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title: "Syed Rahimuddin - Talent Acquisition Lead in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Syed Rahimuddin, Talent Acquisition Lead | Tech, Campus & Leadership Hiring based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude, notebooklm, and notion."
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# Syed Rahimuddin on Tal

## Headline

Talent Acquisition Lead \| Tech, Campus & Leadership Hiring

## About

"Every hiring challenge is a little different\. That’s probably what I like most about Talent Acquisition" I lead talent acquisition at Newton School of Technology, hiring across technology, product, sales, marketing, program management, operations, admissions, and leadership roles, and have scaled the teams from 0 to 1\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

notebooklm

notion

openai

perplexity

Otter\.ai

## Work experience

Talent Acquisition Lead at Newton School, Jul 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Currently leading talent acquisition and team\-building for the Academic Division at Newton School of Technology, with a focus on hiring exceptional engineers and domain experts as instructors to shape the next generation of technology leaders\. Leading and mentoring a cross\-functional hiring team aligned with academic and technical goals Driving end\-to\-end hiring for Technical Instructors and domain experts across: Backend, Frontend & Full Stack Development Mobile Development & Robotics Data Science, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning DBMS, DSA, Mathematics, Computer Architecture & Networks Partnering closely with academic leadership to ensure hiring aligns with curriculum vision, learning outcomes, and instructional quality Building a mission\-driven academic team focused on mentorship, innovation, and real\-world impact

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Newton School, Feb 2025 \- Jun 2025 · 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, \* Scaled the Non\-Academic \(Non\-Acads\) team from 0 to 80 members to support the admission season, building strong operational and student\-facing functions from scratch\. \* Hired and onboarded 80\+ candidates \(interns and full\-time\) across Program Management, Admissions Counselling, CRM, and Operations within tight timelines\. \* Specialized in volume hiring, setting up fast\-paced, high\-quality recruitment pipelines for multiple roles simultaneously\. \* Built structured onboarding and training systems to ensure new hires were quickly productive and aligned with business goals\. \* Established the B2B Enterprise Sales & Placement Partnerships team at Newton School of Technology to drive student placements and partner collaborations\. \* Acted as a key cross\-functional enabler, working with sales, tech, and academic teams to ensure seamless execution across hiring and placement operations\.

Talent Acquisition Specialist at Newton School, Dec 2022 \- Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \* Led end\-to\-end recruitment for both tech \(SDE – Frontend/Backend, Technical Program Managers\) and non\-tech roles \(Sales, Marketing, Operations, Product\) across multiple functions\. \* Successfully executed volume hiring, onboarding over 100\+ candidates during peak admission seasons for roles in admissions, program operations, counselling, and support\. \* Built and scaled the Non\-Acads team from scratch, including Operations, CRM, and Counsellors to support large\-scale student onboarding and service delivery\. \* Drove a metrics\-focused hiring approach, consistently improving KPIs such as Time\-to\-Fill, Offer Acceptance Rate, and Interview\-to\-Offer Ratio\. \* Ensured a seamless and engaging candidate experience while aligning recruitment efforts with overall business growth and workforce planning goals\.

Talent Acquisition Specialist at Skill\-Lync, Feb 2022 \- Dec 2022 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \* Coordinated collaborative recruitment efforts with HR managers, panel members, and internal teams to ensure a seamless hiring process\. \* Managed high\-volume hiring for sales and non\-IT teams, fostering partnerships with external vendors to enhance talent acquisition\. \* Identified recruitment priorities and devised strategic approaches to optimize efficiency in filling crucial positions\. \* Spearheaded end\-to\-end recruitment processes, prioritizing exceptional candidate experiences from screening to onboarding\. \* Crafted compelling job postings and represented the organization at recruitment events, driving engagement and attracting top talent\.

Executive at \[24\]7\.ai, Jul 2020 \- Feb 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Assistant Team Lead at G7 CR Technologies India Pvt\. Ltd\., Nov 2017 \- Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

## Education

Bachelor of Commerce \- BCom, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, bangalore university

Diploma in human resource management, Human Resources Management and Services, Asean Online Education AOE

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