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Akshay Karkera

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Senior Recruiter at Coursera
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Akshay is a results-oriented Senior Recruiter with over 11 years of experience, currently building Courseras India Development Center. He previously hired for tech and leadership roles at Atlassian and JPMorgan Chase. Colleagues describe him as strategic, dedicated, and exceptionally action-oriented.

He is frequently praised for his mastery of Excel, using data analysis to strategically influence hiring decisions.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Recruiter
Job Level
Junior
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Priorities

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Building Tech Teams
He is currently focused on bootstrapping Coursera's new development center in India and has extensive experience hiring for technology and engineering roles.
AI in HR
Recently completed a course on Generative AI for HR, focusing on its applications in talent acquisition, candidate engagement, and streamlining communication.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Senior Recruiter
Coursera
4-2023 - 9-2023
Senior Recruiter
Atlassian
7-2021 - 4-2023
Recruiter
Atlassian
12-2020 - 7-2021
Recruiter
Priceline
2-2019 - 12-2020
Senior Recruitment Specialist
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Education
2009 - 2014
Master's degree
High School
St.Pius X High School
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