General Manager, India & Sri Lanka | Cloudstaff | Linkedin
Jagadish Kushalappa leads Cloudstaff's India and Sri Lanka operations as General Manager, overseeing Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, Finance and day-to-day business operation functions across the region. Based in Bengaluru, he is Cloudstaff India's first employee and has spent more than two decades in global talent acquisition, business operations and HR leadership, including senior talent acquisition roles at global technology and communications companies.
Jagadish is known for building scalable, people-first operations from the ground up. His approach centers on aligning teams with client culture and objectives early, working from the belief that sustainable growth starts with getting the operating foundation right before scaling headcount.
At Cloudstaff, Jagadish is focused on strengthening the regional footprint of India and Sri Lanka and helping businesses in the US, Australia, and Europe build genuine global teams across technology, finance, accounting, healthcare, and customer experience, backed by the depth of India's talent ecosystem.
By Jagadish Kushalappa A US operations leader asked me last month why his company should still look at building a team in India in 2026, now that cost savings alone don’t feel like a strong enough reason. It’s a fair question, and I hear versions of it often from leaders across the US, Australia and UK. The honest answer is that cost has
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