Finding the best Talent in the market, regardless of speciality. By being ex Operators, we are truly T shaped - true depth and breath across the entire Executive functions.Recruiting Strategic IC's, Director, VP and C suite roles in Tech and Non Tech.Let's connect: vivek@nova-talent.comLearn more about us: www.nova-talent.com

Ran recruiting lifecycle both as an IC and Talent Leader across Tech and Non Tech.Directly responsible for all Executive Leadership hiring including: CEO, CRO, CTO, CMO, GC, CFO, Chief People Officer, Chief Business Officer, SVP Engineering, SVP of Sales, SVP Customer Success, VP Finance, SVP Marketing, VP of Sales, VP Professional Services, VP of Product, and their direct reports including Staff Level IC's.Additional responsibility included managing a team. Size ranged from ~5 to 30's and employee count from 90 to ~900's. Learnt and grew during every moment!Series B to E. ~$350M valuation to $11B.

Responsible for recruiting for Engineering, Product, Design and Go to Market functions from Senior Leadership (multiple SVP, VP's and Directors) to strategic IC's. Scaled recruiting operations for leading SaaS provider as company grew from 500 employees to over 1,500. Journey included pre to post IPO, a company acquisition, and growing revenue from under $100M to over $250M. Transformed end-to-end talent sourcing, interview, branding, and offer process – implementing world class efficiency, streamlined communications with internal stakeholders as well as external candidates and delivered a white glove experience to all prospective recruits. Delivered improvement from a 31% acceptance rate to 80%+ for Bay Area hires. Winner of “Z-Awesome” – award given to individual who made the biggest impact amongst 1 quarter. Fastest in Zuora history to win. Nominated by peers and given during first full quarter. CXO staff choose winner out of over 600 employees globally.

Successfully placed several hundred individuals (Engineering, Product and Design) into our clients, indirectly many more, and assisted in the generation of over $3 Million in revenue for the firm.Deemed as one of the fastest in firm history of 50+ years to hit billing of $1M in permanent placements, current Gross Profit is $3M+.Responsible for leading a sales team of Recruiters and Account Managers to recruit for top tiered software clients while also being hands on directly in day to day recruitment. Recognized for training both internal team of 15+ and nationwide individuals as a subject matter expert for both candidate and client facing challenges during complete recruiting lifecycle.Hands on complete end to end recruiting lifecycle from breaking into new clients, initial hiring manager contact, job order qualification, client process control, direct sourcing, candidate process control, setting up interviews, reference checking/ back channeling, negotiating, closing offers, and continuing post placement relationship efforts.Track record of extremely strong closing rate due to superb relationship building skills and process control strategies.Invited to top performers’ company wide trip 6 years in a row and asked to speak at 2011 trip. Awards won: Breakthrough Performer of the Year, Rookie of the year, 5X Gold Performer, and 2X Performer of the year.

Involved in recruiting cycle from sourcing candidates, submitting resumes, setting up interviews, debriefing candidates, and working closely with team members to close deals.Responsible for screening 1,000+ potential candidates, initiating contact with Human Resources Department, providing interviewing tips, and matching candidates with perspective employment opportunities.