Gaurav Raj

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of a leading tech talent acquisition firm.
Expert in building high-impact teams for ambitious companies.
Proven track record in executive search and talent management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in tech talent acquisition and team building.

Contact

gaurav@grizmolabs.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Executive SearchTalent AcquisitionTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Business StrategyStrategic Recruitment PlanningVendor ManagementTalent ManagementStaffingHiring CrewInformation TechnologyEntrepreneurshipMicrosoft ExcelMarketingBusiness DevelopmentBenefits NegotiationIT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingScreening Resumes

About

At Grizmo, our mission transcends mere talent placement; we architect opportunities that champion diversity and innovation in the tech industry. As Founder and CEO, I lead our team to connect exceptional talent with companies on the brink of success, leveraging my expertise in executive search and talent acquisition. Our approach is tailored to the unique needs of both candidates and organizations, ensuring integrity and professionalism underpin every engagement. My tenure at Anzy Global, where we honed our sourcing strategies and team leadership, has cemented our reputation at Grizmo for delivering results that drive organizational growth and market penetration.

Experience

12 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Grizmo

Founder

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · India

At Grizmo Labs, we specialize in building high-impact tech teams and leadership functions for ambitious companies across the globel.
Whether you're assembling your founding engineering team, hiring critical leaders like a VP of Engineering or Staff Architect, or expanding your org in India — we're your trusted partner in making every hire count.
💡 Why Companies Partner with Us:
Global Vision, India Execution: Based abroad but planning to build a tech team in India? We help you find the right talent — fast, reliable, and aligned with your culture.
Deep Tech Network: We speak code and business. Our access to top-tier engineering talent is unmatched.
Tailored to Your Stage: From zero-to-one builders to scale-ready leaders — we align hiring with your product and growth roadmap.
Speed Without Compromise: Agile process, curated shortlists, and startup-ready candidates.
Trusted by Founders: We go beyond filling roles — we become a strategic hiring partner to your leadership.
Roles We Help You Hire:
VP Engineering / CTO / CPO
Director of Engineering / Head of Engineering
Engineering Managers
Staff Engineers / Tech Architects
Founding & Core Engineering Teams
Whether you're building from the ground up or scaling to the next level — or setting up your India tech hub — Grizmo Labs is your go-to hiring partner.
👉 Let’s talk. One great hire can change everything.

Business StrategyStrategic Recruitment PlanningExecutive SearchTalent Acquisition

Anzy global

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Aug 2013 – May 2022 · 8 yrs 9 mos · India

Core Responsibilities :
Build, engage, lead and develop a team of high-performing recruiters in an extremely fast-paced and ambiguous environment
Set team performance goals and metrics, timelines, and formal tracking processes to measure and manage progress
Develop and execute to plans to identify and drive productivity improvements that enable the team to deliver to hiring goals without having to scale deployed resources at a rate faster than the business is growing
Drive sourcing capability & capacity within India Consumer to proactively build diverse candidate pools while leveraging all available talent channels to expedite the recruitment process.
Work closely with business leaders to influence and deliver quality assessment and high touch candidate experience through all aspects of the recruitment funnel
Periodically lead and/or participate in cross-business/cross-company special projects and initiatives related to talent acquisition

Talent ManagementStaffingTalent AcquisitionTeam Leadership

Snap step services & solutions private limited

Staffing Specialist

Apr 2013 – Aug 2013 · 4 mos · Bangalore

RESPONSIBILITIES:-
1. End to End Recruitment.
2. Client Management.
3. Industry wise company mapping.
4. Headhunting and Referencing.
SPECIALTIES:
1. Search Accuracy.
2. Industry Knowledge.
3. Networking - Build up candidate database.
Technologies:
Java, J2EE, JavaScript, Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JBoss, JQuery, JDBC, Caching (ehCache, Coherence), Messaging (Tibco, JMS, MS-MQ, MQ Series), EJB, Business Objects, SAML, SPML, Multi-Threading, Flex, SOA, GWT (Google Web Tool Kit), Remoting, AJAX, GUI, SAS, SAS Data Analyst, SAS Programmer, Web Services, Websphere, Weblogic, Tuxedo, Oracle RAC, Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, C#, .NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, ADO.NET, SharePoint, XML, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, Visual Studio, XSLT, MVC2, MVP Framework, SWIFT, WCF, WPF, Win Forms, Web Forms, MOSS, C/C++, Objective C, Cocoa Touch, ETL, Shell, UNIX, Linux, AIX, Solaris, PL/SQL, Scripting, Version Control (CVS, PVCS), Source Control, Batch, Tibco BW/EMS, PEGA, Ab Initio, x509 Certificate, ISO20022, Security Authentication, Smart Card, CAPI, PKCS, PKI, Tomcat, Eclipse, PHP, MySQL, LAMP, Perl, Ruby on Rails, Silverlight, JSP, Agile/Waterfall/RUP methodologies, MS Office Suite