Haritha Kamakoti

Director, Talent Acquisition @ Walmart Global Tech

About

I am a Global Talent Acquisition Leader with 20+ years of experience building, transforming, and scaling technical recruiting organizations across the U.S., Canada, India, LATAM, and Europe. I specialize in connecting talent strategy directly to business outcomes. My career has been shaped by leading complex, global hiring environments, most recently at Amazon and Audible, where I partnered closely with senior business and technology leaders across Software Engineering, Applied Science, Data Science, Economics, Product, and Technical Program Management. I am known for bringing structure to ambiguity, simplifying complex hiring challenges, and building recruiting engines that are both data-driven and deeply human. What value do I bring ? I operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, and people leadership. I build recruiting systems that last—grounded in strong analytics, clear operating rhythms, and trusted relationships with business leaders. Global Scaling & Leadership: I have led and developed global recruiting teams of 40+ across multiple time zones and seniority levels, supporting organizations hiring numerous technologists annually. My work has consistently delivered high-quality hiring outcomes while maintaining strong hiring manager and candidate experiences. Technical & Executive Hiring Expertise: I bring deep experience hiring senior engineers, applied scientists, data scientists, economists, and technical leaders, as well as partnering on executive hiring. Operational Excellence & Analytics: I design data-informed recruiting models that improve outcomes. Across roles, I have driven 20–25% reductions in time-to-fill, improved recruiter productivity, and built dashboards and operating mechanisms that enable leaders to make confident, real-time decisions. Innovation & AI in Talent Acquisition: As Chair of Audibles TA AI Taskforce, I led the development of AI-enabled recruiting tools that improved efficiency and recruiter effectiveness, while remaining thoughtful about preserving trust, fairness, and the human element in hiring. Executive Partnership & Influence: I am a trusted advisor to senior leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, and long-term talent strategy. At my core, I am a builder—of teams, systems, and partnerships. I care deeply about creating recruiting organizations that scale with integrity, deliver measurable impact, and put people at the center of the work. #Director of Talent Acquisition #Senior Director of Talent Acquisition #VP of Talent Acquisition #Senior Manager Talent Acquisition # Recruiting

Country

United States

City

Seattle

Industry

Human Resources

Skill

AI Application in People Management , Certified AI for Market Research , Machine Learning, AL ML, Leadership Development, Global Delivery, Strategic Planning, Technical Recruitment, Human Resource, Account Management, Payroll, Compensation and Benefits, Internet Sourcing, Social Networking, Human Resources, Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Interviews, Screening, Applicant Tracking Systems

Experience

Director, Talent Acquisition

Walmart Global Tech

2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

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Talent Acquisition Leader - Engineering / Senior Manager Recruiting

Amazon

2012-8 - 2026-2 · 13 yrs 7 mos

Greater Seattle Area

At Amazon, I built and scaled large, complex recruiting engines, led global TA teams, and drove technical and executive hiring across multiple high-growth organizations. My work spanned strategy, operations, analytics, and leadership development—building scalable models that supported rapid expansion across consumer, payments, logistics, and global tech teams. I partnered closely with senior leaders to shape hiring strategies, optimize funnels, elevate the hiring bar, and deliver predictable, high-impact talent outcomes across diverse, global businesses. Senior Manager, Recruiting Engine (2020 – 2022) Directed Amazon’s centralized Software Development Engineer (SDE) recruiting operations globally. • Implemented funnel analytics to optimize hiring speed. • Designed market-responsive strategies reducing candidate decline rates. • Built stakeholder alignment frameworks for consistent execution. Tech Recruiting Manager (2015 – 2020) Led recruiting teams for software engineering, data science, and technical program management roles across Amazon Consumer, Payments, Fulfillment by Amazon, and Consumer Trust & Partner Support (CTPS). • Managed diverse org hiring needs, including high-volume investigator hiring in Costa Rica. • Consistently achieved 98–100% of YE hiring targets across supported organizations. • Built hiring plans with MBR updates, dashboards, and trackers to ensure delivery. • Partnered with leaders to launch hiring events, blitzes, returnships, and third-party training pipelines. Tech Recruiting Manager (2013 – 2015) Led recruiting for engineering and technical management roles across U.S. markets. Tech Recruiter (2012 – 2013) Recruited software engineers, senior engineers, engineering managers, and technical PMs for Amazon’s high-growth teams.

Senior Talent Acquisition Leader at Amazon/Audible Tech, Product and Insights

Amazon

2022-9 - 2026-1 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Newark, NJ

Global Talent Acquisition Leader Tech, Science and Product @ Audible(2022 – Present): Lead global recruiting strategy for Tech, Applied Science, Data Science, Economics, and Product Technology. • Architected global recruiting strategy across engineering, applied science, data science, economics, and product technology; partnered with C suite leaders on workforce planning and succession. • Led executive and senior technical hiring, with teams responsible for recruiting Machine Learning Scientists, AI Researchers, Data Scientists, and ML Engineers to build Audible’s advanced technology capabilities. • Led strategy and hiring for executive roles. • Chair of Audible’ s TA AI Taskforce; developed AI recruitment toolkit driving significant efficiency gains.