TimesJobs.com Appoints Pankaj Maurya as Head of Technology

DELHI, October 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Maurya, who Developed Google's new Search Ranking Algorithm, Search Engine Infrastructure and Rewrote the Monetization Code for Google Apps, Will Lead the Technology Initiatives at India's Leading Job Portal 

Times Business Solutions today announced that Pankaj Maurya, who has spent over 8 years at Google and the last couple of years at the Google HQ at Mountain View, USA, will join TimesJobs.com, India's leading career and recruitment portal, as Head of Technology.

Pankaj will be responsible for maintaining and growing the edge that TimesJobs.com technology currently enjoys over competition as well as create greater value for both candidates and employers. Pankaj will focus on building a scalable, modular and mobile first technology organization.

Nilanjan Roy, Head of Strategy at Times Business Solutions said, "Recruitment is witnessing value shift from traditional database assets to contextualized data paradigms. Put simply, from matching where a jobseeker has been, we are now focusing on where a career professional wants to go. We're seeing a paradigm shift, and TimesJobs.com is leading the curve - Pankaj's skills, deep understanding of product life cycle and knowledge of what it takes for products to achieve earth-scale will help TimesJobs.com stay on the cutting edge."

Vivek Madhukar, COO, Times Business Solutions added, "TimesJobs.com has always been a pioneer in innovating solutions tailored for high-growth achievers and fast-moving professional job markets. We have a charted a very ambitious growth path and Pankaj will help accelerate our innovation agenda in building products that all our users' love."

Maurya said, "India is at the epicentre of tech innovation and next growth wave globally. TBS' leadership captivated me with their clear vision and laser focus on the future. I'm excited to join this energetic team and participate in co-creating the next world-class technology company - which is going to be - TimesJobs.com."

Pankaj brings his global exposure of working with teams across USA, Latin America, Europe and India. While at Google in Mountain View, California, Maurya drove their new search ranking algorithms, ramped up their search engine infrastructure, and led the team that rewrote the monetization code for Google Apps. Prior to Google, Pankaj has also worked with British Telecom.  He holds a Degree in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and is a huge proponent of solving problems in a sustainable manner, using modular design.

Pankaj Maurya will be holding an Exclusive AMA on TechGig.com to discuss candidly -

1. His work  - Past experiences and current challenges

2. The career opportunities that India provides tech professionals

3. Getting the next billion online

4. Vision for the TimesJobs platform

5. Open source

6. Scalability issues

7. Algorithmic solutions

8. Reliance metrics

9. His interests and passions

Date and Time: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2015 3:00 PM IST

Register Now!  http://www.techgig.com/webinar/Exclusive-Ask-Me-Anything-session-with-Pankaj-Maurya-822

About TimesJobs.com:  

TimesJobs.com is India's leading career and recruitment portal. Conceived and launched in 2004, by The Times of India Group - TimesJobs.com has developed into India's leading career growth and talent engagement platform for high performers.

With a host of innovative tools and services to assist today's achievers research, plan and actualize their professional ambitions, TimesJobs.com has pioneered the platforms of:

- JobBuzz.in for candidate engagement with company reviews and ratings

- TechGig.com as India's leading IT network for careers, coding and competitions

- StepAhead for career assessment and enhancement services

- RecruiteX as the definitive demand and supply recruitment index

- The TJinsite knowledge series and a lot more.

TimesJobs.com currently has a candidate database of more than 2.5 crore registered professionals across levels and functions who clock-in over 75 million page views a month. This highly receptive and engaged top talent pool has attracted a corporate customer base of more than 25,000 clients from across the globe. TimesJobs.com has been serving clients like HCL, IBM, Yamaha, Godrej, HSBC, Mahindra, Bajaj Allianz, TCS and Thomson Reuters to name a few.

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