Pramode Metre

Pramode Metre is founder and serves as Managing Partner. Based in San Francisco, California, he has more than thirty years of professional services experience in sales, talent acquisition and management, serving major corporate clients in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Pramode’s work experience and representation has ranged from Technology, where he spent twenty years in the computer industry (DCM Data Products, Compaq and Unisys) -- to software (Temenos) -- to technology solutions, BPO and IT Outsourcing (EXL, e4e, Syntel) and Talent management, executive search and recruitment (NetPilgrim).

He has over the years built several large teams across the globe in addition to the NetPilgrim venture. His interest in Human Capital development was sparked early in his career as he built successful teams. This was further strengthened in his work at Inlaks with The Hays Consultants and the Creative Leadership Institute as it executed its major change management program.

Client and candidate relationships built over the years coupled with the deep understanding of the Indian, US, and UK corporate landscape and talent marketplace makes him an effective and incisive consultant with a success track record of delivering on difficult and complex searches. Credibility, passion and commitment have been the key ingredients for his success. Senior executives use him as a sounding board when it comes to some of their crucial career decisions.

Those who know Pramode well, often remark on how genuinely interested he is in supporting the growth of people, from all backgrounds and walks of life. They say he delights in learning about everyone he meets. He brings this curiosity and passion for people to his work in recruiting.

The portfolio of business services includes consulting services in which Pramode advises clients on strategic business issues such as integration, team building, assessment and selection and compensation strategy. He also serves as a consultant for companies in the areas of sales team diagnostics, go to market strategies, M&A; strategy and post acquisition integration. His unique hands-on approach towards each assignment has given Talent Edge recognition as a leading executive recruitment firm.

Pramode holds a Master of Business Economics degree from the University of Delhi and is an alumnus of the Executive Development program, Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He received a BA in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.