Aditya Bajaj

About Aditya Bajaj

I’m a Talent Acquisition Professional with 9+ years of experience helping high-growth SaaS and product organizations build scalable, high-performing teams.My career has evolved from hands-on recruiting to leading talent strategy, workforce planning, and business-aligned hiring programs that enable companies to scale faster and smarter. Today, I operate as a strategic partner to leadership teams — aligning hiring with revenue goals, product roadmaps, and long-term growth plans.Currently, I serve as a Senior Technical Recruiter at Zinnov, partnering with global product companies to scale their India GCCs and engineering hubs. I lead multi-account hiring strategy and delivery across \"StarRez\",\"Sonatype\",\"Crete\",\"Blackbaud\", and \"Data Axle\", driving end-to-end recruitment operations, market intelligence, stakeholder consulting, and predictable hiring outcomes.I specialize in:• Workforce planning, sourcing, screening & hiring roadmaps• Market and compensation intelligence• Scaling engineering, cloud, data & product teams• Stakeholder advisory & executive partnering• Campus and early talent strategy• Data-driven recruiting & funnel optimizationPreviously at Planful, I led technical and campus hiring for the SaaS EPM business, strengthening employer branding and university partnerships while supporting aggressive growth targets. My earlier experience across Pattern, Coupa, Capgemini, and Vweb built my foundation across both scale and specialization hiring.What excites me most today isn’t just closing roles — it’s:• advising leaders on where to hire• improving candidate experience• and building teams that drive real business outcomesI believe recruitment, when done right, becomes a company’s biggest competitive advantage.If you’re building teams, scaling a GCC, or looking to rethink your hiring strategy — I’m always happy to connect.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Recruiter

   Zinnov

   Dec 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   At Zinnov, I partner with global product and SaaS organizations to design and execute scalable hiring strategies for their India GCCs and engineering hubs. I operate as a strategic talent partner to business leaders, enabling them to build high-impact teams through structured workforce planning, market intelligence, and predictable hiring execution.Currently, I lead end-to-end talent delivery across multiple client accounts including StarRez, Sonatype, Crete, Blackbaud, and Data Axle, supporting their growth across FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer), Backend Engineering, Cloud, Data, AI/ML, Security, and Product functions.My role combines strategy, stakeholder consulting, and hands-on recruiting execution, ensuring both speed and quality of hiring.Key responsibilities include:• Owning hiring strategy, workforce planning, and delivery roadmaps for multiple accounts• Partnering with Engineering Leaders, and HR stakeholders on talent planning and market insights• Building funnel strategy, hiring forecasts, and closure plans for aggressive ramp-ups• Driving full-cycle recruitment – sourcing to offer management and onboarding• Personally leading niche and critical hiring mandatesI continue to stay deeply hands-on with execution by:• Actively sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, Instahyre, and advanced Boolean/X-Ray searches• Direct candidate screening, technical evaluation, and stakeholder interviews• Talent mapping, passive candidate engagement, and pipeline building• Employer branding and candidate experience ownership• Using data and funnel analytics to improve conversion and time-to-hireMy focus is to create a balance between consultative talent leadership and execution excellence, ensuring every hire aligns with both immediate delivery needs and long-term business growth.

Education

• Shri Brijlal Biyani Science College , Near Dashara Ground, Durga Vihar, Amravati.

  Computer Science

  2011 — 2012

• Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering

• Bhawarilal Samra English High School

  High School/Secondary Certificate Programs

  2009 — 2010

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management and Services

  2018 — 2020