Vikash Chauhan — Recruiter

I’m a global Talent Acquisition professional hiring across Engineering, Product, Corporate functions and GTM/Sales for technology-led organizations. Currently at Confluent, I support hiring across APAC and EMEA, partnering with leaders to scale teams building mission-critical data streaming platforms. Previously at MongoDB, I led niche and senior technical hiring (Database Internals, SRE, TPM, Product) . Earlier at NEC Technologies, I led recruiting efforts across APAC, aligning workforce strategy with business goals. Advanced sourcing specialist across LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, open-source communities, Slack groups, research papers (Google Scholar), and patents I actively integrate AI into recruiting workflows, working hands-on with Claude AI (Projects & Artifacts), Gemini Gems, GoodTime, Calendly, Magical AI, and more. 🚀 Recently i built a Free AI Recruiting Assistant Tool with the help of Claude AI — anyone can use it with their own API keys. https://github.com/88viky88/recruiting-tool Resume Intelligence Studio https://88viky88.github.io/Resume-Intelligence-Studio/ ATS: Ashby (current), Greenhouse, Jobvite, SuccessFactors, Taleo. 👉 Happy to connect for resume guidance, interview preparation, and career advice—feel free to book a slot here: https://topmate.io/vchauhan/ Additionally, I’ve started my Salesforce learning journey on Trailhead, completing foundational badges covering objects, fields, permissions, roles, Lightning pages, and basic Flows ,etc. US B1 visa approved until 2035

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the SaaS industry with a focus on AI integration.

Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Experience: 13 yrs 1 mo

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Technical Recruiting
Talent Intelligence

Career Highlights

Expert in AI-driven recruiting workflows.
Proven track record in niche talent acquisition.
Strong leadership in building engineering teams.

Work Experience

Confluent

Senior Recruiter (Engineering,Product,Corporate) - APAC & EMEA (2 yrs 2 mos)

MongoDB

Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist for North America & EMEA (2 yrs 9 mos)

NEC Technologies India Pvt Ltd.

Associate Manager - recruitment,APAC(including Japan) (2 yrs 4 mos)

Iris Software Inc.

Senior Recruiter (2 yrs)

Tech Mahindra

Business Associate- Recruiter (1 yr)

DXC Technology

Associate recruiting (2 yrs 2 mos)

NIIT Technologies Limited

Retainer (8 mos)

Education

Bachelor's degree at Greater Noida Institute of Technology(GNIOT)

PGPM at IIPM Delhi

Vikash Chauhan

Recruiter

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India13 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in AI-driven recruiting workflows.
Proven track record in niche talent acquisition.
Strong leadership in building engineering teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the SaaS industry with a focus on AI integration.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingTalent Intelligence

Other Skills

International RecruitmentInterviewingNiche Talent AcquisitionRecruitingScreeningStakeholder ManagementStrategic HiringAI IntegrationRecruiting WorkflowsAutomationMarket ResearchData AnalysisApplicant Tracking SystemsCampus PlacementNegotiation

About

Experience

13 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

1 yr 10 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Confluent

Senior Recruiter (Engineering,Product,Corporate) - APAC & EMEA

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · India · Remote

🚀 Hiring Portfolio 📢:
Stream Processing (Flink Org),Cloud Infrastructure & Platform (CIP), Kafka & Kora, , Monetisation, Cloud Traffic, DevProd,Connectors (Connect), Cloud Security & App Security, Observability, Product Management/Designing & Corporate Functions
👉 Partnering with leadership across APAC & EMEA to drive hiring for Engineering (L3–L6/Principal), Product, and key Corporate roles aligned to global expansion.
👉 Led 0→1 and scale hiring across UK, Germany, and Poland — including building engineering teams from scratch in Scotland and scaling Cloud Flink (Stream Processing) teams.
👉 Hired critical leadership and niche roles including Engineering Managers, Senior TPMs, Product Managers, Legal Counsel (UK), and first Office of the CISO Trust Leads for EMEA.
👉 Drove talent intelligence and market mapping (GEP project), enabling leadership to expand into Poland through data-backed insights.
👉 Introduced and scaled AI-driven recruiting workflows (Magical AI, TextBlaze, Calendly, GoodTime), improving team's productivity and hiring velocity.Recently built and introduced a custom AI Recruiting Assistant (Beta) to the team, automating key workflows such as resume screening, outreach, and sourcing intelligence.
👉 Led TA enablement on advanced sourcing (GitHub/X-Ray) and AI workflows, elevating team capability in niche hiring.

International RecruitmentInterviewingNiche Talent AcquisitionRecruitingScreeningStakeholder Management+4

Mongodb

Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist for North America & EMEA

May 2021 – Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

👉 Niche Talent Sourcing: Led sourcing for highly specialized roles including Database Internals, Backend Engineering, SRE, and TPM across North America and EMEA.
👉 Advanced Research-Driven Sourcing: Built high-quality pipelines leveraging GitHub (OSS), VLDB research papers, and Google Scholar/Patents to identify hard-to-find distributed systems talent.
👉 Talent Intelligence & Mapping: Conducted deep talent mapping and market research for niche database internals hiring, enabling targeted and high-quality pipeline development.
👉 Recognition: Awarded Sourcing Machine, Productivity Guru, and Trendsetter for consistent delivery and impact.

Applicant Tracking SystemsInterviewingTalent Acquisition

Nec technologies india pvt ltd.

Associate Manager - recruitment,APAC(including Japan)

Jan 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

👉 Team Management & Leadership: Led and mentored a team of recruiters, driving productivity through structured goal setting, regular 1:1s, performance tracking, and continuous coaching. Built and tracked recruitment dashboards (time-to-fill, time-to-offer, source mix, BU metrics) to enable data-driven decision-making.
👉 Recruitment Strategy & IC Delivery: Delivered as an individual contributor on senior, niche, and leadership hiring across Technology, Corporate, and Sales functions, including Japanese bilingual hiring across India and Japan.
👉 Vendor & Budget Management: Owned recruitment budgeting and workforce planning in partnership with BU Heads and CTO. Managed end-to-end vendor lifecycle (empanelment, negotiations, performance, cost tracking, and invoicing), ensuring optimal utilization, cost control, and SLA adherence.

Applicant Tracking SystemsCampus PlacementInterviewingNegotiationCandidate ExperienceTalent Acquisition