Madhur Khake

Exploring what’s next in Talent & People

About

Talent isn't just about finding great people; it's choosing who you're building with, and what that builds in return. Most of my valuable learnings come from insightful conversations, where someone leaves you thinking. I bring a unique lens on Talent and People strategy, grounded in curiosity across Startups, Technology, and Geoeconomics. What am I currently up to? I am exploring challenging opportunities to build or scale an exceptional people-first and high-talent-density org. Let's chat if you are building something exciting and want to build a great team and culture!

Country

India

City

Bengaluru

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Niche Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Global Human Resources Management, Data Analysis, Consulting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Background Checks, Recruitment Advertising, Requirements Analysis, Performance Management, Requirements Management, Project Management, Technical Analysis, Microsoft Office, Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), Management Information Systems (MIS), Interviewing, Strategic Negotiations, IT contract negotiation

Experience

Talent Advisor

Growth Stage Startup

2025-12 - Present · 9 mos

Quietly helping build the team behind a soonicorn.

Angel Investor

Fam

2019-10 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

Supported the core team in strengthening people practices and closing key hires post-series A. Hired for critical positions across Product, Design, Engineering, Marketing, Business, and Leadership. Collaborated with the People Team on org mapping to align structure with growth needs.

Talent and People Advisor

Clarisights

2024-7 - 2025-9 · 1 yr 3 mos

Partnering with founders to hire top talent for their next phase of growth.

Talent Advisor

Aftershoot

2025-5 - 2025-7 · 3 mos

Joined on a Fractional role to build the Talent function and close critical Tech & AI hires.

Associate Director - Talent Acquisition

Unacademy

2023-7 - 2025-4 · 1 yr 10 mos

Lead and Rebuilt Tech hiring for UA group: Unacademy, NextLevel, Airlearn, Cohesive & Graphy. Lead People Function and Business Partnering for Tech Org of Unacademy.

Advisor - People Success

RISA

2023-5 - 2023-7 · 3 mos

Built Talent Research project for US Healthcare for AI, Healthcare Talent. Streamlined people function.

Advisor - People Success

Xalts

2023-2 - 2023-4 · 3 mos

Formulated a global talent and people strategy and scaled the core team 3X in a short time.   Closed initial pedigree hires across Product, Engineering, Design & Business by leveraging network.

Talent & People Lead

Dyte (now Cloudflare)

2021-8 - 2023-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

Joined as the 15th member, scaled to 50+, and got acquired by CloudFlare for its exceptional team. Led and systemized performance reviews and appraisals, and set up the overall people function. Led Talent and People initiatives, created and executed a robust hiring strategy and processes.

Talent Business Partner

CloudQ

2018-2 - 2021-3 · 3 yrs 2 mos

CloudQ is an Atlanta-based company offering software products and solutions across technologies. Built a $3.5M ARR account by closing 40+ Key roles for Fortune 100 clients in the US within a year.

Talent Acquisition

CloudQ

2015-7 - 2018-1 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Involved in the full cycle of Recruiting involving sourcing, identifying, screening, and finding talent in a quick turnaround time for various Roles through conventional and non-conventional sourcing methods.