Sunil Phatak

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States32 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 20 years in global talent acquisition.
  • Expert in strategic hiring for tech giants.
  • Champion of diversity and inclusion in recruitment.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Global Talent Acquisition Executive with expertise in scaling recruitment for tech industries.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionStrategic HiringGlobal Technology RecruitingTalent AcquisitionEngineering RecruitmentRecruitment Management

Other Skills

Account ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBuild and Configuration ManagementBusiness DevelopmentC and C++CRMs and ATSContingent WorkforceCore JavaDevelopment and Implementation of Recruiting ProcessesExecutive SearchGlobal ImmigrationGlobal Recruiting OperationsHuman ResourcesIT Recruitment

About

Global Talent Acquisition Executive with over two decades of experience transforming organizations through strategic recruiting. I've built and led high-performing teams across the US, India, China, Korea, and Singapore, shaping talent strategies for tech innovators like Coupang, Uber, Google and GE Digital. My leadership focuses on: • Architecting comprehensive, data-driven recruiting strategies • Scaling global recruitment operations to meet aggressive growth targets • Pioneering agile methodologies in talent acquisition • Championing diversity and inclusion in hiring practices I've successfully recruited C-suite executives, senior engineering leaders, and top-tier individual contributors, leveraging my unique blend of technical acumen and strategic recruitment expertise. My approach balances cutting-edge analytics with a deep appreciation for the human element in talent acquisition. As a leader, I'm committed to developing powerhouse talent acquisition teams that drive organizational success. I connect visionary talent with transformative opportunities, enabling companies to build the teams they need to thrive in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. My mission: To shape the future of organizations by placing the right leaders and innovators in pivotal roles, fostering growth and innovation in the global tech ecosystem.

Experience

Coupang

Global Director of Talent Acquisition

May 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Leading global recruiting for Coupang in four geographies - US, Korea, China and India. My teams deliver executive as well as non-executive hiring across the globe with significant cross-geography collaboration.
Workforce PlanningStrategic HiringTalent StrategyGlobal Talent Acquisition

Cvkey project

Volunteer

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

  • CVKey Project is on a mission to help communities reopen responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic without compromising privacy.
  • CVKey is a non-profit organization with a multidisciplinary team of volunteers from healthcare and public policy, technology, and privacy who have come together to build the solutions we believe can enable responsible reopening of communities, led by science. We have built user-centered apps on a global scale and are using those same skills to support public health leaders on the front lines of COVID-19.
  • If you want to help us get to this vision, please ping me on sunil.phatak@cvkeyproject.org

Uber

Head of Global Technology Recruiting

Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 · 4 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Led global tech recruiting for Uber. Partnered with the CTO to plan and deliver hires across US, India and Europe. Managed executive as well as non-executive hiring. Transitioned and rebuilt the recruiting team through the most turbulent time in Uber History
Workforce PlanningStrategic HiringTalent StrategyGlobal Technology Recruiting

Ge digital

Director - Talent Acquisition

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs · San Ramon California

  • Managed Recruitment for Predix and Corporate IT teams delivering over 1200 hires in a year. Supported hiring in US, Europe and India. Led a large and geographically distributed team of Recruiting Managers, Recruiters and Sourcers across the globe. We helped in building an 'A' team to deliver early releases of Industrial Internet revolution.
Workforce PlanningStrategic HiringTalent StrategyTalent Acquisition

Google

Engineering Recruiter

Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Working at Google helped tremendously in learning about hiring top 10% engineering talent at high volume. Recruited SREs and core MySQL Engineers. Led the project to hire original MySQL authors to own Google's MySQL branch.
Workforce PlanningStrategic HiringTalent StrategyEngineering Recruitment

Akraya inc

Director - Recruitment and Resource Management

Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 · 4 yrs · Sunnyvale CA

  • Overhauled the recruiting function and in the process achieved a revenue growth of 300% over four years. Built a recruiting team of 50 that was geographically distributed, efficient and productive while being self-sustaining.
Workforce PlanningStrategic HiringTalent StrategyRecruitment Management

Mastech

Division Manager

Jan 2003 – Jan 2008 · 5 yrs · Fremont CA and Pittsburgh PA

  • Supported a revenue stream of $60 million with a team of recruiters, sourcers and staff that operated from four different countries. Evolved the MSP and VMS support for the organization.
Workforce PlanningTalent StrategyRecruitment ManagementStrategic Hiring

Ness technologies

Technical Recruiter and Resource Manager

Jan 1996 – Jan 2003 · 7 yrs · Pittsburgh PA

  • Lived the start-up dream. Made a transition from Technology to Talent Acquisition. Started in India and moved through three continents, multiple times. Worked with some great thought leaders.
Workforce PlanningStrategic HiringTalent StrategyTalent Acquisition

Thermax babcock & wilcox energy solutions private limited

Summer Intern

Jan 1995 – Jan 1995 · 0 mo · Pune Area, India

Oracle financial services/ iflex / citicorp

Software Engineer

Jan 1992 – Jan 1994 · 2 yrs · Mumbai, India

  • Developing retail banking applications on Unix using C, C++ and Sybase

Education

UCLA

Entrepreneurial Development

SIBM

MBA

VJTI

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Computer Engineering

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