Amal Patankar

Recruiter

Netherlands7 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in building high-impact engineering teams.
  • Strong focus on candidate experience and inclusive hiring.
  • Unique background combining law and technical recruitment.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in engineering and product hiring within the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingTalent StrategyCandidate ExperienceEngineering RecruitmentSales & Operations RecruitmentFull-cycle Recruiting

Other Skills

Talent ManagementStakeholder ManagementRecruitingStakeholder EngagementBackend EngineeringSourcing StrategiesHuman Resources (HR)Sales RecruitmentOperations RecruitmentCriminal DefenseLegal ResearchContract NegotiationLegal WritingChild custodyWhite Collar Criminal Defense

About

I’m a Senior Technical Recruiter at Uber, focused on building and scaling high-impact engineering and product teams across EMEA, teams that power platforms used by millions every day. My career journey is unconventional and intentional. I started as an attorney in India, transitioned into recruiting for Sales & Operations, and now specialize in technical hiring. This path gives me a unique perspective: I bring analytical rigor, structured decision-making, and a deeply human approach to recruiting. At Uber, I partner closely with hiring managers and candidates end-to-end from shaping hiring strategies and sourcing world-class talent to ensuring a transparent, respectful, and engaging candidate experience. I’ve worked across diverse EMEA markets, navigating local nuances while building scalable, sustainable talent pipelines for complex technical roles. What drives me most is impact: • Turning ambiguity into clarity • Coaching candidates through high-stakes career decisions • Helping teams hire not just for today, but for long-term success I’m energized by curiosity, creativity, and tenacity and I genuinely enjoy the challenge of turning a “no” into a “yes.” Beyond day-to-day recruiting, I’m deeply invested in candidate experience, inclusive hiring, employer branding, and storytelling, and in continuously learning from the people I work with. I enjoy exchanging perspectives with recruiters and talent leaders across industries on technical hiring, leadership, scaling teams, and what the future of work looks like in practice. **Note on roles at Uber** Due to a high volume of messages, I may not always be able to respond on LinkedIn. For roles at Uber, applying directly via our Careers site ensures your profile is reviewed by the right recruiter: 👉 https://www.uber.com/be/nl/careers/locations/amsterdam/

Experience

Uber

5 roles

Senior Technical Recruiter

Promoted

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr

  • As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Uber, I partner with leaders across EMEA to scale high-impact teams in Amsterdam and Aarhus. My focus is on building strong hiring strategies that bring in world-class talent while ensuring an outstanding candidate journey.
  • Key Highlights:
  • Driving senior hiring: Partnering with leaders to hire for Product Design, Marketing, Product Management, iOS/Android Engineering, and Senior Staff roles, as well as Engineering Managers across Amsterdam and Aarhus.
  • Strategic Talent Partner: Advising stakeholders on talent strategy, competitive market insights, and closing complex roles in highly competitive markets.
  • Candidate Experience Captain: Designing and leading initiatives to reimagine candidate experience. Successfully organized 2 cross-team events where all of the TA team co-created the future of candidate experience and refined best practices.
  • Full-cycle hiring ownership: From sourcing to offer negotiation, I build and manage pipelines for challenging roles and design creative closing strategies that secure top-tier talent.
Talent ManagementStakeholder ManagementRecruitingCandidate ExperienceTechnical RecruitingTalent Strategy

Technical Recruiter

Jun 2024Mar 2025 · 9 mos

  • In this role, I specialized in engineering recruitment for Uber’s Earners, Maps, and Membership teams, focusing primarily on backend engineering. I partnered with hiring managers to craft recruitment strategies that aligned with business priorities and strengthened Uber’s engineering brand in EMEA.
  • Key Highlights:
  • Backend hiring excellence: Led recruitment for Backend Engineers across Earners, Maps, and Membership teams, driving innovation and scale.
  • Stakeholder collaboration: Worked closely with senior leaders and hiring managers to design tailored sourcing strategies, ensuring the right fit for high-priority technical roles.
  • Candidate experience champion: Acted as Candidate Experience Captain, piloting initiatives to elevate hiring processes and ensure a seamless journey for candidates.
  • Pipeline building: Developed robust talent pipelines across EMEA, ensuring proactive engagement with passive candidates and long-term hiring readiness.
Talent ManagementStakeholder ManagementRecruitingTechnical RecruitingEngineering Recruitment

Recruiter - Operations & Sales, EMEA

Promoted

Jun 2022Jun 2024 · 2 yrs

  • I specialized in building high-performing Sales and Operations teams across EMEA, hiring for diverse markets with unique cultural and business needs. I acted as a strategic partner to the business while ensuring every candidate had a transparent, supportive, and memorable hiring journey.
  • Key Highlights:
  • Scaled Sales & Ops hiring across EMEA: Delivered on high-volume and senior hiring across multiple markets, tailoring strategies to local nuances and business needs.
  • Full-cycle recruiting: Owned the entire process from sourcing and screening to interviews, offer management, and onboarding, maintaining accountability at every stage.
  • Candidate experience advocate: Coached candidates at every step, ensuring they had the preparation and exposure to succeed, while keeping experience at the center of the process.
  • Innovative sourcing & talent strategies: Designed and executed creative approaches to maintain a healthy pipeline, leveraging market insights to stay ahead of trends and ensure fast, quality delivery.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Partnered closely with stakeholders across regions, aligning recruitment strategies with evolving business priorities and consistently meeting SLA targets.
Talent ManagementHuman Resources (HR)Sales & Operations RecruitmentFull-cycle Recruiting

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Nov 2021Jun 2022 · 7 mos

Human Resources (HR)

Talent Coordinator

Sep 2021Nov 2021 · 2 mos

  • My role as a Talent Coordinator was focused on ensuring exceptional Candidate experience through the management and scheduling of the recruitment process all across the EMEA Region.
Human Resources (HR)

Family court

Legal Practitioner

Nov 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Advised clients in diverse fields of law, especially Matrimonial disputes.
  • Handled disputes in matters concerning domestic abuse, child custody, maintenance, and high conflict divorces.
  • Engaged in and facilitated mediations/neegotiations to lead the parties in resolving their disputes efficaciously outside the Courts.
Human Resources (HR)

Mzm legal

Associate

Aug 2017Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Kochhar & co.

2 roles

Legal Intern

Nov 2016Jan 2017 · 2 mos

Criminal DefenseHuman Resources (HR)

Legal Intern

Aug 2016Oct 2016 · 2 mos

Legal ResearchContract Negotiation

High court of bombay

Summer Intern

Aug 2014Oct 2014 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Internship in the chambers of Mr. Sudeep Pasbola
Legal ResearchLegal Writing

Little & co.

Intern

Feb 2014May 2014 · 3 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Criminal Defense

Education

University of Mumbai

Bachelors of law

Jan 2013Jan 2017

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