Badsha alam

Talent & People Leader

United States

About

People & Talent Leader with a proven track record of driving growth in dynamic industries like Crypto & Cloud. I align recruiting strategies with business goals and company objectives. I also look to attract talent to growing teams while nurturing a strong sense of community within the organization.

Experience

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Crypto / Blockchain at Ava Labs
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Head of Talent & People at Gauntlet
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Gauntlet equips investors, builders, and token issuers with data-driven strategies to allocate over $1.4 billion on-chain confidently. Leveraging seven years of cryptoeconomic research and analysis, Gauntlet builds protocol and yield optimization strategies working with leaders across the crypto ecosystem, including Coinbase, Morpho, Uniswap, Arbitrum, and NEAR. Gauntlet's models have safeguarded over $42 billion in digital assets across the crypto ecosystem, driving capital efficiency and mitigating risk. To learn more, visit www.gauntlet.xyz.

  • Advisory Board Member at Connectd
    Sep 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr

  • Associate Director, Talent Acquisition at Gemini
    Sep 2018 - Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Connecting the old world of money to the future of currency... Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini) is a next generation digital asset exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, and store digital assets such as bitcoin and ether. Gemini is a New York trust company that is held to the highest level of fiduciary obligations, capital reserve requirements, and banking compliance standards. Founded in 2014, by brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, its mission is to build a bridge to the future of money.

  • Technology Recruiter at Equinox
    Feb 2014 - Feb 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Full life cycle recruitment for the top luxury health & wellness company in the industry including sourcing, screening, interviewing and evaluating candidates for all positions in Equinox’s Technology division (including Digital Solutions, Enterprise Apps, Enterprise Architecture, & Enterprise Data) • Sole recruiter responsible for all open headcount, candidate management, interview coordination as well as HR related tasks tied to IT. • Developing robust recruiting strategies to meet hiring goals, aligning with hiring managers and senior technology executives to institute inclusive and effective recruitment practices for open roles. • Identifying and prioritizing organizational hiring requirements and staffing guidelines in collaboration with HR and hiring partners. • Own and drive feedback and debrief process as well as offer stages. • Create job descriptions for open headcount positions per Equinox’s IT Transformation plan. • Managing Green Card and Visa processing for visa holder employees. • Managing vendor and IT supplier relationships with the company. • Anticipating Technology’s future hiring needs and proactively building relationships with relevant talent.