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David Sankar.

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
Founding Talent Lead at Zefir
📍 Paris, Île-de-France, France

David is a talent acquisition leader with over 12 years of experience driving hiring for high-growth tech companies like Zefir and Deliveroo. He is recognized for his data-driven approach and expertise in structured hiring and diversity sourcing. Colleagues describe him as an "extremely competent TA professional" and one of the "best minds in sourcing. "

Formerly a philosophy teacher, David is an avid writer who shares his professional insights on his Medium blog. He is passionate about continuous learning and has interests in meditation and writing, constantly exploring new fields to broaden his knowledge and help others grow.

He once delivered a talk at SourceCon Dublin titled "Sourcing without booleans? , " emphasizing methodology over tools.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Founding Talent Lead
Job Level
Middle
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Structured Hiring
He champions structured hiring and scorecards to improve recruiting objectivity and effectiveness, as demonstrated by the results he achieved at Deliveroo.
AI in Recruiting
David holds certifications in Generative AI for HR and recruiting and actively reflects on how technology is transforming the talent acquisition landscape.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Founding Talent Lead
Zefir
12-2024 - 9-2025
Lead Recruiter
Deliveroo
11-2023 - 12-2024
Senior Recruiter
Deliveroo
1-2023 - 11-2023
Head of Talent Acquisition (EMEA/APAC)
Equativ
12-2020 - 11-2023
Investor
Equativ
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2012
Master of Science "Grande Ecole" Program
ESCP Business School
2010 - 2011
Erasmus Exchange Program | Sweden
Lund University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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