Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - SingleStore - Pune, India (Global — US · EMEA · APAC)
(2024-10 - 2026-04)
Global SaaS cloud database platform. Full-cycle hiring across Engineering, AI, Data, Product, Sales, GTM, and Leadership. Role concluded due to company-wide restructuring.
- Entrusted exclusively with the most senior and complex requisitions on the global TA team. Closed the Senior Director of TPM role after the finalist received a competing offer — securing their commitment through relationship depth, a differentiated interview experience, and direct executive alignment. Candidate chose SingleStore over a larger brand and a higher cash offer.
- Delivered 45 hires across Engineering (SWE, Cloud Platform, Private Cloud Architect, AI Ops, AI Security, SDET, Database Performance), GTM, and Leadership — achieving a 100% offer acceptance rate across all cohorts.
- Deployed AI-augmented sourcing tools including HireEZ, Seekout, Gem, Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to automate sourcing, outreach sequencing, and JD drafting — reinvesting that capacity into stakeholder management and candidate experience, cutting time-to-hire by 20–30%.
- Partnered with C-suite, CHRO, and Engineering leadership on hiring strategy and employer branding. Codesigned role profiles and candidate messaging that drove a 40% increase in qualified inbound applications.
- Designed and implemented a full interviewer training programme and TA best practices framework — covering structured interviewing, scorecard calibration, hiring manager partnerships, and candidate engagement. Trained junior TA members and hiring managers locally and internationally, building a self-sufficient, high-performing global TA function.
- Owned Greenhouse ATS end-to-end — pipeline configuration, scorecard design, and application workflows. Built executive hiring dashboards tracking time-to-hire, offer acceptance rate, quality of hire, and funnel conversion.
- First TA professional globally to receive formal company recognition. Founded SynQ (internal recognition platform) and launched Cheers for Peers, a peer recognition programme adopted organisation-wide on high demand.
Global Sourcing Consultant - Guidepoint - Pune, India (EMEA · APAC · Japan · US)
(2023-05 - 2024-10)
Global expert network firm. Contract engagement renewed three consecutive times on merit, concluding upon accepting a permanent role at SingleStore.
- Recognised as EMEA Sourcing Leader and Champion. Delivered 60+ hires annually across IT and non-IT functions across Athens, Lisbon, and London — generating 75% of placements through direct proactive sourcing, significantly reducing agency dependency and cost-per-hire.
- Opened the Japan market from scratch — one of the most operationally demanding hiring environments globally. Designed bespoke outreach frameworks and localised engagement strategies to successfully hire Customer Service and BDR talent with no prior market presence.
- Appointed Lead Sourcer for EMEA Campus Hiring — built early talent pipelines and led employer branding initiatives across European universities.
- Built and delivered a TA best practices curriculum for junior sourcers across EMEA — covering LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, competency-based screening, and pipeline management. Also trained hiring managers on structured interview techniques and evaluation frameworks, directly improving offer quality and interview-to-offer conversion rates.
- Deployed HireEZ, Seekout, ChatGPT, and Gemini to automate outreach personalisation and market mapping — freeing time for candidate relationship work. Reduced time-to-fill by 25% through structured pipeline segmentation and rigorous screening cadence.
- Led APAC employer branding and regional hiring policy — improved regional delivery standards and pipeline quality across all markets.
Global Recruitment Consultant - ADP - Pune, India (US · Australia · Dublin · India)
(2022-02 - 2023-04)
Global HCM technology leader. Contract engagement. Ranked Outstanding Top Performer across all four consecutive quarters.
- Delivered 150+ hires across US, Australia, Dublin, and India with 95% SLA adherence across full-cycle recruitment from sourcing through offer.
- Built the ADP Ireland Payroll Academy (Dublin) from the ground up, closing 40+ specialist hires within 10–15 days.
- Awarded three times by ADP leadership for highest closures and delivery excellence. Scored 100% on both AIRS PRC and CIR certifications.
Independent TA Consultant (Freelance) - Independent
(2020-01 - 2022-02)
Maintained active recruiting practice on a freelance basis through the COVID-19 pandemic — a period of global market disruption — alongside planned maternity leave. Supported technology and non-IT hiring across multiple client domains, sustaining professional continuity throughout.
Senior Recruitment Consultant - Global Placement Solutions - Pune, India
(2018-04 - 2020-06)
IT and non-IT recruitment agency. Full-cycle hiring across Technology, Finance, Legal, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.
- Placed 40–50 hires annually across Technology, Legal, Finance, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. Built sourcing and screening pipelines from the ground up with no prior infrastructure.
- Promoted from Recruiter to Senior Recruitment Consultant within 8 months — probation reduced from 6 to 3 months and a 50% salary increase — on the back of consistent target achievement and exceptional delivery quality.
- Earned special client recognition from a German enterprise — a first in the company's history — and was selected for a 7-day international assignment in Dubai, reflecting the trust placed in delivering at the highest level.
