Pratap Powadi

Co-Founder

Pune, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in strategic talent acquisition across IT domains.
Proven track record in scaling organizations through effective hiring.
Strong background in employer branding and workforce planning.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic talent acquisition expert in the IT recruitment sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business Growth StrategiesProduct PenetrationEmployer BrandingPeople ManagementWorkforce PlanningAtsContract Recruitment

Other Skills

BrandingSales GrowthP&L ManagementB2B MarketingCapability DevelopmentApplicant Tracking SystemsGlobal Talent AcquisitionTechnology RecruitmentNiche Talent AcquisitionRecruitingExecutive SearchHuman Resources (HR)Performance AppraisalFull-life Cycle Recruitingrecruiter

About

I strategise end-to-end recruitment processes for various IT domains, including engineering, quality, support, and content services among others.

Experience

Aryaveer enterprises

Co-Founder

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Setting the 0 to 1 roadmap for product penetration and business expansion
Strategising and executing business growth across Western Maharashtra and Mahrashtra regions
Creating brand Awareness amongst leading frabricators and developers through meetups and Expos

Business Growth StrategiesProduct PenetrationBrandingSales GrowthP&L ManagementB2B Marketing

Nxtwave

2 roles

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Nov 2024 – Mar 2026 · 1 yr 4 mos

Leading Lateral hiring and driving initiatives around Employer Branding, Assesment Metrics and AI Integrations.

Employer BrandingPeople ManagementWorkforce PlanningCapability Development

Talent Acquisition Manager

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

Drove the hiring efforts for lateral hires across Business, Tech and Support Services through inhouse capabilities

Employer BrandingPeople Management

Zinnov

Recruitment Lead

May 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Scaled the India center of a Japanese Unicorn Ecommerce & Fintech firm from ground zero with niche product development team

ATSEmployer BrandingPeople ManagementApplicant Tracking Systems

Barclays

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jun 2021 – May 2022 · 11 mos · Hybrid

ATSEmployer BrandingContract RecruitmentPeople ManagementApplicant Tracking Systems

Cybage software

Talent Acquisition Executive

May 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune Area, India

Here, I have been handling end to end IT Recruitment spanning various domains like engineering ,quality and Support along with Content Services which also included Niche skills as well.

ATSContract RecruitmentApplicant Tracking Systems