Pranjali Priya
New Delhi
Summary
People & Talent Leader with 10+ years of experience scaling tech, product, and business teams in high-growth startups. Skilled in leading global hiring, employer branding, and workforce strategy across India, Canada, the USA, and South America. Thrive in remote-first environments, fostering people-first cultures, driving DEI, and aligning talent initiatives with business goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Recruiting Manager
Adeptmind
02.2022 - Current
- Led full-cycle recruitment across India, Canada, the USA, and South America, reducing time-to-hire by 50% and scaling headcount from 21 to 110+ in under 3 years to support global expansion.
- Built Adeptmind's India team from scratch, contributing to a 300% global workforce increase.
- Build teams across engineering, product, data science, business operations, and analytics, maintaining a 95% offer acceptance rate and minimising backfills.
- Partnered with CXOs to align talent strategies with business growth, achieving 20% headcount expansion without increasing attrition, and scaling revenue-generating teams by 3.5x.
- Designed and implemented DEI hiring frameworks, boosting diverse talent pipelines by 50% and fostering inclusive practices across technical and business functions.
- Revamped recruitment operations, introducing structured interview rubrics and improving candidate experience NPS by over 50 points.
- Owned 70% of talent acquisition and 30% of HR operations, streamlining hiring processes and reducing cost-per-hire by 25% while enhancing employer branding in competitive markets.
Talent Acquisition Manager
Flixstock
10.2019 - 01.2022
- Collaborated with business leaders to architect and execute talent acquisition strategies from scratch, with a core focus on scaling tech and product teams across Data Science, Product, and Fashion verticals.
- Led a team of recruiters, overseeing their performance, and guiding them through each stage of the hiring process.
- Closed 90+ roles across AI/ML, Backend, Full Stack, DevOps, Product and Fashion domains.
- Scaled the company from 12 to 100+ employees in 2.5 years, maintained high hiring quality.
- Built data-driven hiring systems that improved efficiency by 80% and candidate satisfaction by 70%.
- Led most of the talent acquisition efforts while managing key HR tasks, streamlining operations efficiency.
Specialist - Information Technology (Executive Search & Selection)
Randstad India
02.2018 - 08.2019
- Led end-to-end executive hiring for 20+ high-growth product companies and startups, delivering top-tier leadership talent across tech functions.
- Successfully filled 50+ senior technology roles, including Java Architects, Python Developers, and DevOps Engineers, by leveraging targeted sourcing and deep domain expertise.
- Streamlined hiring workflows, reducing time-to-hire by 30% and increasing candidate engagement scores through improved communication and a seamless interview experience.
Senior Executive - Technology Hiring
Pyramid IT Consulting
01.2014 - 12.2017
Technical Recruiter
New Era India (An En World Group)
01.2011 - 12.2014
Education
Post Graduate - Human Resources
IIMT College of Management
06-2011
Skills
- Advanced Sourcing Tools: Boolean Search, LinkedIn Recruiter
- HR & Recruiting Platforms: Bamboohr, Smartrecruiters, Zoho Recruit, LinkedIn Talent Insights
- Data & Analytics: Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), Google Sheets, Tableau, Power BI
- Basic Technical Knowledge: SQL (queries), APIs, GitHub basics, Jira
- AI & Automation: ChatGPT, Gemini, Notion AI, Zapier
Certification
- Employee Development Program in Human Resource Management – XLRI Jamshedpur & SHRM
- HR Analytics – Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak
- People Analytics – University of Pennsylvania (via Coursera)
- Generative AI for Recruiting – LinkedIn Learning
- Tech Recruitment Certification – DevSkiller
- Interviewing Techniques – LinkedIn Learning
- Recruiting Communication Strategies – LinkedIn Learning
- International Certified Career Coach (Foundation Level) – Mindler
Core Competencies
- Technical & Leadership Hiring
- Global Talent Strategy
- Startup & Scale-up Hiring
- Employer Branding
- DEI & Diversity Recruiting
- Workforce Planning
- Data & People Analysis
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Recruiting Metrics & Sourcing Strategies
- Behavioral & Competency-Based Interviewing (STAR)
- Candidate Experience
- Strategic Communication
- Leading Remote Teams
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Accomplishments
- Honored with “The Spirit of the Company” award at Adeptmind for exemplifying core company values.
- Recognized as a Top Recruiting Voice on LinkedIn for sharing practical insights and thought leadership in talent acquisition.
- Recognized for building teams from the ground up in fast-growing startups and leading remote teams across time zones.
- Promoted inclusive hiring, helping create more diverse and balanced teams through fair, structured, and unbiased recruitment.
Advanced Technical Hiring Expertise
- Specialized AI/ML & Engineering Recruitment: Ability to assess and hire top talent across Machine Learning, NLP, Data Science, Data Engineers, Data Analyst, QA Analyst, Full Stack Engineers and Python backend engineers in the search and personalisation domain.
- Leadership & Niche Role Hiring: Skilled in headhunting for VP, Director, and Principal Engineer roles, ensuring precision hiring for high-impact positions.
Timeline
Recruiting Manager
Adeptmind
02.2022 - Current
Talent Acquisition Manager
Flixstock
10.2019 - 01.2022
Specialist - Information Technology (Executive Search & Selection)
Randstad India
02.2018 - 08.2019
Senior Executive - Technology Hiring
Pyramid IT Consulting
01.2014 - 12.2017
Technical Recruiter
New Era India (An En World Group)
01.2011 - 12.2014
Post Graduate - Human Resources
IIMT College of Management
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