Sandeep GR

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 1000 high-caliber hires globally.
Achieved 25% increase in campus hires.
Spearheaded transformative TA branding initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionEmployer Branding

Other Skills

BPOBenefits NegotiationChange ManagementCollege RecruitingDiversity HiringEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsExecutive SearchGlobal Talent AcquisitionHRISHiringHuman ResourcesHuman Resources (HR)Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)Interviewing

About

An enthusiastic and motivated resource strategist who is regarded as a game-changer in the resourcing role. Professional with more than 18 years of experience in the IT sector, with a solid background in talent management and talent acquisition across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions. My ability to forge and maintain connections at top business levels enables the company to offer comprehensive and integrated staffing solutions. I have developed a genuine respect for team and individual capability development over the years as I have built effective recruitment and resource management teams with a strong emphasis on people management. largely accomplished by putting into practise cutting-edge sourcing techniques, managing virtual teams, employer branding efforts, managing ATS projects, managing change, and managing stakeholders, particularly at the board level. Extensive experience in developing and implementing organizational capabilities in areas of recruiter skills training, consistent regional processes, systems updates and indicator reports. This included multi-layer development programs such as workforce analysis, recruitment strategy, university relations and employer branding.

Experience

14 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Amagi corporation

Head of Talent Acquisition

Sep 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

Built & Heading Amagi’s Global Talent Acquisition organization consisting of Global Sourcing team & Global Talent Partner Leaders across (Americas, EMEA, and APAC). Responsible for defining and aligning Amagi’s TA strategy with the business and the execution of Amagi’s global and regional talent strategies.
Spearheaded end-to-end P&L for TA function, including transformative TA branding initiatives. Steered the organization to unprecedented heights of success with over 1000 plus high- caliber hires across the globe to date.
Over 75 outstanding leaders across the globe were onboarded within less than 12 months, making it one of the most accelerated and successful leadership ramp-ups in the company's history. This included pivotal roles such as CMO, CRO, CIO, CSO, CTO, and CCSO.
Developed successful internship and MT programs with campus initiatives marking out footfall into IITs, NITs & IIMs - Achieved a 25% increase in campus hires in two years.
Implemented in-house global sourcing strategies & other strategic TA strategies, resulting in a 60% reduction in vendor involvement costs.
Centralization and standardization of operational tasks: I centralized entire recruiting operations and coordination work under one function to bring uniformity in the interviewing process across multiple business teams to drive efficiency and built a comprehensive metrics system to measure candidate and hiring manager experience.
Designed and built Employer Brand in India for all businesses through employee advocacy, social media strategies on leading job and networking sites, leadership profiling and events with a special focus on diversity and technology branding.
Build overall talent and sourcing strategy for tech and non tech businesses to drive 20% improvement on productivity, 15% improvement in time to fill, meeting diversity hiring goals.
Primary owner to launch and implement global ATS tool.

Technology RecruitmentEmployer BrandingGlobal Talent AcquisitionChange ManagementTalent ManagementTalent Acquisition

Nasscom

Director : Nesting stage Startups

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore · On-site

As a strategic partner, aim is to support startups in their early stages, consisting of 0-50 employees, by assisting them in creating high-performing teams that align with their organizational frameworks, cultures, and objectives.
Strategising & developing Employer Brands for all businesses by utilizing various techniques such as employee advocacy, social media campaigns on top job and networking sites, leadership profiling, and events. Our primary focus lies in promoting diversity and technology in branding.
In addition, we also drive initiatives such as gender diversity, LGBT hiring, and upskilling the talent market.

Employer BrandingDiversity HiringUpskilling

Willys top cafe

Business Owner

Sep 2016 – Sep 2019 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

India’s one and only Jeep Themed cafe, Where Nostalgia Meets Culinary Delight
In the bustling city of Bangalore, lies a unique cafe that takes you on a nostalgic trip back in time. The Willys Jeep themed cafe is a heaven for Jeep enthusiasts and foodies alike, combining the love for vintage automobiles with an exceptional culinary experience.
As you step into the cafe, you're transported to a different era, with vintage Willys Jeep memorabilia adorning the walls and a jeep stationed in the center of the restaurant. The attention to detail is evident, from the classic Willys Jeep-shaped menu to the cutlery shaped like jeep parts.

Myntra

Talent Acquisition Project Manager

Aug 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

Handling a cross functional role.
Functions managing : Sales & Marketing, Business Consulting, CoF at entire org. level.

Microsoft

Talent Acquisition Manager

Oct 2014 – Apr 2015 · 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

Managing leadership and strategic domain hiring at PANINDIA level for R&D, Sales & Marketing & specialized corporate functions such as Legal, Quick Sourcing, HR & Finance Shared Services and Operations.
♦ Responsible for IMEA region requirements, reporting directly to TA Head – India.
♦ Executed senior leader hiring and onboarding programs to successfully hire and onboard senior leaders across IMEA
♦ Pro-actively managed hiring demands by working with business & HR leaders.
♦ End-End of project management of business critical projects and tracking till completion.

Nokia

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Feb 2012 – Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Adventure every day! Leading recruitment for Nokia R&D, Bangalore. Technology hiring for the R&D center & Nokia Research center, Shared Services hub, Corporate functions & critical ramp-ups for Nokia Factory. Manage Leadership hiring for all units along with University Relations & Campus programs for B-Schools & T.Schools.
Drive key initiatives to strengthen the recruitment engine & build the brand equity, presence on social media & tapping the industry’s top talent to shape a new era in the mobile industry, enabling us to make great products and services for millions of people, positively improving their daily lives.

July system

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

Sep 2010 – Aug 2011 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

⇒ Was promoted within 3 months of Joining as Assistant Manager – Talent Acquisition handling requirements across countries.
⇒ Was Initiator for Campus Hiring – Freezing on list of campuses to visit, Coordinating with the Training & Placement Officers, Coordinating with panels, Handling end-to-end process like conducting test, evaluation, LOI & Offer release for selected candidates, Ensuring Joining formalities as per the process.
⇒ Skill set mapped of competitive companies.
⇒ Conducting off campus events for Fresher’s, Job Fairs
⇒ Defined & executed BAU process across countries.
⇒ Offer to joining ratio was 85% till July 11.
⇒ SLA maintained at 95%
⇒ Defined and lead the team in following Background Verification process.

Kyocera wireless

Senior HR Executive

Sep 2008 – Feb 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

⇒ End to End recruitment
⇒ Brain Storming/ Market Analysis on Teir 1/ Premier Colleges/ Institutes to be visited.
⇒ Getting in touch with the TPO (Training & Placement Officer) of College to get the best Slot for Hiring across India.
⇒ Reduced the recruitment cost of FY 08-09 by closing 80% of open positions through Headhunting/Portals/Employee Referral Program & Paper Ads – Only 20% of the total requirements were fulfilled by consultants