Srivatsa Venkatesh

About Srivatsa Venkatesh

Having close to 13 years of experience in technology staffing and expertise in Senior technology roles and Management roles in technology.Helping in building teams from the scratch and scaling teams from the start. Developing strategies specific to the region. Leading hiring for the Platform and the Flash Array BU in Pure Storage - India. Hands on with sourcing and taking care of the entire candidate lifecycle and managing business. End to end recruitment experience involving sourcing, screening, short listing, scheduling, HR interviews & salary negotiations etc.Sourcing of candidates through various channels and creating a sourcing strategy customised for each role and attracting high quality candidate with a passion for technology. Targeted search only for passive candidates - Educate them on the company, getting them excited about what we have offer and our values and work. Expertise in Social Media Recruiting, Head hunting, Cold calling and Market research etc.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Manager

   Pure Storage

   Nov 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Leading hiring for multiple Business units in Pure Storage across APJ region.Mix of working with both R&D and some of the Sales Leadership team to drive the direction of hiring. Selling the roles and educating candidates about \"Why Pure?\"Scaling the site from the scratch - India site.APJ region - Have worked for requirements in Singapore, Korea and Japan.Sourcing directly as well and through the agency in the APJ region.Advisory to business on all hiring related topics.Built hiring plans year on year to meet targets. Also hiring for Global Sales roles like Account Executive and System Engineers.Understanding hiring challenges and try to solve the roadblocks using market insights, talent availability and setting a realistic expectations.Hiring for all levels - Senior Leadership IC and Management roles. Hiring across C/C++ with Kernel and Linux System programming across Levels. Hiring for Kubernetes and Go lang experts. Building weekly dashboards for stakeholders.Hiring Python Automation experts.Hiring Storage specific experience like File system, NAS. Hands on with sourcing and candidate engagement process.

Education

• Carmel high school

  Sslc

• APS college of engineering

  B E, Telecommunications

  2011

• Vijaya composite

  Puc, Pcmc

Skills

• Onboarding
• Interviews
• Cold Calling
• IT Recruitment
• Screening
• Hiring
• Executive Search
• Technical Recruiting
• Search
• Networking
• Talent Management
• Benefits Negotiation
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Recruiting
• Sourcing
• Leadership
• Human Resources
• Employee Benefits
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement