Soniya Patil

Recruiter

Pune, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in technical recruitment for data science roles.
Proven track record in cross-regional talent engagement.
Successful in managing end-to-end campus recruitment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in Data Science and Diversity Hiring.

Contact

soniya.patil@zs.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingData Science Hiring

Other Skills

Always PunctualBenefits NegotiationCampus RecruitmentClient ManagementCommunicationCommunication SkillsConsultingDatabase ManagementEmployee RelationsEvent CoordinationHuman ResourcesHuman Resources (HR)Internet RecruitingInterview SchedulingInterviewing

About

I have experience recruiting for data science, tech, and support roles, along with a solid track record in US hiring. These roles have shaped my expertise in technical recruitment and cross-regional talent engagement.

Experience

Zs

4 roles

Talent Acquisition

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Associate Consultant - DEI COE

Sep 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

Talent Sourcing & Research | Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Professional

Jul 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

Recruitment: Data Science | Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Hiring - Lateral & Campus

Jun 2018 – Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo

ZS Associates (www.zsassociates.com) is the world’s largest firm focused exclusively on improving business performance through consulting solutions. We help clients right from customer insights, analytics, strategy, operation & Technology.
Focus on hiring Data Scientists across all levels for our India CECs.
Involved in designing and executing recruiting strategies across Tier-1 Campuses (University hiring) as well as in-market hiring channels.
Stakeholder management by ensuring timely interactions with hiring managers to understand the Data Science niche skills, provide frequent facts on hiring progress, and endorse the most appropriate recruiting methodologies leading to an effective turnover
Handling end to end Campus recruitment for ZS Data Science in India across top Engineering schools (NITs, IITs, BITS).
Handling end to end Internship recruitment for ZS Data Science in India across top Engineering schools.
This involves effective stakeholder management, liaising with training and placement teams of various schools, vendor management, positioning with a competitive advantage, planning and executing end to end campus recruitment activities (interview scheduling, interview panel management, presentations, logistics, procurement), understanding industry trends, strengthening and sustaining relations with schools, working with alumni network etc.
Steered Data Science Hackathons via our vendor partners, for the recruitment process of Campus, Laterals & Internship.
Assisted in the National Level Hackathon, “ZS Data Science Challenge”
Offer negotiation & offer roll out
On boarding: Processing offered candidates in the ZS on boarding portal and keeping them warm until they join.

RecruitingStakeholder ManagementCampus RecruitmentData Science HiringVendor ManagementInterview Scheduling+1

Kelly services

Associate Consultant

Feb 2015 – Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company and is an American temporary staffing agency that operates throughout the world.It is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, and offers services that include temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement.Kelly operates in 41 countries and territories.
Recruitment Specialist for the IT Services Sector. Been a part of the Kelly IT Resources Vertical.
Experienced in the entire recruitment cycle from requisition of mandate to sourcing the candidates, pre-screening, scheduling interviews, obtaining feedback, database management, negotiations, candidate consulting and finally closing the requisition. Worked for clients like JP Morgan, CDK Global, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Vodafone, PTC, Fujitsu Consulting Services, etc.
Have been instrumental in:
Documentation and internal system up-gradation for mandate-closures.
Client management- End to End recruitment solution provider for clients in IT Services sector
Client meetings/communication.
Conducting interview drives at client side when required.
Notable achievements:
Won the Kelly Tops- Level 1 award (for over-achieving targets), winning recognition across Kelly- APAC.

RecruitmentClient ManagementNegotiationDatabase ManagementRecruiting

Iplace usa | q analysts llc

Recruiter

Sep 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

iPlace is the Largest Company Providing Recruiting Services to US Firms from India
iPlace is a global recruiting company with headquarters in Vienna, Virginia, USA and an international recruiting center in Pune, Maharashtra, India. We provide professionally managed sourcing and recruiting services for American recruiting organizations. Sometimes when people hear that our sourcers and recruiters work from India there is confusion about what iPlace does. We help US companies fill job openings in the US. iPlace has nothing to do with recruiting for positions in India or bringing people over from India to work in the US. iPlace helps job seekers already in America get jobs in America.
iPlace is about increasing recruiting productivity at low cost. Our sourcers and recruiters are 100 percent dedicated to our clients and work completely at our clients’ directions. iPlace is about performance, process, getting results, and treating our clients and employees as partners in our business.
Recruiting Done Right - From Start to Finish