Manoj Kenadath

People Leader | Builder of Cultures, Teams & Systems where everyone can thrive

Greater Sydney Area

About

I’m a people leader who loves building — teams, cultures, and systems that help organizations and individuals grow together. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of scaling new markets, designing global talent programs, and shaping distributed work practices that connect people across borders and time zones. My work sits at the intersection of aligning business goals with meaningful employee experiences. I believe great cultures don’t happen by chance; they’re designed with intention, built on trust, and powered by inclusion and transparency. What drives me most is creating environments where people can do their best work — where purpose, performance and belonging come together to move the business forward.

Experience

  • Director Strategic Initiatives, People Group at GitLab
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Personal goal pursuit at Career Break
    Oct 2025 - Mar 2026 · 6 mos

  • Atlassian (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Sr. Principal Strategist, TA
      May 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Global Head of TA Strategic Programs
      Jan 2022 - May 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      In my role, I spearheaded strategic initiatives for talent acquisition at Atlassian, focusing on interview and assessment, early career recruitment and global talent market expansion. I led a diverse team to implement innovative interview methodologies and establish quality of hire standards, ensuring a robust hiring process aligned with company goals.

    • Global Head of TA Strategic Programs
      Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 · 6 mos

      Spearhead the development of strategic programs for Talent Acquisition, focusing on enhancing our interviewing processes and policies to adapt to a remote and hybrid work environment. Consolidate early career initiatives, enabling a robust growth model.

  • LinkedIn (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
    • Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition India
      Apr 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

      LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, with more than 200 million members around the world. We help people: •Create, manage and share their professional identity •Build and engage with their professional network •Access shared knowledge and insights •Find business opportunities Our mission is to help our members be more productive and successful. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every professional in the world. As a TA Leader, I design & socialise recruiting strategy for India that incorporates metrics & talent market knowledge. I am accountable for bringing top talent onboard for our Sales organisation and also the support/ corporate functions like HR, Legal, Marketing etc. I am also the APAC TA Partner for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and Sales Solutions Business Units

    • India Talent Acquisition Lead
      Jan 2013 - Mar 2017 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      As a TA Lead, I head talent acquisition for all revenue generating teams at LinkedIn India. My responsibility also includes hiring for corporate functions. I lead the Talent Branding efforts for LinkedIn India both internally and Externally. Expertly lead and create leverage through sourcing strategies using sourcing optimization funnel to support talent strategy. Expert LinkedIn user and a master story teller, I work with a group of highly motivated Talent Advisors to help achieve the overall LinkedIn mission

  • Manager Talent Acquisition at Thomson Reuters
    Mar 2010 - Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world’s businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. Specialties Intelligent Information, Accounting, Legal, Financial, Science, Tax, Intellectual Property, Media In this role I owned the end to end Talent Acquisition deliverables for a variety of business verticals spanning across KPO, Customer Service & Order Management, Technology and Support functions across locations.