Headline

Talent Acquisition Leader @ Lenskart | Ex - HackerRank | Ex - Schneider Electric | Leadership Hiring

About

Over 14 years of experience in managing end to end competency based recruitment and as a strategic Talent Acquisition leader with proven excellence in architecting multiple scales of recruitment models. Demonstrated abilities in tactical implementation and institutionalization of best-in-class Talent Acquisition Practices focused into technology (R&D), Product, engineering and captive business groups. Proficient in hyperscale growth hiring strategy, Process Development/Improvement, Employer Branding, Niche & Product hiring, market mapping/market intelligence, Team management, Stakeholder Management, Sourcing Strategy/Passive Sourcing, Training & Development, DE&I, Compensation & Benefits, Candidate Engagement & Campus Hiring.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

Work experience

Talent Acquisition - Tech & Product at Lenskart.com, Jan 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bangalore

Head of TA & HR at Prezent, Jul 2024 - Jan 2025 · 7 mos, Remote

Head of Talent Acquisition at Hiver, Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 · 6 mos

Director - Talent Acquisition at Pepper Content, Apr 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition, APAC at HackerRank, Jul 2017 - Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 9 mos, Bangalore, •Heading the Talent acquisition PAN India, responsible for hiring all verticals across different functions. •Managing a team and mentoring them on sourcing and talent mapping through various channels. •Successfully owned and led the company hyperscale growth strategy and built a high performing Talent Acquisition team. •Rolled out a comprehensive BAR RAISER program globally to constantly increase the hiring standard. •Designed and rolled out a successful POFU (Post Offer Follow-up) program to continuously improve conversion/decline ratios. Resulted in 100% method adoption leading to a streamlined approach that is more collaborative and efficient. •Significantly reduced total TA annual budget by more than 80% due to reduction in agency spend year over. •Created and executed on a best-in-class internship program, broadening the reach for entry level talent and reducing manpower cost. •Weekly status meeting with business, updating reports related to key recruiting parameters. •Training sessions for new interviewers by onboarding them to the Interview process and the interview techniques.

Education

BCA, Computer Applications, PSG College of arts and science

MBA, HR and Marketing, DJ Academy For Managerial Excellence