Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Helping Startups Build High-Performance Teams | Stealth-Mode Hiring Consultant**
• 🚀 **Quietly scaling the next wave of disruptors** – I work with early-stage startups in stealth mode to design and execute their hiring strategies before they hit the market.
• Why work with me?**
• ✔ **Confidential & Strategic Hiring** – Build your core team without revealing your stealth-mode status.
• ✔ **Early-Stage Focus** – Specialized in sourcing, vetting, and closing top talent for pre-launch startups.
• ✔ **Fractional & Flexible** – No need for a full-time hire? I act as your interim talent partner.
• ✔ **Founder-Aligned** – I understand the urgency, budget constraints, and vision-protection needs of stealth startups.
• How I help:**
• 🔹 **Talent Mapping** – Identify and engage passive candidates who fit your culture and mission.
• 🔹 **Process Design** – Create scalable hiring systems for when you’re ready to grow fast.
• 🔹 **Stealth Outreach** – Craft messaging that attracts talent without exposing your roadmap.
• 🔹 **Leadership Hiring** – Secure key hires (CTO, CPO, etc.) who can operate in ambiguity.
• Let’s connect if:**
• You’re a founder in stealth mode and need to hire quietly.
• You’re pre-funding but need to build a founding team.
• You’re tired of generic recruiters who don’t “get” startups.
• 📩 DM me to discuss how we can build your team—without breaking cover.
• #StealthStartups #Hiring #TalentStrategy #Founders #Recruiting

Aug 2021 – Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Owned end-to-end hiring for leadership and niche roles across Strategy, Finance, Risk, Legal, HR, and Analytics in a fast-paced fintech environment.
• Hired for CXO-1 and key business leadership positions across non-tech domains
• Built a high-performing TA team of 5, delivering 30% faster hiring cycles
• Reduced external agency dependency by 40% through internal talent mapping
• Enhanced employer branding through improved candidate engagement and streamlined processes
• Worked closely with founder and senior leaders for workforce planning and role scoping

Mar 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Led mid-to-senior hiring for Finance, Sales, and Product teams. Supported growth in a high-compliance fintech environment with structured, data-led hiring strategies.
• Achieved a 90% closure rate for high-impact positions
• Implemented structured reporting dashboards to guide hiring decisions
• Trained sourcing team on LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS tools to improve internal pipeline quality
• Worked cross-functionally with department heads to define hiring requirements and workforce needs

Sep 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Managed end-to-end hiring for leadership and niche roles across business and operations teams in e-commerce and digital retail.
• Reduced time-to-hire by 20% through planning and process optimization
• Partnered with business heads to align hiring with growth roadmaps
• Introduced sourcing improvements that lifted internal team productivity and reduced external spend
• Contributed to employer branding initiatives and talent engagement programs

May 2015 – Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore Area, India

• Have worked on the following requirements:
• NON-IT Staffing , Content, Category,Alliance,Legal.
• IT Staffing - Software Development Engineers 2 and 3 (Java Developers)
• Networking Engineers, Work Station Engineers, IT Security, HR operations,

Mar 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

• Recruitment for volume E Commerce

Mar 2011 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

• Recruitment,joining formalities,voice and accent

Nov 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore

• contract staffing