CS Srinivasa Rao

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 8 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Expertise in building high-performance teams.
  • Strong focus on executive hiring and talent branding.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in scaling teams for tech and product companies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Other Skills

AI/ML TechnologyAmazon ServicesBenefits NegotiationBusinessCandidate ExperienceCold CallingConsultingConsulting AssignmentContract RecruitmentCore TechnologyData ScienceDelivery MuscleDesignDesign HiringEmployer Branding

About

Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader with 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performance teams across Technology, Product, Data Science, Risk, Business, and Leadership roles (both Tech and Non-Tech). Proven track record of setting up RPO programs, partnering with business leaders, and driving talent strategy for hyper-growth startups and product companies. Strong interest in Talent Branding and deep expertise in Executive Hiring He is an Eternal Optimist , he likes taking calculated risk /chances in life to create opportunities for himself and for his people around. His learnings have taught him to be a bit wiser and a better decision maker. He is happy to advice & help early stage startup's on building core Tech /Product /DS teams (only if founders are open to listen and give space)

Experience

Highlevel

Principal - TA

Dec 2025Present · 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Remote

  • Tech , Product , Strategy & Design Hiring
  • No traffic. No cubicles. No compromises.
  • Just great work, from anywhere 🌍
  • We’re Remote-First — check out our jobs and apply 🚀
  • https://jobs.lever.co/gohighlevel
TechProductStrategyDesign HiringTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Jupiter

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition (Leadership & NonTech Hiring)

Aug 2022Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

  • Building Founder's Core Team across majority of the functions
  • Own Founder Office (Strategy), Product , Business , Risk & Design Hiring
  • Participated in Engineering Hiring as and when required for Leadership , Senior roles & Drives
  • We are constantly looking for Leaders across functions (Product , Business , Tech , Design , Engg , Marketing, Finance) Do ping me, and if we feel your profile is relevant to our search, we will ping you back on priority.
Leadership HiringNon-Tech HiringStrategyProductBusinessRisk+3

Pinak.io

Co-Founder

Dec 2020Jun 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • At Pinak, we are on a mission to empower every Hiring Manager, HR/TA with solutions to enhance overall candidate and employer experience while lowering the cost of hiring, through the use of sophisticated AI/ML technology.
  • Have shut this down
AI/ML TechnologyCandidate ExperienceEmployer ExperienceTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Wenger & watson inc

5 roles

VP - RPO Delivery & Engagement (Core Tech , Data Science , Product , Design Hiring)

Promoted

Dec 2017Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Working closely with TA Leaders and Founding Teams to help build Hiring Strategy & Delivery Muscle to accelerate hiring across 19+ Product Organisation (Grew the team to 80+ member strong RPO team) .
  • Building Phase : Hiring Across Tech , Product , Data Science & Design and Few Functional Other Functional Verticals
  • Leading multiple RPO / SRP Engagements for W&W. We are scaling our RPO / SRP Initiatives across PAN India for Software Product Organizations. Our major focus has been on building Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, & Functional Organizations.
  • Few focus areas are as follows.
  •  Mandatory weekly Governance Meeting to check the health of the Account.
  •  Work with the team closely to see, if we are up with the daily targets across roles.
  •  Work with Stakeholders and keep the hiring momentum in check.
Hiring StrategyDelivery MuscleEngineeringData ScienceProductDesign+2

Lead a Branch ( Core Technology & Product Hiring )

Mar 2017Nov 2017 · 8 mos

  • Responsible for P&L
  • Managed a team of 26 member team with Multiple Product Accounts
  • Hands On . Have Trained recruiters on various social hacks
P&L ManagementCore TechnologyProduct HiringTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

VC-Engagements - Leadership, Tech & Non Tech Hiring

Promoted

Dec 2014Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Working with VC's gave us great exposure towards building Org. across different series (A, B, C)
  • This was one of the new initiatives which we have taken as a part of our Org Building Exercise. We were /are extremely proud to build teams for Series A, Series B & Series C and contribute to the overall ecosystem.
  • Key Focus areas :
  • Build Executive Teams across Tech & Functional Org
  • Building Mid & Junior Teams through our Contingent Team.
  • Presenting Acqui - Hire proposals.
  • Incubating startup's at Wenger & Watson Inc.
  • We continue this as a part of our Org. initiative
  • And Just to tinker you folks, Please do visit our Incubation Center. We do provide office space for Organisations at a very reasonable cost.
Leadership HiringTech HiringNon-Tech HiringTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Leadership Hiring / Manager - (Core Technology , Data Science (AI/ML) , Product Hiring

Apr 2011Nov 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Lead/Manager
  • Giving my best shot to close some senior positions for Research & Software Product development companies.
Executive TeamsTech & Functional OrgTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Head Hunter ( Engineering , AI/ML Data Science Hiring)

Jan 2010Apr 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Spieling
  • Cold calling
  • Org. Mapping
  • Individual Contribution
  • Learning the art of Consulting ...and really making some great friends in the industry
  • Very happy for that :-)
Senior PositionsResearchSoftware Product DevelopmentTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Amazon

Talent Acquisition

Nov 2012Jan 2013 · 2 mos · Bangalore

  • Me and our multiple teams . I mean, Recruiters who were there in this team at some point of time of their careers have all experienced Amazon to the fullest. . Either it is App Store, Advertising, Marketplaces, Kindle. Ad Policing, Fraud Teams, Search Team or for that matter Data Sciences Team . We did some great stuff to Build teams at Amazon. Absolute Pride !!
  • Via Wenger & Watson Inc
  • Yes, we had our highs and lows as a team but this account will always bond us together with an unforgettable flashback.
Cold CallingOrg. MappingConsultingTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Ebay inc

Talent Acquisition

Nov 2010Apr 2011 · 5 mos

  • First Recruiter for eBay India.
  • Worked with country head to build his org in Chennai.
  • Consulting Assignment Via Wenger & Watson.
RecruitmentTeam BuildingAmazon ServicesTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Bajaj allianz general insurance co. ltd.

Executive -Corporate Marketing

Jul 2005Sep 2006 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Key Account Management.
  • Generating new business from existing clients.
RecruitmentConsulting AssignmentTalent AcquisitionExecutive Search

Education

Institute Of Business Studies & Research

MBA — HR

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Aurora College

Osmania University — Computer Science

Jan 2002Jan 2005

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