About

Arun Prakash is a talented and passionate Talent Acquisition Specialist and Storyteller with over 12 years of experience in full-cycle recruiting, strategic sourcing, data analytics, and project management. He is currently the Lead Technical Recruiter at Rippling, where he is responsible for hiring staff engineers and engineering managers. Arun has also worked with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, helping them grow their teams and achieve their dreams. Arun is a data-driven and insightful recruiter who is passionate about finding great people and matching them with great careers. He believes that the journey starts with conversations, where he uncovers their values, personal aspirations, and next career move. Arun is skilled in matching top-performing and rising professionals with the right career move, from C Level Hiring to Engineering team members (QA to Head of Engineerings to ML/NLP/CV Engineer), Sales (Executive to CSO), UX, Marketing (Executive to CMO), Product Manager, and more. Arun is a street photographer and loves listening to podcasts in his free time. He is also an avid traveler who loves to explore new places and meet new people. Arun is an excellent communicator and enjoys building relationships with people from different backgrounds. Arun's previous experience includes working as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Unacademy, where he led hiring efforts and helped grow the Engineering, Product, Business, and Leadership teams. He reduced dependency on staffing agencies by building an in-house team of 15+ recruiters, which helped save $500k in agency fees. Arun also improved the Offer-to-joining ratio from 40% to 85% and reduced Time-to-close from 25 days to 10-12 days. Arun's tech stack includes Senior Software Engineer, NLP, QA, Product Manager, ML, Test, and Computer Vision. If you are looking for a talented and passionate Talent Acquisition Specialist, Arun Prakash is the right person for you.