Sugandha Arora

Recruiter

India7 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in early talent acquisition and people management.
  • Successfully led recruitment strategies at top-tier firms.
  • Proven track record in building diverse, high-performing teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources expert specializing in early talent acquisition and strategic recruitment.

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Core Skills

RecruitingLeadershipHuman Resource Management

Other Skills

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About

As a seasoned professional with a robust track record in early talent acquisition and people management, my journey spans leading roles at top-tier firms such as Tower Research Capital and Goldman Sachs. With a focus on alternative hiring strategies, I've honed my expertise in team dynamics and strategic planning. At Tower Research Capital, I embraced the mission of nurturing early talent, aligning my efforts with the company's culture of innovation and excellence. Now, as a self-employed expert, I leverage a decade of experience to empower organizations with forward-thinking talent solutions that resonate with their core values. My multifaceted approach has been shaped by a deep understanding of various sectors, and a commitment to cultivating diverse, high-performing teams.

Experience

Lenskart solutions private limited

TA Lead | Early Career Talent Acquisition | Tech & Corporate

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Lead the early career talent hiring & engagement for firmwide corporate, tech and product roles
  • Strategized building a structured campus program to meet business demand all year round & enable faster & efficient recruitment for niche or difficult roles.
  • Partnered with the internal stakeholders to drive efficiencies of hiring processes through automation & build customized solutions to assess candidates at scale with reduced manual intervention.
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRecruitingRelationship BuildingAttention to Detail+5

Career break

Relocation

Feb 2024Nov 2024 · 9 mos · Toronto, Ontario

Tower research capital

Lead, Early Career Talent Acquisition & People Management (Tech & Non tech)

Mar 2023Dec 2023 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Conceptualized & executed early career talent/campus strategy for 2023 targeting top engineering schools (IITs) with a focus on campus engagement in order to brand the organization as employer of choice resulting in 100% acceptance of candidate offers from IIT B, D and K.
  • Led the overall talent acquisition function for the engineering & support divisions divisions enabling hiring for backend, low latency and front end engineers as well as product managers, data analysts etc across levels resulting in closure of 15+ roles in a span of 3 months
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRecruitingRelationship BuildingAttention to Detail+5

Goldman sachs

Associate, Engineering Campus Recruitment & Lead, Alternative Hiring Strategies

Nov 2019Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Led the alternative hiring strategies for early career talent to identify best ways to hire top talent for engineering divisions by diversifying talent streams
  • Spearheaded the pilot launch of the digital off campus initiative to hire the top engineering talent across platforms & sources
  • Worked with the various internal stakeholders to continuously fulfil their engineering & business school campus headcount through both targeted on-campus (top IITs & IIMs) & off campus hiring drives
  • Designed a multi-nodal onboarding & orientation program incorporating curated sessions for 400+ incoming interns, including leadership sessions, connect with former interns etc.
  • Spearheaded the in end-to-end onboarding & orientation for over 800+ hires in one recruiting cycle ranging from offer extension, division alignment, BGC, offer letter generation, tech set up and onboarding & integration with the firm
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRecruitingRelationship BuildingAttention to Detail+5

D. e. shaw india private limited

Senior Human Resources Specialist

Feb 2017Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

  • Experience in end-to-end recruitment value chain for lateral & university hiring for tech roles across all levels i.e. from Associate to Project Manager
  • Led a team of 8 associates, engaged in advertising our open positions on various strategic portals to source & target a wider audience of right candidates for both our India & US offices
  • Drove an initiative for non-conventional candidate sourcing methods for niche positions, reducing the cost of hiring by 17%
  • Designed & executed the university hiring process for over 15 engineering schools in one recruiting year with a focus on tier 1 schools - IITs & NITs
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enable management reporting about open positions, driving strategic decision making
  • Designed a framework for identifying target universities each season based on historical hiring effectiveness, college ratings & other factors
  • Conducted various campus & off campus hiring events for over 200 students at a time to shortlist & build a quality pool for next steps to hire for tech, QA & support roles
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRecruitingRelationship BuildingAttention to Detail+5

Cognizant technology services

Senior Research Associate

Apr 2015Feb 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India · On-site

  • Equity Research Associate supporting the HK markets in the consumer sector
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRelationship BuildingAttention to DetailEasily Adaptable+2

Meghraj capital advisors

Summer Internship

Apr 2014Jun 2014 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRelationship Building

Nikos consulting pvt. ltd.

Human Resources Trainee

Apr 2011Jun 2011 · 2 mos · New Delhi

  • Project Undertaken – Restructuring HR facilities of Fluid Fitness Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
  • Project Highlights:
  • Restructuring the hierarchy and organisation structure of the company.
  • Designing of incentive programmes and schemes.
  • Designing of training modules.
  • Project Learning:
  • Exposure to industry processes
  • Human Resource management
  • Learning and Development programmes
Microsoft ExcelInterpersonal CommunicationRelationship Building

Education

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Finance and Energy Management

Jan 2013Jan 2015

Mount Carmel College, India

PGDBA

Jan 2012Jan 2013

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies

BBA — Corporate Management

Jan 2009Jan 2012

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune

Bachelor's degree

Jan 2009Jan 2012

Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram

Senior Secondary — Commerce

Jan 1993Jan 2008

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