About

Amjad Basheer is a results-oriented talent acquisition and recruiter with over 10 years of experience in E-commerce, OTT, gaming, and product organizations. He is currently working as a Sr Manager - Talent Acquisition / HR at Meesho, where he is responsible for handling Tech - All Non-Backend roles, including Frontend, Infra, IT, CTO office, Data Science, Data Platform, Mobile (Android/IOS), and SDET (testing). Amjad has a proven track record of success in leading effective strategies to improve recruitment campus placements and building and leading strong recruitment teams. He was instrumental in the 10X growth of Meesho technology, where he built teams like mobile apps, Frontend, Infra, and CTO office. He successfully led the campus hiring process in 2021 and was part of streamlining the interview process by the introduction of Lever/Hackerrank tools. Currently managing a team of 5 recruiters and coordinators, Amjad is instrumental in strategic planning, drive hiring events, and building roadmaps to direct the team. He was part of the implementation of the candidate experience and set up the employee referral program with a successful conversion ratio. He was also part of the 2 ATS implementations - Lever and Zwayam. Amjad's achievements include building the Frontend team from 4 to 78 engineers across levels, CTO tech hiring from 0 to 18 across levels, and building the Infrastructure team from 0 to 100 across levels. He was appreciated and awarded two consecutive quarters for the best performance and the highest candidate experience score (4.5/5) in Meesho. Prior to Meesho, Amjad worked at Hotstar as a Manager - Talent Acquisition / HR and Assistant Manager HR, where he handled Mobile (IOS/Android), Product, Web, Built IT, Security, and Video teams from scratch. He started working with Hotstar as an initial team member (3rd Recruiter) when the Engineering team was 25. He worked as an individual contributor and managed a team of 2 (Sourcer and Coordinator). He also worked directly with stakeholders, business unit heads, and the respective teams to determine the hiring demands and assist in preparing JDs. Amjad holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Dr. C. V. Raman University and a Diploma in Computer Science from Aptech Computer Education. He has a diverse tech stack, including Frontend,