Mar 2016 – May 2022 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Build and setup the Tech/ Non Tech Talent Acquisition Strategy and hiring Process for Upgrad. Was primarily responsible to scale the India Engineering Site ground up.
• Leadership Hiring (Tech/Non-Tech)
• Content Team
• Marketing
• program Manager / Program Directors
• Lead and influence the hiring process(Calibration, Cost to Hire,Forecasting).
• Work with a cross-border tech staffing leadership team to share best practices across APAC and globally.
• Represent APAC Tech Staffing for hiring diverse talent into engineering centres across APAC.

Dec 2015 – Sep 2016 · 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Recruitment: Responsible for Planning, Sourcing, Screening, Scheduling, Salary Negotiation, Offer Porcessing, Offer conversion, Onboarding, Induction for new employees, Developing recruitment strategies & recruitment budget. Some of the positions hired are Operations Excellence Managers, Product Analysts, Content Managers, UI & UX designers, Call Center Executives, Accountants, Fleet, Campus Recruitment.
• HR Policies & Procedures: Responsible for designing & creating all disciplinary, employee welfare policies .
• Induction & Orientation: Design, develop induction & orientation programs for new hires, induct and orient new hires on their date of joining.
• Payroll Processing: Responsible for timekeeping and payroll every month. Coordinating with finance department for processing of payments to employees.
• Performance Evaluation & Appraisal: Responsible for performance evaluation policy role out. Managing appraisal process across levels and establishing framework for facilitation of entire process. Closely monitor compensation trends, practices and help business take proactive steps.
• Responsible for designing & implementing R&R programs for call center employees and fleet.
• HRIS: Creating and maintaining employee master data. Developing various reports for management which helps to make decisions regarding the current resources.
• Employee Engagement: Design and implement engagement activities at different levels of the organization. Some of the initiatives – Monthly birthday celebrations, Fundoo Fridays, Sports Tournaments, Organise and coordinate official celebrations. Maintaining good internal communication within the company.
• Exit Interview & Process: Conduct exit interviews, retention, process F&F settlements, process exit documentation.
• Other Activities:

Feb 2015 – Nov 2015 · 9 mos · Powai

• Spearheading lateral hiring for all Sales / Tech / Non-Tech positions across levels for cities in India
• Leading campus placements for both Sales and Operations positions
• Specialized in recruiting across different functions and levels for niche and senior level positions.
• Responsible for full life cycle recruiting including JD preparation, phone screening, video conference interviews, skills assessment, interviewing, negotiating salaries, extending offers and closing the positions
• Regular meetings with the Business Heads to manage expectations with deliverable as well as finding effective ways to attract the best talent
• Channel Management – hiring from a mix of different sourcing channels like employee referrals, internal job postings, job portals, networking, scheduled recruitment drives and general walk-ins.
• Designed and developed hiring process documents, streamlining hiring processes to enhance quality, recommending possible approaches for quick turnaround time.
• Create and maintain candidate relations to ensure a high conversion of offers made to actual joining's and reduce drop-outs.

Aug 2013 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Sourcing & Screening profiles through Job Portals, Job posting, mass mailers, References, databases according to the client requirements.
• Short listing the candidates as per the requirements of various parameters like education, experience, technical skills, communication skills, compensation, assignments to be handled etc. through initial round of interviews.
• Schedule interviews (telephonic and face to face and walk-in),as well as follow-up with candidates.
• Interacting with the candidates, giving them a brief about the position, roles and responsibility, technical requirement and checking their positional fitment.
• Based on this interaction assign to respective technical interview.
• Forwarding potential Candidates to Client for technical discussions & follow-up. Building and maintaining database of contacts and resumes and other such info.