Oct 2023 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Remote

• As a Recruiting Manager/Recruiter I specialize in delivering tailored talent acquisition solutions for businesses across diverse industries i.e. Finance, Healthcare & Retail domains.
• Supervise and guide a team of recruiters, setting goals, monitoring performance, and providing feedback to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Talent Acquisition & Strategy: Partnered with startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises to develop and execute customized recruitment strategies.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to define job requirements, craft compelling job descriptions, and identify key competencies for roles ranging from entry-level to C-suite.
• Sourcing & Candidate Engagement: Leveraged platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed, and niche job boards, alongside proactive headhunting and networking, to build robust candidate pipelines.
• Delivered 20+ placements within 1 year for a Scotia Bank (Canada).
• Recruitment Strategy: Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract top talent, including sourcing methods, job postings, and employer branding initiatives.

Jun 2023 – Oct 2023 · 4 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Jan 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Texas, United States

• Extensive Experience in handling Recruiting, Recruiting Team, Finding the apt candidate for the positions and Expert in hiring OPT/TN/H1B/USC/GC.
• Continuous Interaction with the hiring managers on a regular basis.
• Maintaining a Healthy pipeline of OPT/TN/H1B/GC/USC Consultants.
• Good skills in finding the right candidates through LinkedIn, Dice, Monster & Internal databases.
• Extremely motivated Extensive Experience in, Goal-oriented individual who thrives in a target driven, client facing business Areas.
• Providing Eligible candidates with appropriate job offerings and placement.
• Closing the best deals and Excellent negotiation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office System (including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook®).
• Responsible for full life cycle recruiting such as sourcing, screening, contacting, confirming, interviewing and placing qualified talent.

Sep 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · India

• Sourcing Candidates: Identify and attract qualified candidates through job boards, social media, professional networks, and referrals.
• Screening and Interviewing: Review resumes, conduct initial interviews, and assess candidates’ skills, experience, and cultural fit for client roles.
• Client Collaboration: Work with clients to understand hiring needs, define job requirements, and align on candidate profiles and expectations.
• Candidate Management: Maintain communication with candidates, provide updates, and guide them through the hiring process, including interview prep and feedback.
• Market Research: Stay updated on industry trends, salary benchmarks, and talent availability to advise clients and remain competitive.
• Negotiation and Placement: Facilitate offer negotiations between clients and candidates, ensuring smooth onboarding and successful placements.
• Networking and Branding: Build a strong personal brand and network to attract clients and candidates, often leveraging platforms like LinkedIn or Monster, Dice, Indeed & Naukri.
• Administrative Tasks: Manage job postings, track recruitment metrics, and maintain organized candidate databases for efficient workflow.

Apr 2015 – Sep 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos · World Trade Centre Kharadi, Pune. · On-site

• Roles and Responsibilities
• Build client relationships at the C level and with hiring managers who purchase IT, HR, Talent Acquisition, Vendor Management consulting services to maximize requirement opportunities.
• Effectively developed and maintained business relationships by thorough means of communication over the phone, via email and business meetings.
• Manage and mentor a team of recruiters, setting performance goals, providing coaching, and ensuring high productivity and morale.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and a positive candidate experience from sourcing to onboarding.
• Partner with senior leadership and hiring managers to define job requirements, align on candidate profiles, and address workforce planning needs.
• Promote the company’s employer brand through job postings, career fairs, social media, and other channels to attract top talent.
• Ensuring inclusive hiring practices and outreach to underrepresented talent pools.
• Negotiate and manage relationships with external recruitment agencies, job boards, i.e. Dice, Monster and other talent acquisition vendors.

Dec 2014 – Mar 2015 · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Establishes contacts with candidates and prospective vendors
• Maintaining an internal database of consultants as per their skill sets.
• Sourcing, Searching, Identifying consultants using job boards like Dice,
• Monster, and Internal Database.
• Coordinates interviews and be hand in the end-end process till the offer is rolled
• Responsible for salary negotiations, closing the candidates, and till the applicant gets on boarded.

Apr 2005 – Jan 2011 · 5 yrs 9 mos · Pune Area, India

• Primary Responsibilities:
• Generate revenues through inbound and outbound channels with focus on off-the-shelf, custom, and consulting projects.
• Manage and lead a team responsible for cluster wise revenue US.
• Account management and sales planning (Initiate, Demonstrate, Negotiate, and Closure).
• Communicate, prospect and engage with the global DMUs.
• Identify & analyze core requirements of clients; and thoroughly mapping the accounts with relevant solution.
• Build & enhance relationship with the clients, channel partners and strategic alliances (focus on EU & US).
• Manage complex sales situations based on "value based selling".
• Up-sell and Cross-sell.
• Proposal writing.
• Sales process optimization (end to end).
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure client delivery as per the expected parameters.

Apr 2005 – Apr 2008 · 3 yrs · Pune Area, India

• Roles & Responsibilities:
• Email Marketing
• Lead generation
• Identifying, qualifying, and securing business opportunities; coordinating business generation activities; developing customized targeted sales strategies
• Building business relationships with current and potential clients
• Understanding client needs and offering solutions and support; answering potential client questions and follow-up call questions; responding to client requests for proposals (RFPs)
• Collaborating with sales and leadership to secure, retain, and grow accounts
• Creating informative presentations; presenting and delivering information to potential clients at client meetings, industry exhibits, trade shows, and conferences
• Creating and maintaining a list/database of prospect clients; maintaining a database (Salesforce, CRM, Excel, etc.) of prospective client information
• Cold calling; making multiple outbound calls to potential clients; closing sales and working with the client through the closing process
• Meeting all quotas for cold, active, inactive calls, appointments, and interviews; meeting or exceeding annual sales goals
• Maintaining a pipeline of all sales administration using CRM software
• Collaborating with management on sales goals, planning, and forecasting; maintaining short- and long-term business development plans

Mar 2004 – Feb 2005 · 11 mos · Pune Area, India