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Pavan Rao

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Successfully reduced cost per hire by 22%.
  • Hired over 18,000 freshers annually across multiple organizations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with extensive experience in high-volume recruitment across various sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitments

Other Skills

HiringRecruitingSiebelScreeningBusiness DevelopmentIT RecruitmentSourcingScreening ResumesInterviewsBusiness NetworkingCRMPersonnel ManagementInternet RecruitingTeam ManagementManagement

About

As Associate Director - Talent Acquisition at AppViewX, I focus on creating and implementing effective global hiring strategies that address organizational staffing needs. With over a decade of experience, my expertise in screening, technical recruiting, and leveraging tools like Siebel ensures a seamless and efficient recruitment process. Leveraging my MBA in Human Resources, I collaborate with stakeholders to design tailored solutions that align with business goals and support organizational growth. My approach is rooted in precision and strategic insight, enabling the attraction and selection of high-caliber talent to meet dynamic business demands.

Experience

20 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
6 mos
Current Experience

Appviewx

Associate Director - Talent Acquisition

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos

Moengage

Director Talent Acquisition

Jun 2023Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Business partnering to support Organization’s Hiring needs & People Agenda within Engineering, Sales, Product, Customer Success, Shared Services & Operations, while primarily responsible for driving resourcing delivery for global hiring (campus / mid / senior / leadership)
  • Hired exclusively for (VP - Products, Director of Engineering, VP - Sales (UK), Enterprise Sales Manager - SEA, Data Scientist, VP - Customer Success (US), Finance Head-India), Senior Directs, Directors, Engineering Managers, Associate Directors, SVP, VP, AVP, etc.)
  • Defined, designed, implemented, and delivered tailored strategy/solutions to manage full cycle recruitment by providing functional expertise, market-related intelligence, and forecasting on hiring trends for all global markets
  • Defined, designed, implemented Total Benefits / Rewards for the company by looking at some best practices across companies around the world
  • Defined, designed, implemented NPS and CSAT scores and ensured the same is as per markets standards
  • Hired around 600+ lateral hires, 100 freshers and 40+ leaderships hires per annum
  • Directly handling a team of 10 includes Senior Manager / Manager and Assistant Managers
  • Defined, designed, implemented Cost per Hire and reduced it by 22% from the existing range, also ensured vendor usage is less than 3% & improved direct / social media and employee referrals.
  • Experienced in working with Darwinbox and TrackStar modules.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitmentsHiring

Vedantu

Associate Director - Talent Acquisition

Feb 2022May 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Managed end to end recruitment for Vedantu - Bengaluru Operations along with a team of 12 recruiters.
  • Responsible for the complete recruitment activity from Business Partnering with the leaders for staffing needs, comprehensive job description creation to sourcing, interviewing, offer roll-outs and on-boarding the candidates
  • Performed Market Research and Competitor Intelligence to well understand the market before establishing the center
  • Defined, designed, implemented POFU which resulted in 18% increase in the offer - joinee ratio
  • Defined, designed, implemented GoTo Companies, Non Yielding Companies, Talent Lost To Companies & Hire Channels
  • Responsible for hiring critical talents like Business Unit Head - Engineering / Products, EMs, Senior Directors / Directors, VP / AVP, Data Scientist, Architects, Principal Architects, etc
  • Hired around 300+ lateral hires,60+ freshers and 30+ leaderships hires per annum
  • Experienced in working with Darwinbox and Taleo ATS modules.

Mobileum

Director Talent Acquisition

Nov 2019Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for handling whole recruitment life cycle, from Business partnering for the requirements to offer roll out and on-boarding
  • Defined, designed, implemented Cost per Hire and reduced it by 18% from the existing range, also ensured vendor usage is less than 1% & improved direct / social media and employee referrals.
  • Defined, designed, implemented Talent Playbook / Handbook for talent acquisition function
  • Defined, designed, implemented, and delivered tailored strategy/solutions to manage full cycle recruitment by providing functional expertise, market-related intelligence, and forecasting on hiring trends for all global markets
  • Responsible for hiring critical talents like Business Unit Head - Networking, Sr VP - Finance, SVP - Sales (US), VP - CS (Europe), EMs, Senior Directors / Directors, VP / AVP, Data Scientist, Architects, Principal Architects, etc
  • Ramped up 300+ hires for Risk & Counter Fraud Analytics Vertical in 2 months duration
  • Hired around 800+ lateral hires,120+ freshers and 40+ leaderships hires per annum
  • Experienced in working with iCIMS modules.
Talent AcquisitionHiringRecruitments

Petasense

Human Resources Manager

Feb 2018Nov 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for the complete recruitment activity from Business Partnering with the leaders for staffing needs, comprehensive job description creation to sourcing, interviewing, offer roll-outs and on-boarding the candidates
  • Responsible for hiring critical talents like VP - Sales, VP - Technology, SVP - Customer Success (US), CFO, SVP -Engineering (US), EMs, Senior Directors / Directors, VP / AVP, Data Scientist, Architects, Product Managers, etc
  • Ramped up 300+ hires within a year without any job boards & vendors usage
  • Hired through Social media like Linkedin, GitHub, MeetUp, HR Forums and Employee Referrals
  • Was the 8th employee across global & build employee base to 350 within 1.4 years
  • Hands on experience to build Video shootouts for talent branding
  • Defined, designed, implemented, and delivered tailored strategy/solutions to manage full cycle recruitment by providing functional expertise, market-related intelligence, and forecasting on hiring trends for all global markets
  • Responsible for salary negotiation, offer letter roll out and candidate on-boarding formalities and ensured Employee Induction/Orientation objectives are met by organizing induction session with the key people in the company
Talent AcquisitionRecruitmentsHiring

Ipsoft

Talent Acquisition Head

Oct 2016Feb 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore

  • Defined, designed, implemented, and delivered tailored strategy/solutions to manage full cycle recruitment by providing functional expertise, market-related intelligence, and forecasting on hiring trends for all global markets
  • Responsible for the complete recruitment activity from Business Partnering with the leaders for staffing needs, comprehensive job description creation to sourcing, interviewing, offer roll-outs and on-boarding the candidates
  • Defined, designed, implemented IPConnect which was a Talent Branding activity which increased followers by 34%
  • Defined, designed, implemented NPS and CSAT scores and ensured the same is as per markets standards
  • Hired around 900+ lateral hires, 140 freshers and 40+ leaderships hires per annum
  • Directly handling a team of 20 includes Senior Manager / Manager and Assistant Managers
  • Defined, designed, implemented various assessments forms like Technical / HR and requisition forms
  • Responsible for hiring critical talents like CoE Leader - Analytics, VP - Technology, SVP - Sales(US), Finance Head, Data Analytics Head (US), EMs, Senior Directors / Directors, VP / AVP, Data Scientist, Architects, Product Managers, etc
Talent AcquisitionRecruitmentsHiring

Amazon

Recruiting Manager

Oct 2015Oct 2016 · 1 yr · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Responsible for heading the Sourcing division which recruits leadership hiring for the consumer electronics division of Amazon for International Markets excluding India region
  • Defined, designed, implemented, and delivered tailored strategy/solutions to manage full cycle recruitment by providing functional expertise, market-related intelligence, and forecasting on hiring trends for all global market
  • Staffed around 220+ leadership hires per annum for international market
  • Led and managed a team of 20 Managers across globe
  • Reduced TAT cycle by 17% from the previous one by implementation of color demarcation during Debrief session
  • Personalized feedback mailers to all candidates for better candidate experience & glass door reviews
  • Responsible for hiring critical talents like SDE 4 / 5, SDM, TPM, Product Managers, Architects, Staff Engineers, etc
  • Experienced in working with Kenexa ATS module
Talent AcquisitionHiringRecruitments

Ge global research

Talent Acquisition Leader

Oct 2013Oct 2015 · 2 yrs · JFWTC, Bangalore

  • Business partnering to support Aviation / Transportation and Global Research wings of GE for their Organization’s Hiring needs & People Agenda while primarily responsible for driving resourcing delivery for global hiring (campus / mid / senior / leadership)
  • Defined, designed, implemented, and delivered tailored strategy/solutions to manage full cycle recruitment by providing functional expertise, market-related intelligence, and forecasting on hiring trends for all global markets
  • Defined, designed, implemented D&I hires which resulted in 14% increase
  • Hands on experience to build Video shootouts for talent branding
  • Hired around 1000+ lateral hires, 350 freshers and 60+ leaderships hires per annum
  • Directly handling a team of 20 includes Senior Manager / Manager and Assistant Managers
  • Experienced in working with Kenexa ATS module
RecruitingHiringTalent Acquisition

Wipro technologies

Manager - Talent Acquisition

Sep 2008Sep 2013 · 5 yrs · Bangalore

  • Campus Head for hiring Engineering / Science graduates for PAN INDIA
  • Hired 18000 freshers per annum with a team of 52 recruiters across India location
  • Waived off GD & implemented Essay Writing which resulted in better quality candidates
  • Improved Offer Joinee for Campus recruits by 15%
  • Business partnering to support Technology Infrastructure / BFSI and Business Application Services wings of Wipro for their Organization’s Hiring needs & People Agenda while primarily responsible for driving resourcing delivery for global hiring (junior / mid / senior / leadership)
  • Defined, designed, implemented Candidate Relationship Establishment channel which resulted in 8% of total hires
  • Hired around 1400+ lateral hires per annum
  • Directly handling a team of 20 includes Senior Manager / Manager and Assistant Managers
  • Experienced in working with Synergy ATS module
Talent AcquisitionHiringRecruitments

Mphasis, an eds company

Assistant Manager - Recruitment

Nov 2005Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Business partnering to support Technology hires for Telecom / Mobile / Consumer / Retail / BFSI / HealthCare wings of Mphasis for their Organization’s Hiring needs & People Agenda while primarily responsible for driving resourcing delivery for global hiring (junior / mid / senior / leadership)
  • Defined, designed, implemented Candidate Relationship Establishment channel which resulted in 8% of total hires
  • Hired around 1000+ lateral hires per annum
  • Mentored and managed a team of 15 recruiters
  • Responsible for 150+ hires through campus for these business verticals
  • Defined, designed, implemented Employee Referral module which resulted in 64% of the total hires for these business verticals
  • Experienced in working with BlueShift ATS module
HiringRecruitmentsTalent Acquisition

Education

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

MBA

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Bangalore University

BE — Mechanical

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