Jul 2024 – Jan 2025 · 6 mos · Remote

Aug 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 mos

Apr 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Jul 2017 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

• Heading the Talent acquisition PAN India, responsible for hiring all verticals across different functions.
• Managing a team and mentoring them on sourcing and talent mapping through various channels.
• Successfully owned and led the company hyperscale growth strategy and built a high performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Rolled out a comprehensive BAR RAISER program globally to constantly increase the hiring standard.
• Designed and rolled out a successful POFU (Post Offer Follow-up) program to continuously improve conversion/decline ratios. Resulted in 100% method adoption leading to a streamlined approach that is more collaborative and efficient.
• Significantly reduced total TA annual budget by more than 80% due to reduction in agency spend year over.
• Created and executed on a best-in-class internship program, broadening the reach for entry level talent and reducing manpower cost.
• Weekly status meeting with business, updating reports related to key recruiting parameters.
• Training sessions for new interviewers by onboarding them to the Interview process and the
• interview techniques.

Jul 2014 – Jul 2017 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

• Handling Talent Acquisition and Mobility across various Business units like IT, R&D and Finance Shared Service.
• Liaison and effectively partner with business units & multiple Stakeholders to understand business strategy and manpower requirements.
• Managing entire Talent Acquisition Life Cycle.
• Excelled in KPI driven by the organization to ensure effective hiring
• Straterzise & manage sourcing effectively using all channels job boards, employee referrals, vendor partners, social media
• Driven diversity focused initiatives and have successfully hired 35% diversity resources
• Participate in key Talent Acquisition projects /special projects/recruiting initiatives including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent and Talent Landscaping for senior-level openings.
• Involved in market mapping and building pipeline for niche skills
• Involved in campus driven programs- Campus hiring & Diversity initiatives
• Conducted multiple recruitment events
• Achievements & Awards
• Awarded for stakeholder management by India team.
• Awarded as a Star recruiter from Global Team.
• Certified Sourcing Talent – Black belt certificate
• Highest CSAT for two consecutive quarters.
• Reduced TAT by 50% year on year

Nov 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Sourcing and hiring the best engineering talent for the Engineering Companies at CareerNet.
• Guiding the candidates through the entire hiring process- Candidate engagement, evaluating skill level and interest, interview setup and managing the complete offer process.
• Talent mapping and research with a specific focus on improving diversity
• Use external networks (BOOLEAN search on Professional networking sites for various product clients, University Alumni networks, Social Media) and internal databases to mine qualified leads for various product clients
• Client handling – Managing Client Expectations by providing quality resources in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Working with Clients such as (Volvo IT, Goldman Sachs, Citibank,Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Gainsight, MindTree, Metricstream, Societe Genarale, Temenos, Nokia Siemens, JPMC, ADP etc)

Jul 2010 – Aug 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Individually handled the entire recruitment life cycle from gathering the requirement to sourcing, screening till the candidate receives the offer letter.
• Represented Audit for 2010 – 2011 Recruitment
• Sourcing candidates – from job portals, job posting, internal data base, employee references, walk– in and professional networks.
• Responsible for Employee referrals and Internal Job Postings
• Responsible for all the Joining Formalities/On-Boarding like document verification and submissions and release of appointment letter
• Recruited on almost all spheres of IT skills for junior, senior and middle management levels. Providing inputs for developing the function strategy with respect to Retention
• Managing resume database and maintaining recruitment MIS. Analyzing unprecedented exits.