Sasank Pandey

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building teams from scratch in tech startups.
Strong background in talent acquisition and workforce planning.
Proven track record in partnering with executives for recruitment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the SaaS and technology startup sector.

Contact

onlysasank@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

Build Strong RelationshipsCampus PlacementCandidate AssessmentCandidate ExperienceCandidate SelectionClosing CandidatesCollege RecruitingCommunicationCompensation & BenefitsCorporate RecruitingEmployer BrandingExcel DashboardsExecutive SearchFull-life Cycle RecruitingGlobal Recruiting

About

People practice professional with deep expertise in Workforce planning, Team building, Talent acquisition and recruitment, and setting up early people practices in Technology (SaaS, DaaS, Internet) start-ups. Partnered with Founders (2x), CEO (1x), and People Managers to build teams from scratch.

Experience

11 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs

Current Experience

Anakin (yc s21)

2 roles

People Practices

Promoted

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jun 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

At Anakin, we enable large online commerce players in ride-hailing, quick commerce, marketplace, and deliveries with pricing data that impact their top line directly.
Open to exploring opportunities? Email me at sasank.pandey@anakin.company

Hevo data

Associate Director - Talent Acquisition

Jun 2020 – Jun 2023 · 3 yrs · India · On-site

Learnings:
Run-of-a-mill output doesn't make a difference
Some jobs can build character, pick behavior wisely
Structures are for a few
Measure can become target
If anything can go wrong, it will

Oyo

Manager - Global Talent Acquisition

Jun 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr · Gurgaon, India

Learnings;
Chaos is for a few
Trust goes beyond the border
Job is certain, layoff is temporary
If anything can go wrong, it will

Randstad india

Associate Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jun 2015 – May 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Learnings:
Everyone has an opinion about 'How to hire?'. The recruiter is clueless yet gets the job done.
'Who' has an opinion about data is more important than the data
Stakeholder management is a lifelong lesson
If anything can go wrong, it will.