Shafi Ahmad

Head of Talent

Pune, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

19 years of experience in talent acquisition across India and Europe.
Expert in recruitment automation and strategy integration.
Proven track record in managing high-performance teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert with extensive experience in managing recruitment processes in the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder ManagementRecruitment ManagementVendor ManagementRecruitment StrategyStakeholder EngagementClient Management

Other Skills

AuditsBenefits NegotiationBudgetingBulk HiringCRMClient InteractionContemporary Recruitment MethodsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Employee EngagementEmployee Engagement ProgramsEmployee RelationsExecutive SearchHigh Volume RecruitmentHiringHuman Resources

About

Seasoned Talent Acquisition and Resource Management professional with over 19 years of experience across India and Europe. Expertise in developing and executing recruitment processes, automating systems, and integrating talent acquisition strategies. Proven track record in leading high-performance teams, managing international stakeholder relationships, and delivering strategic hires in dynamic environments. Skilled in building sourcing strategies, managing large-scale recruitment drives, and mentoring teams to exceed corporate goals. Target oriented and highly adept in building & leading teams that deliver timely and quality industry hires Exposure to international work environment, technology, processes and customer centric with excellent relationship management skills Resilient with the ability to deliver in dynamic organization scenarios to achieve corporate goals. Worked on automation of recruitment system, Planning and defining recruitment policies / Strategies. Part of core team who successfully managed integration of Talent Acquisition process between Tech Mahindra & Satyam for merged entity. People management/leadership – train, mentor, manage, motivate and lead. Onsite Recruitment exposure for 4 Years for UK/Europe Region from Sep 14 to Sep 18 Excellent exposure to Product hirings for Fujitsu Network communications. Software developers to Director level.

Experience

Fujitsu

3 roles

Fulfilment Head

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Talent Acquisition Strategy: Expertise in planning and executing recruitment processes and policies, automating systems end to end (Peoplesoft, HRMS, Ripplehire, Success factor), and leading international hiring efforts.
Stakeholder Management: Strong experience in building relationships with stakeholders to identify requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
People Management: Proven ability to train, mentor, and lead teams to achieve hiring targets and manage escalations effectively.
Recruitment Automation: Led end-to-end implementation of ATS and SAP SF for major organizations.
International Experience: Extensive onsite experience across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, and Hungary, managing multiple locations and stakeholders.
Awards and Recognition: Multiple awards for contributions to organizational growth and excellence in recruitment.
Budgeting: Managing budget for the recruitment function.
Audits: Responsible for all internal and external audits for the recruitment function.
Process Improvements: Continuously responsible for process improvement
Incentivization: Design and oversee recruitment incentive programs for recruiters, sourcing teams, and technical panels to drive performance and engagement

Talent Acquisition StrategyStakeholder ManagementPeople ManagementRecruitment AutomationInternational ExperienceBudgeting+4

Recruitment Head

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Group Manager Recruitment

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

Heading ROW for offshore hirings
leading a team of 25+ recruiters , leads & Managers.
Managing multiple stakeholders.
building excellent rapo with all stakeholders and fulfilling their demands on time without any escalations.
Managing entire recruitment for ROW, Japan and FNC ( Fujitsu Network communications) PRODUCT hiring's, partner business solutions hirings ( SAP, SFDC, SNOW, Oracle, MS, infra ....)
Taking full Responsibility for recruitment planning /strategies and fulfillment.
Building and maintaining partnership with Vendor partner/ business leaders.
Playing IC role for all product hiring's
Very strong vendor management, people management, strategies, planning, process implementations.

Team ManagementStakeholder ManagementRecruitment PlanningVendor ManagementProduct HiringRecruitment Management

Atos syntel

Manager - Talent Acquisition

Sep 2018 – Jan 2019 · 4 mos · Pune Area, India

 Develop and implement contemporary recruitment methods to attract top quality candidates appropriate to the position and company needs across locations.
 Building Relationships with Stakeholders to identify their requirements and helping them by creating sourcing strategies to build up and onboard the resource.
 Expert in high volume / bulk recruitment process.
 Strong people management skill, managing a team of 8 recruiters across locations.
 Expertise in managing multi location hiring’s within India
 Manage and nurture a team of Recruitment professionals to drive an employer-of-choice image.
 Managing vendor on floor.
 Improve workforce optimization by running talent management programs and by change management and recruitment strategies.
 Extensive experience in building sourcing strategies. Direct hiring, MITR hiring, Vendors and also involved in the Campus recruitment programs.
 Oversee and help the teams, design and support Employee Engagement programs.
 Streamlining the internal documents process (IRF and HR sheets)
 Streamlining the BGV process with respect to the compliance and legal.

Contemporary Recruitment MethodsRelationship ManagementHigh Volume RecruitmentEmployee Engagement ProgramsWorkforce OptimizationTalent Acquisition+1

Tech mahindra ltd

Manager Talent Acquisition

Aug 2008 – Sep 2018 · 10 yrs 1 mo · Pune

 Working efficiently with IBU/IBG & Cluster heads for future transitions. Meeting with them on a regular basis to understand the business requirement/ strategizing recruitment plan
 JO’s allocation to team members according to skills / Location and IBU requirement for all open Demand
 Regular feedback on all Open Demands from team members and ensuring to fulfill all demands within SLA.
 Driving regular calls & meetings with team for target achievements.
 Managing Bulk Hiring / Niche hiring’s / Sr. Hiring’s for IBU & IBG’s Planning & execution of recruitment drives.
 Driving recruitment calls for hiring with respective stakeholders and providing regular & timely updates/report
 Build strategy along with Management to fulfill vacancies through the most beneficial source of recruitment with a keen focus on meeting timelines, minimizing costs and improve quality of hire.
 Liaison with IBU Heads / Stakeholders / Delivery Managers /Technical Panels to ensure smooth execution of hiring process.
 Work on recruiting / sourcing analytics and matrices using Portal / LinkedIn / vendors for measuring sourcing efficiency at regular time intervals to identify and improve various sourcing channels.
 Design direct recruiting / sourcing strategy for leadership and hard to fill roles.
 Regular meeting with Deliveries to understand the GAP in recruitment & Selections.
 Helping Sales and Delivery for new RFP / Prospective Clients.
 Tech screening HR Interview, Behavior and competency based Interview.
 Salary and rate negotiation with candidates / Vendors and Ensuring quality hiring.
 Executing all hiring approvals for self and Team from SBU H&O head/ COO and CPO. / Managing escalations.
 Initiating BG checks as per client scope for each hiring’s.
 Meet defined SLAs on TAG Score Card Hiring turnaround time, offer to joining ratio, Source of hiring’s.
 Vendor Management–sharing & managing requirements & knowledge transfer required for hiring.

Recruitment PlanningBulk HiringVendor ManagementSourcing AnalyticsSalary NegotiationRecruitment Management+1

Iquest management consultants

Asst. Manager

Nov 2005 – Aug 2008 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Pune

Worked as an Asst. Manager, was leading a team of 30 Recruiter including 2 Team Lead, 4 Asst. team Lead. I was handling more than 60 clients, some of the major Clients were: IBM, Accenture, Delloite, KPIT, SPI, Diebold, OTIS-ISRC etc.
Have conducted successfully Exclusive Agency drive in the year 2007-08 for below clients:
 IBM – SAP/ Mainframe @ iQuest Consultants
 Delloitte – SAP-ABAP @ Hotel Sun and Sand, Pune
 OTIS-ISRC – Dot net @ ISRC House
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Interacting with Clients.
 Technical Training for the new joiners on all job portals, Skills, Roles etc.
 Assigning requirements to Team leads, Recruiters/Explaining the requirements in details to Team Leads, Recruiters/Maintaining the record of each Team lead, Recruiters.
 Target setting for All recruiter. /Assigning requirements to TL’s, Asst TL, Recruiters.
 Salary Negotiation
 Performance Appraisal
 Training and Induction for the new joiners.
 Conducting exit interviews. / Preparing relieving and experience letters.
 Handling Grievances
 Relationship Management with Client on a regular basis.
 Generating new clients.
 Follow up with all Selected candidate to ensure they Join.
 Reporting: CEO
AWARDS: Got Best Team Player & Best Manager award FY 2005-06 & 2006-07