Pavan Kumar G K

HR Manager

India20 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led global talent acquisition for top AI SaaS company.
Spearheaded significant growth in talent acquisition teams.
Expert in building diverse, high-performance recruiting teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader in the SaaS industry with a focus on diversity and team growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionLeadershipEmployer Branding

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsCoachingCommunicationsConsultingContract RecruitmentData AnalysisData AnalyticsDiversityDiversity & InclusionGrowth StrategyHiringHuman ResourcesIT RecruitmentInterviewingInterviews

About

Human + Agent Talent Acquisition Leader Blending human ingenuity with AI-powered intelligence to build and scale diverse, high-performance recruiting teams across the globe. My experience spans Agentic-AI SaaS startups, enterprise software, and networking hardware, where I’ve grown global teams and reimagined how talent is discovered, engaged, and empowered. Deeply invested in coaching, transactional analysis, and cross-cultural collaboration, I bring both empathy and rigor to how teams thrive.

Experience

Eightfold

2 roles

Senior Director & Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

I lead a geographically distributed team across the United States, the UK, and India, guiding highly accomplished professionals to deliver impact at scale.
Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to a seasoned global team.
Design and implement scalable processes, systems, and instrumentation to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
Built and scaled a global talent research function, enabling data-driven workforce strategies.
Developed and executed a global employer branding and communications strategy that resonates across markets.
My impact extends beyond Talent Acquisition. In close partnership with product and engineering, I contribute to the evolution of our world-class AI product portfolio, including prototyping AI Agents.

LeadershipManagementData AnalysisTalent AcquisitionEmployer Branding

Director - Talent Acquisition

Aug 2021 – Jul 2022 · 11 mos

Head of Talent Acquisition, India
Spearheaded 4X growth of the India site, 3X growth of Engg team
Making Eightfold a top company at IITs, IISc and IIMs in India

Talent AcquisitionGrowth Strategy

Akamai technologies

Senior Manager - Recruiting

Jul 2017 – Jul 2021 · 4 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Led the Talent Acquisition in India & APJ
Led or contributed to site-wide Talent programs like Internal career development, Job rotation, Strategic expert talent development.
Diversity & Inclusion, University Recruiting, Employer branding were other focus areas

Talent AcquisitionDiversity & InclusionEmployer Branding

Juniper networks

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jun 2007 – Jul 2017 · 10 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

Manage talent acquisition for Juniper's several flagship product groups - Cloud Services Platform & entire Routing portfolio.
Led University Recruiting program covering top tier institutes across India.
Led recruiting efforts for non-R&D divisions as well.
Helped Juniper build several mission critical BUs from ground-up.
Managing large & diverse clientele spread across the globe.
Building, Coaching & Management of high-performance recruiting teams.
Business partnering from TA.
Passionate about marrying technology and recruiting.
Diversity, Candidate experience, Social recruiting, Market Intelligence are areas of strategic focus.

Talent AcquisitionDiversityMarket Intelligence