Rakshith Iyengar

About Rakshith Iyengar

I specialize in driving hiring strategy for leadership and niche roles across core business functions especially within Engineering(volume / speciality) while also leading efforts to strengthen our talent brand in a competitive market.By partnering closely with senior stakeholders, I ensure our hiring approach aligns with evolving business priorities and attracts leaders who drive long-term impact. At the same time, I focus on shaping a strong employer brand narrative that resonates with top talent and reflects our culture, values, and vision.My work sits at the intersection of strategic recruitment and brand storytelling, helping the organization not only find the right people but become the kind of place they want to join.

Experience

1. Principal Recruiter - Software Engineering

   Atlassian

   Jan 2025 — Present

   TA DRI for L3 charter for CTO Talent brand.As a TA DRI for Level 3 Charter under CTO Org, I am responsible for defining and executing the talent branding strategy to enhance the CTO org’s visibility, credibility, and competitive positioning. This charter focuses on attracting passive and retaining top-tier technical talent across engineering by partnering closely with engineering leadership, talent branding, and programs teams. Some of those could be invite only meet-ups and architect round tables and external sponsored events, research papers, tech blogs, podcasts, patents filing etc. Leading a team of 12 TA professional\'s. Additional responsibilitiesPartner across engineering and talent functions to drive full-spectrum recruiting for leadership roles, aligning hiring with long-term org goals.Driving multiple initiatives/ programs at a Site level consistently improving at scale, contributing individually while fostering team-wide collaboration and growth and solving problems for business.Pod lead- multiple streams; volume hiring L6, DE etc

Education

• Seshadripuram First Grade College (S.F.G.C), Bengaluru

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business/Commerce, General

  2011 — 2013

• Acharya

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources Management (VTU)

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Human Resources
• Staffing Coordination
• Boolean Logic
• Team Management
• Search
• Sourcing
• Technical Recruiting
• X-Ray Search
• Recruiting
• Screening
• Management
• Meetup
• Communication
• Github
• Employee Relations
• Public Speaking
• IT Recruitment