May 2025 – Nov 2025 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Partnering closely with business leaders and hiring managers-primarily supporting the APJ region- to understand organizational talent needs and deliver effective hiring solutions.
• Delivered market insights and talent pool analysis during requirement-gathering sessions, helping stakeholders set realistic expectations.
• Designed and executed tailored recruiting strategies for a wide range of technical roles, aligning internal talent mapping with external market trends.
• Developed and implemented innovative sourcing strategies beyond LinkedIn, leveraging a wide array of tools and platforms, with a strong focus on diversity hiring.
• Engage passive candidates through platforms such as GitHub, Stack Overflow, HackerRank, LeetCode, Behance, X (Twitter), Medium and other niche tech specific communities.
• Assess candidates for technical expertise, cultural fit, communication skills, and overall alignment with organizational values and goals.
• Managing end-to-end recruitment lifecycle (sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, feedback collection, salary negotiation, offer rollout, post-offer engagement and onboarding), ensuring quality hires and exceptional candidate experience.
• Regularly reported recruitment metrics and market trends to hiring stakeholders to inform talent planning and decision-making.
• Negotiated and communicated detailed offer packages, including salary, bonuses, stock options, benefits and relocation, ensuring clarity and candidate satisfaction.
• Built and maintained strong partnerships with hiring managers, HR, Finance and leadership teams to ensure a cohesive, streamlined recruitment process.

Jan 2023 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Partnered with business leaders/hiring managers to understand their talent needs.
• Advised and showcased the availability of talent pools and market research insights during requirement-gathering calls and set appropriate expectations with hiring managers.
• Designed and implemented recruiting strategies for a variety of technical roles within the organization. This includes understanding and mapping the talent landscape, internal calibration and referrals, also matching those data points with the external talent supply.
• Developed creative and unique sourcing strategies beyond just LinkedIn. Identified new recruiting tools/techniques. Specialized in diversity recruiting channels.
• Attracted passive talent from various sources including tech forums, social network groups, meetups, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), GitHub, Stackoverflow, Xing, medium.com, HackerRank, HackerEarth, Behance, leetcode, CodeChef, etc.
• Evaluated candidates based on suitability, attitude, academic and professional qualifications, experience, and communication skills.
• Involved in the entire recruitment lifecycle (Requirement gathering, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, feedback debriefing, salary negotiation, offer processing, post-offer engagement and onboarding).
• Regularly shared metrics and market data with client groups to identify hiring trends and influence talent decisions.
• Articulated and negotiated offers with the selected candidates and communicate all aspects of the offer including salary, stock options, benefits, bonuses, relocations, etc.
• Maintained solid working relationships with hiring managers, leadership, HR and Finance partners ensures a cohesive recruitment process.

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Part of the Talent Research & Global Talent Sourcing team and primarily focus on Technology Hiring.
• Collaborated with different business units within Oracle to understand their talent requirements. Align hiring strategies with business needs.
• Created candidate pipelines using various sourcing channels, recruitment campaigns, internet searches, networking groups, and referrals.
• Headhunt passive candidates through platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, and unconventional channels such as X (formerly Twitter), GitHub, Stackoverflow, Xing.
• Identify target companies, user groups, communities, and professional associations to find potential hires. Explore new tools and hubs for sourcing talent.
• Generated market mapping reports that provide insights into the talent landscape, niche skills, compensation trends, and skill matrices of top competitors. Use this information to enhance hiring practices and attract top talent.
• Involved end-to-end recruitment processes including requirement gathering, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, feedback debriefing, salary negotiation, offer processing, post-offer engagement and onboarding.
• Collaborated with the entire team to source and identify the best profiles for specific requirements, including project-specific hiring like Recharge, Women in Tech and Bruce Chang, LGBTQ/PwD hiring.
• Recruited for mid to leadership positions across complex skills.
• Contributed to the long-term growth of the company through effective talent acquisition practices.
• Vendor management - Interacting with various consultancies/agencies sharing and explaining new job requirements, and updates on the interview process, set expectations for positions across the levels.

Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 · 11 mos

• Partner with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs.
• Advise and showcase the availability of talent pools and market research insights during requirement-gathering calls. Set appropriate expectations with hiring managers.
• Design a robust sourcing strategy aligned with agreed-upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Research and map potential candidates through methods like headhunting, referencing, and team mapping.
• Identify passive talent from various sources, including tech forums, social network groups, meetups, LinkedIn, and GitHub, Stack Overflow, medium.com, HackerRank, HackerEarth, Behance, leetcode, CodeChef, etc
• Evaluate candidates based on suitability, attitude, academic and professional qualifications, experience, and communication skills.
• Pre-screen candidates to shortlist suitable profiles.
• Co-ordinate interviews and manage the interview process.
• Negotiate salary offers with shortlisted candidates.
• Facilitate offer rollouts.
• Interact with various stakeholders, including hiring managers, candidates, and other team members.
• Plan and execute walk-in recruitment drives as needed.
• Maintain hiring reports and statistics.
• Publish yearly dashboards to track recruitment performance.
• Promote the company’s reputation as a “Great place to work” and “Connect”.

Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos