Nikunj Verma - Cutshort

Cofounder & CEO at Cutshort

Nikunj Verma has a diverse work experience spanning over multiple companies and roles. Nikunj is currently the Co-founder & CEO of Cutshort, India's leading tech hiring marketplace. Since its establishment in 2015, Cutshort has connected over 2000 companies with high-quality tech talent, with a focus on skills and quality. The platform has attracted more than 3.5 million users who are looking for careers, not just jobs.

In addition to their role at Cutshort, Nikunj Verma is also a SaasBoomi SGx Mentor at SaaSBOOMi. This role involves mentoring young SaaS startups from India in building a repeatable growth engine through a proprietary framework.

Prior to these positions, Verma worked as a Product Success Consultant as a freelancer in 2014. Before that, they served as a Product Manager at Carbonite, where they managed the Server Backup product line and played a key role in integrating Zmanda, which was acquired by Carbonite.

Verma also worked at Zmanda, where they held the positions of Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager. During their time there, they contributed to the growth of a product line and played a leadership role in formulating and executing product and GTM strategies.

Earlier in their career, Verma worked as a Senior Engineer at Zmanda, where they developed key product features and initiated an innovative cloud-based testing framework for the company's product lineup. Nikunj also served as a Senior Software Engineer at Tropos Networks and as a Software Engineer at Nevis Networks.

Verma's career began at Infosys Technologies, where they worked as a Software Engineer before moving on to other opportunities.

Overall, Nikunj Verma has a strong background in product management, entrepreneurship, and mentoring, with experience in the tech hiring and SaaS startup sectors.

Nikunj Verma - Cutshort completed their education in a chronological order. Nikunj attended Kendriya Vidyalaya for an unspecified period of time, followed by pursuing their Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at UIT RGPV from 1999 to 2003. Nikunj then enrolled in XLRI Jamshedpur and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Marketing and Business Strategy, which they completed from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, they participated in an Exchange Student Program at the Asian Institute of Management in 2010, specifically the AIM-Excell General Management Program. Finally, they were affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya at an undisclosed period of time.

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  • Cofounder & CEO

    May, 2015 - present