Dattaprasad Desai

Recruiter

Maharashtra, India13 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 13 years in IT talent acquisition.
Expert in strategic and diversity hiring.
Proficient in managing entire recruitment lifecycle.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned IT recruitment specialist with a focus on strategic hiring in the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingStakeholder ManagementIt Recruitment

Other Skills

.Net Full stackBig DataClient ManagementCloud TechnologiesDatabase ManagementDevOpsGCC HiringIMS ManagementJavaNegotiationRecruitingRecruitment LifecycleRecruitmentsReports and DashboardsResource Allocation

About

A 13+ Years experienced Talent Acquisition Professional, Specialized and well acquainted into IT Professional Hirings / Tech Hirings starting from Mid-Level, Sr-Level and even up to Leadership hiring too. I have proven myself in my entire career by associating with the leading IT Service and Product Based organization which are known in the Indian Market and stand out as a “Good Brand” in the IT Space. Skilled in Strategic Hiring, Diversity and inclusion Hiring, GCC (Global Capacity Center) Hiring, Stakeholder Management, Team Management, Vendor Management, RPO Management, Applicant Tracking System (ATS) & Reports and Dashboards. Hands on Experience on Sourcing, Screening, Salary Negotiations as Individual Contributor for Lateral Hiring, Niche/Super Niche Skills in Tech Hiring, Experience in IMS (Infrastructure Management System) Hiring, BFSI Hiring, Bulk Hiring, SAP Hiring and Leadership Hiring. Proficient in Entire Recruitment Lifecycle. Key Skills *Sourcing & Screening * Social Media Hiring *Leadership Hiring *Negotiations *Reports & Data Oriented *Stakeholder Management *Team Management *Recruitment Lifecyle *Vendor Management *Boolean Search

Experience

Nielsen

Associate Manager - Technical Recruitments.

Aug 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Maharashtra, India · On-site

Responsible for Managing & Implementing the GCC (Global Capacity Center) – in-house Technical Hiring for an entire India Region – in total 230 Positions for 2 Quarters.
Managing one of Biggest which is almost 40% Revenue Generation Business Units of Nielsen.
Aligned & engaged as a SPOC with the Hiring Managers/Stakeholders from Onsite, Internal / External TA Team, Multiple RPO’s on daily basis to track the Hiring Status, Plan & channelize the next move to achieve the targeted Numbers and placed at first layer in the escalation’s matrix.
Implementation of strategies for better process, Resource Allocation & Goal Setting to get the desire output and closure.
Planning, Leading & managing the entire weekend Recruitment Drives, when required.
Managing Internal TA Team of 5 Recruiters along with multiple others clans like External TA partners, Multiple RPO’s and Hiring Managers, Panels from onsite Locations.
Worked in Dual Capacity – Individual Contributor and Manager.
Well acquainted about the entire recruitment Lifecyle and the implementation too.
Hands on experience on Sourcing Patterns/Methodologies as Individual Contributor for Various Niche Tech Roles.
Proficient in Salary Negotiations.
Responsible for Creating, Managing and Publishing the Reports and Dashboard to the respective hiring managers on weekly basis.
Skills Targeted: Java /.Net Full stack, Big Data, Frontend & Backend, DevOps and Cloud Technologies.

GCC HiringStakeholder ManagementSourcingSalary NegotiationsReports and DashboardsTechnical Recruiting

Qualitykiosk technologies pvt. ltd.

Manager - IT Recruitments.

Mar 2022 – Aug 2022 · 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Responsible for Managing 2 different Business Units with Approx 25% - 30% Revenue Generation Units of the Organization – Approx 120+ positions consisting strategic Hiring OR bench Hiring.
Was managing 3-lead level recruiter’s team with the commitments towards the Offers / closures as per the KRA’s to achieve the Business and Organizational Goals.
Majorly focusing on in-house and Staff Augmentations Requirements across Mumbai & Bangalore.
Tracking the entire progress of Open positions and articulate in front of the Hiring Managers on Weekly basis.
Skills Targeted: RPA and Testing.

Strategic HiringTeam ManagementTracking ProgressIT Recruitment

Quinnox, inc.

Assistant Manager - IT Recruitments.

Jul 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India · Hybrid

Managing 7-8 Accounts/Client’s for in-house requirements with Approx 80-90 Positions as Lead.
Worked in Dual Capacity as Individual contributor and Manager too.
Responsible for Resource allocation of 2 Senior Level Recruiter along with 1 RPO & Vendor Partners.
Majorly working on Niche/ Super Niche Skills with Approx 25-30 Open positions & implementation of Full Recruitment Lifecycle as IC.
Managing Multiple Stakeholders, showcasing my leadership qualities while educating them about the market trends, conditions and upcoming plans to target the closures.
Tracking the Progress, Preparing and Maintaining the progress report ad publish it to the respective Hiring Managers on weekly basis.
Skills Targeted: Calypso, SFDC/Salesforce Developer & Tester, ServiceNow, SAP Fiori, SAP ABAP, SAP success Factor, .Net Core, Java/, net Full stack, NodeJS, ReactJS, Automation Testing – Selenium, UFT Cypress iO, ETL Snowflake, DevOps and Cloud Technologies.

Resource AllocationStakeholder ManagementTechnical Recruiting

Synechron

Lead - IT Recruitments.

Aug 2018 – Jun 2019 · 10 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

Completely working as an Individual Contributor.
Managing 3 Major Accounts / Client’s for Staff Aug Requirements (Approx 25 -30 Requirements)
Following and implementing the entire recruitment Lifecycle.
Maintaining the Database, tracking the interviews counts and publishing the consolidated reports of Open position with progress to the Respective hiring Managers on weekly basis.
Leading OR participating during the weekend drives.
Responsible for evaluating candidates in HR Discussions during the drives for other team members.
Skills Targeted: Majorly Niche skills like – Tibco, ETL Talend, Project Managers, etc.

Recruitment LifecycleDatabase ManagementIT Recruitment

Capgemini

Consultant - Technical Recruitments

Jan 2018 – May 2018 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India · On-site

Managing 2 Major client from BSFI domain individually along with Vendor Partners with Approx 80-90 Positions.
Working as Individual Contributor & Managing the entire Mumbai Region independently.
Managing Multiple Stakeholders, implementing my leadership qualities while educating them about the market trends, conditions and upcoming plans to target the closures.
Accountable and managing the entire weekend recruitment Drives independently for Approx 200+ Headcounts from the entire team.
Skills Targeted: Tibco, Falcon, Java FS, Teradata etc.

Client ManagementStakeholder EngagementTechnical Recruiting

Kpit

2 roles

Team Lead - IT Recruitments.

Promoted

Oct 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

Responsible for Managing the entire IMS (Infrastructure Management Services) Business Unit which is 30% Revenue generation BU of the Organization with the total positions of Appox 90+.
Working in Dual Capacity – Individual Contributor and as a Lead.
Following & implementing the entire Recruitment Lifecyle.
Managing Multiple Stockholders.
Leading a Team of 2 Recruiters along with the vendor partner as extended hands.
Accountable for Weekend drives as and when required.
Responsible for Preparing, Maintaining & Publishing the report and Dashboard on weekly basis.
Skills Targeted: DBA’s, System Admin, Project Manager, Architect and worked on few leadership roles as well - Technology Head, Delivery Head.

IMS ManagementTeam LeadershipIT Recruitment

Senior Executive - IT Recruitments - Corporate HRD

Apr 2013 – Oct 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Datamatics global services

Executive - IT Recruitments.

May 2010 – Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India · On-site

Working as Individual Contributor.
Responsible to follow the entire recruitment Lifecyle.
Working for in-house and staff Augmentations Positions.
Managing weekend Recruitment Drives.
Skills Targeted: Java, .Net, Manual Testing, Automation testing, Content writers & Handlers, SEO, Web Developer, Web Designers etc.