Aug 2025 – Present · 10 mos

Jun 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Senior Director Talent Acquisition - Grade 10 Reporting to Co- Founder
• Led a team of 3 TA Managers and 10+ recruiters across tech, non-tech, and campus hiring, while setting up new business units such as Upstox Insurance, Wealth Portfolio, and Upstudio from scratch. Partnered with founders and leadership to align hiring priorities with business goals and streamline the full TA lifecycle—demand planning, budgeting, interview structures, job leveling, offers, and onboarding.
• Built a scalable candidate experience framework, improving Glassdoor ratings from 3.5 to 4.3, supported by workflow optimisation and feedback insights. Championed employer branding through targeted campaigns that strengthened Upstox’s talent presence. Achieved ~40% reduction in hiring costs through data-driven cost-per-hire analysis and efficiency initiatives, without compromising talent quality.

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

• Manager III recruitment - L6
• Rejoined Amazon to lead end-to-end recruitment for IN Stores (E-commerce), overseeing a high-performing team of 12+ recruiters & senior recruiter across tech and non-tech hiring. I partner closely with BU leaders and HRBPs on workforce planning, prioritisation, and talent strategy, while also supporting mid/senior leadership hiring and large-scale volume hiring.
• I drive strategic initiatives across APAC & MENA, focused on candidate experience, hiring process optimisation and employee experience. I also lead market intelligence efforts, including talent segment insights and compensation benchmarking across multiple sectors and job families.
• Awards:
• IN Stores Unsung Hero Award (Q2’23): Improved candidate experience from 65% to 85% (+30% PRR) and reduced NRR from 25% to 12% (-52%).
• PXT Transcending Rockstar Award (Q4’22–Q1’23): Led the internal Job Support Program to enable redeployment of impacted employees.

Jan 2013 – Apr 2021 · 8 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru

• Senior Recruiter: April ’19- April’21
• Recruiter II: Oct ’16- April’19
• Recruiter: Aug ‘14– Oct ‘16
• Associate Recruiter: Oct’13- Aug‘14
• Recruitment Coordinator: Jan’13- Oct’13
• Led end-to-end hiring for Amazon India’s largest business units—India Consumer (Category Teams), Prime, and B2B—managing a team of recruiters and delivering 400+ mid/senior-level hires (L4–L7) and 800+ volume hires (L1–L3) annually. Partnered with business and global TA leadership to drive workforce planning, talent strategy, and hiring process excellence at scale.
• Owned several India-wide and APAC programs, including candidate experience, Diversity & Inclusion, Bar Raiser initiatives, analytics, and market intelligence. Served as the regional SPOC for QBR/MBR insights, leading data gathering, analysis, and presenting at global leadership forums.
• Designed and launched the Candidate Experience G2G Dashboard for APAC, later adopted by global teams. Drove Amazon India’s DEI roadmap for the Consumer org—becoming the only team in India to achieve all DEI metrics and eventually scaling the model to other business units.
• Conducted deep market research across FinTech, FMCG, and E-commerce, enabling org design and expansion strategies. Mentored and upskilled 20+ recruiters, strengthening TA capability across regions.
• Awards & Recognition:
• WWCTA Excellence Award – Best Customer Impact
• Amazon Brand Ambassador
• Invent & Simplify Award – Talent FC
• Customer Advocacy Award
• LinkedIn Rockstar Recruiter Award

Apr 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru

• Principal Talent Partner: March’22- July’22- Grade 6 (Equivalent to Senior Manager)
• Senior Talent Partner: April’21- March’22 - Grade 5 (Equivalent to Manager)
• Led TA for APAC to build the Data & Growth BU, managing a team and delivering 100% BIS in 2021. Established the R&D TA framework in India and created global hiring dashboards adopted across all regions. Built the APAC candidate experience framework, standardized key recruitment processes, and trained global TA teams. Supported US & Bogotá during peak cycles, achieving 100% hiring targets.
• Awards:
• R&D Innovation Award (Q4’21) – Global R&D analytics dashboard
• R&D Customer Impact Award (Q1’22) – Candidate experience framework & G2G model

Jul 2012 – Dec 2012 · 5 mos · bangalore

• Responsible for new business development by selling online recruitment solutions like “access to resumes” and “Job/Ad posting” to corporate clients.
• Developing a database of qualified leads through cold calling, references and area mapping.
• Assigned to a territory in Bangalore and was solely responsible for generating revenue.

Jun 2011 – Aug 2011 · 2 mos · Bangalore