Vanaja Deva Shetty Gowda

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 19+ years in Talent Acquisition leadership
  • Expert in building inclusive hiring processes
  • Proven track record in scaling teams rapidly
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition leader in E-Commerce and Technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringHr Business Partnering

Other Skills

Building RelationshipsCompensation ReviewDE&I initiativesDigitization of TA processesDiversity HiringEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingHR Business PartnerHR FunctionsHigh Performance TeamsHiring DrivesPeople ManagementPerformance ManagementRecruitment Fulfillment

About

Talent Acquisition leader with 19+ years in leading Strategic Thinking, Building Winning Teams and driving Continuous Improvement in Technology and E-Commerce sectors. Specialize in Talent Acquisition & Leadership Hiring, Scaling, Inclusive Hiring - DE&I, Campus Hiring & University Relations, TA Analytics, and Vendor Management. Additional skills include HR Business Partnering, Right-sizing, and M&A. Work experience at Myntra, VMware and Yahoo!

Experience

Tekion corp

Head of Talent Acquisition

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Myntra

3 roles

Director Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Jul 2021Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos · On-site

  • Responsible for driving strategies for Talent Acquisition Champions and contributing to transformation within the Talent Organization by fostering key partnerships in building programs for the workforce of the future.
  • Set up Talent Acquisition (TA) processes to build an inclusive workforce. Leading teams across Myntra with a mandate for Tech, non-Tech – Lateral (Contingent & Executive hiring), Campus Hiringm AI-driven TA processes, Digitization of TA processes, Employer Branding, DE&I initiatives and TA Analytics to bridge the gap between Business & Talent.
  • ❖ Collaborating and engaging stakeholders to achieve org’s business goals leveraging HR strategy for ramp-up.
  • ❖ Talent Acquisition – Campus and Lateral technology lead for full‐time and internship hiring.
  • ❖ Talent Branding and eminence-building events in DE&I space.
  • ❖ Building alternative hiring models.
  • ❖ Leveraging social media hiring and enabling technology for targeted hiring.
  • ❖ Leading HR demand Planning, Forecasting and HR Analytics
Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingDE&I initiativesTA AnalyticsStakeholder EngagementLeadership Hiring

Associate Director Human Resources

Promoted

Apr 2017Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos · On-site

  • ❖ Led the TA function for non-engineering functions across Myntra-Jabong.
  • ❖ Managed overall HR functions for Customer Experience, Customer Support operations and Myntra Fashion Brands.
  • ❖ Partnered with key stakeholders across Myntra private brands, Offline Business & Customer Experience and Customer Support teams to drive the People agenda forward.
  • ❖ Undertook right-sizing of various teams post-completion of the merger of Jabong into Myntra; Spearheaded right-sizing project for Customer Contact team to create a scalable structure that supports org strategy and growth.
  • ❖ Designed a Reward & Recognition framework; conceptualised, developed and launched "Power Points" Programme, which offered tangible perks to employees and provided a platform for peer recognition.
  • ❖ Designed and published Employee handbook & functional onboarding training & video modules for cross-functional training for recruits & existing teams.
  • ❖ Defined, aligned stakeholders, and implemented a new grade structure to move towards a flatter structure.
HR FunctionsRight-sizingReward & Recognition FrameworkStakeholder ManagementHR Business PartneringTalent Acquisition

Senior Manager- Talent Acquisition

Aug 2012Mar 2017 · 4 yrs 7 mos · On-site

  • ❖ Established and managed the Talent Acquisition function across the Group – developed and implemented a recruitment strategy, job posting optimisation, recruitment marketing channel development, job board procurement, digital and non-digital employment marketing, and comprehensive recruitment campaign planning.
  • ❖ Set up SCM, leadership, fulfilment centre & regional teams. Built manpower strategy, P&L, meeting Headcount demands of the Business teams across levels and scaled from scratch to a robust 2,000+ people in just one year.
  • ❖ Led end-to-end recruitment strategy, vendor strategy, referral schemes, Branding and Diversity hiring efforts to meet the business needs and created a pipeline for Strategic long and short-term plans in sync with BU heads.
  • ❖ Created overall talent strategy for Myntra’s first offline store; part of the Core Group for Myntra’s 1st offline store.
  • ❖ Strategically drove operational excellence, SLAs & tracking Talent acquisition metrics thereby increasing the ROI, productivity & reducing the overall recruitment Cost without compromising on Quality and Time.
  • ❖ Developed recruitment strategies (diversity recruitment, career mobility, employee referral programme and similar Talent Acquisition priorities), understood talent movement and demand in the market, and ensured that talent requirements were supported through effective build versus buy initiatives.
  • ❖ Established and maintained channel partnerships with third parties (including recruitment agencies) relevant to Talent Acquisition initiatives, established and monitored performance against metrics.
  • ❖ Partnered with the management team to design cost per head, analyse HR trends & proposed modifications based on current trends and future projections.
  • ❖ Developed strategies to manage/monitor recruitment efforts, including use of job boards, sourcing strategies, attending job fairs and other advertising/outreach efforts.
Recruitment StrategyVendor ManagementDiversity HiringTalent Acquisition MetricsTalent Acquisition

Vmware

Senior Recruiter

Apr 2007Sep 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

  • ❖ Managed key stakeholders & met headcount demands for BUs across non-tech teams.
  • ❖ Ensured timely and cost-effective fulfilment of all open requisitions with quality talent, and proactively led updates on all open positions to the business and BU HR teams and cultivated strong consultative relationships with hiring managers/BU HR Teams.
  • ❖ Leadership Hiring for the Sales Operations team and grew the team from zero to 300 within a year; grew the Technical Support team from 20 to 150 in 12 months.
  • ❖ Handled requirements for BUs like IT Applications Development Team, IT Desktop Team, Global Support Services Team, Finance Team, R&D teams, and Sales Operations Team.
Stakeholder ManagementRecruitment FulfillmentTeam GrowthTalent Acquisition

Yahoo software development india private limited

Staffing Specialist / IT Recruiter

Aug 2005Mar 2007 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • ❖ Managed weekly updates on hiring and expectation management; delivered high-level reporting to senior BU & HR stakeholders; highlighting challenges and trends.
  • ❖ Received appreciation for hiring the best talent to ramp up the team of Content Editors / Content Team Leads and Content Managers (in all 50+ hires) in a short time.
  • ❖ Planned and executed recruitment drives across the team (Conducted recruitment drives-cum-contests held in
  • Bengaluru, Chennai, and Pune).
Recruitment ManagementReportingHiring DrivesTalent Acquisition

Education

IIPM, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

MBA — Human Resources

Jan 2002Jan 2004

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