Sharath Kashyap (He/Him/His)

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Built high-performing tech hiring teams across APAC.
Led recruitment for Coinbase's rapid expansion in Asia.
Championed diversity and inclusion in employer branding.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in Tech and Fintech recruitment strategies.

Contact

ksharath@legalzoom.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTeam LeadershipEmployer BrandingProduct HiringTechnical RecruitingStrategic HiringCandidate ExperienceLeadership Hiring

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationCandidate ManagementContract NegotiationContract RecruitmentCorporate RecruitingData-Driven HiringDiversity & InclusionERP recruitmentExecutive SearchFull Life Cycle RecruitingHTMLHiring PracticesHuman ResourcesInternet RecruitingInterviews

About

Recruiting leader with 12+ years of experience building and scaling high-performing tech and product hiring teams across APAC. I have been part of core talent acquisition teams that established India tech centers from the ground up—hiring top talent across engineering, product, and leadership roles, while creating world-class recruiting functions. I’ve partnered closely with founders, site leaders, CEOs, and CTOs to shape India operations, define talent strategies, and drive large-scale hiring initiatives across multiple markets. Known for building agile, results-driven teams that consistently deliver on ambitious hiring goals, I bring expertise in scaling organizations through high-impact recruitment strategies. Passionate about creating talent engines that fuel innovation, enable growth, and strengthen organizational culture. Specialties: Recruitment, Business Partnering, Strategy Management, Employment Branding, University Relations and Hiring, Competency Mapping, Diversity & Inclusion, People Management & Development

Experience

Legalzoom

Talent Acquisition Leader (India & Poland)

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

At Legalzoom, I lead the Talent Acquisition function for India and Poland, driving scalable hiring strategies to support rapid business growth. I oversee a cross-functional team of recruiters, sourcers, and hiring managers, aligning our hiring roadmap with business goals and building a strong employer brand in two very distinct markets.
Strategic Leadership: I design and implement a TA strategy that balances growth, cost-efficiency, and quality of hire across India and Poland.
Team Development: I mentor and coach my TA team to elevate recruiting capability, reduce time-to-fill, and improve candidate experience.
Partnership with Business: I partner closely with business leaders to understand hiring priorities, forecast hiring demand, and ensure we deliver on hiring targets.
Data-Driven Hiring: I leverage market intelligence and TA metrics (e.g., time-to-hire, source effectiveness) to continuously refine our recruitment process.
Employer Brand & Diversity: I champion initiatives to build a strong employer brand in both geographies, with a focus on diversity & inclusion.

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategyTeam DevelopmentEmployer BrandingDiversity & InclusionTeam Leadership

Coinbase

Lead - Talent Acquisition

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

As part of initial TA team of Coinbase in India, Led recruiting for Product & Engineering for India centre. Built from scratch most of Tech/Product/TA/HR foundations for Coinbase's intense expansion across Asia.
Highlights:
・Supported the wider growth of APAC from 100 to 700 employees
・Personally hired over 60 candidates, including few leaders (VP Engineering, Sr Director - Product,
Staff/Senior Staff Engineers, Sr EM-Product etc. across Tech, Platform, Operations, Compliance & CX)
・Hired across India, Singapore, Philippines (and some US)
Hired for Front End/Back End/Cloud/Platform across all levels(SDE2/3, Staff Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer)

Product HiringExecutive SearchStrategic HiringTechnical RecruitingFull Life Cycle Recruiting

Amazon

Senior Technical Recruiter

Aug 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

As a recruiting partner at Amazon, I led the technical recruiting practice and acted as a functional manager to build multiple teams with focus on Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune & Gurgaon locations.
Key Responsibilities: (From Sourcing to Onboarding to Stakeholder management)
Recruiting the most senior technical talent at Amazon: SDE2,SDE3,Staff engineers.
Used internal and/or external sourcing tools, mechanisms and search logic (e.g., Boolean, iCIMS, Beamery, LinkedIn Recruiter, diversity data, etc.) to generate candidates.
Spearheaded the candidate experience project for the Recruiting Org and implemented mechanisms that saw an increase in the overall Recruiter scores by 25-30%

Technical RecruitingStakeholder ManagementCandidate ExperienceProcess ImprovementFull Life Cycle Recruiting

Wipro limited

Senior Executive Talent Acquisition

Oct 2018 – Jul 2019 · 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Working as a Senior Executive – Talent Acquisition looking after full life cycle technical recruitment for leadership roles for Cloud and Cybersecurity initiatives(CRS) at Wipro.
Currently handling Leadership hiring initiatives for Cybersecurity and Risk Services (CRS) unit.

Technical RecruitingCandidate ManagementFull Life Cycle RecruitingCorporate RecruitingLeadership Hiring

Infosys

2 roles

Associate Lead HR

Jan 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Hiring Practices

Associate HR

Jul 2014 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Handle End-to- End recruitment.
Interacting with Sr.Practice Heads, BU Heads, Sales team & Delivery Managers with regard to the resource requirements
Screening and short-listing candidates as per the requirement through various recruitment sources.
Conducting first level of interviews to assess technical knowledge.
Coordinating with the technical panel for interviews.
Responsible for salary negotiations, and swift on boarding process at the candidates.

Technical RecruitingFull Life Cycle RecruitingSocial Recruiting

Ionidea

Technical Recruiter

Jan 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · India

Involved in Full Recruiting Life-Cycle, from qualifying the opening, sourcing candidates(through direct and passive means including phone/email/referral/internet posting & searches), technical interviews, client contact/feedback, salary or rate negotiations, counter offers negotiations, closing the candidate, employee referrals and retention.
Recruited and hired candidates from non-technical to technical positions like: Engineering Director, Data Architect, Software Engineers, Front End and Backend Developers, UNIX/Linux Systems Administrators, Network Engineers, Web Developers, Software Development Managers, IT Applications Manager, Business Systems Analysts, QA Engineers, UI Developers, Oracle DBA, Project Managers, Technical Writers, Business System Analysts, etc.
Worked with several clients like IBM, Siemens, Wipro, Ameriprise, McKesson, Disney Worldwide, etc.

Technical RecruitingFull Life Cycle RecruitingSocial Recruiting