Swapna Nair

Serve as a talent advisor to the Security organization, partnering with business stakeholders to attract and retain best-in-class cybersecurity talent.
Develop and implement new sourcing strategies to engage and build relationships with top cybersecurity professionals.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance and elevate the sourcing function, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Mentor and guide junior sourcers, optimizing hiring processes and improving efficiency.
Drive data-driven recruiting strategies, ensuring a seamless candidate experience while meeting business hiring needs.

Served as a key advisor to hiring managers, providing market insights and guiding leadership hiring strategies.
Led hiring efforts for Principal Software Engineers and Managers across Microsoft’s Azure, AI+R, and Gaming
Coaching hiring teams on best practices in talent evaluation and diversity hiring.

Led hiring efforts for Senior Security Consultants, partnering with business leaders to define role expectations and competencies.
Managed multiple stakeholders, ensuring alignment on hiring needs, process efficiency, and candidate experience.
Mentored junior recruiters, sharing best practices in sourcing, candidate engagement, and hiring analytics.

Led technical hiring initiatives for Wayfair’s supply chain engineering teams, building high-performing technical teams.
Provided strategic guidance to hiring managers, ensuring recruitment aligns with business goals.
Developed and implemented recruiting training programs for hiring managers to enhance interview effectiveness.

Co-founded and led an executive search firm specializing in senior leadership hiring in the IT sector.
Managed a team of recruiters, overseeing client relations, search execution, and business development.
Led Director and VP-level hiring engagements, building talent pipelines for high-growth technology firms.

Led senior-level executive searches for clients across financial services, healthcare, consumer retail, and manufacturing.
Partnered with business leaders to drive talent acquisition strategies and succession planning.
Managed a team of recruiters, fostering skill development and performance improvement.