Sonica Chavan

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in tech recruitment and HRBP roles.
Led campus hiring for over 1000 students.
Achieved 100% direct sourcing in leadership roles.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the Healthcare industry with strong HRBP capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionHrbp

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentCampus HiringCandidate AssessmentCandidate ExperienceClient managementCommunicationDecision-MakingEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEnd to End RecruitmentsExecutive SearchFull Life Cycle RecruitingHeadhuntHiringInterviewing

About

With over 6 years of experience, I currently serve as a Manager (TA,Campus Hiring & HRBP) at MediBuddy Talent Acquisition focus(Engineering & Campus): I believe in hiring the right talent, not just filling the roles. My core expertise lies in tech recruitment for engineering vertical. This includes direct sourcing, resume screening, and managing end-to-end recruitment for technical roles. Additionally, I also lead Campus hiring for engineering. HRBP: As a HRBP, I support a diverse group of around 200 employees across engineering, corporate account management, and sales business functions. I partnered closely with business leaders to drive performance management, employee relations, onboarding and day-to-day operations.

Experience

Medibuddy

2 roles

Manager (TA Partner, Campus Hiring & HRBP)

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

As a Talent Acquisition:
Partnered with senior leaders to drive tech & leadership hiring across Engineering(Frontend, Backend, Fullstack, QA) & Corporate functions, supporting mid to senior level and leadership roles through role scoping & structured interview planning.
Owned end-to-end recruitment for critical and leadership roles with 100% direct sourcing, maintaining an average time-to-hire of 30-40 days.
Program managed volume hiring for Inside Sales role by designing and executing hiring drives, leading a team of recruiters and partnering with hiring managers to define interview structures, criteria, panel alignment and execution to meet hiring timelines.
As a People Partner, was driving the HR agenda for over a span of 200+ employees:
Supported the bi-annual and annual performance review cycles ensuring timely coordination and smooth execution.
Conducted PMS awareness and training sessions for people managers and employees covering process understanding, timelines, KRA setting and guidance on writing effective self-assessments.
Partnered with Business leaders to support performance discussion and development plans for high performing employees.
Managed employee relation serving as primary point of contact for day-to-day HR queries, concerns and grievances.
Enhance the onboarding experience for lateral and campus hires by supporting end-to-end joining, induction and orientation process.
Facilitated weekly org level onboarding sessions covering company overview, leadership introductions, policies and culture.
Campus Hire - Engineering
Independently led Campus hiring for the Engineering vertical across 30+ top engineering colleges, managing 1000+ students applications per cycle. Own end-to-end campus recruitment, aligning college placement team, internal stakeholders and interview panels to ensure structured and efficient process. Designed and executed one-week bootcamp for new campus hires onboarding them on engineering processes, tools and product culture.

Tech recruitmentClient managementScreening ResumesEnd to End RecruitmentsCandidate AssessmentStakeholder Management+6

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Sourcing candidates from various job portals, head hunting, cold calling and networking
End to end candidate management - from sourcing to offer to joining and post joining interactions
Accountable for client management, co-ordination and mentoring.
Training new hires and mentoring them in understanding the process
Manage and partner with multiple clients and candidates at all levels, anticipating their needs and pro-actively sharing relevant information.

SourcingStakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition