Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
I’m a Talent Acquisition Leader and Founding Team Member with 12 years of experience building and scaling high-impact teams for fast-growing startups and product organizations. My expertise lies in 0→1 team building and scaling businesses through talent, across domains including Content-Tech, Social Media, AdTech, Cloud & Infrastructure, and Marketing/MarTech. At VerSe Innovation, I’ve played a key role in building multiple teams from scratch, contributing to the growth of Dailyhunt (Content-Tech, 350M+ users) and Josh (Social Media / Short Video, 150M+ MAUs, 300M+ downloads). I focus on aligning hiring with business outcomes, product scale, and revenue impact. I’ve built 7 entity's from scratch and revamped 4 acquired organizations, driving scale and transformation. I’ve led hiring across Engineering, Product, Data, GTM, and Business functions, delivering 150–200+ hires annually, including niche and leadership roles. 🔹 Key Highlights • Scaled Dailyhunt (Content-Tech) engineering team 50 → 200+ in 2 years • Built Josh (Social Media) Engineering team 0 → 50 in 12 months • Built BMeG (Marketing/MarTech) 0 → 150 (20% revenue contribution) • Scaled NexVerse.ai (AdTech) 0 → 20 in 5 months (global hiring) • Built QuarkWiz (Cloud & Infra) and Collab (Influencer Marketing) teams from scratch • Delivered 75+ GTM hires in 6 months (SMB business) • Hired 15 Product Managers in 6 months • Built TA team 0 → 9 + RPO ecosystem • Managed 10+ vendors; reduced cost by 100% • Partnered with 30+ Hiring Managers & 10+ CXOs I bring strong experience in global hiring (India, US, Israel & China) and building data-driven, scalable hiring engines. What sets me apart is my ability to operate at both strategy and execution levels, partnering with founders and leadership while staying hands-on. I believe hiring is a core business driver, focused on building high-performing and diverse teams. 🔹 What I Bring • Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning • Global Hiring (Tech & Business) • CXO Stakeholder Partnership • Scaling High-Performing TA Teams • Data-Driven Hiring • 100% Organic Hiring & Vendor Optimization
• Spearheaded the establishment of the BMeG team, scaling from 0 to 150 employees in 2 years, contributing to 20% of business revenue. • Successfully built the NexVerse.ai team, hiring for niche roles and achieving 20 hires in 5 months, including international talent. • Led a team to close over 75 roles for Dailyhunt SMB, ensuring rapid business expansion through effective management and collaboration.
• Built and scaled the Josh team from 0 to 50 members within 12 months, contributing to 150M+ MAUs. • Revamped the Product Management function by hiring 15 Product Managers, enhancing UI/UX for Dailyhunt. • Strengthened Data Analytics capabilities by onboarding 8 Data Analysts, enabling data-driven decision-making.
• As a founding team member, built and scaled core engineering teams across multiple domains including Data Pipeline, Android, iOS, ML, and Frontend. • Collaborated with the Sr. VP and founders to develop a hiring strategy aligned with business goals. • Successfully grew the tech team from 50 to 200 members within two years, supporting Dailyhunt's growth to over 350M users.
MakemyJob is a talent search company in Technology, Healthcare and BFSI space and focused on Middle & Senior level positions with start-up / mid-sized companies in APAC region. Proven track record of hiring top technical talent across all levels and domains, from established e-commerce giants to fast-scaling startups. Sourcing profiles through LinkedIn, Google search, headhunting, databases, references, and job portals. Account management, single point of contact for clients, client meetings, and candidate relationship management. Clients handled at Makemyjob include Flipkart, Amazon, Infibeam, Myntra, Inmobi, Airpush, Komli, Microsoft, Freecharge.in, ILabs, Boomerang Commerce, BankBazaar, Guavus, Vdopia, Exponential, Snapwiz, Snapdeal, Expedia, Mobikwik, Infibeam, Limeroad, Ibibo, Rovi, Veveo, Quad Analytix, Adobe, Coupons, Canvera, Bharthi SoftBank, ZLabs (ITC Infotech), Zoomcar, Verse, Taxiforsure, Landmark, Hortonworks.