Navin Rajan

About Navin Rajan

Imperishable Student and also a Global Talent Acquisition specialist, I work closely with business leaders and hiring managers to identify, attract, and recruit top talent worldwide!CUR!OUS IND!ViDUAL with 8+ years of experience supporting companies from SaaS to high-growth startups. Specialised in identifying and engaging hard-to-find talent across Industries & verticals, including the US, UK, Canada, Europe, India, and Japan. Global TA & HR transformation Specialist, driving COEs, AI/automation in recruiting, and market intel for workforce planning, with strong cross-cultural leadership collaboration. In addition to overseeing multi-country Talent Acquisition delivery, my scope of work involves leading practices for senior management hiring, Talent Management, Campus relations, Employer branding, diversity and inclusion hiring, and Business Partnering.Focus Areas:Product & SaaS HiringTalent COE Design & Global Talent & Diversity TA StrategyAI/ML Integration in TA WorkflowsCandidate & Hiring Leader Experience DesignAgile TA Operating Models & GovernanceExecutive Search & Strategic Sourcing Designing Talent COEs and Driving Global Talent & Diversity TA InitiativesVerticals & Industries:SaaS | Product Management | Business Consulting | Digital | Data Analytics | Engineering & IT Software | Revenue Cycle Management | Finance | Higher Education & Research | Public sector | Customer Support | Sales & Business Development | Human resources & Recruiting.Key Tech Stacks Hired ForEngineering: Full Stack (Java.NET, Python, Node.js, Network security)Cloud & DevOps: Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud.Data & AI: Data Science, Machine Learning, NLP, GenAI, MLOps.Product & Design: Product Management, UX/UI, Design Thinking.Enterprise Platforms: Salesforce, Workday, SAP, Oracle NetSuite. I\'m passionate about enabling hypergrowth, hiring for hard-to-fill roles, creating tech-enabled recruiting Workflows, Outreach strategy and mentoring TA teams to become strategic advisors to the business.Experience with: Candidate Sourcing using professional job boards such as Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and LinkedIn Recruiter and also using various advanced internet search techniques such as Boolean dork search, Custom Search engine, X-ray Search, Web scraping, HireEZ, SeekOut, Market mapping, Talent pipelining and data mining.“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style” ― Maya Angelou

Experience

1. Global Talent Acquisition & HR Operations

   NETGEAR

   Sep 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Click the Netgear logo on the left to learn what makes the company (NASDAQ: NTGR) special.Netgear, Inc, is an American computer networking company based in San Jose, California, with offices in about 22 other countries. It produces networking hardware for consumers, businesses, and service providers. The company operates in three business segments: retail, commercial, and as a service provider.Our products cover a variety of widely used technologies such as wireless (Wi-Fi, LTE and 5G), Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. The products include wired and wireless devices for broadband access and network connectivity, and are available in multiple configurations to address the needs of the end-users in each geographic region and sector in which the company\'s products are sold.• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and extending offers. • Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers to understand their needs and deliver exceptional talent. • Ensure a seamless and positive candidate experience by maintaining clear communication and providing timely updates throughout the hiring process. • Built and streamlined Sourcing, recruiting, Candidate Experience & India Onboarding operations from scratch, leveraging existing ATS, CRM, automation, and process improvements- Led the end-to-end technical sourcing initiative & screening at Indeed, conducting over 100+ outreach efforts weekly, with a specialization in identifying and engaging high-caliber talent, particularly in the areas of Hardware & Networking roles- Roles Handled for teams - Wireless, Switching, Router, Insight - Cloud in India

Education

• The New College, Chennai

  Bachelor of science, Computer Science

  2012 — 2015

• Bharathidasan University (BDU), Tiruchirappalli

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