Harsha Kumar

About Harsha Kumar

With almost 17 years in Talent Acquisition, I specialize in building scalable, AI-enabled, cost-efficient hiring systems for global technology organizations. My work sits at the intersection of strategy, technology, and business impact—helping companies hire faster, smarter, and more economically across engineering, digital, data, and infrastructure domains. As Associate Director – Talent Acquisition at Brillio, I lead TA strategy for Product & Platform Engineering, Digital Infrastructure, and Data/AI practices. I drive initiatives that directly influence Time to Fill, Cost per Hire, Quality of Hire, and revenue outcomes, including: • AI & Automation in TA • Cost-optimized location strategy for India • Competency-based hiring frameworks that improve predictability & quality • Candidate experience design that strengthens brand & conversions • University & early careers strategy for long-term talent pipeline Across Brillio, Falabella, Cognizant, Wipro, Mindtree, and ITC, I have built and scaled teams in high-demand areas such as e-commerce, digital payments, cloud, data engineering, DevOps, AI/ML, Agentic AI, enterprise apps, and retail tech—often from the ground up. My leadership approach blends data, design thinking, and systems thinking. Whether building new engineering capabilities, or reducing hiring costs through structural redesign, I focus on repeatable, measurable, and business-aligned outcomes. Beyond corporate TA, I am a certified NLP & life coach (pursuing ICF), helping tech professionals navigate growth, clarity, and purpose—giving me a deeper lens into talent beyond the resume. I am passionate about AI in HR, Web3, retail tech, and the future of digital talent, and I thrive on building TA functions that are strategic, tech-enabled, and future-ready.#TalentAcquisition #TechHiring #TALeadership #RecruitmentStrategy #EmployerBranding #CareerCoaching #DigitalTalent #HRTech #LeadershipHiring #CandidateExperience #SourcingExcellence #RetailTech #CoachingForTech #GCCLeadership

Experience

1. Associate Director- Talent Acquisition

   Brillio

   Oct 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• S.R Nagappa Shetty Memorial College of Applied Science - Kuvempu University

  B.Sc

  2004 — 2007

• Acharya Institute of Technology-V.T.U

  M.B.A

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Screening
• Hiring
• Recruiting
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Benefits Negotiation
• Business Analysis
• Talent Acquisition
• Social Media
• Sap
• Change Management
• Team Management
• Executive Search
• Talent Branding
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Social Media Sourcing
• Human Resources
• New Age Recruitment Strategies
• Recruitment/Retention
• IT Recruitment
• Technical Recruiting
• Employee Referral Programs
• Talent Management
• Contract Recruitment
• Erp
• Project Management
• Genesys Framework
• Screening Resumes
• Ftp
• Internet Recruiting