Mantosh Ray

Talent Acquisition Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Scaled hiring from 20 to 100 engineers in 12 months.
Implemented data-led hiring frameworks to improve metrics.
Drove DEI-focused employer branding initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Talent Acquisition expert with a strong focus on diversity and data-driven recruitment strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionHigh-volume RecruitingTechnical RecruitingFull Life Cycle RecruitingDiversity RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionVendor ManagementTeam Management

Other Skills

AnalyticsBranding & IdentityCandidate ExperienceCenter of ExcellenceChatGPTCross-border M&ACross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data-driven Decision MakingDevelopment & implementation of marketing plansEmployer BrandingEngineering LeadershipGlobal LeadershipGlobal SourcingHeadhunting

About

As a Talent Acquisition Manager with over 11 years of experience in high-growth technology and SaaS environments — including Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Sophos, and Keyloop — I specialize in designing and executing scalable recruitment strategies that drive organizational success. Scaled hiring from 20 to 100 engineers in 12 months. I partner closely with C-level and departmental leaders to align hiring goals with business growth, while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and a strong focus on culture, diversity, and inclusion. My leadership approach combines strategic workforce planning, data-driven insights, and team mentorship to build high-performing, agile TA functions that scale with the business. Key Highlights: • Built and led high-performing talent teams across Engineering, Product, Sales & Customer Success functions • Implemented data-led hiring frameworks to improve time-to-hire and quality-of-hire metrics • Partnered with business leaders to forecast hiring needs and design sustainable workforce plans • Drove DEI-focused employer branding initiatives, enhancing market positioning and candidate engagement • Experienced in leveraging ATS (Lever, Greenhouse) and talent analytics for strategic decision-making I’m passionate about building recruiting ecosystems that don’t just fill roles — they fuel innovation, inclusion, and long-term growth.

Experience

Keyloop

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

As the Talent Acquisition Manager at a fast-growing SaaS company, I lead strategic hiring initiatives to scale high-performing teams across Engineering, Product, Sales, and Customer Success. My focus is on building a recruitment engine that supports hypergrowth while maintaining culture, diversity, and quality of hire.

Global LeadershipHigh-growthHigh-volume RecruitingTalent AnalyticsData-driven Decision MakingTeam Development+4

Senior Global Talent Acquisition Partner

Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Hiring for APAC and EMEA region. Stakeholder management for Customer Enablement, Engineering and IT team

SourcingGlobal SourcingInterviewingRecruitingRequirements AnalysisTechnical Recruiting+2

Palo alto networks

Senior Technical Recruiter

May 2022 – Apr 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Full-cycle tech recruiting at Palo Alto Networks. Helping in building several tech teams of Prisma Cloud. Currently hiring top talents at Prisma Cloud and Security team. Involved in hiring Mid, Senior & leadership level roles.

Full Life Cycle RecruitingTechnical Recruiting

Zscaler

Senior Technical Recruiter

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Innovative Talent Advisor with experience in developing and executing recruiting strategies with focus in D&I. Successful track record of partnering with executives and technical business leaders. Extensively work for Customer Success Manager, R&D team.

Technical RecruitingDiversity Recruitment

Sophos

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sep 2018 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I was responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process to include sourcing, attraction, candidate assessment, while delivering a positive candidate and interview experience. Have experienced building a team from scratch. Scaled hiring from 20 to 100 engineers in 12 months. Extensively working for Engineering R&D, Product Support and MTR (Managed Threat Response ) team.

Full Life Cycle RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Modern ballistic solutions pvt ltd.

Technical Recruiter

Jul 2014 – May 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Working as a recruiter and managing end to end recruitment to ensure on time delivery.
Vendor Management / Client Management, Team Management & Personnel Management are key roles to be addressed.
Utilizes a variety of tools (Social Media Recruitment - LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & different Job portals etc.), working in partnership with team across the network to tap in to local and overseas sourcing channels to identify suitable candidates.
Experience in team handling and conduct meeting and hurdle session with team members.
Interacting with clients in getting the new requirements and successfully closing existing requirements with in the time frame.

Technical RecruitingVendor Management

Modern ballistic solutions pvt. ltd. (mbs global)

Technical Recruiter

Jul 2014 – May 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Managed full-cycle recruitment across technical functions. Handled vendor and client relationships and led a team of recruiters. Delivered consistent hiring outcomes in a fast-paced agency environment.

Technical RecruitingTeam Management