Mar 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Actively part of the APJC Engineering Recruitment team, responsible for fulfilling hiring needs across open requisitions.
• Functioning as a Talent Advisor, collaborating closely with senior leadership and hiring managers to identify talent needs and design effective recruitment strategies to attract the top talent.
• Have worked on AppDynamics, Collaboration, Data Center Networking, Security Business Group, Customer Experience, and Cloud Compute roles across the levels in Cisco.
• Experienced in utilizing ATS (Avature) to manage applicant records, ensuring real-time updates and maintaining accurate hiring workflows.
• Delivering support and consultation to business groups for market data, talent trends, market, and competitor analysis.
• Driving a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle by ensuring timely communication, structured interviews, and consistent engagement.
• Conducting RSM (Recruiter Strategy Meeting) sessions with hiring managers to align on requisition goals, reviewing job descriptions using Textio, and promoting structured interview practices to ensure quality hires.
• Involved in salary discussion, offer management, offer roll out.
• Responsible for presenting MIS/ weekly reports to stakeholders and hiring managers.
• Contributing to APJC-level recruitment projects such as Proactive Pipeline Development, Diversity Hiring Events, Always Sourcing Initiatives, and Social Media Branding efforts.

Sep 2018 – Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

• Collaborating with Business Leaders on the forecast to plan recruitment strategy and enable them with business trends. Presentation on recruitment data in monthly meetings with Portfolio Director/ Business Leader.
• Weekly meetings with the Hiring/Account Manager and Engagement Directors with RMG team to discuss recruitment forecasts Vs current open positions and challenges pertaining to the positions.
• Provide solutions to business to have a consultative approach for smooth hiring.
• Provide recruitment fulfilment commitment to the business along with the necessary market intelligence to manage both planned and ad-hoc hiring requests
• TA Delivery (Responsible for – Source Mix (Portal/ Internal Sourcing/ Member Referral/ Self Source by Recruiter/) TAT/ Vendor Management (C2H & FTE), Validation of Fitment for Selected cases basis CGI Parity Structure, Offer Rollout process within SLA & POFU, Escalation Management and Engagement Program for TA team.
• Ensuring that the recruitment and hiring practices are compliant with organizational policies and other regulatory requirements for audit by maintaining the local ATS and global tracking system.
• People Management, Mentorship and build a strong TA team with proper coaching and guidance.
• Handling escalations & proved to work in high pressure atmosphere
• Manage and Implement TA Strategies as per the business need.
• Manage multiple reports, analysis, survey and follow-through to actions in the areas of improvement. Presentations & Dashboards to showcase recruitment metrics & progress.
• Ideate, implement, govern & drive high impact initiatives – Global Member Referral Program/ Democratization Sourcing 2.0.
• Hiring through Social Media channels.
• POFU (Post offer follow up) – Candidate engagement activity with business- Coffee Chat/ Project Meets with Director, Joining Analysis, Decline Conversion.

Aug 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

• A result oriented professional of rich experience in end to end recruitment.
• Currently managing a team of 2 members & allocating the requirements to the team members.
• Handling 3 practices with in the SBU.
• Collecting the data from the recruiters across the Business units to run the weekly business calls.
• Having experience in Campus recruitment also for coordination & salary discussion.
• Sharing the updates on weekly basis to all the stake holder regarding the net open positions.
• Also working as an Individual Contributor & have experience in hiring Senior candidates for Niche & Super Niche skills.
• Preparing the MI Reports to the Business regarding the pool availability in the market for Super Niche Skills.
• Profile includes sourcing the profiles through various channels like job portal (Naukri, Monster) Social Network (LinkedIn, Facebook) Referral (Employee Referral & Candidate Referral).
• Day to Day activities includes getting the Requirements from the Resource Management Group and sitting with the hiring manager to understand the requirements and collecting the J.D from the Business, collecting the required data’s for the weekly business calls.
• Sharing the profiles with business for screening & scheduling the interviews for shortlisted candidates.
• Follow up with Technical Panel and the candidates on a daily basis to know the interview results/status.
• Taking care of HR Rounds for Shortlisted Candidates.
• Initiating Offer Approval for Shortlisted Candidates.
• Collecting proper documents from the candidates to release the offer.
• Once the offer is released & accepted by the candidate then we will be initiating the BGV Process.
• Regular contact with the Candidates till they are on board & informing to the stake holders regarding the joiners.

Apr 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore

• Profile includes handling the Vendor Management, In House sourcing team, Member Referral team, taking the HR Discussion, Salary Negotiating.
• Day to Day activities includes getting the Requirements from the Business and sitting with the hiring manager to understand the Business requirements and collecting the J.D from the Business.
• Talking to the Vendors & In House Sourcing Team about the requirements and make them understand the requirements.
• According to the Business requirement Vendors & In House Sourcing Team will be sharing the profiles by matching all the Business criteria’s like Experience Level, Job Location, Salary Band, Notice Period, etc.
• Once the vendors & In House Sourcing Team has shared the resumes we will be screening the profiles and briefing them about the requirement and to know their interest.
• Responsible for Scheduling Interviews of short listed candidates.
• Follow up with Technical Panel and the candidates on a daily basis to know the interview results/status.
• Taking care of HR Rounds for Shortlisted Candidates.
• Initiating Offer Approval for Shortlisted Candidates.
• Collecting proper documents from the candidates for initiating the BGV Process.
• Once the BGV Process is initiated then we will be releasing the offer to the Candidates.
• Regular contact with the Candidates till they are on board.
• Having experience in Interview Co-ordination, Campus Hiring & HR Discussion for Fresher’s & Experienced.

Jan 2013 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

• Profile includes recruitment of only IT Professionals from Junior to Sr. Managerial Positions.
• Sourcing candidates through job board (job sites like Naukri, Monster & Social Network like LinkedIn), Referrals like Candidate Referral or Employee Referral, Internet Job Postings & Mass mailing, Internal database according to the requirements, Headhunting the candidates from the competitors and Companies.
• Responsible for Sourcing & Screening candidates to ensure their qualifications & skills meet the requirement.
• Interaction with the candidates, briefing them about the requirement and to know their interest.
• Scheduling Interviews of short listed candidates.
• Follow up with Managers and the candidates on a daily basis to know the interview results/status.
• Regular contact with the Candidates till they are on board.
• Organized and conducted Weekly Recruitment drives (general walk-in & scheduled drives) at our premises.

Jun 2012 – Dec 2012 · 6 mos

• Screening, short listing and co-ordinations the technical interviews.
• Placing Advertisements to sites like naukri.com, jobsahead.com for release of recruitment advertisements.
• Preparation of candidate status report.
• Evaluation of the client requirement and successfully recruiting professionals for the same.
• Co-coordinating with the client and the candidate. Planning the strategy for recruitment and networking.
• Up gradation and maintenance of database. Short-listing candidates Resume as per Client's Requirement
• and the specifications received from client office.
• Developed and generated offer letters.
• Identifying the needs of the company.
• Making contacts with consultants, this fit in to the profile of the company requirements.
• Negotiating Salaries & maintaining daily, weekly & monthly reports.