Mathusha Gunasundaram

Evaluator
DISC Type : dcs

Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition at Branch International

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Mathusha Gunasundaram is a Senior Associate in Talent Acquisition at Branch International, focused on building high-impact engineering and tech teams. Educated at Anna University and pursuing a certificate from IIM Shillong, she has prior experience at Avalara and Google. People who have worked with her often describe her as warm, professional, diligent, and proactive.

She holds specialized certifications in using AI for recruiting and leading conversations around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, highlighting her commitment to modern and inclusive hiring practices.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

Hard To Convince

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

Topics They Care About

Technical Recruiting
Specializes in recruiting for engineering, product, and technology teams, focusing on backend, full-stack, and Machine Learning Engineer roles.
AI in Recruiting
Holds a certification in "AI Lab: ChatGPT for Recruiters, " indicating an interest in leveraging modern AI tools to improve the hiring process.
Candidate Experience
[Predicted] Recommendations consistently praise her for creating a smooth, transparent, and respectful hiring and onboarding process for candidates.

Media Appearances

Mathusha has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition at Branch International
6-2024 - 10-2025
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner - Product Engineering, SDE, MLE Hiring Specialist at Avalara
7-2022 - 4-2023
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Publicis Sapient
4-2022 - 7-2022
Talent Advisor at Google
12-2020 - 4-2022
Senior Recruitment Consultant at Experis/Manpower Group

Education

10-2025 - 10-2026
Postgraduate Cerificate in Human Resource Management (Pursuing) from Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
2012 - 2016
Bachelors of Engineering from Anna University Chennai

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 7 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : N/A Designation : Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition at Branch International
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Mathusha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Avoid inviting them for any social interactions until you have built some rapport with them
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mathusha is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mathusha

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mathusha move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Mathusha take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Mathusha

Personality Compatibility


Other Branch International Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.