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Senior TA Leader | Executive & Leadership Hiring | AI-Powered TA | Scaled Teams @ Meesho, Ola, Nothing

About

Great organisations are built by great people. And the difference between a good hire and a transformational one is often the quality of thinking that went into finding them. Talent Acquisition, done well, is one of the most human and most strategic functions in any organisation. It sits at the intersection of business intuition, people empathy, and market intelligence — and that's exactly what draws me to it, every single day. With 12+ years of experience building and scaling in-house TA functions across high-growth consumer internet and product-led organisations — Nothing Electronics, Meesho, Ola, and others — the work has always been about more than filling roles. It's about understanding what an organisation is trying to become, and finding the people who will help it get there. What this looks like in practice: Curating leadership talent — Executive and senior hiring is as much art as science. Partnering closely with founders, CEOs, and CHROs to close Director, VP, SVP, and CXO mandates — through talent mapping, structured assessment, and bespoke search — is where some of the most rewarding work happens. Bringing AI into the hiring craft — Thoughtfully embedding AI into TA workflows — sourcing automation, JD optimisation, screening frameworks, and interview design — to free up time for the conversations and decisions that truly need a human at the centre. Building, not just hiring — Whether it's creating a TA function from the ground up or strengthening an existing one, the foundation is always the same: strong process, clean data, governance, and a team that takes pride in delivery. Being a partner, not a vendor — The best TA outcomes happen when the function is trusted enough to push back, challenge assumptions, and shape the hiring strategy — not just execute it.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

github copilot

lovable

meta

ChatGPT

Granola

Work experience

Global Talent Partner at nothing, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Deputy General Manager Human Resources For Meolaa & JoulestoWatts at JoulestoWatts Business Solutions Pvt Ltd, Oct 2023 - Jul 2024 · 10 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Leading Talent Acquisition For Monetisation & Category at Meesho, Jun 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Spearheaded the hiring for the 2 most important revenue generating orgs in Meesho-Business Category & Monetization with a team of 7.Grew the employee count from 100 to 250+ fulltime employees at Business Hired 500+ employees in volume hiring for key accounts managers & category associates in 2 quarters Managed restructuring of employees cross functionally including realignments, leadership changes and reductions in workforce. Took progressive action as a coach & demonstrated employee advocacy while leading through the organizational changes Responsible for building talent acquisition strategy in hiring for key or complex roles by analyzing market data which included talent availability, trends & competitor data. Also ensured sharing suggestions to senior leaders on best practices for acquiring most quality talent ( a" 4 "rater) at leadership and Mid-senior level Ensure the strategy is executed within the budget and also the resourcing strategy reflecting a balance to diversity & inclusion within the teams Empaneling and onboarding new vendors, organizing vendor meets - extending ways to select the right candidates from the relevant companies Constructed the "Hiring Playbook" on Coda to guide on interview techniques for the interview panels at all levels, like conducting competency / BEI based and STAR approach selection interview processes Highlighted and mapped the competency matrix based on the Meesho Mantras for varied roles from lateral to leadership levels, which then would be implemented on the Lever recruiting tool to gauge the quality of hires Conceptualized cost optimization initiatives- ER & IJP policy, competition mapping leading to significant cost savings and reduction in TAT Build the "Hiring Dashboard" in Coda, to ensure real time hiring updates on the open requisitions , TAT, joiners details, replacement information, backup plans, and highlights on capturing instantaneous candidate experience scores with their verbatim feedbacks on a monthly basis

Hiring at OLA at Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd), Aug 2018 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Ownership of end to end recruitment process (Requisition, strategizing & planning recruitment events, monitoring, measuring, controlling and continuous improvement). Manage and supervise end-to-end Recruitment cycle (Sourcing/Selection/ on-boarding / Process compliance). Work as an Individual contributor in fulfilling senior roles · Implement creative sourcing strategies for future & current open positions & execute them with minimal direction. Define recruitment SLAs, establish metrics and create reports · Achieve the set targets for various conversion rates · Identify effectively utilize various resource of recruitment to ensure target achievement. Plan and strategize recruitment drives. Assess, evaluate and em-panel recruitment consultants, Job Portal Access Management. Bring in continues improvements in sourcing, interview & selection process. Create and maintain job Descriptions for all positions and establish competency levels · Build and nurture a strong Talent Attraction and Acquisition team with right selection, mentoring, providing opportunities and delegation. Work on multiple entities and hiring from managers to COO levels.

Associate Manager-Talent Acquisition at FreshMenu, Sep 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Work closely with the leadership team and the CEO to strategize recruitment plans and enable best practices pertaining to Talent Acquisition. Deliver high quality work in a high-paced, dynamic work environment consistently by managing time and effort across hiring projects: sourcing strategies, timelines and deliverable for projects. Source and attract top talent and handle special projects, such as creating innovative strategies to locate top local talent. Solve problems and produce solutions by collecting and analyzing data with quantitative or qualitative approaches, identifying alternatives when circumstances change, and seeking out responsibilities beyond the job. Deliver high quality results in a timely manner, individually and through others. Ability to nurture, manage and run a target driven recruitment team. Ability to talk shop and look at problem solving through the Business angle.

Education

ILR Training, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, Cornell University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), HR & Marketing, Indian Institute of Planning and Management