Goutham Pavan Kannan

Overview

19 years in people and talent, the last 1 at SAP, where I lead the engineering hiring team. Hired 182 engineers in a year with a 84% offer-accept rate. Cut time-to-hire from 63 days to 20. Most at home with employer brand and Greenhouse. Travel slowly, usually by train.

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Experience

1. Director of Talent

   Sep 2025 - Present
   SAP · 1 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Hired 64 engineers in a year with a 70% offer-accept rate.
   • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3134 people.
2. Talent Acquisition Lead

   Oct 2022 - Jun 2025
   InMobi · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Ran manager training for 237 first-time leads.
   • Built the leveling and comp framework for 725 people.
3. Talent Acquisition Lead

   Dec 2019 - Jul 2022
   Dream11 · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Built the leveling and comp framework for 2585 people.
4. People Operations Manager

   Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
   Philips · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Built the leveling and comp framework for 4066 people.
5. Recruiter

   Jul 2014 - Nov 2017
   Axis Bank · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Cut time-to-hire from 58 days to 24.

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Education

1. Shri Ram College of Commerce

   B.Com, Communications
   2003 - 2007