Pavan Kumar A

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in strategic recruitment solutions.
Proven track record in stakeholder management.
Advocate for diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion in HR.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder Management

Other Skills

Senior Stakeholder ManagementRecruitingNiche Talent AcquisitionBrandingStakeholder EngagementHuman ResourcesMicrosoft PowerPointEmployee RelationsTeam ManagementManagement

About

An astute Talent Acquisition and HR professional who is primed with experience in Recruitment Delivery, Social Media Recruiting and Strategy, Industry Mapping, Headhunting, Talent Intelligence and Research, Stakeholder Management, Employee Engagement, Candidate management. Blend of effective communicator with excellent relationship building, interpersonal & problem solving skills. Being Pragmatic with proven leadership acumen and abilities to withstand work pressures and deliver challenging assignments defines me @ work!

Experience

Tesco bengaluru

2 roles

Early Careers, Program Management & Executive search

Feb 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Hybrid

Lead - Talent Acquisition

Feb 2022 – Feb 2026 · 4 yrs · Hybrid

Provide strategic recruitment solutions & partner closely with the business on the Recruitment needs and talent hunt.
Manage hiring for business lines for Enterprise Analytics, Customer & Product, Property & other critical business units.
Expertise in Executive Leadership hiring
Strategize, develop & deliver against people plan: hiring (leadership, lateral & campus); employer brand; culture and building a diverse & inclusive workforce
Optimize hiring efficiency and time to hire across various talent channels by adopting a data-driven approach
Conceptualized and started talent programs (e.g. PWD hiring, identifying and engaging with top passive talent)
Hiring through conventional and non-conventional hiring platforms
Program manage DE&I initiatives from organization and recruitment perspective

Senior Stakeholder ManagementRecruitingNiche Talent AcquisitionTalent AcquisitionStakeholder Management

Lowe's india

Recruiter/Talent Advisor - IT Corp, IT Operations & Shared Services

Sep 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE®️ 50 home improvement company serving approximately 20 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe’s and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Hiring for a variety of roles under the tech & Non tech space across verticals such as
> IT Corporate Services
> IT Operations
> Shared Services - Enterprise sourcing, Finance, Facilities, Global Sourcing, Internal Audit, Global HR
Planning, scheduling and hosting internal and external hiring events
Stakeholder management at all levels in leadership portfolio
Sourcing and scouting
Team and Talent Management

Joulestowatts business solutions pvt ltd

Senior Consultant-Talent Collaboration

Jul 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Involved in End- To- End recruitment process at all levels.
Involved in mid and senior level hiring / selection process .
Regular Interaction with the Hiring Managers, Delivery Heads, Regional heads for understanding the requirement and business needs. Understand and analyze the requirements in different skill set categories for projects.
Expertise in Salary negotiation, Offer process for selected candidates.