Shankar Selvaraj — Recruiter

I don’t just fill roles; I build the leadership teams that drive product innovation. With over a decade of experience across Google, Deloitte, and the financial sector, my focus is on transitioning recruitment from "Execution" to "Strategic Consulting." My background in Bioinformatics gives me a unique advantage in the technical market. I am able to bridge the gap between complex engineering requirements and the talent landscape, translating high-level needs into compelling narratives that resonate with the top 1% of talent. Core Impact & Expertise: * Building Google Cloud India: I have played a key role in expanding Google Cloud’s engineering footprint in India, successfully scaling leadership teams for Staff SWEs and Engineering Managers in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Sustainable Growth: I take pride in the "long game" the leaders I’ve placed are not just successful hires but are actively growing and leading critical product areas at Google years later. * Strategic Sourcing & R2I: I specialize in "Return to India" (R2I) strategies, building pipelines for elite expat talent returning from the US/UK to lead Indian engineering hubs. * Operational Innovation: I utilize a custom logic stack to automate the data-heavy research phase of recruiting, allowing me to focus 80% of my time on human vetting, relationship building, and deep stakeholder alignment. * Stakeholder Management: I act as a trusted advisor to Directors and Senior Leadership, providing data-backed authority on market sentiment and hiring feasibility to ensure we build the right teams from the start. I believe the best recruiting happens at the intersection of data-driven strategy and an exceptional candidate experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic talent acquisition expert in the Cloud Computing and IT recruitment sectors.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 10 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Talent Acquisition
Stakeholder Management
Recruiting
It Recruitment
Employer Branding

Career Highlights

Expert in building leadership teams for product innovation.
Specializes in strategic talent advisory for Google Cloud.
Proven track record in diverse and inclusive hiring practices.

Work Experience

Google

Senior Recruiter, Tech Staffing (1 yr 1 mo)

Recruiter, Tech Staffing (3 yrs 2 mos)

Deloitte Consulting

Lead Technical Recruiter (7 mos)

State Street

Emerging lead - Talent acquisition (1 yr)

Senior Talent Acquisition (1 yr 10 mos)

IDC Technologies, Inc.

Technical Recruiter (1 yr 2 mos)

LanceSoft, Inc.

Information Technology Recruiter (1 yr)

Collabera

Technical Recruiter (1 yr)

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) at Karunya university

SSLC at Little Flower Higher secondary School

Shankar Selvaraj

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building leadership teams for product innovation.
Specializes in strategic talent advisory for Google Cloud.
Proven track record in diverse and inclusive hiring practices.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic talent acquisition expert in the Cloud Computing and IT recruitment sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder ManagementRecruitingIt RecruitmentEmployer Branding

Other Skills

Technical RecruitingSourcingCompensation & BenefitsCandidate ExperienceDiversityCandidate ManagementStaffing ServicesPresentation SkillsTeamworkJavaCommunicationManagementMicrosoft OfficeInterviewsData Analysis

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Experience

10 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Google

2 roles

Senior Recruiter, Tech Staffing

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Strategic Growth Partner:
Act as a talent advisor for high-growth engineering organizations, collaborating directly with senior leadership to resolve complex hiring challenges and set long-term growth strategies for India hubs.
Leadership Team Builder:
Lead full-cycle recruitment for senior leadership roles, focusing on high-impact placements that have directly shaped the expansion of technical organizations.
Collaborative Force:
Recognized for consistently stepping in to resolve critical bottlenecks and domain-specific challenges for the wider team, ensuring a smooth hiring process across the organization.
Global Talent Architect:
Designed specialized sourcing strategies to tap into international talent corridors, facilitating the move of top-tier talent back to India.
Brand Champion:
Led localized engagement campaigns to build a sustainable and warm talent pipeline for passive technical talent, strengthening the employer brand in the region.

Employer BrandingStakeholder ManagementTechnical RecruitingTalent AcquisitionSourcing

Recruiter, Tech Staffing

Jan 2022 – Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Strategic Advisory & Portfolio Management: Partner closely with leadership to translate organizational growth needs into localized recruitment strategies, ensuring a sustainable talent pipeline for high-growth engineering hubs.
Operational Velocity & Process Engineering: Drive large-scale process improvement projects aimed at optimizing "Time-to-Hire" and enhancing the overall efficiency of the candidate lifecycle.
Systemic Problem Solving: Serve as a dedicated facilitator for all stakeholders to resolve systemic hiring bottlenecks, ensuring seamless alignment between technical requirements and market feasibility.
Interviewer Activation & Ecosystem Health: Spearhead initiatives to expand the internal interviewer pool, directly reducing scheduling friction and improving the overall velocity of the recruitment engine.
High-Touch Candidate Advocacy: Deliver a world-class candidate experience that emphasizes transparency and long-term career alignment, consistently achieving perfect satisfaction scores for leadership-level offers.
Inclusive Growth & DEI Strategy: Champion the building of diverse workforces by integrating inclusive hiring practices and driving organizational goals for balanced and equitable talent representation.
Technical Pipeline Integrity: Manage high-complexity candidate pipelines with a focus on data integrity and relationship management, ensuring a high-quality transition from initial intake to successful onboarding.

Compensation & BenefitsRecruitingStakeholder ManagementCandidate ExperienceDiversity