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title: "Kumar Ravi R. - Talent Acquisition Lead in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Kumar Ravi R., Talent Acquisition Leader & AI-Powered Founding Recruiter | (0→1) GCC Builder | AI/ML, Product, Engineering & Cybersecurity Hiring Expert | Global Teams | High-Growth Startups. based in Bengaluru."
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# Kumar Ravi R\. on Tal

## Headline

Talent Acquisition Leader & AI\-Powered Founding Recruiter \| \(0→1\) GCC Builder \| AI/ML, Product, Engineering & Cybersecurity Hiring Expert \| Global Teams \| High\-Growth Startups\.

## About

AI\-Powered Talent Acquisition Leader \| Building Future\-Ready Hiring Engines I build AI\-powered hiring engines that help high\-growth companies scale faster, hire smarter and compete for the world's best talent\. With 10\+ years of experience in Global Talent Acquisition, I specialize in building and scaling recruitment functions from 0→1 across global markets\. My expertise spans end\-to\-end Talent Acquisition, technical recruiting, executive hiring, workforce planning, university relations, campus hiring, diversity recruiting, employer branding and talent intelligence\. I partner with business leaders to build scalable hiring strategies aligned with business growth\. The recruiting landscape is evolving rapidly\. Today, recruiters leverage AI to identify talent while candidates use AI to optimize resumes and interview preparation\. Success in this new era requires more than traditional recruiting—it demands talent intelligence, data\-driven decision\-making and the ability to combine human judgment with AI\-powered insights\. This is where I focus my expertise\. Key Areas of Expertise • AI\-Powered Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy • Building Hiring Functions from 0→1 \(GCC & Global Expansion\) • Talent Intelligence, Market Mapping & Workforce Planning • Global Technical Recruiting \(AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Product & Engineering\) • Recruitment Analytics, Dashboards & Process Optimization • Executive & Leadership Hiring • Employer Branding & Candidate Experience • Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership • Recruitment Automation & Future of Work • University Relations & Campus Hiring • Diversity & Inclusive Hiring Hiring Expertise • Cybersecurity: SOC Analysts, Detection Engineers, Incident Responders, Security Operations & Security Leadership\. • Engineering: Backend, Frontend, Full Stack, DevOps, SRE, Cloud, Data Engineering, AI/ML and Architects\. • Product & Design: Product Managers, Program Managers, Project Managers, UI Engineers and UX Designers\. • Corporate: Finance, HR, Marketing, Sales & Operations\. • Leadership: Managers, Directors, Vice Presidents & C\-level Executives\. I am passionate about helping organizations navigate the future of hiring—where AI enhances recruiter productivity, data informs decisions and human relationships remain at the center of attracting exceptional talent\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Talent Acquisition Lead at Deepwatch, Jun 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Deepwatch® is the pioneer of AI\- and human\-driven cyber resilience\. By combining AI, security data, intelligence, and human expertise, the Deepwatch Platform helps organizations reduce risk through early and precise threat detection and remediation\. By operating as an extension of your cybersecurity team, we provide comprehensive security management, 24x7x365 monitoring, and precise threat response\. Powered by AI, our platform optimizes your existing security tools, enhances visibility across your attack surface, and minimizes alert volume and false positives\. Deepwatch has been named: \- CISO Choice Awards: MSSP Winner 2022, 2021, 2020 \- Great Place to Work® Certified 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 \- InHerSight \#1 Cyber Workplace for Women 2023 \- LinkedIn Top 50 Startups 2023 \- Forbes Top 50 Tech Company \- Forbes Top Startup 2025, 2024\. 2023, 2022 \- Backed by premier investors with >$275 Million in growth capital from Goldman Sachs, Vista Equity Partners, Springcoast, Splunk Ventures, and ABS Capital \- Splunk Partner: \#1 Volume MDR/MSSP As Talent Acquisition Lead at Deepwatch, I established the India GCC hiring function from the ground up, partnering with global leadership to attract and hire exceptional talent across cybersecurity, software engineering, AI/ML, product, corporate functions and executive leadership\. Core Expertise • AI\-Powered Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy • Technical Recruiting & Global Talent Acquisition • Cybersecurity & Software Engineering Hiring • University Relations & Campus Hiring • Diversity, Equity & Inclusive Hiring • Building Hiring Functions from 0→1 • Talent Intelligence & Market Mapping • Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy • Recruitment Analytics & Data\-Driven Decision Making • Employer Branding & Candidate Experience • Executive Search & Leadership Hiring • Recruitment Automation & AI in Recruiting • Stakeholder Management & Executive Business Partnership

Talent Acquisition Leader at Pierpoint International, Feb 2022 \- Present · 4 yrs 8 mos, Pierpoint designs and delivers custom Recruitment Process Outsourcing \(RPO\) and workforce solutions that help mid\-sized companies and large enterprises attract, engage and hire top talent to gain a competitive advantage\. Access global teams with local expertise delivering in\-person, remote and hybrid support for RPO, direct sourcing, total talent acquisition, high volume hiring, executive search, diversity recruiting and talent advisory services\. Project Engagement: Royal Carribean Group\- Global Talent Partner \(APAC, EMEA\) \- July 2024 to Dec 2024\. HP Inc\- Talent Acquisition Leader \-APAC \- Feb 2022 to Aug 2022\.

Assistant Manager\- Talent Acquisition & Management\. at Magic Software Inc\., Sep 2022 \- May 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Magic Software Inc has invested in leadership that has vast industry experience in growing and operating ventures within the technology sector and leveraging global talent pools\. The digital solutions will leverage digitisation, and automation frameworks and tools with the idea of improving the outcomes \(i\.e\. Learning outcome or Operational Efficiencies\) in a specific function \(K12 STEM or Trading\) within an industry \(Education\-Magic Edtech & Financial Services\- Magic FinServ\)\.

Assistant Manager Operations at WNS, May 2021 \- Feb 2022 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Performed recruitment delivery operations for Data Analytics, Technology, HR & BPM team\.

Senior Technical Recruiter at Various Companies, Jun 2016 \- May 2021 · 5 yrs, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Sr Technical Recruiter \- Ventrum Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd \- Dec 2018 \- May 2021 Technical Recruiter \- Business Intergra Software Solutions Pvt Ltd\- Jun 2018 \- Nov 2018 Associate Consultant\- Sifa Inventech Pvt Ltd \- June 2016 \- Dec 2017\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, CT Institute of Engineering, Management and Technology, Shahpur

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