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title: "Asghar Baig - Talent Acquisition Manager in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
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# Asghar Baig on Tal

## Headline

Talent Acquisition Leader \| 10\+ Years \| Tech, Product, GTM & Leadership Hiring \| C\-Level Hiring \| Talent Strategy \| AI\-Powered Recruitment \| India & UAE

## About

Talent Acquisition professional with 10\+ years of experience across Technology, Product, GTM and Operations hiring, with strong exposure to leadership and senior\-level hiring\. I have partnered with founders, business leaders and senior stakeholders to build teams, define hiring plans, drive talent mapping and deliver end\-to\-end recruitment across fast\-paced and growth environments\. My experience includes: • Leadership and senior\-level hiring, including C\-level mandates • Technology, Product, Engineering, GTM and Operations recruitment • End\-to\-end Talent Acquisition and stakeholder management • Strategic sourcing, talent mapping and pipeline development • Recruiter/team management and player\-coach leadership • Workforce planning, hiring analytics and recruitment dashboards • LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Boolean & X\-Ray sourcing • AI\-enabled sourcing, screening, talent mapping and recruitment workflows • Candidate experience, offer management and hiring closure I enjoy solving difficult hiring problems, building talent pipelines for niche roles and partnering with business leaders to translate hiring requirements into effective recruitment strategies\. Currently exploring Talent Acquisition Lead, Talent Acquisition Manager, Talent Partner, Recruitment Manager and Senior TA opportunities across India and the UAE\. Based in India \| Open to opportunities across India & UAE \| Available to join immediately

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

gemini

meta

notion

openai

perplexity

## Work experience

Talent Acquisition Manager at Teachmint, Apr 2025 \- Jan 2026 · 10 mos, Bengaluru

Talent Acquisition Lead at Teachmint, Sep 2023 \- May 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Building robust teams across an organization\. • Leading a team and helping in developing and implementing talent acquisition strategies to attract and retain top talent\. • Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and foster job postings across channels to attract talent\. • Source and screen candidates using various job boards and conduct initial assessments to evaluate candidate fit for open positions\. • Manage the full recruitment life cycle from sourcing to joining\. • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates for current and future hiring needs\. • Analyze recruitment data and metrics to measure the effectiveness of talent acquisition efforts and make recommendations for improvement\. • Act as a brand ambassador for the company, promoting its culture and values to potential candidates\.

Lead \- Recruitment Specialist at Livspace, Sep 2020 \- Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Spearheaded the hiring for the product and technology teams across the organization and achieved a milestone of 200\+ offers rolled out • Scaled up product management team from 12 members to 25 members in a span of 2 months • Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies to attract top talent, including utilizing online job boards, social media platforms, professional networks, and direct sourcing techniques\. • Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, define job requirements, and create compelling job descriptions to attract qualified candidates\. • Conduct thorough candidate screening, interviews, and assessments to evaluate skills, experience, and cultural fit\. • Lead negotiation and offer process, ensuring competitive and fair compensation packages for selected candidates\. • Develop and maintain relationships with external recruitment agencies and vendors to support hiring needs\. • Train and mentor recruitment team members, providing guidance on best practices, interviewing techniques, and industry trends\.

Lead Recruiter at Livspace, Sep 2020 \- Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Owned Product and Technology teams, successfully rolling out 200\+ offers across the organization\. Scaled the Product Management team from 12 to 25 members within 2 months, supporting rapid business growth\. Developed and executed data\-driven recruitment strategies leveraging job portals, social media, professional networks, and direct sourcing\. Partnered with hiring managers to define role requirements, align on expectations, and create compelling job descriptions\. Conducted candidate screening, interviews, and assessments to evaluate technical, functional, and cultural fit\. Owned offer negotiation and closure, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation\. Trained and mentored recruitment team members while managing external vendors and recruitment agencies\.

Talent Acquisition Specialist at ColorTokens, Inc\., Nov 2019 \- Jun 2020 · 8 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Ensured hiring goals were met and the business received the support needed to fulfill their hiring targets by employing a mix of online and traditional networking tools and sourcing techniques to attract and engage passive and active candidates • Developing & implementing strategies for screening / recruitment to combat high attrition rate & retain talent • Identifying candidates on the basis of technical requirements, scheduling interviews and verifying candidate’s credentials & career expectations • Manage candidates seamlessly through the interview and offer process, capturing feedback and communications in the applicant tracking system

RPO\(Wenger & Watson\) at Grab, Feb 2019 \- Aug 2019 · 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, •Interacting with the stakeholders in understanding hiring needs to build the engineering teams across levels •Building platform and mobile team for GrabPay •Managing backend team by in\-lining work allocation and deliverable's •Interacting with the technical panel for the scheduling interviews •Involved in hiring strategies with the stakeholders

Consultant\-TA at Wenger & Watson Inc, Oct 2017 \- Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bangaon Area, India, •Involved in building new engineering teams from scratch for payment technology, real estate technology platforms, real\-time video streaming, media/entertainment, a few emerging start\-ups, etc\. •Work closely with business leaders for a continuous understanding of their business in order to deliver relevant right talent pool •Involved in the end\-to\-end recruitment process in order to understand client requirements, client selection process, and identifying best fit profiles •Sourcing profiles from professional networking, internal database, job boards, referral campaigns and also through headhunting and closing the position within specified TAT\. •Counseling candidates on how should they plan for their next career move and manage all candidate related issues leading to the closure

Senior Recruiter at Bharat Head Hunters, Aug 2015 \- Sep 2017 · 2 y 1 mo, Bangalore

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, BTL Institute Of Technology

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