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title: "John Steve - Talent Acquisition Lead in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet John Steve, Senior Manager -TA at Angel One- Data,Technology, Product & Leadership Hiring I FinTech Al-Powered Recruiting | 🚀Built 800+ Hires | HR Analytics | Diversity Champion⚡️ based in Greater Bengaluru Area."
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# John Steve on Tal

## Headline

Senior Manager \-TA at Angel One\- Data,Technology, Product & Leadership Hiring I FinTech Al\-Powered Recruiting \| 🚀Built 800\+ Hires \| HR Analytics \| Diversity Champion⚡️

## About

I build teams\. Not just fill seats\. With 15\+ years in Talent Acquisition across FinTech, Telecom, and product\-led organizations, I've scaled 800\+ hires across Technology, Product, Data, and Information Security — from CXO to Manager level — while maintaining a 97% offer acceptance rate and saving Rs\.50L\+ in recruitment costs through in\-house sourcing and referral optimisation\. What makes me different: → Built and deployed an AI\-powered JD\-to\-CV screening bot — live and in use → Automated hiring dashboards using bots, eliminating manual reporting → Achieved 30% diversity hiring — 3x the industry benchmark → Improved candidate CSAT from \-10% to \+43% in 4 months → \~5% agency dependency — majority sourced via Naukri, LinkedIn, Instahyre & referrals Beyond TA, I currently support HR Analytics & People Tech — managing CXO dashboards, HR budgeting \(presented to CHRO\), eNPS on Qualtrics, and L&D on Disprz\. Previously served as HRBP for a year — managing engagement, attrition, and contributing to Angel One's GPTW journey: 92nd \(2022\) → 52nd \(2023\) → 25th \(2024\)\. I'm not just a recruiter\. I operate at the intersection of Talent, Technology, and Business Strategy\. If you're building teams at scale, exploring AI\-driven hiring, or want to discuss TA strategy — let's connect\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## Work experience

Talent Acquisition Lead at Angel One, Nov 2018 \- Present · 7 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Scale & Ownership • Began Angel One tenure managing South region Sales & Revenue hiring — 1,000\+ HC across LOBs, 120\+ hires/month with a 5\-member team — before transitioning to Tech, Product, Data & InfoSec hiring, demonstrating strength across both Non\-Tech and Tech hiring\. • Scaled Tech \(500\+\), Product \(100\+\), Data \(200\+\), and InfoSec hiring end\-to\-end — JD to onboarding, CXO to Manager level\. Majority of hires sourced directly via Naukri, Instahyre, LinkedIn, and referrals — maintaining \~5% agency dependency\. • Maintained \~5% agency dependency — sourcing driven through Naukri, Naukri AI, Instahyre, LinkedIn, and Redex\. Revamped referral programme reducing costs by 50% — from Rs\.99L to Rs\.47L, saving Rs\.52L annually\. • Optimised TA tech stack — implemented assessment tool workaround reducing TA budget by Rs\.6L annually without compromising candidate quality\. • Led a team of 4 recruiters for Tech, Product & Data hiring; simultaneously operated as IC for senior, niche, and executive roles\. Hiring Impact & Quality • Technology: Backend, Frontend, Full Stack Engineers & SREs\. Product: PMs across consumer, platform & data verticals\. Data: Analysts, Scientists, ML Engineers & Data Engineers\. InfoSec: GRC, GRC Security Engineering, Security Assurance & Cyber Defence\. • Achieved 97\.16% offer acceptance and 87\.36% offer\-to\-joining ratio in a competitive FinTech market — released offers within 50 days for niche roles \(InfoSec, ML, VP\) and within 35 days for volume hiring\. • Focused hiring on immediate to 30\-day notice candidates, achieving an avg offer\-to\-join of 37 days — accelerating team ramp\-up and reducing seat vacancy impact\. • Achieved 30% diversity in hires — 3x the industry benchmark of 10% — through structured Blind Hiring, LGBTQ\+, and Unpause \(return\-to\-work\) programmes\. • Improved candidate interview CSAT from \-10% to \+43% within 4 months — introduced competency\-mapped interview forms and structured feedback loops\. • Drove behavioural interview trainin

Assistant Manager Recruitment at TP, Sep 2013 \- Nov 2018 · 5 yrs 3 mos, On\-site, • Led a team of 6 recruiters; delivered 1,200\+ hires over 2 years across banking and e\-commerce — demonstrating consistent high\-volume execution\. • Independently set up recruitment operations for multiple new projects, including an e\-commerce hiring drive delivered in 3 weeks under aggressive timelines\. • Established new centers in Bangalore & Chennai for Tele\-Sales, hiring 200\+ employees; delivered 350 CSR \+ 20 leadership hires in a single month\. • Recognised as Best HR Lead for strategic contributions; supported HRBP initiatives to reduce attrition and improve employee engagement\.

Human Resources Specialist at HGS, Jun 2011 \- Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Managed vendor empanelment, renewals, and performance reporting; single point of contact for background check queries\. • Drove end\-to\-end recruitment — sourcing, screening, onboarding — and published stakeholder reports on hiring performance\.

## Education

PGDHRM, Human Resource Management, Annamalai university

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University \(SVSU\), Meerut

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