Feb 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area · Remote

• Drove full‑cycle recruiting across technical and non‑technical roles, delivering over 1,500 hires with a 90% offer acceptance rate and a 20% reduction in time‑to‑fill.
• Implemented AI‑driven screening and candidate‑matching tools that cut resume review time by 50%, enabling recruiters to focus on candidate engagement and relationship building.
• Built employer brand and proactive talent pipelines; launched campaigns that increased qualified applications by 40% and improved Glassdoor scores from 3.1 to 4.2.
• Collaborated with engineering and leadership to design technical assessments and interviewer training, resulting in a 15% improvement in technical interview pass rates and more consistent hiring decisions.
• Mentored junior recruiters and sourcers, championing data‑driven decision‑making and effective stakeholder management across remote and onsite teams.

Feb 2021 – Dec 2021 · 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Served as a talent advisor to rapidly scaling tech teams, filling over 150 roles across engineering, design, product and operations with 90% first‑year retention.
• Standardized interview guides and feedback loops that reduced interviewer variability and increased hiring‑manager satisfaction by 25%.
• Implemented scheduling bots and CRM tools to automate outreach and interview coordination, saving approximately 15 hours per week and improving candidate engagement.
• Built deep networks of passive candidates and referral channels, increasing pipeline quality and reducing reliance on external agencies by 60%.

Sep 2016 – Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Austin, Texas Area

• Defined a global talent acquisition vision and executed scalable hiring strategies that expanded company headcount from approximately 150 to 700 employees in four years across North America, India and Europe.
• Built and led recruiting teams worldwide; developed standardized processes for real estate acquisition planning, site selection, build‑out and expansion for the company's global offices.
• Implemented workforce planning, forecasting and analytics to align hiring with aggressive growth targets, improving fill rates and reducing cost‑per‑hire by around 30%.
• Designed global employer branding, diversity initiatives and early‑career programs that increased representation of under‑represented groups and improved retention.
• Partnered with executive leadership to restructure talent pipelines and selection processes, driving improved time‑to‑hire and quality of hire metrics across the organization.

Nov 2014 – Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment across engineering, R&D, sales and corporate roles, delivering over 200 hires annually across North America, APAC and EMEA.
• Collaborated with leadership to design recruiting strategies aligned with business objectives; improved offer acceptance to ~90% and reduced time‑to‑fill by 20%.
• Implemented sourcing initiatives and recruiting platforms (ATS, social media, employee referral), resulting in 60% of hires through proactive channels and a 30% reduction in agency spend.
• Built executive hiring programs and scalable processes for high‑volume hiring that improved quality of hire and candidate satisfaction.
• Early adopter of automation; introduced scheduling bots and CRM integrations that saved ~10 hours per recruiter per week and enhanced candidate engagement.

Apr 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Led talent acquisition across India’s R&D center, filling over 150 technical and non‑technical roles while aligning hiring with business roadmaps.
• Defined and executed recruiting strategies to meet workforce demand; developed dashboards and metrics that improved planning and governance.
• Introduced TA performance matrices and dashboards for real‑time hiring visibility, enhancing stakeholder communication and process adherence.
• Designed and implemented candidate survey and engagement programs that boosted candidate satisfaction and NPS by 25%.
• Implemented ATS workflow enhancements and scheduling automation to streamline job postings and interview coordination, reducing administrative workload by 30% and improving compliance.

Apr 2012 – Apr 2013 · 1 yr · India

• Sourced and engaged top technical talent (software engineers, data scientists) for PayPal’s engineering teams, managing a pipeline of 300+ candidates and filling over 80 roles in one year.
• Partnered with hiring managers to understand skill requirements and calibrate candidate profiles, reducing time‑to‑interview by 15%.
• Implemented creative sourcing strategies using LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, meetups and referrals to uncover passive candidates and improve pipeline quality.
• Developed market intelligence reports and compensation benchmarks, enabling competitive offers and increasing offer acceptance rates by 20%.
• Piloted an early applicant tracking system and scheduling tool to streamline outreach and coordination, contributing to a 3% monthly improvement in team productivity.