Headline

TA Leader | 15+ Yrs Building High-Performing Teams & Scaling Orgs | Returning from a parent sabbatical & ready for the next big challenge!

About

I’ve spent the last 15 years in the trenches of Talent Acquisition, doing what I love most: helping companies scale, building world-class recruiting strategies, and connecting amazing people with life-changing career moves. Recently, after a decade and a half of non-stop sprinting, I took an intentional, rewarding break to recharge my creative batteries and spend quality time with my 1-year-old daughter. Chasing a toddler taught me that parenting and TA require the exact same toolkit: high emotional intelligence, extreme prioritization, master-level negotiation, and a lot of patience! 😉 Now, I am fully recharged, sharp as ever, and officially looking for my next TA Leadership or Senior Strategic role. What I bring to the table: • 15 Years of Deep Domain Expertise • Proven track record in full-cycle recruiting • Stakeholder management, and designing data-driven hiring processes • Agility & Scale • Experience navigating complex talent markets • Scaling teams from scratch, and advising executive leadership • A People-First Philosophy: I believe great hiring is built on genuine relationships, transparent candidate experiences, and cross-functional empathy. I'm currently open to hybrid, or remote opportunities where I can make an immediate impact. Whether you want to talk shop about the current talent market, discuss an open role, or just swap toddler survival stories—my DMs are open. Let’s grab a virtual coffee! ☕ 📬 Reach out directly: aanushree89@gmail.com

Location

India

AI stack

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Work experience

Talent Advisor at Self-Employed, Apr 2026 - Present · 7 mos, India

Director- Talent & People at Aarki, Jul 2025 - Apr 2026 · 10 mos, India, Own end-to-end talent acquisition and people operations for a global AdTech platform — hiring across engineering, product, data science, and GTM functions. → Implemented Greenhouse ATS from scratch: configuration, workflow design, and company-wide interviewer training → Built TA metrics dashboard tracking time-to-fill, source quality, and offer acceptance — adopted as the standard reporting tool for quarterly leadership reviews → Designed structured interview frameworks and SLA standards across all functions, improving panel consistency and reducing time-to-hire → Introduced coordinated onboarding and performance review cycles as part of a broader People Operations revamp

Senior Talent & People Partner at Kayzen, Oct 2022 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Remote, Led global hiring across engineering and business teams to support international expansion across India, EMEA, and the US. → Implemented Greenhouse and delivered hands-on training for hiring managers across geographies → Partnered with founders on Series-stage hiring strategy and headcount planning → Defined TA KPIs and performance metrics to measure pipeline health and recruiter efficiency

Founder & Talent Advisor at TalentTeq, Feb 2021 - Jul 2025 · 4 yrs 6 mos, India, Founded a boutique talent advisory firm helping early-stage startups build recruiting strategy, design structured hiring processes, and scale teams across engineering, product, and GTM.

Senior Partner- Global Talent at Narvar, Oct 2017 - Oct 2022 · 5 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built Narvar's India team from the ground up — hired across technology, product & design, professional services, operations, sales, and customer success. Owned talent acquisition for EMEA and US regions in partnership with the founding team. → Served as both Talent Partner and People Partner to the India founding cohort → Introduced recruiting processes and employer brand foundations during the company's critical early scaling phase

Education

PGDM, Human Resource, IMRT Business School