Kalpana Sampathkumar

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 7 years of IT recruitment experience.
Specialized in R&D and Product Engineering roles.
Expert in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR professional specializing in IT recruitment within the SaaS industry.

Contact

ksampathkumar@cisco.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

R&d HiringIt Recruitment

Other Skills

Diversity HiringRecruitingTalent acquisitionSenior Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder ManagementFull-life Cycle RecruitingTechnical RecruitingExecutive SearchHuman Resources (HR)CommunicationEmployee RelationsSourcingScreening ResumesNegotiationContract Recruitment

About

As a people person by nature and an HR professional by choice, I bring over 7+ years of rich experience in end-to-end IT recruitment, with a strong focus on R&D and Product Engineering roles. Throughout my journey, I've specialized in Technical Hiring, Diversity Hiring and Leadership Engagement, ensuring seamless collaboration with stakeholders across functions. I'm well-versed in Sourcing, Screening, Salary Negotiation and Candidate Engagement, with a passion for building high-performing teams.

Experience

8 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 10 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 1 mo

Current Experience

Cisco

Senior Talent Advisor

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore

Servicenow

Senior Recruiter

Feb 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

R&D HiringDiversity Hiring

O9 solutions, inc.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sep 2020 – Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hired as the 2nd member of the Talent Acquisition team in India.
I was part of the India ramp up plan for o9 Solutions & helped in scaling the India team over the last 3.6 years
Hired top talents for Platform Engineering, Product Management, Delivery, Customer Success teams in India
Partnered with different stakeholders globally and helped them in building their teams in India.
Provided valuable insights & market data to business leadership to bring efficiency in the hiring
process

R&D HiringIT Recruitment

Destar inc

Recruitment Specialist

Feb 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Handled end to end IT Recruitment/ Technical Recruitment right from sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, salary negotiation till onboarding
Worked for full time, contractual & contract to hire positions
Maintained an efficient database through which I was able to provide right talent at the right time
Made weekly reports of the team

IT RecruitmentRecruiting

Crewkarma networks

Recruitment Executive

May 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Was responsible for technical recruitment & designers hiring using LinkedIn, Behance & Dribble
Single-handedly managed company's website right from job posting, application screening, processing the relevant profiles to further steps
Maintained internal database and also was responsible for sending Newsletters, Mass Mails etc
Conducted induction programs and gave training to new joiners
Also worked directly with the founder in terms of lead generation

IT RecruitmentRecruiting