Shruthi Nagaraj
About Shruthi Nagaraj
Shruthi Nagaraj is a Manager of Talent Acquisition at Yugabyte, with over 13 years of experience in industry and university hiring. She has held various roles in companies such as NetApp, Oracle, Infosys, and Nutanix, and specializes in building distributed SQL teams.
Work at Yugabyte
Currently, Shruthi Nagaraj serves as the Manager of Talent Acquisition for the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region at Yugabyte. She has held this position since 2021 and is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In her role, she focuses on the recruitment lifecycle, strategy building, resource planning, stakeholder management, and enhancing candidate experience. Her expertise in talent acquisition contributes to Yugabyte's efforts in building a strong workforce in the competitive technology sector.
Previous Experience in Talent Acquisition
Shruthi Nagaraj has over 13 years of experience in talent acquisition, covering both industry and university hiring. Prior to her role at Yugabyte, she worked at Nutanix as Manager of Talent Acquisition - University from 2019 to 2021. She also held positions at Covance as Manager of Talent Acquisition in 2018, and at NetApp as University Relations for the APAC region from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, she worked as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Oracle from 2011 to 2013 and at Infosys from 2010 to 2011.
Education and Expertise
Shruthi Nagaraj earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Oxford College of Science in Bangalore, completing her studies from 2004 to 2007. Her educational background supports her expertise in building and scaling distributed SQL teams that are hybrid and multi-cloud, multi-API, fully PostgreSQL compatible, and 100% open source. This technical knowledge is integral to her role in talent acquisition within the technology sector.
Achievements in Talent Acquisition
In 2013, Shruthi Nagaraj received the Spark award for innovation, recognizing her efforts in enhancing the recruiter-business partnership. This award highlights her commitment to improving recruitment processes and fostering strong relationships between talent acquisition teams and business units. Her achievements reflect her ability to drive innovation and efficiency in talent acquisition strategies.
Early Career Background
Before specializing in talent acquisition, Shruthi Nagaraj began her career as a Tax Analyst at Ernst & Young, where she worked from 2008 to 2010. This early experience provided her with foundational skills in analysis and stakeholder engagement, which have been beneficial in her subsequent roles in talent acquisition.