Jonan Timothy Ritesh N

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

3.5+ years in talent acquisition and HR.
Expertise in AI/ML and Data Engineering recruitment.
Strong focus on diversity and inclusion in hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong focus on Diversity Recruitment in the Tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategyDiversity RecruitmentTalent ResearchCandidate ManagementRecruitmentHuman ResourcesTalent Management

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsApplicant Tracking SystemsBackground VerificationBusiness CommunicationsCandidate ExperienceCandidate MatchingClient RelationsCold CallingCompensation ManagementCorporate RecruitingCreative Sourcing TechniquesData MaintenanceData ValidationDiversity SourcingEmployee Engagement

About

Drawing on 3.5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, I am a highly motivated HR professional with a proven ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive organizational growth and achieve strategic business objectives. As a Recruitment Specialist and Global Talent Researcher at Palo Alto Networks, I lead deep-dive talent research and sourcing initiatives across various functions, including Engineering, R&D, and GCS, while also aligning with DE&I goals. My expertise includes delivering actionable market insights and competitive intelligence to support workforce planning and regional hiring strategies. I have a Master's degree in Human Resource and Organization Development from Madras School of Social Work. I am currently specializing in end-to-end recruitment of AI/ML, Data Engineering, and Core IT talent. Let's connect and explore new horizons together! #TalentAcquisition #DiversityRecruitment #PaloAltoNetworks #GlobalHiring 🚀

Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 10 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Palo alto networks

2 roles

Recruitment Specialist

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading deep-dive talent research and sourcing initiatives across Engineering, R&D, GCS, G&A,
and GTM functions aligned with DE&I goals.
Delivering actionable market insights and competitive intelligence to support workforce
planning, succession mapping, and regional hiring strategies.
Driving recruitment strategy by collaborating with hiring managers to understand role
requirements, set hiring priorities, and define success metrics.
Partnering with the People Sciences team to build role-specific, competency-based interview
guides aligned with organizational goals.
Working cross-functionally with Talent, Academic, and Engineering teams to execute hiring
events, onboarding programs, and intern engagement activities.
Leading end-to-end recruitment efforts across multiple business units, supporting hiring
managers and recruiters across the U.S.
Collaborating with cross-functional leadership to define and refine hiring profiles for
critical roles, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs and long-term talent
strategy.

Talent ResearchSourcingMarket InsightsWorkforce PlanningDiversity RecruitmentTalent Acquisition+1

Global Talent Researcher

Nov 2023 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Palo Alto Network’s Talent Research Team is made up of 15 talent acquisition professionals spread across India, with Bangalore at our center. Our mission is to identify top-tier diverse talent for Palo Alto Networks in over 65 countries around the globe.
What do we do?
Increase diversity at the top of the funnel and ensure every diverse lead/candidate (applicants, referrals, sourced) is curated for just-in-time pipelines globally.
Maintain close partnerships with Sourcers and Recruiters to ensure the talent we provide meets/exceeds the bar at Palo Alto Networks.
Identify creative sourcing techniques like Github, Stackoverflow, Meet-ups, Prophet, recruit’em, and identify and tap into talent from diversity events, sororities, Linkedin groups, diversity Boolean search strings, colleges, etc.
Talent map diverse qualified candidates globally.
Provide organization analysis of competitors.

Diversity SourcingTalent MappingMarket AnalysisCreative Sourcing TechniquesDiversity RecruitmentTalent Research

Aston carter

2 roles

Candidate Manager

Mar 2023 – Nov 2023 · 8 mos

Focus on new and innovative techniques to ensure a positive candidate experience, forboth hired and declined candidates.
Work on matching the skills, goals & interests of candidates with the available opportunities.
Working on creating a process-driven approach toward hiring talent.
Understanding the candidates and employee lifecycle and guiding them to attain maximum efficacy.
Manage current recruitment analytics and talent analytics using MS Excel and SharePoint.
Support various types of people issues like performance management, absenteeism, workplace harassment, diversity, and POSH-related queries.
Working closely in teams & organization-wide policy and process implementation.

Candidate ExperienceRecruitment AnalyticsProcess ImprovementCandidate ManagementRecruitment Strategy

Recruiter

Sep 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

Responsible for identifying talent that meet specific customer requirements.
Connecting with candidates in the job market and discuss about various opportunities.
Building a strong network of connections in the job market and creating a pipeline for candidates.
Work on matching the skills, goals & the interest of candidates with the available opportunities.
Understanding not only the job description but also various other aspects in play.
Working on creating process driven approach towards hiring talent.
Understanding the candidates and employee lifecycle and guiding them to attain maximum efficacy.

Talent IdentificationNetworkingCandidate MatchingRecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Larsen & toubro

Human Resources Intern

Mar 2021 – Apr 2021 · 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Worked in creating a learning calendar for a 3000cr business which has a strength of 1200 employees all over India
Worked in creating a HR dashboard with respect to Manpower Trend, Training & Development, IDP, PIP and business outcome.

Learning Calendar CreationHR Dashboard DevelopmentHuman Resources

Ricago

Human Resources Intern

Sep 2020 – Oct 2020 · 1 mo

Worked with a team of 3 interns for hiring fresh candidates in from law background.
Worked in sourcing, screening and conducting first round of interview for the candidates.

SourcingScreeningInterviewingRecruitment

Get shit done

Human Resources Intern

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 2 mos · Chennai

Worked on creating employee engagement activities for stakeholders
Worked on creating touch points which added more value to employee experience.
Creating content and handling Social media for the business

Employee EngagementSocial Media ManagementHuman Resources

Gavs technologies

Human Resources Intern

Jan 2020 – Feb 2020 · 1 mo · Chennai

Assisted the Talent management team in Background verification and helped in creating a proper pipeline flow.
Worked with the team in Onboarding & Induction activities for the newly hired employees.

Background VerificationOnboardingTalent Management