Arwa Najmee (she/her)

CEO

India10 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in executive recruitment and talent acquisition.
  • Proven track record in building scalable hiring strategies.
  • Passionate about leveraging AI in recruitment processes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Executive Recruiter with expertise in AI-driven talent acquisition strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive LeadershipGlobal Talent Acquisition

Other Skills

AI firstOps recruitingTechnical RecruitingExecutive Sales RecruitmentSenior Stakeholder ManagementAgile LeadershipCandidate ExperienceRecruitingInterviewsTalent AcquisitionMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordCustomer ServicePowerPoint

About

They say "Do more of what makes you happy". Well, Recruiting makes me happy & that's exactly what I am doing - discovering exceptional Executive talent and connecting them to their next ultimate leadership opportunity. Over the years, I’ve led the full 360° recruitment lifecycle for Executive Leadership and GTM Hiring, a space I’ve grown deeply passionate about. I take pride in shaping complex hiring strategies, building trusted partnerships with senior business leaders, and creating white glove experiences that leave a lasting impact on candidates. From mastering LinkedIn Recruiter to exploring a suite of AI-powered Recruitment tools, I thrive on finding the right fit - faster, smarter, and led with a human touch. My curiosity keeps me learning every single day. Beyond recruiting, I’m a fun-loving food blogger and travel enthusiast, passionate about exploring diverse cuisines and learning different cultures. If food & travelling bring you as much joy as they do me, come join me on Instagram. My handle goes by @thatgirlfromcambay - fair warning, my posts might make you hungry for both food and adventure! :D

Experience

10 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Avalara

Principal Executive Leadership Talent Advisor

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos

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Thoughtworks

3 roles

Global Senior Executive Leadership and GTM (Sales) Recruiter

Promoted

Nov 2022Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Thoughtworks is a leading global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and software engineering to enable enterprises and technology disruptors across the globe to thrive as modern digital businesses.
  • Trusted Talent Advisor to global business and technology leaders, managing end-to-end executive recruitment for Director to SVP roles across functions including Technology, Go-to-Market (Sales), Data & AI, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Engineering.
  • Drive executive hiring strategies for critical and confidential leadership roles across IME, APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and North America, ensuring alignment with business priorities, growth objectives, and optimized hiring process efficiency.
  • Partner with Global Rewards and Compensation teams to shape executive compensation frameworks, providing market-aligned recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Deliver actionable market intelligence and salary benchmarking across geographies to enable competitive, data-driven decisions at the executive level.
  • Enhance global recruitment operations, contributing to initiatives that strengthen processes, governance, and collaboration across distributed teams while reducing time-to-hire, enhance candidate experience, and improve overall recruitment effectiveness.
  • Leverage AI-driven sourcing and analytics to increase pipeline quality, accelerate search timelines, and support strategic decision-making across multiple regions.
Ops recruitingTechnical RecruitingGlobal Talent Acquisition

Senior Talent Anchor - North America | Executive Leadership & Sales Hiring

Sep 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Lead data-driven recruitment and sourcing strategy for the United States and Canada, building robust talent pipelines for both current and future leadership and niche technical & Executive Leadership roles.
  • Partner strategically with Regional Heads of Recruitment, driving alignment on hiring priorities, workforce planning, and delivery against ambitious hiring goals.
  • Champion diversity and inclusion, embedding equitable and inclusive Recruitment & Sourcing practices to support Thoughtworks’ global D&I mission.
  • Act as a trusted recruitment and sourcing advisor, enabling business and recruiting teams through best practices, agile hiring methodologies, and actionable market insights.
  • Manage candidate pipelines across North America, leveraging data analytics to provide insights, forecast trends, and enhance talent acquisition effectiveness.
  • Mentor and coach new team members, fostering capability growth while contributing to cross-regional recruitment delivery across APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and NA.
  • Experiment with innovation by running pilot sourcing campaigns using emerging recruitment technologies such as SourceWhale and Gem to enhance outreach efficiency and engagement.
  • Leverage market intelligence and LinkedIn Talent Insights to assess talent availability, analyze competitor trends, and inform sourcing strategy and stakeholder conversations.

Global Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | EMEA Talent Advisor | CoE Sourcing Games Creator

Oct 2019Sep 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Driving hiring efforts globally across Spain, Germany, UK, Italy, Finland, Romania, Thailand, Singapore, North America, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador on Technical as well Executive Leadership roles
  • Serve as a strategic talent advisor by partnering with regional and functional leaders to align talent strategies with business priorities and market realities.
  • Leverage data, market intelligence, and research-driven sourcing to identify, engage, and attract top talent across diverse geographies and functions
  • Utilize advanced sourcing tools and platforms — including LinkedIn Recruiter, Stack Overflow, Hired, and social media channels — alongside X-ray search and creative outreach to uncover and engage passive talent.
  • Design personalized outreach strategies and creative messaging frameworks to build meaningful connections, strengthen employer brand perception, and improve response and conversion rates
  • Partnered with regional EU Recruitment Leadership team to closely understand the hiring needs.
  • Own candidate pipeline management across EMEA, providing insights and recommendations through data analytics to optimize recruiting outcomes.
  • Foster a culture of innovation and engagement by initiating bi-weekly CoE Sourcing Games to inspire creativity, knowledge-sharing, and healthy competition within the Recruiting community.

Boyd & moore executive search

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - APAC

Feb 2019Oct 2019 · 8 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India

  • Boyd & Moore Executive Search headquartered in Tokyo, Japan provides senior executive, management-level recruiting and business consulting solutions in Japan and other Asia Regional markets.
  • Plan and execute Executive and Leadereship recruitment strategies in partnership with APAC Senior Leaders to ensure timely and effective Executive hiring.
  • Collaborate closely with VP APAC, VP India, and consulting teams to build proactive talent pipeline aligned with workforce forecasts and business recruitment needs.
  • Identify target companies, Executive associations, and user groups to uncover high-potential senior talent and expand the Recruitment ecosystem.
  • Engage with potential Senior level talent to build strong candidate relationships and strengthen employer brand to fill in the Executive positions.
  • Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), including Bullhorn, ensuring accurate pipeline management and candidate tracking.
  • Conduct market mapping and business research to provide insights on talent availability, competitor activity, and strategic executive hiring opportunities.

Risesmart

2 roles

IT Career Coach Recruitment

Sep 2017Jun 2018 · 9 mos

  • RiseSmart provides next-generation Talent solution and outplacement services, helping organizations manage workforce transitions while supporting employees in navigating their next career move.
  • Handled IT recruitment and provided personalized coaching to senior executives and business leaders across multiple industries, delivering tailored guidance for career transitions.talent's next career move.
  • Worked closely with Business leaders to identify their strengths and unique value, providing customized advice to achieve career goals and navigate executive careeer trasitions.
  • Delivered one-on-one transition support, including job search strategy, personal branding, interview preparation and mock interviews, salary negotiation guidance, networking strategies, and market insights.
  • Maintained professionalism and dedication to minimize job search time and maximize client satisfaction. Coordinated with resume writers and job search teams to ensure client opportunities were aligned with expectations.
  • Achieved 100% positive client feedback in performance evaluation surveys for Dec 2017 and Feb 2018.

Senior Sourcer- Transition Concierge

Nov 2015Aug 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • RiseSmart provides next-generation outplacement services, sophisticated technology and consulting services in its flagship product, Transition Concierge, which focuses on securing a successful end result – a new job for the individual in transition.
  • Provide Outplacement services to various IT, Manufacturing, Retail, Medical, Engineering Fortune 500 companies in the US, Canada and India.
  • Managing RiseSmart's exclusive portal- 'Torch' to tap appropriate opportunities to match client's requirements.
  • Sourcing hundreds of job opportunities through various job portals like Indeed, Linkedin, Naukri, Monster, Career Builder, Google, Glassdoor and social networking to find the ones that match clients background and sending it across to the clients.
  • Responsible for screening jobs to ensure clients qualifications meet open job opportunities in order to ensure 100% client satisfaction.
  • Build Rapport with Transition Coaches offshore to understand client needs and map appropriate jobs.
  • Handling multiple MS Excel Reports and Trackers for client activity.
  • Acting as a Subject Matter Expert to the team and helping new joinees in running an efficient job search and providing presentations and information on various industries.
  • Handled exceptionally high volume work and delivered results within the given timeframe.
  • Awarded JCR "Star of the Month" Medal for the month of June 2017.
  • Promoted to the Role of Transition Coach effective by September 2017.

Intelliswift software inc.

US Technical Recruiter

Apr 2014Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Fremont, CA

  • A $60 million premier system integration and software services company in providing integrated technology solutions and best in class IT services. Intelliswift an ISO 2001 certified company has an ELITE Clientele comprising of Large fortune 1000 companies like eBAY, Paypal, Apple, Fujitsu, Vodafone, Cisco, etc to name few. Head quartered in Fremont, CA and offices in NJ, LA, Iowa, Chicago in US.
  • Clients: GAP, Intuit, McAfee, Oracle Corporation, Digital Insight and Toyota Financial Services
  • Performed Full lifecycle recruitment process for Technical, Functional and Techno-Functional requirements across all levels.
  • Actively performed end-to-end recruitment on high-level requirements like Business/ Quality Analyst, Project Manager, Program Manager, .NET, Java/J2EE Developer, Iteration Manager, Scrum Master, etc.
  • Searching the best fit consultant using various Web Portals keeping in mind the time constraint. (Dice, Monster, Career Builder, LinkedIn).
  • Sourcing and Screening the candidates as per the requirements over email/ phone calls.
  • Conduct an initial HR interview with the candidate to check for their communication skills, technical knowledge and other details regarding last salary drawn, expected salary, confidence and comfortability level and so on.
  • Playing vital role into Pay rate Negotiation, Contract terms and Rapo building.
  • Formatting candidates profile, submitting for requirements, scheduling and coordinating phone/onsite interviews, checking placement status and acceptance of confirmation.
  • Co-ordinate with other recruiters to see if they have any suitable candidates for open requirements.
  • Building talent pipelines and candidate relationships for future opportunities.
  • Recruiting US Citizens, Green Card Holders, and H1B Consultants as per the client requirement for various projects in W2 & C2C basis.
  • Worked on Full Time Employment (FTE), Contractual & Contract to Hire Positions.

Education

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

Master's degree — Human Resource Management

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Sardar Patel University

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) — Human Resources Development & Finance

Jan 2010Jan 2013

Shri J.D.Shah H.S. School

Higher Secondary Education

Jan 2010Present

Shri S.K.Vaghela Eng. School

Secondary Eduction

Jan 2008Present

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