Jayanth NL

⬡ B2C | Media & Sports | Ad-Tech | Hiring: Core Engineering | Creative | Leadership | Operations • Scaled hiring velocity by 300% — from 1 hire every 2 months to 2+ hires per month — as the company's 3rd ever HR hire, building the TA function from scratch during a critical growth phase. • Closed 32 hires in 12 months across Engineering, Product, Editorial, and Business — directly strengthening team capability and diversity. • Delivered 4 critical roles in a 2-month window during a peak growth phase, enabling key teams to hit business milestones on time. • Partnered directly with the CEO on strategic hires including sourcing top 1% cricket editorial talent, setting editorial quality benchmarks for the platform. • Owned full-cycle recruitment (70% of role): job postings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer rollout, and onboarding across roles including SDEs, Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, DevOps Engineers, DBAs, Solution Architects, Product Managers, Designers, Campaign Managers, Programmatic Leads, Ad Operations, Media Sales, and Video Editors. • Led HRMS & ATS implementation — migrated company from fully manual workflows to scalable, automated HR processes. • Eliminated 2 external hiring agencies within the first month of joining — transitioned Cricbuzz to a fully in-house TA model, significantly cutting recruitment costs while maintaining hiring quality and speed.

⬡ B2B SaaS | Fintech | Co-branded Card Tech • Owned the entire product and tech hiring pipeline at Asia's first modern co-branded credit card platform — closing roles for Product Managers, Senior Product Designers, Associate Directors of Product, SDE 2/3 (Frontend & Backend), Engineering Managers, Principal Architects, and SDETs. • Drove structured onsite interview frameworks focused on cultural and technical fit, measurably improving hiring decision quality and reducing mis-hires. • Partnered directly with the CEO, Engineering Managers, and Hiring Managers to align recruitment strategy with quarterly headcount plans and business goals. • Managed offer negotiations end-to-end and ensured seamless offer-acceptance-to-onboarding transitions with zero offer drops. • Contributed to HR operations: onboarding, employee engagement, exit processes, access control, and coordination with external recruitment agencies.

⬡ B2B SaaS | HR Tech | Hiring: Core Engineering | Leadership (VP, CTO) • Achieved 90%+ offer-to-joining ratio across all placements — reflecting exceptional candidate engagement, expectation management, and selection accuracy. • Closed senior leadership roles including Engineering Manager, VP of Engineering, and CTO positions for high-growth tech companies. • Pioneered a referral-based hiring strategy that filled critical roles without additional agency spend, reducing cost-per-hire significantly. • Led a centralised LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing initiative that improved pipeline quality and reduced time-to-shortlist across key accounts. • Recognised with the 'Employee Who Thinks Outside the Box' award for innovative problem-solving in recruitment strategy.

⬡ B2C | EdTech | Hiring: Non-Tech (Sales, Ops & Academic Roles) • Led end-to-end recruitment for sales professionals, geographical heads, and academic ambassadors across North India — managing the full lifecycle from sourcing through offer and joining. • Implemented structured sourcing and screening frameworks to identify high-calibre candidates aligned with Embibe's aggressive expansion standards.

⬡ B2B SaaS | Insurtech | Logistics Tech | Hiring: Core Tech Leadership Roles • Immediately assigned high-complexity senior mandates upon joining — including Director of Digital Marketing, Sr. DevOps Engineers, QA Engineers, Backend, Fullstack, and Solution Architects — reflecting strong early performance and recruiter instinct. • Achieved 2 joiners and 1 accepted offer within the first month — owning the complete cycle end-to-end: sourcing, screening, scheduling, coordination, offer management, and joining formalities. • Worked with marquee client portfolio including CRED, ACKO, ELOELO, Deloitte, Bar Raiser, Cogoport, and several major unicorn startups across India.