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Naresh Ullal

Technical Talent Partner | AI & Engineering

€500/day
Amsterdam, NL
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Naresh

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner with extensive experience supporting high-growth technology companies across AI, engineering, and product functions. I help organizations scale by combining structured hiring processes, strong stakeholder partnership, and proactive global sourcing strategies.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Fairbanks & 42on,
    Recruiter
    January 2024 - April 2025 (1 year and 3 months)
    Netherlands
    • ● Owned end-to-end recruiting for both Engineering and Non-Engineering teams across Europe, ensuring alignment with business needs.
    • ● Created smart sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, open-source tools, and niche networks, which helped build a stronger pipeline of quality candidates.
    • ● Used data-driven sourcing strategies to identify talent pools and prioritize outreach, improving sourcing efficiency by 25%.
    • ● Worked closely with hiring managers to write clear job descriptions and understand exactly what kind of candidates would be the best fit.
    • ● Managed the whole hiring journey from interviews to offers to onboarding, focused on making the experience smooth and positive.
    • ● Improved recruitment efficiency by streamlining processes and using ATS tools.
    • ● Improved interview assessments by introducing structured frameworks that ensured fair and objective evaluations across all candidates.
    Talent acquisition fullcycle recruitment talent mapping open source sourcing tools
  • Databricks,
    Senior Recruiter
    December 2019 - August 2023 (3 years and 8 months)
    Netherlands
    • ● Owned recruiting and sourcing for both Engineering and Non-Engineering teams, with a focus on three key business units.
    • ● Created detailed market analysis reports for stakeholders, providing visibility into talent supply, salary benchmarks, and competitor hiring activity.
    • ● Used creative sourcing techniques and data-driven insights to build strong talent pipelines and fill high-priority roles.
    • ● Helped grow the company significantly in the EMEA region as an early team member.
    • ● Maintained a 90% offer acceptance rate.
    • ● Reduced average time-to-hire by 15% by advising hiring managers and optimizing interview workflows.
    • ● Built talent strategies and shared market insights with stakeholders.
    • ● Regularly tracked and analyzed recruitment metrics like time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and candidate conversion rates to optimize sourcing efforts.
    • ● Partnered with US teams to build pipelines for North America and helped launch new offices in Costa Rica and India.
    • ● Consistently maintained hugh candidate Net Promoter Score by delivering timely communication and personalized support throughout the recruitment journey.
    • ● Improved hiring manager NPS through proactive partnership, clear expectation setting, and ongoing recruitment process improvements.
  • Infoblox
    Senior Recruiter
    June 2016 - November 2019 (3 years and 5 months)
    • ● Joined as the first recruiter and helped grow to 300 employees.
    • ● Promoted to manager, leading a team of seven recruiters across two locations.
    • ● Led college graduate and internship hiring programs.
    • ● Launched graduate and internship programs, onboarding 60+ early-career talents over three years.
    • ● Trained interviewers on best practices for unbiased assessments and effective candidate evaluation techniques.
    • ● Ran new hire orientation and optimized recruitment processes.
    • ● Led diversity hiring initiatives and improved employer branding.
    • ● Implemented diversity hiring initiatives, increasing diverse hires by 20%.

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Education

  • Master's Degree
    Master's Degree

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