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Karthik Rao

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Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition at Mastercard
📍 Pune, Maharashtra, India

Karthik Rao is a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Mastercard with over a decade of experience in IT and non-IT hiring for global firms. He specializes in full-cycle recruitment and managing stakeholders across the US, Europe, and Asia. He holds multiple certifications in diversity and inclusion.

Colleagues consistently describe him as versatile, organized, and exceptional at both stakeholder and candidate management.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Junior
Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Diversity & Inclusion
Holds certifications in Diversity Recruiting, Unconscious Bias, and DIBs, actively working to build a diverse workforce.
Global Tech Recruiting
Manages recruitment for global technology roles, partnering with business leaders in the US, Europe, and Asia to meet hiring needs.
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Work history

1-2024
Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition
Mastercard
12-2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Mastercard
7-2021 - 1-2024
Talent Acquisition Specialist - PuTC
Schlumberger
3-2021 - 12-2021
Talent Acquisition Specialist
TransUnion
8-2020 - 7-2021
Talent Acquisition Lead
Emerson
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Education
2011 - 2013
Master of Science (MS)
Abeda Inamdar Senior College
2008 - 2011
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Abeda Inamdar Senior College
2006 - 2009
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Culinary Academy of India , Hyderabad
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