Varun Gauba

Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader with 12+ years of experience driving large-scale recruitment across Sales, Business Development, Campus, and Leadership roles in high-growth startups and matrix organizations. Proven track record of managing 200+ hires per quarter, building scalable recruitment engines from the ground up. Expert in campus hiring across Tier 2 & 3 colleges, executive-level leadership search, vendor & agency management, and leading high-performing TA teams.

Highly data-driven with hands-on expertise in ATS platforms, recruitment analytics, and key metrics optimization. Strong stakeholder management with demonstrated ability to partner with founders and business heads in fast-paced, high-ownership environments — including EdTech.

GM – Human Resources - Wealth Clinic - Noida, UP, India

(2025-01)

Real Estate — Multi-city Sales-led organization

• Sales & BD Hiring at Scale: Own and scale end-to-end recruitment for Sales & Business Development teams across multiple cities, managing aggressive quarterly hiring targets of 200+ hires/quarter; built structured screening frameworks and assessment scorecards to improve funnel conversion ratios.
• Recruitment Funnel Optimization: Reduced time-to-hire significantly through channel optimization, structured interview pipelines, and real-time performance tracking dashboards integrated with ATS.
• Vendor & Agency Management: Led full vendor strategy — agency onboarding, SLA definition, performance reviews, and cost negotiations — ensuring quality benchmarks and on-time delivery.
• Recruitment Analytics & Tracking: Tracked and reported on key recruitment metrics including source effectiveness, offer-to-join ratio, cost-per-hire, and recruiter productivity; maintained ATS data hygiene for accurate reporting.
• Manpower Planning: Partnered with business heads to forecast manpower demand and build city-wise hiring plans aligned to revenue targets and growth projections.

Associate Director – Human Resources & Talent Acquisition - ASC Group (CA & Consulting Firm) - Noida, UP, India

(2023-01 - 2025-01)

Finance & Big 4 Consulting Environment — Multi-vertical Hiring

• Leadership Hiring: Led end-to-end recruitment for mid-to-senior and leadership roles across finance, consulting, and corporate functions; managed 10+ concurrent senior/leadership searches annually using executive search, headhunting, and strategic networking.
• Advanced Sourcing: Deployed Boolean, X-Ray, talent mapping, and headhunting strategies to build robust pipelines for niche and senior-level roles, reducing cost-per-hire by 20%.
• Founder & Senior Stakeholder Partnering: Partnered with senior leadership and founding team to align recruitment strategy with organizational goals, ensuring high-impact talent decisions.
• Vendor Management: Managed external recruitment agencies and vendors, enforced SLA compliance, quality benchmarks, and drove performance accountability.

Deputy Manager – Human Resources - Info Edge India Ltd (Naukri.com, Shiksha.com, JeevanSathi.com, 99Acres.com) - Noida, UP, India

(2019-01 - 2023-01)

India's Leading Internet / EdTech-adjacent Company — Full-cycle Recruiting

• Sales Hiring & Full-Lifecycle Recruiting: Drove talent acquisition strategy for Sales, IT, Product, and corporate functions at one of India's leading internet companies, achieving 100%+ quarterly hiring targets across multiple business units.
• Campus Recruitment: Designed and executed campus engagement initiatives for early talent acquisition, built relationships with placement cells, and established a structured campus hiring calendar across institutes.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Led and mentored a team of 5+ recruiters, instituted structured review cadences and capability-building sessions, improving team throughput and quality-of-hire.
• Vendor & Budget Optimization: Managed relationships with top job boards and staffing agencies; renegotiated contracts saving 15% in annual recruitment spend while maintaining sourcing quality.
• ATS & Analytics: Managed ATS implementation and data governance; tracked recruiter KPIs, funnel conversion metrics, and sourcing channel ROI to drive data-backed decisions.

Senior HR Recruiter & HR Operations Specialist - Porteck Corporation (US Healthcare KPO) - Noida, UP, India

(2015-10 - 2018-09)

• Managed end-to-end recruitment for BPO/KPO roles, hiring 2,000+ positions across clinical coding, billing, and operations functions — demonstrating high-volume hiring capability.
• Oversaw HR operations including background verification, induction, offer management, and full-and-final settlements; designed R&R programs that reduced attrition.

Senior HR Recruiter - Impac Services India - India

(2013-10 - 2015-10)

• Sourced and placed talent for BPO/KPO clients; consistently exceeded monthly recruitment targets using Boolean search and proactive pipeline-building strategies.
• Mentored junior recruiters and managed small team operations, improving overall team productivity and output quality.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resources - Institute of Management Technology (IMT)

PGTTM - KUONI TRAVELS

BCA - CCS University