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Sahil Shetty

Founder at Talent Spawn

Bangalore Urban

11+ years of work experience

Talent Spawn
Mar 20268 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

StrideQuest
Oct 20255 mosFeb 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

StrideQuest is a specialized recruitment agency for the video game industry, working with both small and large game studios and publishers. Our game professionals come from all over the world. Started in 2012 we have created a strong and recognizable platform that helps our clients with their talent needs! StrideQuest provides tailored recruitment solutions for game companies: Contingency search Executive search Recruitment as a Service/ Inhouse services Retained Search
Crucible Recruitment
Feb 20187 yrs 9 mosOct 2025

Remote

Tech & Video Game Recruiter: Identifying, interviewing, representing games industry talent. Managing candidates through the recruitment process. Client relations and account management.
Apr 20162 yrsMar 2018

Mumbai Area, India

Worked on brand activation within the online/e-commerce markets in India. Helped on-board the brand onto India’s leading e-commerce platforms such as Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Paytm. Responsible for the day to day operations of the online retail sales. Personally, responsible for sourcing and selecting garments for the brand from multiple vendors. Selection of styles, brand logo, color and sizes for the garments. Looked after the social media marketing of the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google.
Apr 201511 mosFeb 2016

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Supervision and direct involvement in end to end recruitment process from planning, sourcing candidates, screening, selecting, hiring and on-boarding. Reporting directly to the COO and CXO of the company. Worked closely with multiple stakeholders for planning, strategizing and execution of the growth of the studio. Responsible for the complete overview of the daily recruitment activities Hired key stakeholders for the Production and Management teams. Led the development and deployment of an applicant tracking system to generate dashboards & reports of the candidate pipeline for the management to review on a weekly basis which resulted in increased efficiency & better turnarounds in hiring.

Education

XLRI Jamshedpur

Executive Development Program, Talent Management

XLRI Jamshedpur

20201 yr2021
Christ University, Bangalore

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Commerce

Christ University, Bangalore

20043 yrs2007

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Headline

Founder at Talent Spawn

About

As a video game talent specialist, I identify, interview, and represent games industry talent, managing them through the recruitment process and maintaining strong client relations and account management skills. I have successfully hired key stakeholders for the production and management teams of AAA console, mobile, and VR/AR games, using my expertise in business development, social networking, and customer relationship management. I have also demonstrated my versatility and adaptability by working on brand activation, online fashion marketing, and operations for a leading e-commerce platform in India.

Location

Bangalore Urban

Work experience

Founder at Talent Spawn, Mar 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Managing Consultant at StrideQuest, Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, StrideQuest is a specialized recruitment agency for the video game industry, working with both small and large game studios and publishers. Our game professionals come from all over the world. Started in 2012 we have created a strong and recognizable platform that helps our clients with their talent needs! StrideQuest provides tailored recruitment solutions for game companies: Contingency search Executive search Recruitment as a Service/ Inhouse services Retained Search

Lead Recruiter and Senior Account Manager at Crucible Recruitment, Feb 2018 - Oct 2025 · 7 yrs 9 mos, Remote, Tech & Video Game Recruiter: Identifying, interviewing, representing games industry talent. Managing candidates through the recruitment process. Client relations and account management.

Online Fashion Marketing & Operations Manager at Springfield Fashions, Apr 2016 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs, Mumbai Area, India, Worked on brand activation within the online/e-commerce markets in India. Helped on-board the brand onto India’s leading e-commerce platforms such as Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Paytm. Responsible for the day to day operations of the online retail sales. Personally, responsible for sourcing and selecting garments for the brand from multiple vendors. Selection of styles, brand logo, color and sizes for the garments. Looked after the social media marketing of the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google.

Manager Talent Acquisition at Dhruva Interactive, Apr 2015 - Feb 2016 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Supervision and direct involvement in end to end recruitment process from planning, sourcing candidates, screening, selecting, hiring and on-boarding. Reporting directly to the COO and CXO of the company. Worked closely with multiple stakeholders for planning, strategizing and execution of the growth of the studio. Responsible for the complete overview of the daily recruitment activities Hired key stakeholders for the Production and Management teams. Led the development and deployment of an applicant tracking system to generate dashboards & reports of the candidate pipeline for the management to review on a weekly basis which resulted in increased efficiency & better turnarounds in hiring.

Education

Executive Development Program, Talent Management, XLRI Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Commerce, Christ University, Bangalore