Dec 2021 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Jun 2021 – Dec 2021 · 6 mos · Maharashtra, India

Feb 2021 – Jun 2021 · 4 mos

Aug 2020 – Jan 2021 · 5 mos

• Palo Alto Network’s Talent Research Team made up of 15 talent acquisition professionals spread across India, with Bangalore at our centre. Our mission is to identify top tier diverse talent for Palo Alto Networks in over 65 countries around the globe.
• What do we do?
• Increase diversity at the top of the funnel and ensure every diverse lead/candidate (applicants, referrals, sourced) are curated for just-in-time pipelines globally.
• Maintain close partnerships with Sourcers and Recruiters to ensure the talent we provide meets/exceeds the bar at Palo Alto Networks.
• Identify creative sourcing techniques like Github, Stackoverflow, Meet-ups, Prophet, recruit’em, and identify and tap into talent from diversity events, sororities, Linkedin groups, diversity Boolean search strings, colleges etc.
• Talent map diverse qualified candidates globally.
• Provide organization analysis of competitors.
• Why Palo Alto Networks?
• PANW is the global leader in cyber security and is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that's transforming the way people and organizations operate. PANW's mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, addressing the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before.
• Visit https://jobs.paloaltonetworks.com/careers/ to learn more about our culture, values, and career opportunities.

May 2019 – Feb 2020 · 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• "Work somewhere you love".
• Target is an international company with more than 323,000 team members around the world, and headquarters in the U.S. and India. Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is one of North America's largest discount retailers; serving guests at over 1800 stores, on Target.com and mobile.
• Target Mission Statement: "Our mission is to make Target the preferred shopping destination for our guests by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation and an exceptional guest experience by consistently fulfilling our Expect More. Pay Less.® brand promise."

Jun 2016 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. Our creative, marketing and document solutions empower everyone — from emerging artists to global brands — to bring digital creations to life and deliver them to the right person at the right moment for the best results.
• Associated with different Business Units to understand the skills, forecast the hiring needs and plan & fulfill positions.
• Involved in Intermediate, Specialist & Expert level hiring.
• Work on various technologies across different domains to attract & hire the best talent across the industries for the company.
• Handle Niche hiring through social media recruitment
• Resource, Candidate and Vendor Management
• Share requirement to sourcing partners with clear cut sourcing / technical guidelines.
• Screen profiles technically and accordingly sharing it to the concern.
• Actively engage in panel management and coordinating interviews
• Plan and execute mass weekend recruitment drives
• Plan a strategy for the mode of resourcing, understand the technology and map where resources are available
• Handle employee referrals and address the queries of the employees
• Prepare MIS reports & other statements with a view to apprise management of the recruitment operations and assist in critical decision-making process with periodic reporting to Senior Management on forecasted, fulfilled and ongoing requirements related to recruitment.
• Capture & fulfill requirements of all resources across all levels.
• Participate in compensation study for salary revision and grade structure for the Group. Suggesting the Business heads on salary recommendations.

Jun 2012 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

• Talent Acquisition Partner for addressing hiring needs of Amazon.in, Junglee, Finance, EU Automotives group
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning recruiting strategy with deep understanding of business team’s structures, responsibilities and key business drivers
• Stakeholder Management: Interacting with Hiring Manager’s to understand the requirement in terms of skills, positions & timelines, hiring plans
• Active sourcing of profiles through the recruitment channels like Job boards, candidate & internal, employee referrals, networking leads
• Educate the candidate well about the position, expectation from the role and about the interview process
• Manage offer process, salary recommendations, offer negotiation including salary and benefits with candidate

Mar 2010 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore

• Involved in Citrix Engineering groups and Sales Group. Engineering groups includes Client Virtualization and Citrix online.
• Handling end to end recruitment as per the QBP.
• Work with multiple stakeholders towards closing the req as per SLA.
• Facilitating the entire hiring process from screening CVs till Onboarding candidates & Candidate engagement.
• Building a good working relationship with stakeholders – HR business partners, business managers and sourcing partners.
• Operations: Offer letter preparation, Discussions with Global & India finance team on the hiring budget and hire dates, Onboarding formalities coordinating with support staff from facilities & IT administration team.
• End to end ownership of deliverables.

Aug 2006 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

• End to End Recruitment