Kumar Venkatappa

Recruiter

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India16 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years in talent acquisition leadership.
Expert in building high-performing teams globally.
Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader with expertise in building teams across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStrategic PlanningLeadership HiringTalent StrategyStrategic HiringProcess Improvement

Other Skills

Talent ScoutingBusiness StrategyATSInformation TechnologyStaff RetentionDriving ResultsHiringAnalytical SkillsCoachingTech Savystratergic recruitmentAPACLeadershipBuild Strong RelationshipsMarket Mapping

About

As a Talent Acquisition and Strategic HR Leader, I bring over 15 +years of experience in building high-performing, future-ready teams across technology, product, and innovation-driven organizations. My passion lies in transforming talent strategies into business impact shaping hiring ecosystems that don’t just fill roles, but enable growth. I have led end-to-end recruitment for leadership, niche technology, and large-scale workforce needs across India and global markets. At the intersection of business and talent, I drive TA transformations that blend analytics, storytelling, and technology. From strategic workforce planning and employer branding to DEI initiatives and candidate experience design, my focus is on creating sustainable, human-centered hiring frameworks. As a trusted partner to global stakeholders, I bring strengths in stakeholder management, project governance, and market intelligence, ensuring alignment between business vision and people outcomes. I believe great organizations are built by empowering great talent. Let’s connect to share insights, build partnerships, and shape the future of talent together.

Experience

16 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Trianz

Senior Recruitment Manager - Building Engineering Team

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

@ Trianz, Partnered with global stakeholders to establish and scale business units in India across Infrastructure, Cloud, Practice, Finance, Marketing, sales,Technology, and Support functions. I executed innovative strategies and ideas to attract top talent and designed and implemented processes to enhance the candidate experience. I managed end-to-end recruitment activities, including vendor and stakeholder management. My efforts contributed to building high-performing teams and ensuring seamless operations across multiple functions.

Talent ScoutingStrategic PlanningBusiness StrategyATSInformation TechnologyTalent Acquisition

Ness digital engineering

Recruitment Manager - Build a leadership-driven engineering team

Jan 2020 – Dec 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

@Ness Digital Engineering, collaborated with global stakeholders to build and scale leadership and engineering teams across EdTech, BFSI, Retail, and Automotive domains.
Partnered with business leaders to design talent strategies that supported organizational growth, driving:
Design and execute talent strategies aligned with organizational growth
Delivered 550+ leadership, niche, and lateral technology hires annually
Improved hiring efficiency by 30% through structured workforce planning, robust governance, and predictive talent forecasting Development of succession pipelines and cross-border talent mobility programs
Institutionalize best practices in leadership hiring, governance, and candidate experience
Strengthened employer branding by creating consistent messaging, digital hiring campaigns, and candidate-focused brand narratives
Enhanced candidate experience through process redesign, standardized communication touchpoints, and high-engagement models
Improved employee experience during hiring-to-onboarding transitions, ensuring seamless collaboration between TA, HR Ops, and business teams
Led the implementation and optimization of ATS platforms, Automation of documentation improving process visibility, reporting quality, and recruiter productivity

Staff RetentionDriving ResultsHiringAnalytical SkillsCoachingTech Savy+7

Anheuser-busch inbev

Lateral and leadership hiring Lead--US largest brewing company

May 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore · On-site

@AB InBev, collaborated with global business and HR leaders to establish and scale multiple business units in India — spanning Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Automation Engineering, Global Analytics, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and Support functions.
Key Achievements:
Built and scaled 250+ roles across India within 12 months, strengthening the Global Capability Centre’s foundation.
Reduced time-to-hire by 35% through strategic process redesign, automation, and proactive talent pipelining.
Led 10+ niche leadership and senior-level hires across Cybersecurity, Analytics, and Corporate domains.
Enhanced candidate satisfaction by 40% through process simplification and personalized engagement models.
Drove vendor and stakeholder management across countries, ensuring alignment between business needs and global delivery models.
These initiatives helped position AB InBev India as a strategic talent hub, enabling scalable growth, operational efficiency, and a globally integrated workforce strategy.

Staff RetentionDriving ResultsHiringAnalytical SkillsCoachingTech Savy+8

Lumen technologies

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner--US largest telecom company

Jul 2015 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

@ CenturyLink/Lumen
Recruited for Product & Engineering groups, Testing, Digital, Infrastructure, Support Functions, and Analytics teams across PAN India.
Built and executed new talent acquisition strategies to attract top-tier candidates, increasing quality hire metrics by 25% year-over-year.
Designed and implemented a candidate-centric process improving experience across the interview cycle from initial chat to onboarding reducing drop-offs by 30%.
Responsible for end-to-end lateral and leadership hiring across CenturyLink and Savvis (a CenturyLink division), successfully closing 350+ roles annually.
Focused hiring for Support Functions, Technology, Analytics, and Infrastructure business units, aligning with business priorities and scaling teams efficiently.
Partnered with global stakeholders (US) to build high-performing technology & engineering teams in India, ensuring alignment with global standards and timelines.

Staff RetentionHiringAnalytical SkillsTech Savystratergic recruitmentAPAC+6

Accenture

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Aug 2010 – Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

@ Accenture,
Enjoyed working and learning the best recruiting practices followed globally.
Expertise in hiring lateral to leadership level candidates.
Managed stakeholders, Vendor Management and worked with the best global leaders to build their Corporate function, Technology & Engineering teams.
Attracting top talents by using passive search, Boolean search, advanced sourcing techniques and social media tools like Linkedin, Git Hub, job portals.

HiringTech Savystratergic recruitmentBuild Strong RelationshipsTalent Acquisition

Equra recruitment pvt ltd

HR- Executive

Nov 2007 – Jun 2008 · 7 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

@ Equra-In-depth assessment of received job requirement from the clients, Understanding the client requirement. Screening the CV’s based on the requirement, Giving candidates information of the company as well as the requirement.Shortlisting and organizing interviews.Coordinating with clients and candidates for interview schedule.Following up with the candidates till the date of joining

Hiringstratergic recruitment