Aditya Deo — Head of Talent
I build and lead hiring functions from scratch and run them through role clarity, sourcing strategy, structured assessment, compensation strategy, and stakeholder management, which makes it all move. Ten+ years in Talent Acquisition, almost entirely inside product-led SaaS companies across Loyalty CRM, EventTech, AI, and EdTech. I started in consulting, which gave me structured hiring fundamentals early. Everything since has been executed at scale, usually without a playbook handed to me. I have managed TA teams, owned the full hiring function, and operated as the primary hiring partner to founders, CTOs, and business heads. The work isn't just filling roles — it's knowing which hire unblocks the business, when to push back on a brief, and how to close a strong candidate who has multiple offers. On the commercial side, I build compensation models from scratch that include surveys, market data, internal benchmarking and advise founders and hiring managers on band design and offer strategy as a decision-making partner. A few things that reflect how I work: cut time-to-fill from 35+ days to 20–25 days for mid-level tech roles, 55–65% offer-to-join ratio, Closed VP, Director, and CTO-level hires via market mapping, Hired the teams that shipped key products and hit revenue milestones within 3–6 months of joining, Global hiring across India, Singapore, USA, ANZ, Philippines, and Malaysia, Campus hiring from IITs, NITs, BITs, NUS, and NTU. Currently leading TA at Coursefinder.ai and building the hiring engine for a global EdTech product, working directly with founders on workforce planning, comp benchmarking, and high-stakes hiring decisions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in SaaS and EdTech industries with a focus on strategic hiring.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 10 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Stakeholder Management
- Global Hiring
Career Highlights
- Reduced time-to-fill from 35+ to 20-25 days
- Achieved 55-65% offer-to-join ratio
- Hired key leaders that drove revenue milestones
Work Experience
coursefinder.ai
Principle Talent Acquisition partner (2 yrs 2 mos)
Rezo.ai
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (1 yr 5 mos)
GlobalSignIn Pte Ltd
Talent Acquisition Specialist (1 yr 6 mos)
Easyrewardz Software Services
Senior Executive Human Resources (2 yrs 2 mos)
Careerist Management Consultants Pvt Ltd
Consultant - IT (2 yrs 10 mos)
Freelance
Business Partner (11 mos)
B.A.G Films & Media Ltd (News-24)
Management Trainee (3 mos)
Education
PGDM/MBA at KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
Matriculation at St. Aurbindo Convent