Feb 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• I lead critical hiring initiatives and business development efforts to connect top-tier talent with industry-leading companies. With a deep understanding of recruitment challenges and market dynamics, I am dedicated to delivering tailored solutions that drive success for our clients.
• If your organization has hiring needs, I invite you to connect with me to explore how we can collaborate for effective talent acquisition.

Feb 2023 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr · Dubai / London · Hybrid

• After years of close collaboration Bluefin Talent & NSI Talent have merged to produce Tandem Search, a Global Professional Services Search firm serving clients from across the UK, Europe, Middle East, APAC and North America.
• Under one brand, our primary objective is to maintain our focused approach, excelling in the sectors where our core clients have come to rely on us as true industry leaders.
• These sectors include:
• Strategy & Management Consulting
• Banking & Financial Services
• Emerging Technologies
• Asset & Investment Management
• Professional Services (Audit, Assurance & Legal)
• Our mission is to leverage our expertise to help you find and acquire the best talent. Whether you are looking for specialised skills, leadership, or a dynamic team, we can help with a bespoke strategy. Explore the range of services and resources we offer, tailored to empower you, and drive your business forward.
• Find out more: www.tandemsearch.com | Together – we build winning teams!

Feb 2022 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Provide an efficient and high-touch experience for every candidate from
• application stage to offer, evaluating skill level, driving the interview process
• and offer process, salary recommendations and closing of candidates.
• Source active and passive candidates through employee referrals,
• networking, internal databases, contact lists, and research.
• Negotiate complex offers to close candidates by leveraging and partnering
• with executive management, and other groups as necessary.
• Communicate effectively with the interview team to ensure preparedness
• during the interview process. Share and exchange information with all levels
• of management.
• Reviews data and market research and consults with the business to
• recommend and implement a hiring plan that addresses both business
• demand and talent availability.
• Reviews and analyzes data to improve staffing performance.
• Advocate for inclusive hiring (DEI) and ensure pipelines are representative of
• the talent market.
• Create and implement a hiring strategy that emphasizes quality and diversity
• of hires, process efficiency, and client management/satisfaction.

Oct 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• As part of the Technology Team at Aventus - I exclusively hunt and recruit Technology (Digital/Data/Network/AI/Cyber Security) professionals for both permanent and contract employment, that is my niche.
• Expertise in various sourcing channels like LinkedIn, Github, GulfTalent, Google X-ray searches and Naukri.
• Areas of Expertise
• AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning
• Data Science
• Application Security
• Security Development & Testing
• OWASP/Secure Code Review
• Identity Access Management & PAM
• Threat Modeling
• Cyber Services
• Incident Response, Forensics & Malware Analysis
• SOC Analysts
• Vulnerability Management
• Information Security
• Security Assurance – Audit, Risk & Compliance
• Resilience – Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Cyber Defence
• Advisory – Maturity Modelling & Risk Management
• Threat Intelligence
• Red Teaming
• SOC Architecture
• Hardware Security
• Embedded Security
• Hardware Security
• SCADA hardware Security
• Cryptanalyst
• Also, handles recruitment in various technical areas like Cloud, Data, Enterprise Architecture, Security Engineers, Network and Security Architects etc.

Jul 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Recruiting for Various industries (Oil&Gas, IT, Cybersecurity, Banking, Media, Government (Ministries & Councils), Education etc
• Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, plus their work culture and environment;
• Visiting clients to build and develop relationships
• Full execution of the recruitment process (including job posting, telephonic interviewing, personal interviewing, regular communication with candidates and managers) including the recruitment administration
• Manages posting of job vacancies at the best performing recruitment channels (Naukrigulf, Jobs Abu Dhabi, Dubizzle, Indeed, Monstergulf, Linkedin etc )
• Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships with candidates and employers
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and tests and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding of suitable applicants
• Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between client and candidates
• Working towards and exceeding targets that may relate to the number of candidates placed, a value to be billed to clients or business leads generated;
• Reviewing recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes.
• Develops pool of internal and external talents
• Explores the new recruitment channels and gives recommendations to the Recruitment Manager
• Preparation of the yearly recruitment plan and the budget
• Reports the progress on assigned job vacancies on the regular basis, communicates early warnings and provide the regular feedback about the performance of the recruitment process

Oct 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Responsibilities:
• Devise and execute strategic recruitment plans aligning with company’s recruitment strategy.
• Facilitate full-cycle recruitment process across all business lines and source candidates through proven recruitment channels.
• Handled the contract staffing and recruitment for all major banking and financial clients
• Trained and coached new and junior recruitment specialists to improve quality of hires across all business sectors.
• Developed and implemented improved recruitment metrics to enhance metrics reporting.
• Interfaced with clients requiring staffing services to determine number of hires, salary, positions, and job descriptions for short-term and long-term temporary employees.
• Sourced resumes to select best qualified candidates and interviewed candidates to better assess qualifications and ascertain personality, personal character, and work ethic.
• Followed up with clients to evaluate temp employee performance and client satisfaction.
• Hands-on experience working with job portals like Monster, Dice, Naukri, Indeed, LinkedIn etc.
• Well versed with the in house ATS Job Diva and effectively sourced various quality profiles for the client
• Train management-level staff on behavioural interviewing skills to optimize hiring practices.
• Increase retention rates by working with executive leadership to identify and reward top performers.
• Develop and Manage strong consultative relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
• Solicit and document hiring manager and candidate feedback throughout the interview process.
• Worked on technical requirements like Supervising Engineer, Quality Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Business Analyst, System Engineer, Java Developer, .NET Developer and all technical positions.