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Krishna Gautam

Business Head / Talent Specialist @ Direct Hire – Technology BU, Xpheno

Krishna has over 14 years of experience in Talent Acquisition space, primarily across Client Engagement, Building Relationships, Delivery and People Management across Startups, Products/R&D, GIC’s, GCC’s, Green/Brown Field Engagements, RPO, VOP, Engineering, and Consulting Services/Big 4’s Consulting.

At Xpheno, he has shouldered the responsibility of establishing a specialist recruiting division focussed on niche technology contingent hiring for clients across Product, Research & Development, Automotive, Captives, GIC’s/Big 4 Consulting, Fintech, Early-Age Startups, Internet/eCommerce, Tech-Enabled Engineering across regions from Mid to Senior Midlevel to Strategic/Leadership space.

After completing his MBA in HR & Marketing from JNTU in 2007, he gained valuable working insights in Technology Recruitment & General Staffing, Resource Management, Vendor Management, Managing & Building Winning Teams, Running Change Initiatives, Lead "Quick Turnaround" teams across Green/Brown Field Projects, RPO, VOP engagement model through his past marquee employers like ManpowerGroup India (Manpower Inc, US) and RGF Professional India (Recruit Holdings, Japan).
Over the years, he has executed around 80+ Client Projects across India, North America, Middle East and Asia-Pacific region.

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