Anish Mahale

Associate Partner

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

100% team retention over 7 years
Spearheaded talent acquisition for top tech roles
Developed innovative hiring frameworks at Swiggy

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR leader in the Tech industry with a focus on Talent Acquisition and Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringEmployee Engagement

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationBusiness CommunicationsCandidate ExperienceConsultingDiversity & InclusionEmployee Referral ProgramsEmployer BrandingHR StrategyHigh Impact PresentationsHiringHuman ResourcesInterview ManagementLearning & DevelopmentManagementNetworking

About

Anish is a seasoned HR leader with close to 15 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Talent Management & Talent development both in established and early stage organizations. He has a solid track record managing high performing teams and holds an unique milestone of having successfully retained 100% of his team members in the last 7 years of people management. Zero attrition of team members due to reasons of performance, disengagement, lack of learning & development and most importantly team culture. In his current role, he has been spearheading Talent Acquisition and Talent Management efforts for Engineering, Product, Design, Analytics, and Data Science orgs at Swiggy, leading a team of high performing HR professionals. Joined Swiggy at an early stage and have been instrumental in hiring, managing and developing mid and leadership level talent .He also played a pivotal role in shaping the Talent Philosophy at Swiggy. Prior to Swiggy, he spearheaded HR & Talent Acquisition for MyGate. Played a crucial role in scaling up a few areas like PMS, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition. He spent the first 7 years of his career in Wenger & Watson Inc as a Talent Advisor. Consulted established firms and startups in Talent Acquisition, Compensation & benefits and Leadership Hiring. Built a sound network of Industry professionals from India and other parts of the world. Areas of Expertise : Strategic Planning, Networking, Talent Develooment, Leadership hiring. Interests : Building high performing teams, Hiring A Players, Learning & Development

Experience

Swiggy

Director of Talent Acquisition & Talent Branding

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

In my current role, I lead Talent Acquisition for the Tech Org at Swiggy that includes Engineering, Product Management, Data Science, Analytics, Design and Behavioral sciences. I lead a high performing team of senior managers, lead recruiters and recruiting coordinators in our pursuit of hiring A players for the company
As one of the key members in the Executive Search team I directly work with founders and the leadership team of Swiggy in hiring high impact leaders in Engineering, Product Management, Data science and Operations. My responsibilities include networking, leadership mapping, attracting and onboarding leaders.
As a member of TA COE, I am actively involved in projects and programs that aim at continuous improvement in TA thrusts. This COE aims at re-defining and improvising crucial pillars of
Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring masterclass, TA Analytics & Candidate Experience
Avid contributor in cross functional HR projects of talent density, Blended Ways of Working & talent intelligence.
Responsible for implementing highly effective programs like Bar Raiser and Swiggy Way of Hiring. Bar raiser essentially focusses on throughput management of the funnel and debrief management to ensure each next hire is better. Swiggy Ways of Hiring focusses on the science & art of assessing candidates, interview behaviors, decision making models and managing personal interviewer's biases.

Talent AcquisitionLeadership HiringDiversity & InclusionTalent ManagementNetworking

Mygate

Senior Manager HR

Nov 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Spearheaded HR for MyGate. Was a part of the leadership committee that made crucial strategic decisions for the organisation.
Responsibilities
Led the strategy to increase the employee base from 600 to nearly 1000 in a span of one year
Partnered with a renowned HR consulting firm to formulate a robust Performance Management System that aimed at driving impact across the company.
Led Employee Engagement & Retention initiatives by designing new policies, rituals and practices which resulted in less than 5% attrition the technology team.
Streamlined HR operations to ensure Payroll management and Statutory compliance was always of the highest standards.

Employee EngagementPerformance ManagementTalent Acquisition

Swiggy

Talent Acquisition Manager

May 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

Talent Acquisition for Engineeing, Product Management and Data sciences across levels. Managed and led teams.
Spearhead the hiring efforts for Swiggy's executive search in engineering, product management & data sciences.
Led teams of close to 5 and drove the hiring efforts for the product management organization and also tech hiring efforts for 2 critical BU's. Also built the Swiggy Labs team from ground zero.
Work closely and actively with the founders and the leadership team in our pursuit of building top-notch senior and mid-level talent for Swiggy.
Established a strong rigor and periodic review mechanisms with stakeholders in product management to strike a strong balance between the efforts of recruiters and the manpower needs of the business.
Drove unique employee referral programs, assisted the HR Business partners in establishing industry best people practices, and provided crucial insights to the team in arriving at the compensation philosophy for Swiggy.
Instrumental in the hiring of a strong mid-layer of technical leads, principal engineers, engineering managers, and architects.
Journey was exhilarating and challenging. Worked with some of the best thought leaders and top brains of the country who consistently raise the bar in their work
Privileged to work with the visionary founders who with their deep intellect and humility are fostering an environment of innovation and growth.
Swiggy is awesome!

Talent AcquisitionTeam ManagementEmployee Referral Programs

Wenger & watson inc

Talent Advisor

Jun 2010 – May 2017 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru

Wenger & Watson is one of the top-notch tech recruitment firms in India. We specialize in placing technology & product talent in various technology giants and innovative startups across the country. We have partnered with several companies during their Ground zero stages and have ramped them up to three-digit number of employees.
Was fortunate enough to kick-start my career at Wenger & Watson right out of my college. Started my journey as a technical recruiter and continued to do so.
Eventually moved to mid-level hiring where I partnered with my clients to hire Technical leads, Principal Engineers, Technical Architects, Technical managers, and technical program managers. Also tried my luck with Non-tech hiring and worked on a few mid roles in marketing, operations, strategy, finance etc.
Consumer internet/eCommerce was growing at a rapid pace in India and the industry was looking to hire thought leaders. Last three years of my stint was majorly in Leadership hiring.
Established a wide network of solid technology & product leaders from India and other geographies. Partnered with my early stage clients and big brands to identify game changing leaders for their various functions.
Besides, partnered with all the stakeholders effectively, led a lot of new initiatives and contributed to the overall growth of the company.
There is more to career & life than work. Lived all of that in the seven-year roller-coaster ride. Had the privilege to work with a few kickass people. Working with the founding team and other leaders was fun and challenging.

Technical RecruitingLeadership HiringNetworkingTalent Acquisition