Akshay Horo
Business Recruiter
Bangalore
Summary
6.5+ years of experience in leading end-to-end recruitment and closing requisitions, delivering 81%+ joining ratio across accepted offers in 20–25 days on average for 6–10 non-tech roles per month across business functions, including Risk & Compliance, Growth, Partnerships, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Operations, and Customer Service. Strengthened sourcing through LinkedIn-led pipelines and root-cause analysis that resolved top-of-funnel gaps, while managing salary negotiation, vendor coordination, and campus hiring.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager - Talent Acquistion
Cashfree Payments
07.2023 - Current
- Managed campus and lateral hiring for non-tech functions including risk & compliance, growth and strategy, partnerships, marketing, finance, legal, operations, and customer service, aligning talent acquisition with organizational needs
- Closed growth, operations, risk and compliance, and marketing roles, achieving average turnaround time of 20 to 30 days and enhancing recruitment efficiency
- Solved top-of-funnel challenges through focused sourcing efforts, performing RCAs, and achieving over 70% of hires via LinkedIn
- Addressed top-of-funnel challenges through targeted sourcing efforts and root cause analyses, resulting in over 70% of hires sourced via LinkedIn
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Klub
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed hiring for business roles across sales, partnerships, banking partnerships, credit & risk, operations, marketing & growth, corporate development, finance, legal, collections, and founders' staff
- Owned planning, prioritization, and setup of delivery roadmap to align talent acquisition strategy with business needs
- Scaled up headcount by 3X from 20 to 60 within 9 months
Recruitment Executive
CRED
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Supported Talent Acquisition team in managing recruitment transactions for Cred Pay, Lending, Cred Store, Mint, Analytics, and Corporate Development teams, ensuring a smooth process
- Maintained relationships with candidates throughout recruiting process, effectively negotiating offers to enhance candidate experience
- Updated hiring managers on strategy using internal and external data and benchmarking to inform recruitment decisions
- Supporting the Talent Acquisition team in managing day-to-day transactions in the recruitment process for Cred Pay, Lending, Cred Store, Mint, Analytics, and Corporate Development teams
Recruiter
Times Internet Limited
05.2018 - 03.2020
- Managed recruitment cycle for multiple business units including Gaana, MX Player, ET Money, and Times Mobile, ensuring alignment with organizational needs.
- Hired 300+ interns, 20 campus placements & 50 full-time employees
- Handled the recruitment cycle for Gaana, MX Player, ET Money, Times Mobile, Times Points, Dineout, ILN, News, ET, TOI.com, and many more business units in Times.
- Oversaw ATS - Darwinbox, facilitating efficient hiring process, documentation, offer letters, and onboarding for new hires.
Education
Bachelor Of Commerce (Hons.) -
Shri Ram College of Commerce
New Delhi12th Standard - CBSE
Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali
Ranchi10th Standard - CBSE
Oak Grove School
JharipaniSkills
- Stakeholder management
- End-to-end recruitment
- ATS management
- Offer negotiation
- Post-offer engagement
- Campus recruitment
- Employer branding
- Sourcing strategy
- Recruitment analytics
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Talent Acquistion
Cashfree Payments
07.2023 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Klub
01.2022 - 06.2023
Recruitment Executive
CRED
01.2021 - 08.2021
Recruiter
Times Internet Limited
05.2018 - 03.2020
10th Standard - CBSE
Oak Grove School
12th Standard - CBSE
Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali
Bachelor Of Commerce (Hons.) -
Shri Ram College of Commerce
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