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Akhil Girijan

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Vibing at Emergent
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Akhil is a seasoned talent acquisition leader with over 13 years of experience, currently spearheading AI-native recruiting at Emergent (YC S24). He excels in scaling teams for hyper-growth startups in SaaS, fintech, and food tech. Colleagues describe him as brilliant, professional, knowledgeable, and intelligent.

There is no publicly available information regarding Akhils personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional sphere. His focus appears to be centered on his career in talent acquisition and technology.

He once scaled a companys Chennai office from 75 to over 250 employees in just six months and led the hiring of more than 650 people in a single year.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Vibing
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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AI in Recruiting
His current role at Emergent is focused on "AI Native Recruiting," and his recent activity involves building teams for cutting-edge AI systems.
Hyper-growth Scaling
He has a proven track record of rapidly scaling teams at startups like Zepto, Rippling, and Tekion, often as a founding member of the recruiting team.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Vibing
Emergent
6-2025 - 12-2025
Director Talent Acquisition (Tech, Product & Design)
Zepto
9-2023 - 5-2025
TA Leader
Rippling
9-2023 - 6-2025
Sr Manager Talent Acquisition
Rippling
12-2020 - 9-2023
Head of Talent Acquisition
Tekion Corp
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Pre University College
INDIAN ACADEMY GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS
Masters
Harvard Extension School
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