Praful Kulkarni — Head of Talent
As a global Talent Acquisition Lead with over a 12+ years of experience building and scaling high-performing recruitment engines across India, the US, UK, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. My core strength lies in leading complex hiring mandates—especially in engineering, product, GTM, and executive functions—while aligning talent strategy with fast-scaling business goals. Currently at Yellow.ai, a global leader in conversational AI, I drive TA strategy across eight global markets and lead a distributed team focused on leadership hiring, process excellence, and employer branding. My background includes impactful stints at Razorpay, Google, Microsoft, and Novartis, where I’ve hired hundreds of mission-critical roles, including VPs, Directors, and niche technical experts. 🔑 What I Bring to the Table: Global Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning Leadership & Niche Hiring (Engineering, Product, GTM) Talent Branding & Market Mapping DEI, Referrals, and Hiring Automation TA Analytics, Reporting & Stakeholder Communication Building Scalable, Agile TA Teams I'm passionate about transforming TA into a business advantage—by elevating candidate experience, embedding data into decision-making, and nurturing diverse, inclusive teams. Outside of work, I enjoy mentoring early-career recruiters and exploring AI-driven hiring technologies that shape the future of talent. 👋 Let’s connect if you’re scaling teams globally, looking for TA leadership, or just passionate about recruitment strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic Talent Acquisition leader with expertise in SaaS and Fintech industries.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 11 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Global Talent Strategy
- Leadership Hiring
- Technical Recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
Career Highlights
- Over 12 years of global talent acquisition experience.
- Expert in leadership and niche hiring across multiple regions.
- Passionate about transforming talent acquisition into a business advantage.
Work Experience
Yellow.ai
🚀 Head of Talent Acquisition (India, US, UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Canada ) 🚀 (2 yrs 2 mos)
Licious
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (9 mos)
Razorpay
Talent Acquisition Lead | Leadership Hiring (1 yr 11 mos)
Novartis
TAS Business Partner | Data & Digital (1 yr 2 mos)
Engineering Recruiter | GPay | Search | Docs | Maps | Android TV | T&S | Play store (2 yrs)
Microsoft
Talent Acquisition | India Development Center | Microsoft IT | Microsoft Global Delivery | GTSC (2 yrs 2 mos)
Wipro
Sr. Executive | HR | Enterprise Security Solutions (6 mos)
Brillio
Sr. Executive | Talent acquisition | US Hiring (9 mos)
Education
Master of Science (M.Sc.) at MIT
B.c.s at Marathwada Institute of Technology
