About

Lokesh Gogawale is a seasoned Product/Niche hiring specialist with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has a demonstrated and steady track record of professional accomplishments, particularly in hiring for leadership positions, product and R&D groups. Lokesh's forte lies in hiring for niche skills like Cloud, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data. Lokesh has built core technical product development teams right from scratch and has expertise in competition analysis, market mapping, and skill segmentation. He is also an expert in developing partnerships with business stakeholders by consulting them on various HR aspects that yield success and predictable results. His self-motivation and proactive nature, combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills, enable him to interact at any level of complex and integrated delivery structures. Lokesh's ability to cultivate strong interpersonal relationships is one of his many assets. He is an excellent leader who shares knowledge and mentors team members across the group. Currently, Lokesh works as the Senior Manager - Product Hiring at Qualys. He has previously worked as the Senior Manager - Niche & Capability at Siemens and Manager at Volkswagen. Lokesh holds a Master's degree in Specialization in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from Sinhgad Institute of Management, University of Pune, and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Pune. His tech stack includes Big Data and Machine Learning.