Goutham Chandrasekhar

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Head of People at Meridian Ops · leveling, equity

Meridian Ops
Pune, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
15+ years experience
IIIT Hyderabad
English, Hindi, Marathi
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Overview

I lead compensation at Meridian Ops in Pune. Cut time-to-hire from 56 days to 23. Ran manager training for 369 first-time leads. Before that: MakeMyTrip and Nykaa. Most at home with benchmarking and Pave. Board member at a local non-profit.

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equitybenchmarkinglevelingPave

Experience

  1. Head of People
    Mar 2023 - Present
    Meridian Ops · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Hired 235 engineers in a year with a 71% offer-accept rate.
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 867 people.
    • Ran manager training for 284 first-time leads.
  2. People Operations Manager
    Jul 2020 - Mar 2023
    MakeMyTrip · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Cut time-to-hire from 62 days to 23.
  3. Talent Acquisition Lead
    Oct 2017 - Jul 2020
    Nykaa · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Hired 51 engineers in a year with a 83% offer-accept rate.
  4. HR Business Partner
    Feb 2014 - Oct 2017
    Freshworks · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Hired 116 engineers in a year with a 85% offer-accept rate.
  5. Recruiter
    Jul 2011 - Feb 2014
    InMobi · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Pune, India
    • Cut time-to-hire from 55 days to 27.

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Education

  1. IIIT Hyderabad
    B.Tech, Psychology
    2004 - 2008

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