Saurabh Gautam

As a co-founder at TAintel, I'm passionate about pioneering a new era in technical recruitment, one that's deeply rooted in innovation, integrity, and inclusivity. With a collective experience spanning over 30 years at industry giants like Indeed, Google, and Meta, our mission is to empower companies with the technical talent they need to accelerate growth and drive breakthroughs in AI and Data Science. ✅ AI & Data Science Talent Acquisition: We Specialize in connecting companies with the brightest minds in AI and Data Science. Our network spans data scientists, machine learning engineers, and experts in cutting-edge technologies. ✅ Leadership Hiring: We recognize that leaders play a pivotal role in shaping an organization's future. We're dedicated to helping companies find visionaries who are not just experts in technology but are also capable of driving innovation and executing strategic visions. ✅ Startup Team Building: Early-stage startups have unique hiring needs. We assist them in building high-performing tech teams from the ground up, aligning their vision with the right talent.

Worked on the idea of enhancing applicant quality by harnessing the power of competency metrics and decoding valuable signals from candidates' profiles, along with improving the candidate experience.

- Scaled SWE hiring in India in 2022 managing stakeholders disbursed geographically. - Mentored coached and led a team of recruiters to meet the unprecedented SWE hiring demand in 2022.

- Hired for Software Engineering Leaders to manage a team of high-performing software engineers, developing products with global impact. - Partnered with Global Engineering leaders to set up Data Engineering & Data Science teams in India from ground-up, defined hiring process in collaboration with the tech leads from the US and Dublin. - Partnered with the Global leaders to set up multiple engineering teams in India from the ground-up.

- Led a team of recruiters and coordinators to hire top tech talent across GE Digital businesses. - Partnered with executive-level engineering leaders for hiring needs in their respective businesses. - TA SPOC for Healthcare & Aviation digital in India hiring software engineering leaders and engineers across levels. - Hiring SPOC for Data Science roles across GE Digital businesses (Healthcare, Aviation, Renewable Energy, Power, etc.). - Managed multiple projects in Talent Mapping and Diversity Hiring. - Collaborated with HR leaders and business leaders as part of diversity hiring initiatives and projects.

- Recruiting SPOC for Trust & Safety hiring at Google, Hyderabad. - Hired Trust & Safety leaders and analysts across levels. - Partnered with India business leads to plan and execute hiring projects to hire for Sales and Business Operations leaders. - Hired campaign managers, solution consultants, account strategists, and many other roles in various businesses.

- Hiring SPOC for Technical Support function in India - Partnered with India leadership team to identify the process gaps and streamlined hiring approaches to hire at scale.

The Google story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaOkHeW8HZA

- Managed Recruitment for Silicon (VLSI) Engineering Group at AMD - Responsible for talent mapping, sourcing, closing offers, onboarding, and HR Interviews.

- Managed a Team of 15 Technical Recruiters/Sourcing specialists working on Niche Skills across various domains, spread between 2 locations (Delhi and Dehradoon). - Involved in performance evaluation and mentoring. - Defined metrics to ensure high-quality resume submissions (a score-based system with multiple dimensions to improve submission quality). - Managed sourcing of candidates for Industries such as VLSI, Software Engineering, telecommunications, ITES, Finance, Pharmaceuticals, etc. - Identified unconventional channels to source top talent e.g. Patents, Articles, Publications etc.