Ashwitha Dcruz (Assoc CIPD)

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Palo Alto Networksex-TATA Powerex-S11

With over 8+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, I am passionate about aligning high-impact talent with business objectives to drive organizational growth.

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I hold a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from , Ireland, and a Master of Arts in Industrial Psychology from , Mumbai. My academic background, aligned with CIPD standards, has strengthened my expertise in strategic HR, leadership development, and employee 🔹 Currently working at Palo Alto Networks, I work as a GTM Recruitment Specialist for the US & LATAM region, driving Go-To-Market hiring strategies and building high-performing sales 🔹 At QualityKiosk Technologies, I led end-to-end recruitment across technology functions, partnering closely with leadership to scale teams across multiple geographies and deliver strong talent pipelines in the QA and Digital Performance Engineering & observability 🔹 At Netcore Cloud, I focused on global SaaS MarTech hiring, successfully closing 78 roles in FY 2021–22, including senior leadership mandates across the UK, Spain, and India, contributing directly to international expansion and revenue I bring a strong balance of strategic thinking and execution excellence, with expertise in CXO hiring, behavioral event interviewing, and building scalable talent acquisition frameworks.

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  1. PALO ALTO NETWORKSJOB
    1. Recruitment Specialist - GTM
      6M
  2. QUALITYKIOSK TECHNOLOGIES PVT.JOB
    1. Senior Talent Acquisition…
      10M
  3. CORK OPERA HOUSEJOB
    1. Human Resources Administra…
      1M
  4. S11JOB
    1. Freelance Recruiter
      1Y 8M
  5. NETCORE CLOUDJOB
    1. Senior Global Talent Acqui…
      5Y
  6. TATA POWERJOB
    1. HR Intern
      8M

Time in market 10Y 1MOpen 1Closed 5Stints 6

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  1. Job: Palo Alto Networks — Recruitment Specialist - GTM · 2026-02 – present
  2. Job: TATA Power — HR Intern · 2016-07 – 2017-03
  3. Job: S11 — Freelance Recruiter · 2022-11 – 2024-07
  4. Job: Netcore Cloud Inc — Senior Global Talent Acquisition Specialist- North America, EMEA, Asia, LATAM, ANZ · 2017-07 – 2022-07
  5. Job: Cork Opera House — Human Resources Administrator · 2024-08 – 2024-09
  6. Job: QualityKiosk Technologies Pvt. Ltd. — Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist · 2025-03 – 2026-01

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Executive Sales RecruitmentBoolean SearchingGlobal RecruitingWorkday RecruitingCybersecurityMarketing TechnologySoftware ObservabilityExecutive SearchTechnical RecruitingCorporate RecruitingHR PoliciesCandidate ExperienceTalent MappingCompetitive AnalysisHiringContract RecruitmentSoftware as a Service (SaaS)End to End RecruitmentsEnd to End RecruitingWritten Communication

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