Anurag Mishra

Owning strategic hiring across PayPal's India deep-tech and AI organisation — spanning individual contributor roles to leadership and executive search — for Classical ML, GenAI, LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, Fine-tuning, Data Engineering, Product, and Platform Engineering.   Selected highlights: • Closed senior leadership roles partnering with India VP level stakeholders and Global VPs • Drove end-to-end hiring across India and global locations — from req intake to offer negotiation • Designed interview loops and scorecards for niche AI/ML roles (RAG, LLMs, Fine-tuning, Agentic AI, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Science) • Sourced senior talent from top product companies, AI labs, and academia (IITs, IISc) • Champion of hiring process excellence, data-driven decisions, and diversity outcomes

Ai Palette is a Singapore-HQ'd AI startup using NLP and ML across 61B data points / 150+ sources / 18 languages to help global FMCG/CPG brands (PepsiCo, Mondelez, Nestlé) create winning products.   As the first TA leader on the ground: • Built the Bengaluru tech & business teams from scratch to 30 to 140 Plus • Owned hiring across AI/ML, NLP Engineering, Backend, Product, and GTM • Partnered directly with Co-Founders and CXOs on hiring strategy and org design • Hired senior leaders (CPTO/VPs) from top product companies and SaaS/AI firms • Built sourcing playbooks across LinkedIn, Instahyre, Naukri, IIMJobs, Jobstreet (SG) • Handled the team of 3 recruiters

Drove tech hiring for MakeMyTrip's Gurgaon and Bengaluru technology centers — closing 500+ roles across data, engineering, and product.   Specialisations: • Data Science / ML / NLP — Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Scikit), R • Data Engineering — Hadoop, Spark, Scala, Big Data Architecture • Backend / Mobile / Frontend — Java, Python-Django, iOS, Android, React, Angular • Leadership hiring — Associate Directors, Tech Architects, TPMs, Engineering Managers Team handling, Handled RPO of 5-6 recruiters   Additional ownership: • Campus hiring across Product, Tech, UX • Recruitment hackathons with HackerEarth and Ideatory (Data Science) • Vendor management, employer branding, salary negotiations, RPO

IT Leadership Hiring for Product Based companies PAN india • Our top notch clients are Amazon.com, UI Path,Algorythma.ThoughtWorks,Hotstar, Expedia Inc, Grey Orange, Crowdfire,HP,Microsoft India • Handling end-to-end recruitment process for Technical Openings. • Handling multiple clients directly. • Creatively sourcing qualified candidates from a variety of sources such as Internet, referrals, networking groups, niche job boards, and other traditional and non-traditional methods to build the talent pipeline to fill current and future openings. • Providing full life-cycle recruitment activities. Conduct phone and in-person interviews to assess candidate background, experience, and competencies. Assess candidate’s work history, education, job skills, compensation requirements, etc. as it relates to position specifications. • Pre-screening and presenting qualified candidates to hiring managers. Manage and coordinate appropriate communications with candidates during the interview process while maintaining candidate relationships. Educate and excite candidates on the company, culture, opportunity, and total rewards package. • Managing the hiring process. Pre-close candidates, prepare and present offers, and provide negotiation support as needed. Handling Senior & Mid Level Recruitment Like, Director- Engineering CTO BU Head Marketing Head Sales Head Engineering Head WFM Head Senior Product Manager Senior Engineering Manager Senior Development Manager UI/UX Manager Senior Technical Architect Senior Team Lead Technical Program Manager Tech Lead Technical Project Manager Solution Architect . Multi-functional Exposure in Talent Acquisition/management

Understanding and analyzing the client’s manpower requirements in different skill set categories  Using sourcing strategies like Referral generation, Direct Sourcing, Networking, Mass Mailing, Job posting, so as to reach out to a maximum qualified pool of candidates.  Using Job Portals, Database, Head-hunting techniques to find out the right fitment.  Telephonic Screening of the profiles – Checking for Technical Fitment, Behavioral Fitment, Stability  Conducting preliminary interviews as specified by client  Evaluating the candidate on various parameters like communication skill, personality and assessing the candidate by grading them  Clarifying the doubts of candidates and brief them about company profile & role  Scheduling Interviews of the candidates in close co-ordination with client HR  Ensuring proper co-ordination between Clients and Candidates  Maintaining and developing candidate database and trackers  Responsible for articulating and negotiating job offers with candidates and clearly communicating all aspects of the offer including the salary, benefits, bonuses, relocations, etc  Follow-up with candidates for Post Employment Reference Checks, Notice Period Negotiations, etc till joining  Follow-up with Client HR for feedbacks and coordination for various on-going requirements.