About

Abhinav Raj is a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at PayU, with over a decade of experience in the tech hiring landscape. He is passionate about building a high-performance team culture, establishing strong business partnerships, and developing innovative recruitment models. As a strategic talent acquisition professional, Abhinav has extensive experience in sourcing profiles through various channels, including Google, social media, business articles, referral programs, recruitment drives, institute hiring, campus hiring, coding challenges, and vendor management. He has worked on global projects and rolled out ERP at the APAC level single-handedly, demonstrating his ability to manage stakeholders and negotiate with prospects. Abhinav is also skilled in setting up recruitment processes, preparing JDs, completing joining formalities, and handling employee grievances related to Mediclaim, full & final, PF, gratuity, and more. Abhinav has worked for several companies, including Groupon, where he served as the Talent Acquisition Lead. In this role, he was the lead POC for business reviews on recruiting with executive staff local/global. He also coordinated with the CTO, VP, SVP, APAC team, and DOE to develop the recruitment plan for current and pipeline project requirements. Abhinav's experience also includes working as a Senior Consultant at RGF Select India (Recruit Holdings, Japan), where he handled middle-level and senior-level profiles, sourced relevant candidates, and managed the full lifecycle of the recruitment process. Abhinav holds an MBA in Human Resource from the International School of Business & Research and a Bachelor of Commerce from Banaras Hindu University. He also has a degree in commerce from De Nobili. Abhinav's tech stack includes senior software engineering and search, and his relevant experience is 12.70 years.