People ManagementProperty ManagementVendor Management

Shyftlabs

Senior Tech Talent Acquisition Partner

Aug 2023 – Jun 2024 · 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Collaborate with hiring managers and other stakeholders to understand the technical skills and qualifications required for various positions within the company, particularly those related to data warehousing and related technologies.
Talent mapping for projects in Ad tech domain and Data platforms.
Technically assessing potenntial candidates for their SQL and Python skills.
Use data and analytics to track recruitment metrics, assess the effectiveness of sourcing strategies, and provide regular reports to leadership.

Competency Based InterviewingGrowth StrategiesTechnical RecruitingGlobal Talent AcquisitionStrategic Human Resource PlanningLeadership

Career break

Health and well-being

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 · 2 mos · Davangere, Karnataka

Travel and Self-growth.

Swiftsku (yc w21)

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mar 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

Responsible for end to end hiring across verticals (Product, Delivery, Engineering and
Machine Learning). Report directly to the COO.
The company has grown from 18 to 50 employees across all divisions, including sales,
customer success, engineering, and developers.
Finding the greatest personnel for the firm while working in a fast-paced environment. This
has resulted in extremely low attrition across the board, including in sales.
Hired for major roles like Head of Marketing, graphic & UI UX designer, IoT engineer, Sr
backend/ frontend developer etc. Evaluated 80+ resumes on a quarterly basis with a pass
through rate of 45% - 60%. Brought down the avg time to offer a job to 15 days

SourcingStrategic SourcingHiringGlobal Talent AcquisitionLean Process Improvement

Chalksnslate media

Head Of Human Resources

Dec 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hired as a first and only HR personnel.
Handled the business's payroll, employee engagement, performance management, and
hiring and recruiting(TA).
My main role was to acquire talent and scale up the company. Started when there were 9
employees, scaled to 30+ employees.

RecruitingMarketing ManagementHuman Resources (HR)Communication

Iplace

2 roles

Executive Recruiter

Apr 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

Thorough knowledge of recruiting process from sourcing to recruiting for different employment types including W2, Corp-to-Corp, 1099 for U.S. Citizens, GC, H1-B, TN-1, and EAD holders.
Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) including Bullhorn and CATS.
Active Search: Resume search of active candidates from job boards such as Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, Job Diva and Hot Jobs.
Add short-listed candidates into client databases such as CATS, Bullhorn etc.
Search and short-list candidates from job boards, search engines using different search techniques such as Boolean strings.
Work closely and assist senior team members.
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to prepare concise and error free weekly reports.

Global SourcingExecutive Search