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Veda Mene

@vedamene

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I build technical recruiting functions and hire engineering and AI/ML talent.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build and improve technical recruiting functions, partner closely with founders and hiring leaders, and deliver data-informed hiring for senior engineering and AI/ML talent.

I've led full-cycle hiring at Bajaj Finance Limited, hiring 250+ employees across business-critical functions and reducing time-to-fill by 45% through stronger sourcing channels, screening, and pipeline tracking.

At Catenon Executive Search Firm, I served as a founding recruiter for early-stage startups, partnering with founders and CEOs to define first technical hires. I built interview frameworks and scorecards, developed pipelines of 200+ senior and staff-level candidates, and recruited across software, data, AI/ML, hardware, firmware, and SRE roles.

I bring 4+ years of technical recruiting experience across startups and enterprise environments, combining Boolean search, talent mapping, referral networks, workforce analytics, and stakeholder partnership. I'm SHRM-CP certified and focused on building consistent, data-informed hiring processes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

HRBP – Talent Acquisition

Bajaj Finance Limited

Feb 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Executed large-scale full-cycle recruiting, hiring 250+ employees across business-critical functions. Reduced time-to-fill by 45% through optimized sourcing channels and data-driven pipeline tracking.

Full Cycle Recruiting Talent Mapping Boolean Search Referral Networks LinkedIn Recruiter Excel Workforce Analytics Stakeholder Management Diversity Recruitment Interview Coordination Offer Negotiation Onboarding

Senior Research Associate

Catenon Executive Search Firm

Feb 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Served as founding recruiter for early-stage startups, partnering with founders and CEOs to define role scope and evaluation criteria. Built interview frameworks and scorecards from scratch, and maintained pipelines of 200+ qualified senior and staff-level candidates.

Full Cycle Recruiting Boolean Search Talent Mapping Referral Networks LinkedIn Recruiter Naukri Indeed Interview Frameworks Scorecards Behavioral Interviewing Competency Based Interviews Market Benchmarking Compensation Analysis

HR Intern

Eaton India Pvt Ltd.

Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 (2 months)

Supported long-term workforce planning through HR data analysis and industry benchmarking. Assisted in developing strategic workforce initiatives aligned with organizational goals.

HR Data Analysis Benchmarking Workforce Planning strategic initiatives