Priyanka Pareek
Bangalore
Summary
Results-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with a proven track record in rapidly scaling high-impact teams across SaaS, Fintech, IT Services, and GovTech sectors and multiple geographies. Expert in mid to senior-level hiring across Platform Architecture, Engineering, Product, GTM, and Corporate Functions. Skilled in designing and optimizing recruitment frameworks from the ground up, enhancing efficiency, and elevating talent quality. Proficient in HRMS/ATS management and implementation, with a strong focus on data-driven hiring strategies that ensure seamless talent acquisition, and foster business growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Manager
Equidhi Digital Private Limited
07.2023 - Current
- Charter increased to lead hiring across levels for Product, Engineering (Backend, Frontend, DevOps, QA, Tech PM), Corporate Functions, Partnerships, and Platform Architecture.
- Successfully hired over 80 critical mid-to-senior positions in just 8 months, ensuring business continuity and strategic workforce alignment.
- Achieved a 20% increase in gender diversity, fostering an inclusive and high-performing workforce.
- Led campus hiring initiatives across 10+ universities, conducted assessments for 1,500+ applicants, and successfully onboarded top talent for engineering and business roles.
- Established staffing augmentation via Deel and Manpower, managing a contingent workforce and contractors across India and Africa to optimize engineering capabilities.
- Leveraged Zoho HRMS and ATS, using data-driven insights to streamline recruitment workflows and enhance the candidate experience.
- Successfully managed multiple entity setups, ensuring compliance, workforce planning, and seamless operational execution across diverse geographies.
- Optimized hiring processes, standardized job descriptions, and implemented best recruitment practices, accelerating time-to-hire and improving talent pipeline efficiency.
- Partnered with leadership to scale the CEO, CTO, CHRO, PMO, and COO business units for Equidhi and eGov, ensuring strategic hiring alignment.
- Conduct fortnightly sync-ups with hiring managers and operational leaders to track sourcing progress, pipeline development, and conversion ratios, ensuring execution excellence, and accountability.
Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition, APAC
Happay
Bangalore
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Successfully led mid-to-senior, and leadership hiring across Engineering, Product, GTM, and Corporate functions for APAC.
- Hired over 200 full-time equivalents (FTEs) annually across all levels, scaling recruitment efforts to support APAC expansion, and ensuring the right talent aligned with business objectives.
- Reduced time-to-fill by 25% by optimizing hiring processes, streamlining sourcing strategies, and implementing best practices.
- Lowered the offer decline rate to 11%, strengthening candidate engagement and experience.
- Achieved a 40% increase in diversity hiring, driving targeted recruitment strategies to enhance workforce representation and inclusivity.
- Reduced hiring costs by 15% through strategic sourcing, process improvements, and decreased dependency on external agencies.
- Implemented PeopleHum ATS, streamlining recruitment workflows, and improving hiring efficiency and candidate experience.
- Served as a TA Leader for the organization, leading a team of four FTEs, mentoring, and optimizing recruitment operations for high-volume hiring.
- Partnered with C-level executives and senior leadership to align talent acquisition strategies with business growth and expansion goals.
Talent Acquisition Lead, APAC, LATAM, ANZ & EMEA
Freshworks
Bangalore
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Delivered over 250 hires annually as an individual contributor (IC), including key leadership roles, driving global expansion.
- Owned end-to-end hiring for GTM, Partnerships, Marketing, and Customer Success, ensuring seamless talent acquisition.
- Boosted hiring efficiency by increasing conversion rates and minimizing agency reliance to under 2%, optimizing costs.
- Enhanced interview quality by designing structured interview guides, improving candidate assessment, and selection.
- Achieved a 40% uplift in gender diversity hiring, reinforcing company-wide DEI objectives.
- Monitored and improved key recruitment metrics (OKRs), offer-to-join ratio, quality of hire, cost per hire, and TAT to refine hiring strategies.
- Spearheaded high-impact initiatives, including Candidate Experience Surveys, Spot Offer Programs and DEI campaigns, strengthening employer branding
- Implemented SmartRecruiters ATS, optimizing hiring workflows and enhancing recruiter efficiency
Talent Acquisition Manager
Litmusworld Marketing Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 04.2021
- Scaled the team from 12 to 80+ employees, driving rapid growth across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Operations.
- Expanded the engineering team 7x in three years, ensuring high-quality hires while enhancing diversity.
- Optimized hiring strategies with Founders & Leadership, streamlining recruitment processes for efficiency.
- Cut time-to-fill by 20%, accelerating talent acquisition and improving candidate experience.
- Strengthened employer branding & candidate satisfaction, driving higher engagement and retention.
Talent Acquisition Manager
Tracxn Technologies
Bangalore
09.2016 - 04.2018
- My journey at Tracxn progressed from Senior Associate to Team Lead and then to Manager.
- Led recruitment for mid-to-senior Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance roles across multiple functions, scaling headcount from 250 to 700 employees.
- Managed a team of 4 recruiters, delivering 450+ hires over two years.
- Worked with senior stakeholders to align recruitment strategies with business goals.
- Reduced recruitment costs by 20% and improved time-to-hire by 20% through effective sourcing and stakeholder management.
Talent Acquisition Lead
Quess Corp Limited
Bangalore
01.2013 - 04.2016
- At Quess Corp, I grew from Associate to Senior Associate and later to Team Lead.
- Handled end to end recruitment life cycle across levels with BFSI, Retail and Big Four clients.
Education
Post Graduate - Mass Communication
Bhavans College of Mass Communication & Management
01.2009
Bachelors in Arts - Education Honours
Rani Birla Girls College
06.2007
Skills
- End-to-End Hiring
- Leadership, Senior to Mid-Management Hiring
- Campus Recruitment and University Relations
- Engineering/Platform/Product/GTM/Corporate Function Hiring
- SAAS, Fintech, BFSI, Retail Hiring
- ATS/HRMS Implementation
- Team Management
- HR Policies & SOP Development
- Recruitment Process Optimization
- Employer branding and talent engagement
- LinkedIn Recruiter, X-Ray Search, Boolean Search, AI Sourcing
- Candidate experience survey tool implementation and reporting, interview training, initiated JD revamp, and experience: repository
Hobbies and Interests
Traveling
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Bengali
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Manager
Equidhi Digital Private Limited
07.2023 - Current
Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition, APAC
Happay
05.2022 - 05.2023
Talent Acquisition Lead, APAC, LATAM, ANZ & EMEA
Freshworks
05.2021 - 05.2022
Talent Acquisition Manager
Litmusworld Marketing Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
05.2018 - 04.2021
Talent Acquisition Manager
Tracxn Technologies
09.2016 - 04.2018
Talent Acquisition Lead
Quess Corp Limited
01.2013 - 04.2016
Post Graduate - Mass Communication
Bhavans College of Mass Communication & Management
Bachelors in Arts - Education Honours
Rani Birla Girls College
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