Pooja Venkatesh

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 6+ years in technology and product hiring
  • Expertise in end-to-end recruitment processes
  • Passionate about diversity hiring and candidate experience
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist in the SaaS and FinTech sectors.

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Core Skills

Technical Recruiting

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About

Results-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with 6+ years of experience in technology and product hiring across diverse domains including Software Development, Data Engineering, Cloud, and Product Management. Proven expertise in end-to-end recruitment, from talent strategy design to successful offer closures, for mid to senior-level roles. Passionate about talent branding, diversity hiring, and delivering exceptional candidate experience, I aim to bridge business goals with top talent acquisition strategies that drive organizational success.

Experience

Interview kickstart

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Feb 2026Present · 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

Awign

Senior TA Partner - Contract

Nov 2025Feb 2026 · 3 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · Hybrid

Truglobal

Recruitment Associate Manager / Lead Talent Acquisition

Mar 2025Oct 2025 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • As a Recruitment Associate Manager/ Senior TA at TRUGlobal, I specialize in managing and fulfilling in house hiring requirements across diverse technology and business functions. My role involves collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and hiring managers to identify top talent and drive strategic recruitment initiatives. Mostly into leadership role and I focus on roles including:
  • Go-To-Market (GTM) Sales
  • Business Development Managers (BDM)
  • Data Science & Analytics
  • Frontend & Backend Development
  • Software Engineering (SWE)
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for internal technical and non-technical roles.
  • Partner with department heads and hiring managers to forecast talent needs and craft effective hiring strategies.
  • Source, screen, and engage candidates through various channels, ensuring a strong talent pipeline.
  • Drive employer branding and candidate experience initiatives to attract top-tier professionals.
  • Collaborate with HR and leadership on workforce planning and process improvements.
  • Maintain ATS records, recruitment dashboards, and ensure data-driven decision-making.
  • Focused on delivering a high-quality hiring experience while aligning talent acquisition efforts with TRUGlobal’s business objectives.

Teksystems

3 roles

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Promoted

Jan 2024Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Clients worked for -Product, SaaS, Fintech Start up's
  • Led end-to-end technical hiring for mid-to-senior level roles across Product, Engineering, Data, and Cloud functions. And involved in Executive Search mostly into inhouse Recruitment, I have partnered with hiring managers to define role requirements, hiring strategy, and market mapping for niche tech skills.
  • Managed stakeholder alignment by providing market insights, candidate availability data, and competitive salary benchmarks.
  • Utilized tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, and internal ATS for sourcing & pipeline management.
  • Promote employer branding by organizing and participating in job fairs, networking events, and community outreach programs.
  • Negotiated offers and closed critical positions within tight timelines.
Technical RecruitingNegotiation

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Apr 2022Feb 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Clients worked for - Product, SaaS, Fintech
  • Handled IT & Product hiring for junior to mid-level technology roles.
  • Coordinated with HRBPs & hiring managers to ensure smooth recruitment process.
  • Developed sourcing strategies using job boards, LinkedIn, social media, and employee referrals.
  • Screened, assessed, and scheduled interviews for shortlisted candidates.
  • Maintained recruitment tracker and provided regular updates to stakeholders.
Technical RecruitingNegotiation

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Jul 2021Apr 2022 · 9 mos

  • Product Hiring -
  • Collaborating with hiring managers to
  • understand their hiring needs and goals.
  • Handling ends to end recruitment for all
  • types of technical requirements
  • specifically for IT Infrastructure.
  • Attending meetings with stake holders to
  • meet deadlines, maintaining output and
  • cost-effective hiring.
  • Worked on pool of candidates through online and
  • offline with potential candidates to promote our
  • employer brand, reduce our time-to-hire and ensure
  • to attract the best professionals.
Technical RecruitingRelationship Building

Sbcs india

Talent Acquistion - Start Up

Sep 2019Jul 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Clients worked for - Product, SaaS ,Fintech Coordinated technical and Interpersonal interview rounds
  • in collaboration with the Talent Acquisition Manager.
  • Hired mostly on Junior to Architect level
  • delivered timely feedback and updates to candidates
  • through 200+ personalized emails, ensuring seamless
  • communication and a positive candidate experience
  • throughout the recruitment process.
  • Attended college career fairs, interact with students and
  • promote our employer brand, hired 150 college freshers
  • through effective planning
  • Screened resumes, conducted interviews and performed skills
  • assessment tests for junior positions - freshers
Technical RecruitingRelationship Building

Education

Cambridge Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Civil Engineering

Jan 2015Jan 2019

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