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Manoj Kenadath

CEO

Sydney, NSW, Australia22 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in building inclusive and high-performing teams.
  • Proven track record in global talent acquisition strategies.
  • Passionate about designing intentional workplace cultures.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in SaaS talent acquisition and organizational culture development.

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Talent AcquisitionRecruitingTalent ManagementPerformance ManagementHuman ResourcesVendor ManagementScreeningHR PoliciesIT RecruitmentStrategyTemporary PlacementTechnical RecruitingInternet RecruitingExecutive SearchBenefits Negotiation

About

I’m a people leader who loves building — teams, cultures, and systems that help organizations and individuals grow together. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of scaling new markets, designing global talent programs, and shaping distributed work practices that connect people across borders and time zones. My work sits at the intersection of aligning business goals with meaningful employee experiences. I believe great cultures don’t happen by chance; they’re designed with intention, built on trust, and powered by inclusion and transparency. What drives me most is creating environments where people can do their best work — where purpose, performance and belonging come together to move the business forward.

Experience

Career break

Personal goal pursuit

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · Sydney, New South Wales

Atlassian

5 roles

Sr. Principal Strategist, TA

May 2024Sep 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

Global Head of TA Strategic Programs

Jan 2022May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • In my role, I spearheaded strategic initiatives for talent acquisition at Atlassian, focusing on interview and assessment, early career recruitment and global talent market expansion. I led a diverse team to implement innovative interview methodologies and establish quality of hire standards, ensuring a robust hiring process aligned with company goals.

Global Head of TA Strategic Programs

Promoted

Aug 2021Jan 2022 · 5 mos

  • Spearhead the development of strategic programs for Talent Acquisition, focusing on enhancing our interviewing processes and policies to adapt to a remote and hybrid work environment. Consolidate early career initiatives, enabling a robust growth model.

Head of Talent Acquisition India & EMEA

May 2020Aug 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

Head of Talent Acquisition, India

Jun 2018Apr 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Software is changing the world, and Atlassian is at the centre of it all. With a customer list that reads like a who's who in tech and a highly disruptive business model, we're advancing the art of team collaboration with products like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Trello. Driven by honest values, an amazing culture, and consistent revenue growth, we're out to unleash the potential of every team.
  • My role as a Head of TA, India is to build and scale the Bengaluru R&D site. Bengaluru is and will continue to be Technology hub for few products and features there by contributing to the overall growth of Atlassian. As part fo the leadership team, building a site with strong culture and values aligned to Atlassian's philosophy is a big part of my role

Linkedin

2 roles

Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition India

Apr 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, with more than 200 million members around the world. We help people:
  • Create, manage and share their professional identity
  • Build and engage with their professional network
  • Access shared knowledge and insights
  • Find business opportunities
  • Our mission is to help our members be more productive and successful. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every professional in the world.
  • As a TA Leader, I design & socialise recruiting strategy for India that incorporates metrics & talent market knowledge. I am accountable for bringing top talent onboard for our Sales organisation and also the support/ corporate functions like HR, Legal, Marketing etc. I am also the APAC TA Partner for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and Sales Solutions Business Units

India Talent Acquisition Lead

Jan 2013Mar 2017 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • As a TA Lead, I head talent acquisition for all revenue generating teams at LinkedIn India. My responsibility also includes hiring for corporate functions. I lead the Talent Branding efforts for LinkedIn India both internally and Externally. Expertly lead and create leverage through sourcing strategies using sourcing optimization funnel to support talent strategy. Expert LinkedIn user and a master story teller, I work with a group of highly motivated Talent Advisors to help achieve the overall LinkedIn mission

Thomson reuters

Manager Talent Acquisition

Mar 2010Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world’s businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
  • Specialties
  • Intelligent Information, Accounting, Legal, Financial, Science, Tax, Intellectual Property, Media
  • In this role I owned the end to end Talent Acquisition deliverables for a variety of business verticals spanning across KPO, Customer Service & Order Management, Technology and Support functions across locations.

Hewlett-packard

Staffing Lead

Dec 2006Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • The position is to Lead staffing function for HP Analytics Services and selected positions in HP BPO. Responsibility covers managing staffing forecasts and headcount to develop and execute strategies for hiring. Assist Business Managers in appropriate selections that fit the job skill specifications.
  • As a staffing advisor, is expected to exercise independent judgment on policies / practices and offer solutions that are within the broadly prescribed guidelines of the Company. Act as a team leader providing direction on team activities. Lead the team, coach and mentor the team members in evolving common shared strategy on all staffing matters

aditya birla minacs world wide ltd

Asst Manager HR

Jan 2003Jan 2006 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Entry Level & Lateral hiring
  • Ensuring all requisitions are obtained duly signed and approved by the management
  • Sourcing through different channels
  • Vendor performance analysis
  • Internal Hiring
  • Work closely with the function head to understand the requirements
  • Defining the eligibility and performance criteria for each position
  • Roll out promotion letters once the selected candidate completes the required training or probation period
  • Performance Management
  • Employee Relations
  • Handling Internal Selection Process for the organisation
  • Educate and support managers and employees in use of HR policies/ processes, practices and procedures.

Peopleone consulting india private limited

Recruiting Consultant

Jan 2003Jan 2003 · 0 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Single point contact for the clients
  • Coordinating with the clients for understanding their hiring requirements
  • Planning and implementing a hiring plan to meet the requirements within the stipulated time frame
  • Briefing the team about the plan and striving towards achieving the targets
  • Achievement:
  • Member of Achievers Club for meeting and exceeding the target for the quarter

Education

The University of Huddersfield

Bachelor of Arts (BA) — Hospitality Administration/Management

Jan 1997Jan 2000

GRHS

High School

Jan 1983Jan 1994

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