Siva Kumar

About Siva Kumar

Senior Talent Acquisition Leader with 18+ years of experience driving Executive & Leadership Hiring, Corporate Recruitment, and Strategic Workforce Planning in high-growth technology environments.I specialize in hiring Director, VP, CXO, and niche corporate roles while partnering with senior leadership to align talent strategy with business expansion and transformation goals.What I bring:• Executive Search & Leadership Hiring• Corporate Function Recruitment (HR, Finance, Strategy, Marketing, IT)• Succession Planning & Proactive Talent Pipelining• AI-Enabled Sourcing & Recruitment Analytics• Vendor & Executive Search Firm Management• Data-Driven Decision Making (TAT, pipeline health, source effectiveness)• Employer Branding & Premium Candidate ExperienceI leverage AI-powered sourcing tools and recruitment analytics to improve pipeline quality, accelerate hiring cycles, and strengthen strategic talent decisions — blending market intelligence with human judgment.Passionate about building future-ready leadership pipelines and high-performing TA teams that operate with speed, governance, and measurable impact.Let’s connect if you’re building leadership capability or transforming Talent Acquisition through strategy and AI.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Manager

   Apexon

   Nov 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in human-centric digital experiences. We combine best-in-class talent and solutions in Digital Engineering, Experience and Data & Analytics to accelerate our clients’ digital journeys and drive high-impact business outcomes.For over 17 years, Apexon has been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of technology services, deep vertical expertise in the financial services, healthcare, technology, retail and automotive manufacturing industries, and a dedication to solving our clients’ toughest technology problems.Apexon is backed by the Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the Everstone Group- Focus on Senior Manager and above roles – Hunters, Client Partners, Account Directors, Practice Leads across verticals and horizontals- Drive a proactive, and consultative full life-cycle search process- Consult with hiring leaders to define ideal candidate profiles and develop compelling jobdescriptions- Advise hiring leaders on search strategy, effective and efficient search processes, andmarket/hiring trends- Source, attract, and deliver highly qualified passive candidates- Assess candidates and make recommendations to hiring managers, drive the evaluationprocess and hiring decisions, execute candidate follow–up and feedback- Successfully developed sourcing strategies to align with recruitment and diversity goals- In partnership with compensation, provide guidance on compensation packages- Extend and negotiate employment offers- Lead and work closely with recruitment lead to fulfill requirements- Manage outside search firms as necessary

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science

  2003 — 2008

Skills

• Strategic Sourcing
• Headhunting
• Validation
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Interviews
• Project Planning
• Human Resources
• IT Recruitment
• Executive Search
• Talent Management
• Product Management
• Recruiting
• Onboarding
• Planning
• Talent Development
• Screening
• Technical Recruiting
• Team Management
• Sdlc
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Internet Recruiting