Aug 2023 – Mar 2024 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• We are an independent fintech venture launched with the backing of Ribbit Capital (early investor in Affirm, Robinhood, Brex, Coinbase) & Walmart, recently emerged from stealth mode with two strategic acquisitions, One Finance and Even. We build simple solutions to help people save, spend, and grow their money — all in one place.
• Responsibilities:
• Built various tech verticals at ONE (India) from the ground up (2-20+).
• Collaborated with US counterparts to successfully drive the entire cycle of recruitment.
• Overseen all stages of candidate experience (including application, interviews and communication).
• Managed the end to end stakeholder communication and data flow across levels for timely decision making.
• Achievement:
• Overachieved the targets set for Q4 by 150%
• Significantly brought down the avg turnaround time from 30-45 days to 15 days

Apr 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Managed full-cycle recruiting and employer branding initiatives.
• Founding recruiter and scaled up the Technology teams from scratch (8-70+) in a span of 3 years.
• Recruited exceptional talent across various tech roles (Backend, Frontend, QA, DevOps, Product Management, UI/UX Design, etc.) alongwith a few key GTM roles.
• Led and mentored junior recruiters in recruitment strategies and best practices.
• Implemented recruitment strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Collaborated with hiring managers and executives to determine hiring needs, position specifications, and provide strategic guidance on building effective hiring strategies.
• Reported directly to the co-founder/CTO.
• Maintained hiring progress dashboards in Excel.
• Established and nurtured relationships with strategic partners, recruitment vendors, and job boards.
• Managed salary negotiation, offer rollouts, pre-boarding, and post-offer formalities.
• Led sourcing campaigns to increase employer brand recognition.
• Initiated and managed side projects like employee benefits modifications, referral programs, and tech events.

Apr 2020 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

• Scaled up the technology, product, and design teams from 30-150+ in a span of one year.
• Handled SDE I/II/III/Tech Lead/ EM (both Backend and Frontend), QA, Product analyst, Product Manager, Decision Scientist, UI/UX designer roles.
• Involved in closing various roles in the sales, and marketing side.
• Involved in campus recruitment, hiring drives.
• Designed as well as formulated policies and procedures for talent acquisition, on-boarding, induction, and exit interview.
• Worked closely with the hiring managers for candidate engagement strategies.
• Managed vendors.
• Managed and coordinated onsite interviews, hiring drives, meetups & facilitated a great interview.
• Responsible for salary negotiation, pre & post-offer engagement activities.

May 2017 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Handling the complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent for various clients viz. Meesho, Sharechat, Rivigo, Rubrik, Mfine, etc.
• Sourcing candidates through Internal Database, Job portals, social networks, head hunting and advertisement.
• Posting Job requirements on leading job portals and screening responses.
• Coordinating between the candidate & the panel during the entire recruitment process.
• Organizing Telephonic / Face to Face interviews.
• Ensuring timely follow ups with the candidates until they complete all the levels of interview.
• Clearly communicate all aspects of the offer including salary, stock options, benefits, bonuses, relocation etc.

Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 · 11 mos

• Sourced candidates based upon client requirements through networking sites, job boards like (CareerBuilder, Monster, LinkedIn, etc.), as well as internal database and referrals.
• Worked directly with account managers to ensure that the requirements contain the necessary information (rate, duration, location and skill set) in order to find the ideal candidates.
• Screened candidates to ensure that their skills and experience are directly in line with the client’s needs and expectations.
• Established and maintained a pipeline of candidates for future client needs.