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Karthik Unnikrishnan

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Expert in strategic hiring and team building.
  • Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in strategic hiring across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionVendor ManagementTeam ManagementEmployer BrandingDiversity Hiring

Other Skills

Account ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsApplication Tracking SystemAssessmentAttention to DetailBrandingBusiness DevelopmentCandidate AssessmentCandidate ManagementClient RequirementsCoachingCommunicationConvincing PeopleCorporate BrandingCorporate Recruiting

About

Talent Acquisition Leader | Strategic Innovator | Recruitment Expert I hire people, not resumes! An engineer who turned into HR who is a success driver for individuals and companies with over 10 years of expertise in building and leading high-performing teams of TA professionals. My strategic hiring approach has successfully recruited potential individuals and mentored them into competent professionals across several industry areas such as Leadership hiring, volume hiring, program & product teams, business & vendor development, HR analytics, and design & operations positions. Experience Highlights: 1 Led recruiting process excellence initiatives with an enhanced candidate experience and engagement. 2 Specialized in talent management, campus/intern hiring, vendor management, and recruiting analytics. 3 Competent hiring for Tech, Design, Analytics, Data Science, Product, and Non-tech roles. 4 Adept in team and people management, driving strategic projects for startups and MNCs. Key Competencies: 1 Process Optimization 2 Strategic Hiring Solutions 3 Team Building & Leadership 4 Talent Management Strategies 5 Candidate Experience Enhancement If you’re seeking an experienced and out of box thinking TA leader skilled in innovative and strategic hiring solutions for your organisation, drop a DM as I am always up for opportunities and collaborations with recruiters, talent heads, HR heads, and job seekers.

Experience

11 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
8 mos
Current Experience

Phdata

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Oct 2025Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Graymatter software services pvt ltd

Talent Acquisition Lead

Jul 2023Jul 2025 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Hands of experience in building the teams for product, engineering and service projects(FMCG, BFSI,Manufacturing etc.)
  • Collaborated with senior management to forecast hiring needs, and executed direct engagement with the CEO to align talent acquisition strategies with organizational goals for hiring process.
  • Partnering with Stakeholders / Business leadership to understand their current and future talent needs.
  • Develop and implement a sourcing strategy to attract a diverse pool of candidates – Internal, External through Job portals, Social Networking sites such as LinkedIn and leveraging employee referral programs.
  • Enabling teams to lead the negotiation process and extend competitive offers to top candidates.
  • Track and analyse recruitment metrics to identify areas for improvement and ensure efficient hiring processes with the help of dashboards.
  • Experience working in Zoho ATS
  • Staying up to date on the latest tech recruiting trends and talent market insights.
  • Responsible for Early careers Hiring for Technology – Partnering with colleges across Bengaluru and streamlining the hiring process.
  • Managed vendor relationships, reducing recruitment costs by 20% during peak hiring periods.
  • Hiring entry,mid & senior level engineers with Tech stacks hands on : Java, React,Node .Net, PHP, DevOps, Big Data, BI, AI, ML, ML ops, Data
  • Scientist, Python Automation, Full Stack, Mobile dev,
  • UI, React, Angular, MEAN, MERN, Databricks, Analytics, Infra positions (Windows, Network, Cloud, server, Desktop), SAC, BW4hana, Embedded analytics
  • AWS, Azure, GCP cloud etc.
Talent AcquisitionVendor ManagementRecruitment MetricsSourcing StrategyNegotiation

Ezetap by razorpay

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jan 2023Jun 2023 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

  • In my current role, I manage a team of 7 strong recruiters/Senior Recruiters and help them achieve their goals.
  • Expertise - Analytics hiring/Data Sciences/Technology/Product/Non IT.
  • Successful implementation and management of Greenhouse Application Tracking System (ATS) to support the recruitment function.
  • Experience in Process change, re-engineering, innovation, improvement & management, Client & Vendor management, strong team building & management, good problem-solving, analytical and multitasking skills
  • Manage relationships with stakeholders throughout the full recruiting cycle for open positions.
  • By serving as a liaison between Ezetap team and Razorpay
  • team, I help to facilitate a smooth and successful transition, ultimately driving value for both organizations.
Team ManagementApplication Tracking SystemStakeholder ManagementProcess ImprovementTalent Acquisition

Byju's

3 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager

Promoted

Oct 2019Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Handled a team with 8+ members which includes recruitment associates and built end-to-end recruitment functions across Engineering and product teams and analytics teams.
  • Lead the Expert in executive hiring, employer branding, data-driven recruiting, and aligning hiring strategies with business goals using data metrics to develop tactical statistical models to understand business opportunities and improvement areas.
  • Planning on different strategies to motivate and thus increase the team performance gradually.
  • Building strategies and handling the entire recruitment for PAN India.
  • Maintaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure staffing goals are achieved Communicating employer information and benefits during the screening process.
  • Hands-on experience in performance reviews, signing the appraisals, 1 on 1's and team strategies.
  • Adept at leading high-performing teams and managing complex stakeholder ecosystems across global landscapes.
  • Experience working in SuccessFactors ATS
Executive HiringEmployer BrandingData-Driven RecruitingStakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition

Recruitment Lead

Promoted

Oct 2018Sep 2019 · 11 mos

  • Expertise in the areas of Recruiting, Sourcing, Head Hunting, Reporting, Vendor Management,
  • Interviewing.
  • Stakeholder management,Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Salary Negotiations, Candidate engagement.
  • Experienced in Niche skill hiring and Leadership hiring
  • Proficient in recruiting candidates from Junior Level to Senior Level.
  • Worked with job portals like Naukri, Monster,Likedin, Dribble, Behance, Social media recruitment, and employee referral.
  • Worked with Recruitment tools like Leadsquared, SuccessFactors and Ramco.
RecruitingSourcingVendor ManagementDiversity Equity and InclusionTalent AcquisitionDiversity Hiring

Recruitment Associate

May 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Responsible for:
  • Sourcing of Candidates
  • Screening (On-call & Video Round)
  • Shortlisting
  • Handling & Following up on further rounds of interview
  • Initiation of Offer Processing
  • Offer Release Supervision
SourcingScreeningCandidate ManagementTalent Acquisition

Global total instrumentation

Site Engineer

Jan 2013Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · Kochi, Kerala, India

Education

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

PGDM — Human Resources

Aug 2020Dec 2022

Annamalai University

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2013

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's

12th CBSE

Jan 2007Jan 2009

FACT UDYOGAMANDAL School

10th ICSE

Jan 1996Jan 2007

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