Aravind SJ

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in leadership hiring across diverse sectors.
  • Proven track record in managing high-stakes recruitment.
  • Strong relationships with founders and investors.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Recruitment Specialist with expertise in leadership hiring across technology and finance sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Leadership HiringRecruitingCustomer Service Management

Other Skills

Executive SearchRelationship DevelopmentSuccession PlanningSelf-confidenceResource AllocationEasily AdaptableInterpersonal CommunicationBuild Strong RelationshipsOnboardingTalent ManagementTime ManagementMarket IntelligenceHuman Resources (HR)InterviewingBusiness Networking

About

Aravind currently oversees the leadership hiring across all BUs at Zepto. Beyond this he leads hiring across levels for corporate functions, business & growth charters and expansion charter for the org. If you are senior leader looking out for the next big thing in your career reach out at aravind.sj@zeptonow.com. In his previous role with Michael Page he used to manage the Product & Technology hiring practice for South of India market and was responsible for identifying talent across leadership mandates in engineering, product, design, ciso functions etc. He closely worked with founders, investors and other key stakeholders across seed funded to listed firms helping them scale their business by hiring right talent. Prior to this Aravind was part of the Wealth Management division of Citibank N.A. where he was responsible for handling the Investment Portfolio of Citi Gold (Ultra HNI) customers. Outside work Aravind is an ardent sportsman and a passionate cricket follower.

Experience

7 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Zepto

Senior Manager II - Leadership Hiring

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Scouting Leaders {across functions} to fuel Zepto's magic 🚀
Executive SearchLeadership Hiring

Michael page

3 roles

Associate Manager - Product & Technology

Promoted

Sep 2022Sep 2024 · 2 yrs

  • Built and managed the Product-Tech business for Michael Page, South India.
  • Key Mandates :
  • CTO / Head of Engineering – Leading global audio OTT platform
  • SVP Engineering – Series B funded data SaaS platform
  • VP Product –Global edu-tech platform
  • CPO / Head of Product – Leading interior designing firm
  • Director Of Engineering – Naspers listed lending fintech
  • VP Product - Leading audio OTT platform
  • CDO / Head of Design – India’s largest travel-tech platform
  • AVP Product – Leading global audio OTT platform
  • VP Product – Series A funded health-tech SaaS platform
  • Head of Design – Leading health-tech platform
  • Director Of Engineering – Seed funded, crypto platform
  • Product Leader – India’s largest broking platform
  • Product Leader – India’s first online gaming platform
RecruitingRelationship Development

Senior Consultant - Product & Technology

Promoted

Jan 2022Aug 2022 · 7 mos

  • Was responsible for driving a profitable sub business within the business through Business Development, Key Account Management and managing end to end Recruitment Cycle.
  • The role entailed :
  • Liaison with CXO-level decision-makers to generate business
  • Key Account Management & Stakeholder Management
  • Managing clients across Fortune-500, Large Indian enterprises & SMBs
  • Managing a team of Consultants and Associates to grow professionally within the organisation
  • Commercial qualification & market mapping to identify potential customers
RecruitingRelationship Development

Consultant - Product & Technology

Apr 2021Dec 2021 · 8 mos

  • Learnt the basics of executive search !

Citi india

2 roles

Senior Assistant Manager

Promoted

Apr 2020Apr 2021 · 1 yr

  • Manage the investment portfolio of High Net Worth Individual Clients (Citi Gold and Citi Priority) by actively engaging in financial goal based discussions and goal mapping; thus understanding client requirements and further recommending market opportunities to achieve the same
  • Handles various asset classes (Equity & Fixed Income Products) and generate Cross Selling opportunities on multiple product lines such as Portfolio Management Services (PMS), Regular Mutual Funds, Insurance, Traditional Investment Products and Forex
  • Key Achievements :
  • Shooting Star Q1 2020 : Best Wealth Specialist across the country on SOP vs Target achievement (217%) for Q1 2020 and was awarded the prestigious Shooting Star Award given to top performers of the country for each quarter
  • TIME 2020 – Winner & Level 5 Qualifier – the Top 10 Performers for Insurance products for H1 2020 among the entire SKY Wealth Management Team consisting of more than 150 members
  • Shooting Star Q4 2020 : Best Wealth Specialist across the country on SOP vs Target achievement (141%) for Q4 2020 and was awarded the prestigious Shooting Star Award given to top performers of the country for each quarter
Relationship DevelopmentCustomer Service Management

Sales Management Associate

May 2019Apr 2020 · 11 mos

  • Citi India - Management Associate, Sales, batch of 2019-20

L&t financial services

Summer Intern

Apr 2018Jun 2018 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Customer life cycle management & optimisation of business work flow in Micro Loans disbursement process – On site Credit Check and removal of few intermediary stages to reduce TAT
  • A pilot project was launched in Mandya Territory, based on the suggestions put forward and further on they were implemented in full swing in multiple territories
  • Analysed competition strategies and provided recommendations to increase the customer base in Trivandrum Territory for Rural Finance by interacting closely with Territory Manager, Field Officers and Customers

Tata elxsi

System Engineer (Jaguar Land Rover)

Aug 2016Jun 2017 · 10 mos · Thiruvananthapuram Area, India

  • Product Test Engineer - Jaguar Land Rover vehicles for electrical components such as Automatic Rain Sensor, Exterior Lighting Systems & Wiper Systems
  • Interface between the Client’s product team and OEM to bridge any gaps in technical requirements to match the quality levels for JLR Vehicles at various build stages

Education

IMI Delhi

PGDM — Marketing

Jan 2017Jan 2019

KEDGE Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Organizational Leadership & Cross Cultural Management

Jan 2019Jan 2019

University of Kerala

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Jan 2012Jan 2016

Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram

ISC — Maths & Science

Jan 1999Jan 2012

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