About

Ankur Agrawal is a Manager of Talent Acquisition at Adobe with over 17 years of experience in the field. He is responsible for leading engineering hiring for the Cloud Platform Team, which is the core platform consumed by most Adobe products to be cloud-enabled. Additionally, he is leading engineering talent acquisition for Digital Advertising, Learning, and Publishing Products. Previously, Ankur held the position of Senior Talent Partner for Tech Talent Acquisition at Adobe, where he was responsible for hiring techies for the Cloud Platform Team. He also mentored a team of four people and was answerable for their performance. Ankur is known for his research and analytics-driven sourcing methodologies and for connecting and building relationships with top talent. He created data-based sourcing plans, drove, executed, analyzed, re-engineered, and repeated the process to ensure a healthy mix of direct hires, employee references, internal movements, and agencies. He also focused on leadership hiring and was committed to diversity and inclusion. Prior to joining Adobe, Ankur co-founded and led Talent Acquisition Teams for IT Products, IT Services, and Non-IT companies at Peoplelogic Business Solutions Pvt Ltd. He was a hands-on recruiter for tech and non-tech roles across levels, and he built ground-up, nurtured, and grew Talent Acquisition teams. He extensively worked with founders, C-level executives, and stakeholders, and he was a firm believer in "Freedom with Accountability." Ankur holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vishveshwaraiah Technological University. His tech stack includes SRE, Big Data, Research Scientist, and Search. Ankur is a highly experienced and skilled talent acquisition manager with expertise in leadership hiring, diversity and inclusion, and process re-engineering.