Nandish YR

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 14 years in talent acquisition across APAC and EMEA.
Expert in scaling Cybersecurity SaaS teams.
Strong focus on enhancing candidate experiences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity SaaS Talent Acquisition Specialist with extensive experience in engineering and GTM hiring.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical RecruitingStrategic RecruitingStrategic Planning

Other Skills

Talent MappingEmployee Referral ProgramsSourcingGlobal Talent AcquisitionNegotiationSocial Media RecruitingAttention to DetailMarket MappingTalent ScoutingTeam ManagementTeamworkProactive LeadershipProblem SolvingEngineeringTech Savy

About

Talent acquisition professional with over 14 years of experience specializing in GTM, Sales, and Engineering hiring within the APAC and EMEA regions. Currently serving as Staff Recruiter at Ping Identity, leading efforts to scale Cybersecurity SaaS teams across APAC while aligning talent strategies with enterprise objectives in the Identity & Access Management domain. Skilled in social media recruiting, market mapping, and delivering tailored hiring solutions that support platform scalability and revenue growth. Collaborating closely with leadership in Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success, the focus is on securing top talent for enterprise customer acquisition, secure cloud delivery, and product innovation. Dedicated to enhancing hiring architectures, optimizing processes, and fostering meaningful candidate experiences that align with organizational goals.

Experience

14 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Ping identity

2 roles

Staff Recruiter, APAC (GTM Sales & Engineering)

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Joined Ping Identity India as the first Talent Acquisition Partner, building and scaling Cybersecurity SaaS teams across APAC, supporting both product innovation and GTM revenue growth in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) domain.
Lead end-to-end hiring across GTM, Sales, and Engineering, partnering closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success leadership to ensure talent strategy directly supports enterprise customer acquisition, platform scalability, and secure cloud delivery.
Key Contributions & Cybersecurity SaaS Impact
Built and executed a Cybersecurity-focused GTM and Engineering hiring strategy, aligning talent plans with ARR growth, enterprise deal cycles, and product security roadmaps
Acted as a strategic talent advisor to GTM and Engineering leaders, translating business goals (new logo acquisition, customer expansion, platform reliability) into prioritized hiring plans
Led data-driven SaaS recruiting, using talent market intelligence, competitive mapping, funnel analytics, and referral programs to attract scarce security and presales talent
Scaled Sales Engineering and Presales teams critical to complex enterprise cybersecurity deals, ensuring strong technical-to-business alignment in customer-facing roles
Partnered with global recruiting teams to implement repeatable, scalable hiring programs that balance speed, quality, and security-domain depth
Supported regional expansion and evolving priorities by owning strategic hiring initiatives beyond core requisitions, including pipeline building for future GTM and platform growth

Talent MappingEmployee Referral ProgramsSourcingGlobal Talent AcquisitionNegotiationSocial Media Recruiting+5

Staff Recruiter (GTM & Engineering)

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Own end-to-end hiring strategy across GTM (Sales, Presales, Customer Success) and core engineering teams for a global Cybersecurity SaaS organization.

Juniper networks

2 roles

Subject Matter Expert – Talent Acquisition (Engineering & GTM)

Promoted

May 2020 – Dec 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Served as TA Subject Matter Expert supporting advanced engineering and enterprise GTM hiring across APAC & EMEA.
Led hiring for Staff, Senior Staff, Principal, and Distinguished Engineers across cloud networking, routing, platform, and security domains.
Partnered with Sales Leadership, Regional Heads, and HRBPs to hire: Enterprise & Strategic Account Executives, Sales Engineers / Presales Consultants, Customer Success & Professional Services
Supported GTM hiring aligned to named accounts, enterprise territories, and complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
Recruited GTM talent supporting six-figure to multi-million-dollar enterprise deals, where hiring quality directly impacted deal execution and customer outcomes.
Acted as a trusted advisor on market trends, competitive intelligence, compensation benchmarks, and hiring feasibility.
Implemented Calendly self-scheduling, improving candidate experience and reducing hiring cycle time across sales and engineering.
Represented Juniper as a brand ambassador, engaging with technical and sales communities through targeted outreach and social platforms.

Team ManagementEmployee Referral ProgramsTeamworkTalent AcquisitionSourcingProactive Leadership+12

Talent Acquisition Specialist

May 2020 – Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Served as TA Subject Matter Expert supporting advanced engineering and enterprise GTM hiring across APAC & EMEA.

Colt technology services

2 roles

Lead Talent Partner

Promoted

Sep 2016 – May 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Ambassador of the Colt brand; grow our audience, deliver high-quality and relevant content, and interact with communities and individuals on social media
Functioning as CoE to provide proactive hiring solutions to business and market intelligence, trends and influence manpower planning and deliver competitive advantage in Talent acquisition

Employee Referral ProgramsTeamworkProactive LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingStrategic Planning+7

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Sep 2016 – May 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Operated as a Center of Excellence (CoE) for strategic hiring, workforce planning, and market intelligence.

Ericsson

2 roles

Senior Advisor-Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Sep 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs

Manage candidate interviews and selection journeys by identifying a tell-sell-close strategy; provide positive candidate experience and propose competitive offers
Experienced in complete recruiting function, including: research, sourcing, networking, behavior based interviewing and closing

TeamworkCommunicationProblem SolvingStrategic PlanningEngineeringTech Savy+4

Specialist – Recruitment (Stakeholder Management)

Aug 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Delivered hiring aligned to large-scale organizational growth objectives.
Managed TA metrics, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
Built strong partnerships with HRBPs, business leaders, and TA leadership.

Ericsson india global services pvt. ltd.

Recruitment Specialist

Aug 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Delivered hiring aligned to large-scale organizational growth objectives.

Rapid global business solutions inc.

Recruiter II

Jan 2012 – Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore,India

Partner with hiring managers to identify and build out staffing needs and strategies.
Demonstrated success using internet marketing or search tools like Boolean search, database search, or social media

TeamworkCommunicationProblem SolvingTech SavyWritingBusiness+2