Prajwal Kumar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in talent acquisition and management strategies.
  • Proven track record in building high-performing teams.
  • Strong networking skills with industry leaders.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Capital expert in the Venture Capital and Technology sectors.

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Employee ManagementEmployee RelationsEngineeringExecutive SearchIT RecruitmentLean ManufacturingManagementNetworkingScreeningSix SigmaSourcingTalent AcquisitionTeam LeadershipTechnical RecruitingUniversity Recruitment

About

Recruiters are brand ambassadors of the company, and I have concentrated on bringing the right talent into the company. I'm a firm believer in the quote which says, 'Nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on strategies.' Currently, I lead Human Capital for Matrix Partners India, a top-tier VC fund. I’m focused on redefining and scaling talent management activities and employer branding initiatives. I’m part of the venture development team at MPI, and my role is to engage with our portfolio founders to help them with viable solutions regarding human resources and talent management. Our focus has been on engaging with 'purple squirrel' talents and helping them identify key positions within Matrix Portfolio companies. Earlier, I was part of PharmEasy and Swiggy, building critical functions. My job also includes extensive networking with talent, organizing meetup events, driving recruitment strategies for our portfolio companies, and enhancing employer branding, connecting budding entrepreneurs with our leadership team.

Experience

Z47

2 roles

Vice President - Human Capital

Promoted

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

AVP - Human Capital

Nov 2022Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pharmeasy

2 roles

General Manager

Promoted

Apr 2022Nov 2022 · 7 mos

  • Heading the TA efforts for the entire technology function at API Holding.

Senior Manager

Jun 2021Apr 2022 · 10 mos

Stealth startup

Core team

Jan 2021Jan 2021 · 0 mo · New York, United States

Z47

2 roles

Manager - Human Capital

Promoted

Oct 2019Feb 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Matrix Partners is a venture and growth equity firm. Matrix funds companies from inception through the growth stage. I am part of the venture development team. and my role is to engage with our investment portfolio company founders to help them with viable solutions with respect to human resources and talent management by engaging with purple squirrel talents and help them identify key positions within Matrix Portfolio companies.
  • Currently hiring C-Level and leadership roles across Technology, Product, Operations, Marketing, Sales and HR.
  • My job also includes extensive networking with talents, organizing meetup events, drive recruitment strategies for our portfolio companies and employer branding, connecting budding entrepreneurs with our leadership team.

Assistant Manager - Human Capital

May 2018Oct 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Swiggy

2 roles

Senior Recruiter

Dec 2016May 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

Recruiter

Apr 2015Nov 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • India's No. 1 food delivery app.
  • I was the first recruiter to join the company. Responsible for building the whole engineering, product, design and support teams from scratch. I've also been part of Business leadership hiring. I've successfully hired CXO and leadership roles viz. Business leaders, VP Products, Head of design, PMO, Director of Engineering & Products, VP Engineering etc by partnering closely with the founders and BU heads.
  • I've also worked on defining the competency based hiring, employer branding initiatives, business partnering, designing, measuring, monitoring and analysing the Key TA metrics for the org,
  • Improving the source mix and consistently reducing the cost per hire.
  • Mentoring and leading a team of junior recruiters and talent sourcers

Informatica business solutions

Talent Acquisition - Campus and Technical Recruitment

Jan 2014Jan 2015 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Informatica is the leader in Enterprise Cloud Data Management. Informatica Cloud is the growth engine for Informatica in the coming years with various capabilities involving Mass Ingestion, Data Integration, Application Integration, Data Quality, Data Catalog, Master Data Management among other cloud native microservices.
  • At Informatica, I was responsible for taking care of the Campus hiring and Off-campus hiring programs. I was also involved in technical hiring for MDM, CMG, ILM, CTG, IDL, DQ, and Secured@Sources Products, Wherein, I have hired developer's, QA and Performance Engineers for the respective team's.
  • I was also involved into hiring for UX Designer's and Product Specialist's for the GCS teams.

Pylon management consulting

Staffing Specialist

Jan 2013Jan 2014 · 1 yr · Bangalore

  • Pylon Management Consulting Private Limited is a privately held company, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • Pylon is India's Leading Talent Search Company, providing Executive Research, Junior and Middle Management Search solutions for a wide range of industries and functions, PYLON specialize in sourcing, assessing and placing exceptional talent that fits client's culture and business strategy. P
  • I was responsible for full-cycle technical recruiting including creating job specifications, sourcing, qualifying, on-boarding process to start date of the project. Worked with top-tier Product and E-Commerce companies to hire Mid-Senior and leadership roles in technology and PM function.

Bmrcl

Management Trainee

Jan 2012Jan 2013 · 1 yr · Byyappanahalli Depot, bangalore

  • Bangalore metro is a mass rapid transit system which is aimed for safer and swift transportation for the public.The first stretch of transportation was from Byyappanahalli to MG Road, which was inaugurated on 20th October 2011. Presently there are 21 metro trains plying from Byyappanahalli to MG Road, with a duration of 20 minutes between each service.
  • The maintenance of the metro train would be conducted after every to and fro motion of the train, the process is been conducted in a highly precise manner in the Depot.
  • My role here was to apply the concept of Six-Sigma (QC Concept) in the process of preventive maintenance, such that the rate of defective components in the system decreases exponentially and also the root cause for the failure of the component can be tracked out.
  • Also i applied the principal of bath tub curve in the preventive maintenance process so that the equipment life can be prolonged and the equipment would be reliable.
  • I was certified for implementing & suggesting Six-Sigma process in the preventive maintenance process, which in turn was helpful in detecting the root cause for failure of a crucial component in the train, hence fostered the maintenance process.

Education

XLRI Jamshedpur

PGCHRM

B. M. S. College of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) — Industrial Engineering

Kendriya Vidyalaya

PCMB

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