Ankita Sharan

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in architecting inclusive hiring frameworks.
  • Proven track record in building high-performing teams.
  • Strong focus on aligning recruitment strategy with business growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic recruiter specializing in SaaS and Cybersecurity industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent Acquisition StrategyLeadership HiringCybersecurity RecruitingTechnical RecruitingEmployer BrandingHr PoliciesEmployee Lifecycle StrategyRecruitment Consulting

Other Skills

Account ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBusiness DevelopmentCRMCloud-Based ApplicationsCold CallingCollege RecruitingConsultingContract RecruitmentData-Driven Recruitment GovernanceDiversity & InclusionE-commerceEmployee EngagementEmployee Relations

About

Proven expertise in building high-performing teams from the ground up, with a strong focus on leadership, Technical, G&A, Sales, and Legal hiring. Adept at partnering with executive stakeholders to align recruitment strategy with business growth, while embedding diversity, scalability, and operational excellence into every stage of the hiring lifecycle. I specialize in architecting inclusive hiring frameworks, mentoring recruitment teams, and enabling business-critical functions through talent. Recruitment Fraud Alert! Beware job seekers - we have learned that individuals are fraudulently posing as Elastic employees. These recruiting fraud schemes may include fake interviews, offers from individuals posing as Elastic employees, and requests for personal information, banking details, or payments. It’s important for you to know we will NEVER request information like this as part of our hiring process and our onboarding takes place over a secure platform.Elastic open roles are posted on our Careers Portal and all email communications will come from an email address ending in @elastic.co (not .com). If you think you are experiencing a recruiting scam, here’s some advice from the Federal Trade Commission and you can also file a report with law enforcement. Be safe and good luck with your job search!

Experience

Elastic

Senior Recruiter

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

  • Act as a strategic talent partner to global business leaders across regions. Drive enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy, with a strong focus on building high-impact teams, streamlining hiring processes, and delivering inclusive, data-driven recruitment solutions.
  • Successfully hired senior leaders across diverse functions, including Sales, Legal, G&A, and Marketing, contributing to organizational maturity and cross-functional synergy.
  • Partnered closely with business heads to co-design function-specific hiring strategies, aligned to long-term workforce planning.
Talent Acquisition StrategyLeadership HiringStakeholder ManagementDiversity & InclusionTechnical RecruitingExecutive Search

Micro focus

Principal Recruiter

Jan 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Served as the strategic recruitment advisor for the CyberRes Security business unit, directly reporting to global leaders and contributing to organizational growth through structured hiring frameworks.
  • Built strategic hiring engines from scratch for newly formed teams, driving scalability through market mapping and compensation design.
  • Implemented data-driven recruitment governance, presenting actionable insights to VPs and GMs during weekly hiring syncs.
  • Mentored and upskilled internal TA team, establishing a high-performance culture aligned with organizational goals.
  • Optimized use of Workday, HackerRank, and CRM tools to engage passive talent and enhance operational efficiency.
Talent Acquisition StrategyCybersecurity RecruitingData-Driven Recruitment GovernanceMentoringMarket Mapping

Aurigo software technologies

Lead Recruiter

Nov 2016May 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Led strategic hiring across technical and business verticals in India. Drove hiring for leadership roles and built scalable recruiting operations aligned with business growth objectives.
  • Instituted volume hiring engines for engineering and early talent cohorts, significantly reducing cycle times and increasing offer-to-join ratios.
  • Developed employer branding initiatives and launched internal engagement programs to boost culture assimilation and retention.
  • Led market analysis for workforce planning, advising business leaders on competitive positioning in the tech talent market.
Technical RecruitingEmployer BrandingMarket AnalysisVolume Hiring

Tracxn!

HR Manager

Apr 2015Oct 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Drove end-to-end talent strategy while doubling headcount within one year. Acted as an HRBP to senior stakeholders for Technology, Business Development, and Inside Sales functions.
  • Scaled hiring for Engineering, driving agility in the TA process and aligning with product and market expansion.
  • Formulated core HR policies and frameworks that aligned with company culture and compliance.
  • Owned employee lifecycle strategy, including onboarding, performance, and grievance handling, and introduced founder-led onboarding initiatives to deepen engagement.
HR PoliciesEmployee Lifecycle StrategyPerformance ManagementTalent Strategy

Successfactors

Recruitment Consultant

Apr 2014Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Bangalore

  • SuccessFactors, an SAP Company, is the leading provider of cloud-based applications. We began our journey in Human Capital Management earning the distinction of the leading provider of cloud-based Business Execution (BizX) Software.
  • Fast forward to today -- now as part of SAP we are responsible for the SAP Cloud business and have become one of the largest and fastest-growing SaaS players in the industry – touching 15M + users, 3500+ customers, in 168 countries, 35 languages and serving 60 industries.
  • SuccessFactors is known for its innovation, extraordinary leadership, and high-energy culture. We hire high-performing people that want to make a difference. We expect all of our talent to be leaders – no matter what your role. We challenge ourselves and each other to swing big and take risks every day. We move fast, but we care about how we work with each other.
Recruitment ConsultingCloud-Based ApplicationsHuman Capital Management

Wenger & watson inc.

Associate Manager - Search

Dec 2011Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Managed a team of 5 people (training and reviewing), Managed clients as well.

Zynga

Recruiter

Apr 2011Nov 2011 · 7 mos

  • Solely responsible for one business unit.
  • Also helped in hiring for the engineering team for other business units.

Wenger & watson inc.

Team Lead

Nov 2008Mar 2011 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Followed the entire recruitment life cycle while catering the hiring needs of our reputed clients in e-commerce domain like Amazon, Google,eBay and few reputed start-ups.
  • Also got an opportunity to do account management for one the leading clients.(Amazon..all locations)
  • To add on also trained and mentored few juniors.

Education

Great Eastern Management School, South Asia University, UK

M.B.A

Jan 2008Jan 2010

Institute Of Advanced Computer & Research

B.Tech — Computer Science

Jan 2004Jan 2008

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