About

Tharun Raj is a highly skilled Talent Acquisition professional with over 3 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment cycle for volume, niche & leadership hiring, talent mapping, and vendor management. Currently, he is working as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at smallcase, where he is responsible for building teams and hiring for People, Business, Marketing, Sales, Growth, Studio, Design, Analytics, Engineering and Product roles. Tharun is passionate about recruitment and people, and he loves to connect with people from different domains and industries to increase his networking. He has a strong expertise in sourcing high-quality candidates and minimizing turnover to enhance business efficiency and team productivity. He is driven to devising and implementing successful recruiting strategies to build candidates pipelines and attract top talent. Tharun is adept at using traditional and non-traditional methods to source candidates and successful at utilizing social media strategies and modern marketing techniques. He has worked with some of the leading startups in India, including Swiggy and Dunzo, where he held the position of Senior Talent Acquisition Executive and Talent Acquisition Associate, respectively. Tharun holds a Master of Social Work - MSW degree in Human Resource Management and Development from Christ University, a Bachelor of Commerce, Honours degree in Commerce from Christ University, and a Diploma in Human Resource Management from Loyola College. He is a startup enthusiast and a career matchmaker who is passionate about hiring the brightest minds.