Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

• ➤ Managed the full-cycle recruitment for non-IT roles, hiring 85 employees, including 30 mid-to-senior-level hires and 55 associates, consultants, and tech SMEs.
• ➤ Proactively sourced candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri, and personal networks, engaging with an average of 200 candidates per month.
• ➤ Achieved a 103% position fulfillment rate and maintained a 92% joining conversion rate.
• ➤ Ensured strict compliance with recruitment policies and adherence to recruitment processes.
• ➤ Spearheaded employer branding initiatives in collaboration with an agency for two quarters; followed by leading the function end-to-end.
• ➤ Developed and executed a comprehensive content strategy, personally crafting all LinkedIn posts.
• ➤ Created innovative LinkedIn content that highlighted IK’s remote culture, significantly enhancing employer brand visibility.
• ➤ Coordinated with internal stakeholders to oversee creative design and streamline all operational aspects.

May 2023 – Jul 2023 · 2 mos

• ➤ Hired Subject Matter Experts for curriculum development and live class instruction.
• ➤ Sourced top-tier talent from leading product companies in domains like Machine Learning, Data Science, Full-Stack Development, Product Marketing, Data Analytics, and Advanced GenAI.
• ➤ Successfully closed 42 SME roles end-to-end.

Jul 2023 – Oct 2023 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Jul 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

• ➤ Managing the recruitment life cycle of employees for Unacademy’s Offline Centres (12+ centres) & Stores across PAN India.
• ➤ Closed a total of 171 positions across levels for the year 2022.
• ➤ Handled a team of two recruiters & oversaw the hiring process for junior & mid-level positions.
• ➤ Extensively hired function heads & leaders for roles such as centre heads, operation, business development & admin heads for multiple centres.
• ➤ Proficient in handling niche requirements.
• ➤ Coming up with creative strategies for improving the talent pool of candidates.
• ➤ Ensuring the timely execution of hiring mandates to improve business performance.
• ➤ Working closely with the business teams to ensure process adherence.
• ➤ Proficient in building & maintaining relationships with the business leaders & candidates likewise.

May 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• ➤ Extensively hired across levels for Unacademy’s Test Prep - Business, COO’s Office, Partner Channels & Platform Value Offering verticals.
• ➤ Hired a total of 245 employees for the year - 2020 & 21.
• ➤ Extensive experience in hiring for category management positions.
• ➤ Handled the end-to-end recruitment cycle starting from sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, feedback collection & salary negotiation of candidates.
• ➤ Efficient in using recruitment portals like IIM Jobs, Naukri, LinkedIn, Updazz, Angellist & Instahyre.
• ➤ Along with job portals, utilized other hiring channels such as social media postings, referrals, and general networking.
• ➤ Managed vendors by giving them constant feedback on the job-fit of candidates.
• ➤ Experienced in working with the ATS - Workable.

Apr 2019 – Aug 2019 · 4 mos

• ➤ My role involved 60% recruitment & 40% generalist activities.
• ➤ Set up the HR department from the go along with my manager.
• ➤ Drove the implementation of various HR systems like biometric, HRIMS, fun committee etc.
• ➤ Handled full-cycle, high-volume recruitment of candidates in a fast-paced growing start-up environment.
• ➤ Successfully filled various non-IT positions across levels and domains like marketing, operations, talent acquisition and customer success.
• ➤ Resolved employee grievance & compliance issues.
• ➤ Conducted various employee engagement activities, team outings and town-halls.

Apr 2018 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr

• ➤ Part of the interview team that shortlisted interns for Awign’s in-house projects with startups like Medlife, Pharmeasy, 3MG, SlicePay, MyGate, IndiaMart etc.
• ➤ Managed a team of 3 interviewers and monitored their performance to ensure high-performance standards.
• ➤ Designed & implemented the SOP guidelines for the interns & blue-collar hiring.

Dec 2017 – Mar 2018 · 3 mos · bangalore

Apr 2017 – May 2017 · 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India