Anand Venkateshappa

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 12 years of experience in talent acquisition.
Expert in building engineering teams from scratch.
Proficient in leveraging AI tools for recruitment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert with a focus on SaaS and engineering recruitment.

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Agile MethodologiesBenefits NegotiationBusiness AnalysisCC++CRMCatiaExecutive SearchHTMLHuman ResourcesIT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingInterviewsJavaJavaScript

About

For last 12+ years, post MSc, I have been working in talent acquisition functions for global MNCs and startups. My initiation into Talent Acquisition was through leading end-to end hiring mandates followed by employer branding, building talent strategy. As a strategic owner of entire lifecycle, I brought high level of operational, process, technology and helped transform TA into business function. I had to develop multiple initiatives from inception as well as restructure and optimize existing ones. Below sections detail key responsibilities and highlights: Sourcing, Recruiting and Talent Mapping  Collaborate with hiring managers & stakeholders from different functions on hiring plan & strategy. Build proactive pipeline & engage stakeholders with market insights and trends.  Leverage the existing tools and explore new AI based platforms, bring stakeholders on board to be brand ambassadors in hiring.  Implementing high performance referral programs.  Unconventional ways of hiring strategies - Source potential candidates on tech platforms.  Connect with alumni for rehires, also connect with earlier offer dropped out candidates to reactivate them.  Designed talent market mapping function for analytics and data-based hiring to build teams in Industries such as Payments, Media, etc  Identifying New Interviewers and nominate them for attending training sessions.  Communication - Composed virtual interview tips for applicants & panels, Referral dashboard, Monthly hiring dashboard to leaders.

Experience

12 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 5 mos

Current Experience

Tekion corp

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Myntra

2 roles

Deputy Director- Talent Acquisition

Apr 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

Senior Manager -Talent Acquisition

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

Amazon

Recruiter II

Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Mobileiron

Technical Recruiter

Jun 2017 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Built Engineering Talent @ MobileIron Bangalore. The future is Mobile and MobileIron secures your mobile device.
I am truly passionate about recruiting game-changing Engineering talent that wants to be part of something revolutionary->Making Mobile First. The MobileIron platform enables companies around the world to transform into Mobile First Organisation.
Worked extensively with US Engineering leaders on recruitment strategy and built the engineering teams from ground up at Bangalore within the given timelines, quality standards and business criticalities.

Myntra

Senior Recruiter- Talent Acquisition

Dec 2015 – May 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Myntra.com is a one stop shop for all your fashion and lifestyle needs. Being India's largest online store for fashion and lifestyle products the brand is making a conscious effort to bring the power of fashion to shoppers with an array of the latest and trendiest products available in the country. Here the best minds from Technology, Fashion and Operations come together o truly democratise fashion by bringing together more than 4Lakh+ styles and 2,500+ brands Indian & International brands under one roof.
Handled Talent Acquisition efforts for the Product, UX, Engineering & Growth Hacking teams.
Roles hired for - Tech Leads & Software Developers | Engineering Managers |Product Managers | UX Architects & Designers |Analytics | Front End Developers| Full Stack Developers |Android/ iOS Developers

Housing.com

IT Recruiter

Jun 2015 – Nov 2015 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Housing is a family of young, enthusiastic and positive individuals. We at Housing work
smart and party with passion..! From creating something new and letting our thoughts
become things, Big things! We are the one stop house to tickle your creativity.

Magna infotech ltd.

Team Lead

Oct 2012 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

The only staffing company with industry focused verticals, Magna provides customers with a comprehensive talent management solution specific to an industry, geography or business purpose. Our 11,000+ associates are proficient in 450+ skill sets, across multi industry sectors. They are ably supported by sophisticated internal tools, an industry leading fulfillment engine and an unparalleled associate engagement and support framework.