Praislyn Golda.

Associate Partner

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 18 years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Led diversity hiring initiatives achieving 50-50 gender balance.
  • Expert in employer branding and candidate experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader in Fintech and Healthcare sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionDiversity HiringEmployer BrandingEmployee Engagement

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementCandidate ExperienceStrategic HiringRecruitmentMarket ResearchClient EngagementCold CallingSalary NegotiationSourcingRecruitment/RetentionBenefits NegotiationTeam ManagementInductionCRMEmployee Relations

About

Integrity | Grit | Empathy - At the heart of every hiring decision ❤️ Talent Acquisition leader with 18years of experience partnering with business leaders to build scalable, high-impact teams across product and technology organizations. Industries: Fintech, Healthcare, Semiconductor, Manufacturing and E-comm GCC organizations. I have led hiring for global firms including NASDAQ India, delivering faster hiring cycles, strong offer-to-join conversion, and reduced early attrition by aligning talent strategy with business priorities. My experience spans leadership and niche hiring, building new teams from scratch, campus and diversity hiring, and improving candidate and onboarding experiences. Currently an Associate Director – Talent Acquisition in executive search, I work closely with leaders on critical and leadership hiring, workforce planning, and building future-ready talent pipelines. combine speed, quality, and cultural fit, I bring a long-term, leadership mindset to every hiring decision.

Experience

14 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
5 mos
Current Experience

Saaki argus and averil consulting

Associate Director - Talent Advisory

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru

Career break

2 roles

Personal goal pursuit

Jan 2023Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Time Investment: Dedicated to nurturing & raising a young Alpha Gen kid, an empowered leader of tomorrow.
  • Home management: Successfully designed and constructed the home of my dreams and continuing to manage it.
  • Giving back to society: Committed to giving back to society by providing career consultation and coaching, empowering professionals in my network to transition into stronger leaders and reach their full potential.

Professional development

Dec 2021Dec 2022 · 1 yr · XLRI

  • XLRI PGCHRM course!
  • 28 subjects, 3 semesters, Countless exams & projects, Sleepless nights, .. Endless learning.

Qualigy tech

Head of Talent Acquisition

Sep 2021Dec 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Owned end - end recruitment & Employer Branding

Nasdaq

Senior Manager /Specialist - Talent Acquisition ( Managed Hiring for Nasdaq India)

Jan 2017Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore Urban district, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • #Led Hiring (Lateral and Campus hiring) and D&I Program for Nasdaq India.
  • #Hired & built high performance technology teams for Global Stakeholders (Australia, Europe & US).
  • #A Record Setter in achieving 50-50 diversity in Bangalore's hiring.
  • # A Visionary in bringing in new initiatives to deliver best in class Employees & Candidates Experience.
  • # The Glassdoor Champion. Glassdoor Speaks positive for the takeaways from our impeccable candidates experience in hiring.
  • # Nasdaq Futures Program’s APAC Program Lead.
  • # Representative of APAC for the art & science of Talent Branding.
  • # Active NASDAQ Ambassador for Employer Branding activities on Social Media.
  • # Active contributor in Pulse Committee Programs.
  • # Mentor for the Nasdaq Employee Network Groups (APAC).

Saaki argus & averil consulting

Manager - Recruitment & Client Relations

Sep 2012Nov 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

  • Was working as Manager - Recruitment & Client Relations.
  • Headed the Bangalore Branch
  • Responsible for Profit & Loss of the Bangalore Branch.
  • Responsible for the deliverables of the team.
  • Managing the branch's administrative activities.
  • Meeting clients on regular basis.
  • Responsible for the internal employees engagement activities and welfare.
  • Was working as a Sr.Consultant - IT from Jan 2010 till Dec 2010 and responsible End - end IT Recruitment.

Dexcel electronics designs pvt. ltd

Lead - Human Resources.

Dec 2010Sep 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • ## Leading Recruitment & Operations (Managing 4 membered team).
  • ## End - End Recruitment, Induction, Joining Formalities & Client Account Management.
  • ## Preparing the Recruitment calendar with all the position & their target date of hiring.
  • ## Vendor Management - Handling accounts of UST, Intel, Sasken Communications.
  • ## Getting requirement from Project Managers for Internal positions / the client for Onsite positions
  • ## Managing recruitment through Job sites, referrals, Job postings & head hunting.
  • ## Creation of Talent Pool and sourcing through internal resources
  • ## Co-ordinating with technical panels arranging interviews and following up for feedback..
  • ## Conducting the HR round along with HR Manager for shortlisted candidates.
  • ## Preparing weekly reports on the requirements worked.
  • ## Conducting employee engagement activities like celebrating Birthdays, sending special mails for employees.

Covenant consultants

HR Team Leader (Divisional Lead for ERP) - Talent Acquisition

Feb 2008May 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Was working as HR Team Leader - Talent Acquisition.
  • Leading hiring for the ERP ( Non SAP) Division in Covenant Consultants.
  • Top Performer in over achieving hiring targets.
  • Involved in end to end IT recruitment, Business Development - brining in New clients , client interaction, visiting clients regularly,cold calling, maintaining candidate database, MIS.
  • Expert in Business development - Added 12 new clients to the existing client list.
  • Maintaining track on all closures related to the ERP division and to build the division across Branches.

Enterprise it solutions

Recruitment Executive

Jan 2007Jan 2008 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • End to End Recruitment | Client Account Management

Education

XLRI Jamshedpur

Postgraduate Certification in Human Resource Management — Human Resources Management

Sep 2021Nov 2022

Anna University Chennai

B.E — Electronics & Communications

Jan 2002Jan 2006

Bharathiar University

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — HR

Jan 2008Jan 2010

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