Vivek K S

Head of Talent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in strategic talent acquisition across multiple industries.
Proven track record in managing mergers and acquisitions.
Strong leadership in campus hiring initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in IT and Telecommunications sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionStrategic HiringNetworkingRecruitment

Other Skills

Benefits NegotiationCampus HiringCollege RecruitingEmployee EngagementExecutive SearchHR TransformationHRISHiringHuman ResourcesIT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingL2/L3 protocolsLeadershipManagementMergers and Acquisition

About

Talent Acquisition profile with in-depth Recruitment lifecycle experience across industry sectors and geographies spanning across industries such as Networking, Network Security, Telecommunication and IT Expertise includes: Leadership Hiring (Strategic Level Hiring), Talent Acquisition (TA) - Mergers & Acquisition, Campus Hiring and University Relations encompassing niche industries such as Networking, Network Security, Telecommunication and IT. At a Transactional level, my role includes: - Focusing on Manpower Planning and Budgeting. - Entire life cycle of recruitment from sourcing to on boarding. - Responsible for planning and implementation of recruitment strategies, coordination with various Business heads for various recruitment needs and overseeing the day to day recruitment activities. - Involved in Campus Recruitments through liaison with various training & placement heads of premier engineering institutes such as IITs, NITs & IISc et al. Specialties: Networking, Talent landscaping, Relationship building, Commitment to client service & organizational needs.

Experience

23 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Hso

Head of Talent Acquisition

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Currently, I work as the Head of Talent Acquisition for India & Philippines at HSO, where I lead recruitment and strategic workforce planning initiatives. I focus on attracting and hiring top talent across various roles to support our global operations and enhance our expertise in ERP and CRM systems. Join me in shaping the future of innovative technology solutions and making a difference in the tech world.

Talent AcquisitionStrategic Workforce PlanningRecruitmentStrategic Hiring

Avalara

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Sep 2023 – Mar 2024 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Talent ManagementStrategic HiringStrategic SourcingTalent SourcingTalent Acquisition

L&t technology services limited

Group Manager - Talent Acquisition

Oct 2021 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Siemens healthcare private limired

Deputy General Manager - Human Resources

Oct 2016 – Oct 2021 · 5 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Accenture

Talent Acquisition Leader

Jan 2016 – Oct 2016 · 9 mos · Bangalore

Dell

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Oct 2010 – Dec 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

Talent Acquisition Professional with 11+ years of total experience in Core Networking / Telecommunication and Information Technology hiring.
Since September 2011, I am part of Talent Acquisition - Mergers and Acquisition team in India.
As part of this position, my role is to act as an interface between the parent company (Dell) and the acquired entity thus identifying and agreeing on the strategy to execute the hiring rampup plan. In nutshell, I take care of:
Merger & Acquisition, transition and integration of Talent Acquisition processes. I have completed 3 integrations successfully in last 1 year.
Planning and delivering the agreed upon Hiring Rampup plan within the specified timeline. Manage Multi site RPOs.
Specialties: Talent Acquisition (M&A) / Recruitment / Networking / Headhunting
IT Hiring:
Microsoft Technologies, Peoplesoft Technical and Functional (HRMS / Finance), Oracle DBA, SQL DBA, Peoplesoft DBA, C++, Linux with SAN expertise, Oracle PL / SQL, Oracle Apps, Datawarehousing et al.

Talent AcquisitionMergers and AcquisitionRecruitmentNetworking

Tejas networks

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

May 2005 – Oct 2010 · 5 yrs 5 mos

End to end of Staffing in the areas such as Networking / Telecommunications / Embedded Software development / Hardware Design.
Campus Hiring / University Relations:
Spearheaded the campus hiring in Tejas Networks for close to 4 years. Responsible for the entire campus hiring PAN India from premier engineering / management institutes such as: IITs / NITs / IISc / SITM / IIM Bangalore
Telecom / Networking:
1) Sales and Presales and Post Sales hiring in India / APAC / Middle East and South Africa.
2) C++, Linux & Embedded software in domains such as:
SDH/SONET/DWDM, Carrier Ethernet, Layer 3 protocols, Diagnostics and Firmware development.
3) Hardware:
High Speed Board Design, FPGA, Layout Design, Mechanical Design, Power Supply Design
4) Product Engineering:
Product Verification and Training (SDH/SONET/ Layer 2 protocols Testing).