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Prashanth Kumar

Bangalore Urban

Summary

Recruitment leader with over 20 years of experience in startups and corporates, including Flipkart and Udaan. Expertise in developing hiring strategies, leading teams, managing vendors, and executing blue-collar and executive recruitment. Focused on aligning talent initiatives with business objectives and leveraging recruitment technology for efficiency. Recognized for rapid turnaround times, strategic sourcing, and effective stakeholder management.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Director – Talent Eco System & Strategy

Gigin.ai
Bengaluru
03.2024 - Current
  • Developed and executed high-volume recruitment strategies for gig and blue-collar workforce across pan-India.
  • Onboarded 50+ enterprise clients using AI-led sourcing tools.
  • Led platform integration with ATS systems, improving recruiter efficiency by 40%.
  • Conducted hiring productivity analysis and designed performance dashboards.
  • Built and mentored a 10-member recruitment team for hyperlocal hiring.
  • Championed awareness campaigns to promote verified hiring and eliminate job scams.

Vice President – Human Resources

Fretus Folks India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
07.2023 - 02.2024
  • Oversaw full-cycle recruitment across BFSI, FMCG, and retail portfolios.
  • Streamlined onboarding processes to reduce candidate drop-offs.
  • Initiated retention plans for trained but unallocated candidates.
  • Coordinated workforce planning with client-side stakeholders.

Associate Director – TA & Vendor Management

DealShare
Bengaluru
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Led hiring strategy for corporate and warehouse roles in 20+ cities.
  • Optimized recruitment cost by 32% through vendor centralization.
  • Introduced vendor SLAs and performance scorecards.
  • Monitored TA metrics including quality of hire and sourcing mix.

Lead TA & HRBP

Udaan
Bengaluru
08.2020 - 07.2022
  • Led TA for Food, Fresh, Pharma, and B2C verticals during hypergrowth phase.
  • Achieved 1,000+ monthly blue-collar hires with zero vendor dependency.
  • Built internal hiring models using ATS automation and direct sourcing.
  • Created city-wise workforce forecasts based on demand and business strategy.

Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition

Licious
Bengaluru
01.2020 - 08.2020
  • Managed recruitment across corporate, processing, delivery, and contact centers.
  • Reduced hiring lead time by 30% through centralized sourcing practices.
  • Worked with leadership to drive workforce planning and org design during scale-up phase.

Manager – Talent Acquisition

Flipkart
Bengaluru
11.2015 - 01.2020
  • Handled end-to-end TA for logistics, last-mile delivery, tech, and category teams.
  • Led Niche, Leadership, Campus, and Volume Hiring efforts across India.
  • Pioneered social recruiting and employee referral programs to boost sourcing pipelines.
  • Introduced recruitment analytics, budget forecasting, and hiring cost optimization.

Senior Sourcing Manager

TeamLease Services Ltd.
Bengaluru
05.2012 - 11.2015
  • Led sourcing strategy for mass hiring across telecom, BFSI, and manufacturing verticals.
  • Managed and trained 25+ recruiters across zonal teams for sourcing excellence.
  • Designed sourcing delivery models for high-volume client accounts and RFP wins.

Sourcing Manager

Adecco India
Bengaluru
05.2003 - 04.2012
  • Specialized in Boolean search, job board mining, and field-level talent outreach.
  • Executed mass and mid-level hiring mandates across pan-India operations.
  • Delivered consistent closure ratios and high SLA compliance in agency hiring model.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Business Communication

Madurai Kamaraj University
01.2003

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition: Mass Hiring, Leadership Hiring, Gig Workforce Hiring
  • Strategic HR: Vendor Management, Workforce Planning, TA Analytics
  • Tech in HR: ATS, Sourcing Automation, Recruitment CRM Tools
  • Operational Excellence: TAT, CPH, Funnel Management, Reporting
  • Soft Skills: Stakeholder Management, Team Building, Communication
  • Recruitment strategy
  • Performance analysis
  • Workforce planning
  • Talent acquisition
  • Vendor management
  • Sourcing techniques
  • Client onboarding

Languages

English (Full Professional), Hindi (Full Professional), Kannada (Full Professional), Tamil (Limited), Telugu (Full Professional)

Timeline

Director – Talent Eco System & Strategy

Gigin.ai
03.2024 - Current

Vice President – Human Resources

Fretus Folks India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2023 - 02.2024

Associate Director – TA & Vendor Management

DealShare
07.2022 - 06.2023

Lead TA & HRBP

Udaan
08.2020 - 07.2022

Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition

Licious
01.2020 - 08.2020

Manager – Talent Acquisition

Flipkart
11.2015 - 01.2020

Senior Sourcing Manager

TeamLease Services Ltd.
05.2012 - 11.2015

Sourcing Manager

Adecco India
05.2003 - 04.2012

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Business Communication

Madurai Kamaraj University

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