Venkatesh Vijayan

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 3 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 12+ years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Expert in developing innovative hiring strategies.
  • Strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in hiring.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert with a focus on strategic recruitment in technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategyTeam BuildingRecruitment SupportSocial Media RecruitmentRecruitment Life Cycle

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationContract RecruitmentEmployee EngagementEmployee Referral ProgramsEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchHRISHiringHuman ResourcesHuman Resources (HR)IT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingInterviewingInterviews

About

Passionate about connecting exceptional talent with opportunities that drive organizational success, I am a results-oriented Talent Acquisition Manager with 12+ years of experience in full-cycle recruitment, strategic workforce planning, and employer branding. I’ve successfully Developed and executed innovative hiring strategies that reduced time-to-hire and improved candidate quality. Built high-performing teams across diverse industries and geographies. Spearheaded initiatives to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring practices. I thrive on creating meaningful candidate experiences while leveraging data-driven insights and technology to optimize recruitment processes. Whether it’s implementing ATS solutions, designing talent pipelines, or leading recruitment campaigns, I am dedicated to aligning hiring strategies with business goals.

Experience

Wayfair

Talent Acquisition

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Freshworks

Talent Acquisition Lead

Mar 2022Jan 2023 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Leading the hiring for CRM Products of Freshworks (Freshsales , Freshmarketer )
  • Responsible for partnering with business leaders, hiring managers to set and drive recruitment strategies for the business verticals, developed a well aligned delivery model, processes and metrics to achieve delivery excellence •
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Siemens healthineers

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Sep 2021Mar 2022 · 6 mos · Hybrid

  • Was heading the R&D Engineering and technology hiring for India.
  • Leading the team of 8 people responsible for Engineering , Product and Campus hiring.
  • Responsible for partnering with multiple business leaders, hiring managers to set and drive
  • recruitment strategies for the business verticals, developed a client aligned delivery model,
  • processes and metrics to achieve delivery excellence
  • Working on creation of efficient hiring plans & talent dashboard for senior management.
  • Designed the effective hiring process for Technology & Product vertical.
  • Leveraged social media and other innovative techniques to maintain our competitive edge
  • and further build brand recognition and awareness for the compan
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Fractal analytics

Talent Acquisition Manager

Mar 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for bringing in Talented Individuals in Cloud (#GCP , #Azure , #AWS) , Data Engineering , Full stack , Front end & back end developers , AI-ML Engineers , Engagement Manager role at Fractal .
  • Built the team of Analytics Consultants & Analytics Engagement Manager for Shanghai , China from the scratch
  • Fractal A global analytics firm that helps Fortune 500 companies gain competitive advantage through a deep understanding of consumers and better data-driven decisions, we help deliver insight, innovation and impact through predictive analytics and visual storytelling.
Talent AcquisitionTeam Building

Ibm

2 roles

Talent Acquisition partner - GBS

Jan 2018Mar 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Part of GBS Hiring team supporting diversified business in IBM India.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment Support

Social Media Recruitment professional

Apr 2016Dec 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Part of Social Media Hiring team supporting diversified business in IBM .
  • As social Hiring team explores the social media and builds strong supporting network to communicate specialized job vacancies into right niches present in online media. Discovers the current topics and enriches the communication and discussions in groups.
  • Creates the recruitment strategy, which is aligned with the marketing and HR communication
  • Explores important recruitment niches
  • Finds important communication and discussions topics to increase the online presence of the organization
  • Engages the organization into the social media communication
Social Media RecruitmentRecruitment Strategy

Birlasoft

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Aug 2013Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for the recruitment function of Enterprise Services and IT infrastructure divisions cutting across multiple skill sets such as Application development skills, Microsoft technologies, middleware & IT infrastructure skills across India
  • Handled requirements across verticals– BFSI, Telecom, Retail, E-commerce ,Aviation verticals
  • Developing, implementing & monitoring recruitment & sourcing strategies to meet BU manpower needs across locations within timelines
  • Managing vendors, sourcing team to ensure that there is enough talent pool in process for resource fulfillment
  • Strategizing and Planning hiring events & Employee Referral programs across locations
  • Gather manpower requirements for each quarter, make the hiring plans, discuss the strategy with business and drive the same through the team.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Wipro infotech

Associate Talent Acquisition

Mar 2012Aug 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

  • SPOC for the Database ,SAP service line.
  • Leading a team handling Database ,SAP hiring.
  • Responsible for the Complete Recruitment Life Cycle - Headhunting, Sourcing, Short-listing Profiles, Reference checks and Follow-ups for joining.
Talent AcquisitionRecruitment Life Cycle

Education

Kalasalingam University

MBA — HR

Jan 2009Jan 2011

G.T.N. ARTS COLLEGE

Bsc IT — Information Technology

Jan 2006Jan 2009

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