Khushboo Jain

About Khushboo Jain

I’m a Talent Acquisition Leader and Founding Team Member with 11+ years of experience building and scaling high-impact teams for fast-growing startups and product organizations. My expertise lies in 0→1 team building and scaling businesses through talent, across domains including Content-Tech, Social Media, AdTech, Cloud & Infrastructure, and Marketing/MarTech. At VerSe Innovation, I’ve played a key role in building multiple teams from scratch, contributing to the growth of Dailyhunt (Content-Tech, 350M+ users) and Josh (Social Media / Short Video, 150M+ MAUs, 300M+ downloads). I focus on aligning hiring with business outcomes, product scale, and revenue impact. I’ve built 7 teams from scratch and revamped 4 acquired organizations, driving scale and transformation. I’ve led hiring across Engineering, Product, Data, GTM, and Business functions, delivering 150–200+ hires annually, including niche and leadership roles. Key Highlights • Scaled Dailyhunt (Content-Tech) engineering team 50 → 200+ in 2 years • Built Josh (Social Media) team 0 → 50 in 12 months • Built BMeG (Marketing/MarTech) 0 → 150 (20% revenue contribution) • Scaled NexVerse.ai (AdTech) 0 → 20 in 5 months (global hiring) • Built QuarkWiz (Cloud & Infra) and Collab (Influencer Marketing) teams from scratch • Delivered 75+ GTM hires in 6 months (SMB business) • Hired 15 Product Managers in 6 months • Built TA team 0 → 9 + RPO ecosystem • Managed 10+ vendors; reduced cost by 100% • Partnered with 30+ Hiring Managers & 10+ CXOs I bring strong experience in global hiring (India, US, Israel & China) and building data-driven, scalable hiring engines. What sets me apart is my ability to operate at both strategy and execution levels, partnering with founders and leadership while staying hands-on. I believe hiring is a core business driver, focused on building high-performing and diverse teams. What I Bring • Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning • Global Hiring (Tech & Business) • CXO Stakeholder Partnership • Scaling High-Performance TA Teams • Data-Driven Hiring • 100% Organic Hiring & Vendor Optimization

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Manager

   VerSe Innovation

   Apr 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Spearheaded the establishment of the BMeG team, scaling from 0 to 150 employees in 2 years, contributing to 20% of business revenue. • Successfully built the NexVerse.ai team, hiring for niche roles and achieving 20 hires in 5 months, including international talent. • Led a team to close over 75 roles for Dailyhunt SMB, ensuring rapid business expansion through effective management and collaboration.

Education

• Pacific institute of Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources Management and Services

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• Xml
• Screening Resumes
• Core Java
• Human Resources
• Java
• Talent Management
• Recruiting
• Sourcing
• Strategy
• Talent Acquisition
• Linux
• Web Services
• Internet Recruiting
• C++
• Headhunting
• Start-Ups
• Mysql
• Screening
• Consulting