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Hasanthi Lakmali

VP Operations

Talent Sourcing & Placement

Placing South Asian tech talent in Europe, using the tools I help build — and teaching the next wave of HR professionals to do the same.

I've placed 100+ tech professionals from South Asia into roles with European companies over the past two years, as both direct hires and through HR consulting engagements.

I'm also VP Operations at Knovik, where I use EdgeTal and HireSignal, our recruitment AI products, in that same work. I handle what actually matters to a recruiter using them day to day; the architecture is Madusanka's side of the dual-anchor split.

I founded AIHR, the AI for HR Academy of Sri Lanka, as a sub-organization of Knovik — free training on using AI in HR, plus three shipped products (AIHR Recruiter, OneApply, Pocket Recruiter) that put the same on-device and privacy-first principles into practice for other recruiters.

100+ placements; Founder, AIHR; EICON 2026 co-authorship (EdgeTal)
LinkedIn Website AIHR

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RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionCross-Border HiringRecruitment AI (EdgeTal, HireSignal)AI for HR Training

Experience

VP Operations

Current

Knovik

Founder

Current

AIHR (AI for HR Academy)

Independent Recruitment Consultant

2 years

South Asia → Europe placements

100+ placements