Gowtham Rajkumar

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DISC Type : C

Talent Manager at Poshmark

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

As Manager of Talent at Poshmark, Gowtham leads a recruiting team focused on social commerce, having hired over 200 people and contributed to a 150% growth in headcount. He holds an MBA from St. Josephs College of Engineering. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, efficient, and passionate.

He demonstrates a deep interest in the technologies he recruits for, often engaging the developer community on technical topics. He initiates discussions comparing mobile development frameworks like React Native vs. native Kotlin/Java and Swift vs. SwiftUI, showing his commitment to understanding the field deeply.

He has successfully implemented new sourcing strategies and hiring best practices that improved the quality and diversity of Poshmarks talent pipeline.

Personality Overview

Critic

Negotiator

Objective Thinker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Mobile App Development
He actively engages his network in discussions about the latest trends and challenges in mobile development for both Android and iOS platforms.
Talent Sourcing
He has implemented new sourcing strategies and screening tools to improve the quality and diversity of the talent pipeline at Poshmark.
Big Data Technologies
He recruits for specialized roles on teams that utilize technologies like AWS, Hive, Kafka, and Spark to drive business growth.

Media Appearances

Gowtham has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Talent Manager at Poshmark
4-2022 - 6-2024
Associate Manager, Talent at Poshmark
7-2020 - 4-2022
Lead Recruiter at Poshmark
4-2019 - 6-2020
Sr.Recruiter at Poshmark
8-2018 - 3-2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Poshmark

Education

2012 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from st.joseph's college of engineering
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from PSNA college of engg

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Exp : 11 Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job Level : Middle Designation : Talent Manager at Poshmark
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Insights For Selling To Gowtham

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gowtham is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gowtham

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gowtham move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Gowtham take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Gowtham

Personality Compatibility


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