Jul 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

• At Nium, I am responsible for building world-class Engineering, Product, and Data teams across APAC, EMEA and USA. Closely working with the leadership team (CTO, CPO, etc.) in defining the hiring strategy for their teams to ensure we bring the best quality candidates onboard from top-notch Product companies.
• Responsibilities: (From Sourcing to Onboarding)
• Leveraging an extensive network, social platforms, and industry knowledge to identify and engage
• with high-potential candidates, especially for senior or specialized roles
• Managing end-to-end hiring for Mid and Leadership roles (VP Engineering, Sr Director - Product,
• Staff/Senior Staff Engineers, Sr EM-Data etc.)
• Collaborating with department heads, hiring managers, and executives to understand their talent
• needs and provide strategic guidance on building effective hiring strategies
• Developing and implementing recruitment strategies in alignment with the organization's goals and
• growth plans. This includes identifying talent needs, forecasting future hiring requirements, and setting
• long-term recruitment objectives
• Handling end-to-end university recruitment for the APAC region, Identifying high-caliber students
• from Tier 1 universities (IIT, IIM, ISB and IIIT) and onboard them in different teams
• Contributing to employer branding and enhancing the organization's employer branding efforts.This
• involves promoting company's culture, values, benefits and organizing events to attract top talents
• Identified and onboarded a New ATS to help businesses efficiently manage and streamline the hiring
• process, improve Data-driven decisions and candidate experience

Oct 2019 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• As a Recruitment Lead, I am responsible for onboarding top quality engineers across locations and teams using different platforms along with managing a team of recruiters.
• Responsibilities:
• Responsible for sourcing to onboarding candidates using various recruiting platforms for Engineering teams across locations (India, Singapore and Indonesia)
• Engaging talent and leading the hiring process from end to end. With a particular focus on providing an extraordinary candidate experience
• Actively participating and working with the APAC team to develop, implement, and execute recruiting strategies and Processes
• Closely partner with Hiring Managers to provide healthy and meaningful pipelines of stellar candidates
• Create and drive strong diversity sourcing plans, as part of an integrated sourcing strategy that not only identifies active, but also passive candidates, ensuring there is a strong slate of candidates under consideration; Help hiring leaders and stakeholders understand the importance of having and cultivating strong, diverse, innovative networks and teams
• Lead recruiting initiatives from the beginning to the end of the hiring cycle, including successfully pre-and post-closing candidates on opportunities with Gojek
• Working hand-in-hand with cross-functional teams, such as Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners, Compensation and Finance teams
• Partnering strategically with hiring managers to build diverse teams and identify specific skillset deficits within their department
• Work closely with Employer Branding team to build strategies on attracting the right talent
• Maintaining relationships with Tier 1 universities to onboard the top students for engineering roles across teams

Mar 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Gojek is Indonesia’s first and fastest growing unicorn building an on-demand empire. It’s one app for ordering food, commuting, digital payments, shopping, hyper-local delivery, getting a massage and two dozen services. We at Gojek are passionate about using technology as a tool for social change.
• Role:
• Responsible for bringing world-class engineering talents for GoPay(The largest payment wallet in SEA) across locations (India, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore)
• Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates
• Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with Tech talents
• Develop and execute recruiting plans to meet the hiring requirements
• Lead and influence the hiring process(Calibration, Cost to Hire and Forecasting)
• Partner effectively with recruiting team peers and cross-functional partners (Compensation, HR, etc)
• Execute recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management

Mar 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Post the merger of Commonfloor with Quikr, Heading Technology, Product, Design & Analytics hiring for all the verticals of Quikr (Campus and Lateral)
• Straterzise & manage sourcing effectively using all channels job boards, employee referrals,
• vendor partners, social media.
• Sole responsible for University Hiring and engagement process with Tier 1 & Tier 2 campuses PAN India.
• Build a strong relation with university placement team to get the best slots.
• Working closely with the CTO / Function heads and planning the quarterly, half yearly and yearly hiring activities with allotted budget.
• Independently driving the hiring plan and execute the same to stake holders.
• Responsible to onboard candidates using various platforms (LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, google search, IIM jobs ect..)
• Employer Branding:
• Conducting Hackathons to identify talents
• Sponsoring events and building a brand presence to attract talents
• University Hiring:
• Heading the University hiring process starting from planning the head count till executing in IIT's | NIT's | BITS | IIM's | ISB.
• Conducting the coding competition / engagement activities in B schools (part of Employer Branding).
• Presenting Pre Placement Talks in Tier 1/Tier 2 colleges.
• Hiring Projects
• Revamping ER policy
• Restructuring IJP policies and process.
• Vendor engagement and Payment process
• Responsible for preparing and sharing weekly &monthly hiring MI to function heads
• Candidate engagement process

Sep 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Responsible for Technology hiring (Engineering, Product and Design).
• Handling end to end recruitment (right from scratch to closure)
• Vendor Management – Ensure vendors are briefed and trained on SLA’s in contract - Recruitment process, use of systems, on boarding of candidates & on-line background process
• Taking care of Campus Hiring End to End (IIT's, NIT's, NID's and IIM's)
• Design Candidate & Campus Engagement Process
• Actively participated in making strategy/plans for employee engagement, retention, increasing employee satisfaction, performance management etc.
• Tech stack:
• PHP, Java, Python, Apache, Hadoop, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, AngularJS
• Employer Branding:
• Conducting Hackathons to identify talents
• Sponsoring events and building a brand presence to attract talents

Apr 2012 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• About CareerNet Technologies:
• CareerNet was Established in 1999, CareerNet is the leading provider of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions to the Technology, Knowledge Services, Banking and Financial Services sectors in India. The leadership team has several decades of collective experience working for global services and consulting firms and are alumni of premier educational institutions in India.
• Responsibilities:
• Sourcing candidates for both IT and Non IT clients
• Lateral Hiring for Tech and Product roles
• Complete understanding of IIT & Top Tier Institutes Landscape, Hiring and Branding.
• Account management for E commerce and service companies
• Responsible for end to end recruitment (right from scratch to closure)