Jul 2024 – Apr 2025 · 9 mos

Jan 2023 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · India

• Leading people advisory and talent for Surge (early stage) portfolio in India. I work with investors and founders to build and develop the best teams to drive impact.

Jun 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr · India · On-site

Jan 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

Jan 2018 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Develop hiring Programs and Initiatives for Employer Branding and Employee Referral Program, Internal Job Movement program
• Develop TA Systems Strategy building out ATS and end to end digital process
• Develop Standardized TA Metrics Reports and TA Scorecard for weekly/ monthly reviews with management
• Manage a high-performing recruiting team to deliver against aggressive hiring targets in a high-growth environment
• Manage and develop external and internal communication relative to employment branding initiatives
• Support annual budget planning process for Talent Acquisition group
• Forecast staffing and implement sourcing/recruitment strategies
• Coach hiring managers on effective recruiting and performance management

Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs · New Delhi Area, India

• Managed a team of 6 in Delhi & Vishakhapatnam to deliver positions across all levels and functions: Engineering, Business & Corporate Functions
• Received Star Performer Award for 2x increase in hires & increasing the sourcing funnel by 3x in H1, 2017
• Implemented ATS-Jobvite in India office & improved recruiter productivity by 70%. Achieved 95% reduction in payouts to external recruitment agencies.
• Managed campus hiring and delivered 100% offer to joining rate for the new campus hires in technology team

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Gurgaon, India

• Responsible for driving the TA strategy for all business verticals under Technology and Non Technology
• Lead a team of talent acquisition managers and recruiters responsible for lateral and campus hiring
• Work with senior leaders and finance to develop workforce plans
• Managing Campus recruitment including Campus Programs and Delivery
• Continuous updates to the business on hiring by generating reports
• Increased team effectiveness by right-sizing the team, aligning with business strategies, focusing on consistent processes and driving results via metrics.

Jun 2012 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs · New Delhi

• Managing delivery of complete recruitment packages which include advertisement response, outbound calling, sourcing candidates, on-boarding and payroll processing
• Identify key talent across functions and levels through networking and social media and other effective sources
• Sector Specialization: Lifestyle and Concierge, Manufacturing & Engineering, Automobile & Auto Ancillary, E-Commerce, Retail, IT, Education and the Infrastructure sectors
• Engage with Stakeholders(internal and external) across business for lateral hiring, ensuring solution based hiring with a focus on Operational excellence
• Handling the recruitment planning process & build the talent pipeline for the business to achieve the hiring targets within the standard timelines at optimal price points
• Monitoring hiring processes are effective, and recommend process improvements
• Industry mapping and research for clients
• Overall P&L responsibility for delivery on target plans on monthly/annual recruitment target in value
• Client relationship management

Jun 2012 – Dec 2012 · 6 mos · New Delhi

• Handling requirements across Finance,Sales, marketing, Logistics, technical, HR Functions for internal as well as client requirments.
• Engage with Stakeholders(internal and external) across business for lateral hiring, ensuring Solution based hiring with a focus on Operational excellence
• Handling the recruitment planning process
• Industry mapping and research for clients
• Responsibility for delivery on target plans on monthly/annual recruitment target in value.
• Client relationship management

Nov 2010 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Providing support for start up companies to hire the professional team across India.
• Developed business and delivered on it for
• Development Director at a mobile product MNC with office in Gurgaon with 100m users worldwide
• Regional Sales Head in a Bangalore based firm providing SAAS based healthcare solution for consumers
• Product Managers & Senior Software Engineers at a Noida based product firm in education space funded by Intel Capital
• Datawarehouse lead Engineer, Mobile Platform Lead Engineer and Systems Administrators in India's well known daily deal venture based in Gurgaon

Feb 2007 – Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Recruitment & Staffing professional with close to 4 years of experience.
• Handling recruitments for middle to senior level management positions (with specific focus on Manufacturing and Engineering vertical).Single-point client anchoring & relationship management, Key account management, recruitment process outsourcing, business development.