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Gaurav Naidu

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Talent Acquisition - Engineering at Playlist
📍 Pune, Maharashtra, India

Gaurav Naidu is a talent acquisition leader with 10 years of experience, specializing in building high-performance engineering teams for SaaS and product-based companies. Currently at Playlist (fka Mindbody), colleagues describe him as a dedicated, strategic, and goal-oriented professional with global recruitment expertise.

He is passionate about the evolution of the talent landscape and actively engages with the recruitment community. Gaurav shows a keen interest in professional development and networking, demonstrated by his enthusiasm for attending industry events like the TASCON 2024 conference in Pune.

While at Saama, the companys AI platform powered the clinical trial that led to the worlds first COVID-19 vaccine.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Talent Acquisition - Engineering
Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Gaurav shows up

Objective Evaluator
Early Adopter
Goal-Oriented

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Gaurav cares about

High-Performance Teams
His professional headline focuses on building engineering teams for companies in their initial growth phases ("0→1 & Beyond").
Wellness Technology
He works at Playlist (Mindbody/ClassPass), a leading company in the wellness and fitness SaaS industry, and actively recruits engineers for this space.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Talent Acquisition - Engineering
Playlist
5-2024
Sr. Talent Partner - Technology
Mindbody
5-2022 - 5-2024
Sr. Talent Specialist - Product Engineering
Saama
5-2019 - 4-2022
HCM Sr. Consultant - Global Sourcing & Recruiting
Saama
8-2017 - 4-2019
HCM Consultant - TA
Saama
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Education
9-2020 - 5-2022
Master of Business Administration
Savitribai Phule Pune University
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Business Management
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Social presence
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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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