About

Mohammed Imran is an experienced Head of Talent Acquisition with over 12 years of experience in the field. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Disney+, Flipkart, Amazon, and GE Digital. Imran is passionate about talent branding and analytics, and he loves to challenge the traditional methods of attracting and hiring talent. Imran is a graduate of Anna University, where he earned a degree in Computer Science. He started his career working on a project to automate the traffic system, which was published in the Times of India newspaper. He then worked on another project to provide free solar light, which was published in the Deccan Herald newspaper. However, recruitment happened simultaneously, and Imran started his journey in talent acquisition. Imran has built startups such as Commonfloor.com and unicorn Quikr.com, where he headed the Talent Acquisition and Talent Branding. He then moved on to work for large-scale organizations such as Amazon, GE Digital, and Flipkart. Currently, he is the Assistant Vice President - Talent Acquisition at Disney+ Hotstar, where he leads the Talent Acquisition for both Disney+ Hotstar and Disney Star. Imran is a hands-on person who loves to experiment and challenge traditional methods. He is passionate about TA analytics and TA branding. When he is not working, he loves to travel and enjoys solo trips. He also loves to visit campuses and give talks to upcoming talents. Imran's current focus is on attracting talent to build the best technology platform at scale for Disney+ Hotstar and Disney Star. He manages the hiring across India, China, and Europe for campus and lateral talents. He is working on solving problems such as providing an amazing customer experience across the globe for millions of customers with live streaming, providing localized experience with global content, supporting local language search, building an ecosystem for all age groups, and ensuring security for TB's of content for mobile, tablet, TV, web, etc. Imran has also worked as a LinkedIn coach lead for the TA team of Flipkart and managed a team of TA partners. He has taken care of multiple business units for their technology and product hiring, worked closely with business stakeholders, and come up with new initiatives to attract top talents from the market and hire the best. Flipkart has topped the LinkedIn Top Companies 2019 list, which celebrates the most sought-after places to work in the country. Imran's education history includes a B.E in Computer Science from Anna University.