Shanawaz Mohammed Rafeeq

Shanawaz Mohammed Rafeeq is an experienced talent acquisition professional currently serving as a Talent Acquisition Manager at Astra Tech and Botim, as well as working in a community role at 10xTA and The Talent Deck. With a career that began as a Technical Recruiter at Google, Shanawaz successfully contributed to hiring for multiple high-profile teams including Google Pay and YouTube. Prior roles include leadership positions at Cashfree, Traveloka, Uber, Belong.co, and People Gamut, showcasing a strong background in building engineering and product teams across various sectors. Shanawaz holds an M.B.A. in Human Resources Management and dual master's degrees in Chemistry and Biotechnology from St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University).