Amir Saudagar — Recruiter

🚀 A Vibrant Recruitment Maverick | Connecting Talent with Opportunity 🌟 🔍 Over the past decade, I’ve navigated the global tech landscape—sourcing and hiring exceptional talent across the US, EMEA, India, and APAC. From Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Cloud Architects to Full-Stack Developers, Cybersecurity Experts, and DevOps wizards, I’ve helped build teams that move mountains. My experience spans industries like Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, BFSI, Telecom, and more. 💡 What makes me tick? I’m a talent detective at heart. Using a mix of active and passive sourcing tools—LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, GitHub, Stack Overflow, AngelList, Kaggle, and niche tech communities—I uncover hidden gems that others might overlook. Advanced Boolean and X-ray searches? Check. Personalized outreach that sparks conversation? Double check. I love turning complex searches into pipelines filled with brilliant candidates. 🔥 The best part? I get to meet extraordinary individuals—innovators, mavericks, and intellectual powerhouses—each bringing fresh ideas to the table. My days are a constant rendezvous with brilliance, sprinkled with curiosity and creativity. 🌍 When I’m not unearthing talent, you’ll find me deep into podcasts, movies, series, and mind-expanding documentaries. But the real spark comes from connecting with people from diverse backgrounds, learning from their journeys, and sharing stories that inspire. 🤝 Let’s connect! Whether it’s chatting about recruiting trends, sourcing hacks, or geeking out over a great hire, I’m always up for a conversation. Your story fuels my passion, and together, we can uncover talent that shapes the future. 👥🚀 #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #TechnicalRecruitment #SourcingExpert #PassiveSourcing #DataScience #ML #Cloud #Cybersecurity #Diversity #GlobalTechHiring

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in Cybersecurity and Tech recruitment.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Experience: 10 yrs

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Technical Recruiting
Talent Discovery
R&d Hiring
High-volume Recruiting
Hr Management
Recruitment
Sourcing

Career Highlights

Expert in sourcing top technical talent globally.
Proven track record in high-volume recruiting.
Strong focus on diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Work Experience

Arctic Wolf

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (3 yrs 2 mos)

VMware

Lead - Talent Discovery (9 mos)

Brillio

Talent Acquisition (1 yr 11 mos)

Netlink

Assistant Manager - HR (5 yrs 5 mos)

Pyramid Consulting

Resourcing Executive (9 mos)

iPlace USA

Resourcing Executive (1 yr 3 mos)

Education

B.Com at Saifia Arts and Commerce College

12th grade at Cambridge School

Amir Saudagar

Recruiter

Toronto, Ontario, Canada10 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in sourcing top technical talent globally.
Proven track record in high-volume recruiting.
Strong focus on diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in Cybersecurity and Tech recruitment.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingTalent DiscoveryR&d HiringHigh-volume RecruitingHr ManagementRecruitmentSourcing

Other Skills

AIRSApplicant Tracking SystemsAttraction StrategiesBoolean SearchingBrandingBuild Strong RelationshipsCandidate EngagementCandidate ExperienceCitationsClosing CandidatesCoachingCompensationCorporate RecruitingCreative Problem SolvingCustomer Driven

About

Experience

10 yrs

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Arctic wolf

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Aug 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

At Arctic Wolf, I specialized in sourcing and recruiting top technical talent across Product, Design, R&D, and Engineering. I partnered closely with core development teams to build high-performing teams in Cybersecurity, AI, ML, Cloud, and Full-Stack technologies.
I led full life-cycle recruiting for roles ranging from mid-level engineers to senior managers, tailoring hiring strategies to attract candidates who not only had the skills but also aligned with the mission to tackle modern cyber threats.
Working alongside leadership, I served as a trusted advisor on talent acquisition and market trends, shaping recruiting strategies that strengthened AW Labs and other critical engineering groups. My focus included AI/ML Engineers, Data Scientist, Security Researchers, Detection Engineers, Cloud Architects, Backend and Frontend Developers, SRE and DevOps professionals.
Through strategic sourcing, pipeline development, and hands-on candidate engagement, I helped build teams capable of driving innovation and making a tangible impact in cybersecurity and technology.

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Vmware

Lead - Talent Discovery

Oct 2021 – Jul 2022 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led a 13-person Talent Discovery team focused on R&D hiring, sourcing top technical talent across Software Development, Cloud, Data, ML/AI, and Security. Partnered with stakeholders to understand hiring needs, build strategic pipelines, and deliver high-quality candidate slates efficiently.
Key highlights:
Built scalable pipelines using Boolean, X-ray, and targeted outreach to top tech talent and university alumni.
Supported multiple business groups and drove diversity-focused sourcing strategies.
Leveraged tools like LinkedIn Talent Insights, SeekOut, and Greenhouse for talent mapping and reporting.
Implemented Agile recruitment processes and coached the team on sourcing best practices.
Acted as a company ambassador, showcasing culture, values, and opportunities to attract top candidates.

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Brillio

Talent Acquisition

Nov 2019 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Onboarded 100+ IT resources with direct souring without any vendor assistance
Supported Product Engineering and Business Intelligence and Analytics division
Managing 30-40+ requisitions monthly whilst attaining a 75% req close rate
Helped improve processes for candidates, new hires, hiring managers and other recruiting
partners by ensuring to follow up and confirm staffing plans and candidate needs are met.
Serving as a Business Partner to departments in need; supporting overall HR and
recruiting strategies, projects, policies, practices, and standards
Awarded Brillian of the month and was a contributor to the best team award
Was the best performer with highest offers and offers to joining ratio in the entire TA
team

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Netlink

Assistant Manager - HR

Jun 2014 – Nov 2019 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Pune Area, India

Founded in 1999, Netlink is a premier provider of information technology, supply chain and business process solutions.

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Pyramid consulting

Resourcing Executive

Oct 2013 – Jul 2014 · 9 mos

Pyramid is a leading Information Technology Consulting services company headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, GA.

Full CycleEmotional IntelligenceOral CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingPhone ScreensKey Performance Indicators+25

Iplace usa

Resourcing Executive

Jul 2012 – Oct 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

iPlace is a global recruiting company with headquarters in Vienna, Virginia, USA and international recruiting center in Pune Maharashtra, India. iPlace provides professionally managed recruiting and sourcing services for companies in the US

Full CycleEmotional IntelligenceOral CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingPhone ScreensKey Performance Indicators+25