Tanya Thakur
@tanyathakur
Senior technical recruiter using AI and data to accelerate SaaS engineering hiring and close leadership roles.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a 7-year technical recruiting specialist focused on cutting time-to-fill by up to 43% in high-growth SaaS environments. I hire across the engineering stack—from IC engineers to Director-level DevOps and Engineering leaders—partnering directly with CTOs and CEOs to deliver against SLAs.
I bring a data-driven approach to every search, using an AI-augmented sourcing stack (HireEZ, Gem, Juicebox, Weekday AI, Beep.ai) to surface passive candidates faster and improve pipeline quality. I also build structured interview scorecards and redesign sourcing strategy to compress vacancy cycles and reduce hiring costs.
In my recent roles, I’ve owned end-to-end director-level requisitions with 100% closure within agreed SLAs and improved hiring velocity by combining multi-channel sourcing with ATS data integrity (Lever, Beamery, iCIMS). I’m IIM Ahmedabad-certified in HR Business Analytics, and I apply analytics to forecasting, decision-making, and real-time hiring dashboards.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Compressed average time-to-fill by 43% across engineering, DevOps, and leadership roles by redesigning sourcing and introducing structured interview scorecards. Owned Director-level hiring (Engineering/DevOps) and closed 100% of senior leadership requisitions within SLAs.
Cut time-to-hire by 21% by restructuring interview coordination and reducing scheduling lag from 5 days to under 2 days. Expanded qualified candidate pools by 20% using multi-channel sourcing and built demand forecasting models across 4+ business units to improve headcount planning accuracy.
Senior Recruiter
SD Marketers
Feb 2020 - Jul 2022 (2 years 5 months)
Built foundational recruiting capabilities, owning end-to-end sourcing, screening, and stakeholder coordination across technology and non-tech roles.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Punjab Technical University
Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Applications
Earned a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from Punjab Technical University.
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
HR Business Analytics Certification, HR Business Analytics
Completed certification in HR Business Analytics, applying data-driven decision-making to recruiting.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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