Trisha Agarwal

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Increased headcount by 3X at Freo
Reduced agency costs to below 20%
Successfully filled CXO and leadership roles

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the Fintech industry with a focus on scaling teams.

Contact

trisha@acko.tech LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Other Skills

SourcingEnd-to-end recruitmentTalent brandingPolicy-makingProcess managementCampus hiringVolume hiringNiche hiringHuman Resources (HR)TaleoNiche Talent Acquisition

About

11 years of Talent Acquisition experience in end to end staffing practices with focus on delivering new talent solutions. I have managed Sourcing&Hiring and meeting recruitment targets through effective Process and People management. Responsible for the entire life cycle of Apply to Hire process for the entry level, mid level, Leadership and Niche hiring. I am currently leading talent acquisition at Freo, a FinTech startup. I manage a team of two, overseeing end-to-end hiring across all functions, with a strong emphasis on scaling our Engineering, Data, and Product teams. Additionally, I spearhead Freo’s campus hiring and policy initiatives

Experience

12 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Acko

Deputy General Manager

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · On-site

Freo

3 roles

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

About Freo:
Freo is a, credit-led Neobank in India that is designed to serve the banking needs of millennials in India. They are creating an innovative digital banking experience that focuses on the unique needs of modern consumers with a host of financial products such as a digital savings account, uber-flexible credit line, Credit and EMI Cards,BNPL - all in one place.
My Role at Freo:
I oversee end-to-end hiring across all functions, with a primary focus on scaling our Engineering, Data, and Product teams.
In addition to managing day-to-day recruitment activities, I actively drive Freo's talent branding and policy-making efforts, adapting our recruitment strategies to meet modern demands.
Key Achievements:
Helped Co. increase its Headcount by 3X
Reduced agency costs to below 20%
Streamlined the entire Talent Acquisition function
Managed sensitive and high-value negotiations.
Successfully filled CXO and leadership roles.
Played a key role in developing and implementing HR policies
Diversified sourcing strategy with a conscious effort to increase Campus and Employee Referral
Key Focus On: Time to fill, Joining ratio, Quality of hire, Diversity ratio and Customer satisfaction
Presiding Officer for the POSH Committee

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingSourcingEnd-to-end recruitmentTalent brandingPolicy-making

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jan 2021 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Talent Acquisiton Lead

Jan 2020 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

Ernst & young

Lead Recruiter

Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 · 5 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

During my tenure, I evolved as a seasoned recruiter. Managed hiring from Volume to niche for diverse skillset ranging from Finance/Data science/Lean six sigma.
Highlights:
Managed to bring agency cost down drastically
Helped expand the Data science/ETL team from 6 to 100+
Managed large volume hiring drive with minimal support
Got 4 promotions in the span of 5 years

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionVolume hiringNiche hiring

Merittrac services

Operation Executive

May 2014 – Jan 2015 · 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Deputed at EY to manage their Daily walk-ins
Conduct GDs
Managed Aptitude test
Shortlisting candidates and routing their profiles to different functions basis the desired skill set .
Manage daily Excel report to maintain candidate database.
Support weekend Mass hiring drive