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Valarmathi Manickam

Head of Talent

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India13 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 13 years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Expert in data-driven recruitment strategies.
  • Passionate about enhancing candidate experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition leader specializing in technology and design recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStakeholder ManagementRecruitment StrategyDiversity HiringRecruitment Process ManagementStartup RecruitmentInternational Recruitment

Other Skills

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Data-driven Decision MakingDelegationEffective CommunicationEngineeringFacilitationHuman Resources (HR)IT RecruitmentLeadership MentoringMentoringNegotiationOverseas SourcingRecruitingScreeningScreening Resumes

About

Talent Acquisition leader with 13 years of experience, driving recruitment for technology, design, and infrastructure roles across India. Skilled at hands-on hiring, team leadership, and mentoring, while delivering data-driven, high-impact talent strategies. Passionate about optimizing recruitment processes, enhancing candidate experience, and achieving key hiring metrics. Adept at stakeholder management, diversity hiring, and scaling recruitment operations to meet business priorities.

Experience

Thoughtworks

4 roles

TA Manager

Promoted

Sep 2025Present · 6 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Lead end-to-end recruitment for Infrastructure, Experience Designers, Visual Designers, Infrastructure Support Engineers, and Service Reliability Engineers across India.
  • Partner with stakeholders to align hiring strategies with business priorities and deliver high-impact talent solutions.
  • Empower and mentor the recruitment team to achieve key hiring metrics, ensuring high performance and a strong candidate experience.
  • Own and drive Referral and Outbound sourcing strategies across India, ensuring a strong, diverse talent pipeline.
  • Leverage data-driven insights to optimize recruitment processes, enhance candidate experience, and achieve strategic hiring outcomes.
  • Foster a high-performing team culture, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on guidance and coaching.
Leadership MentoringStrategic PlanningTalent AcquisitionStakeholder Management

Lead Recruiter

Aug 2021Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Managed recruitment for Lead Developers (Chennai & Coimbatore) and Systems Engineers (India-wide), combining hands-on hiring with team leadership and mentoring.
  • Streamlined interview processes, aligned interviewers, set evaluation standards, and ensured consistency across multiple hiring streams.
  • Partnered with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand hiring needs, optimize recruitment strategies, and deliver a seamless candidate experience.
  • Drove time-to-offer, candidate experience, and sourcing targets, while scaling recruitment for high-demand technical roles.
  • Leveraged data-driven insights and recruitment trends to continuously refine strategies and deliver impactful hiring solutions.
Strategic PlanningTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Senior Recruiter

Promoted

Oct 2019Jul 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Led recruitment for Developers, UI, Mobile, and QA roles, scaling hiring through role-based workshops and structured interview processes.
  • Enhanced candidate experience with meet-and-greet sessions and feedback surveys.
  • Drove diversity hiring initiatives, including the Vapasi return-to-work program and women-focused hiring workshops.
  • Partnered with global teams and leadership to optimize interview processes, expand interviewer pools, and support internal team hiring initiatives.
Strategic PlanningTalent AcquisitionDiversity Hiring

Recruiter

May 2017Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Managed end-to-end recruitment for software engineering roles (Junior to Senior Consultant), aligning hiring with business and delivery needs.
  • Built and executed multi-channel sourcing strategies via LinkedIn, Stack Overflow, inbound applications, and referrals.
  • Partnered with hiring managers and interview panels to plan interviews, manage capacity, and ensure smooth execution.
  • Managed the interview lifecycle and offer process, providing guidance to interviewers and ensuring a positive candidate experience.
SourcingNegotiationEffective CommunicationFacilitationDelegationData-driven Decision Making+9

Careernet technologies

Senior Consultant

Jun 2014May 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • I specialized in hiring talent for product startup companies. My role involved finding the right people to help these startups grow and succeed in the market.
  • I also worked closely with BankBazaar and Nationstar (Mr. Cooper) through the RPO model, helping them build their teams effectively.
SourcingMentoringStakeholder ManagementScreening ResumesTeam MentoringRecruiting+3

Emirates recruitment consultants pvt ltd

Recruitment Consultant

Sep 2012Jun 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai Area, India

  • Hiring for Middle East (Qatar, Saudi, Bahrain, Oman..,)
SourcingInternational RecruitmentOverseas SourcingScreening ResumesRecruiting

Education

Sengunthar College Of engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) — Computer Science

Jan 2007Jan 2011

A.V.A.T.Hr.Sec.School

HSC

Jan 2003Jan 2007

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