Feb 2023 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Drive talent acquisition activities for technical department.
• Involved in IT/Technical hiring of the organization.
• Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, job intake, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interviews, offer process, and onboarding for acquiring talent for mid/senior level positions.
• Engage with Hiring managers and Business leaders and make the best talent available within defined timelines and budget
• Lead hiring efforts and pipeline development through alternate hiring strategies
• Proactive talent mapping to understand the construct of external talent on role mix, compensation levels, etc. And keep the hiring manager abreast of critical market developments
• Team Management :
• Leading a team of 4 recruiters, provide coaching and development for the team.
• Address any key performance issues, and take appropriate performance management measures.
• Ensure efficiencies in the recruitment process
• Provide support for the Annual Business planning – HR Plan

Mar 2022 – Feb 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Maintaining engagement with candidates;
• Regularly track pipeline, priorities and performance data to share with internal stakeholders;
• Source, develop and assess the profiles of candidates and manage them through the interview process, negotiating & closing offers;
• Helping implement a high touch recruiting process that ensures candidate and client satisfaction;
• High level of interaction with hiring managers; including but not limited to intake calls and interview coordination;
• Ensure strong data integrity and recruiting metrics are documented;
• Facilitate interview and hiring decision-making process with interviewers and hiring managers;
• Communicate effectively with the interview team to ensure preparedness during the interview process;
• Communicate effectively with the interview team to ensure preparedness during the interview process;
• Ensure a positive end-to-end interview experience for all candidates;
• Partner with hiring managers to build and improve recruiting processes and develop sourcing strategies for each of your roles;
• Find, engage, and activate passive candidates;
• Hire candidates across the organization predominantly with a focus on Engineering and Product;
• Hire candidates across the organization predominantly with a focus on Engineering and Product;
• Equally prioritize speed and care when responding to candidates.

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Responsible for end-to-end recruitment cycle of the of the business unit ensuring for conducting strategic planning, attraction, sourcing, selection, and conversion of candidates for both specific requisitions, building a diverse pipeline of highly skilled resources, effectively managing candidate relationships, and selling IBM as an employer of choice – all to ensure the right talent is available when needed.
• Handle recruitment activities from gathering the requisitions, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, follow up till the candidate joins
• Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process/reporting/metrics
• Manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of business
• Working with hiring managers to understand immediate and future requirements in business units to regulate direction of efforts
• Interviewing the candidates within the framework of the position specification. Possess validated ability to screen, interview and prepare an ideal candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline
• Focusing on effective networking methods to reach the greatest number of potential candidates through internet sourcing, direct mailing, LinkedIn, industry leads & sources, key contacts, portals, etc.
• Handling salary mapping, offer negotiation and follow up with the candidates
• Recommending ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits within IBM's mission.
• Challenging the validity of given procedures and processes with the intent to enhance and improve.
• Responsible for fulfillment of hiring requirements which will involve Sourcing screening and scheduling.
• Manage Reporting and Analytics
• Responsible for managing/driving key recruitment metrics

Sep 2019 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore

• Write and post technical job descriptions
• Source potential candidates on niche platforms
• Parse specialized skills and qualifications to screen IT resumes
• Perform pre-screening calls to analyze applicants’ abilities
• Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g. structured interviews, technical assessments and behavioral questions)
• Coordinate with IT team leaders to forecast department goals and hiring needs
• Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates
• Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with IT professionals
• Compose job offer letters
• Onboard new hires
• Promote company’s reputation as a great place to work
• Conduct job and task analyses to document job duties and requirements
• Keep up-to-date with new technological trends and product

Aug 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Involved in contract hiring where i am rendering my service to all the top most product based MNC's PAN India.
• Working to improve productivity of my organization, and helping to save countless hours for organizations by identifying and attracting top-performing professionals to fill job openings.
• Developing and recommending recruiting strategies to ensure a successful search in a given time frame Working with hiring managers and HR personnel to determine staffing needs, along with minimum qualifications and skills required for open positions.
• Developing and maintaining a strong network of contacts helps HR professionals identify and source quality candidates.
• Indulged in reviewing the applications to identify and arrange preliminary interviews with the most promising candidates. Screening and referring candidates for additional interviews as well.
• Involved in consulting with the hiring managers on staffing and recruitment policies, ensuring compliance with Equal Employment opportunity mandates and advising management on hiring and compensation guidelines.
• Attracting talent by designing competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Using data and statistics to make informed decisions that solve real-world business problems
• Developing and measuring the success of recruitment procedures
• Understanding the principles of developing and conserving human resources
• Leveraging an advanced knowledge and skills to succeed in my current role.

May 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangaon, West Bengal, India

• Involved in creating and maintaining contact with talent communities for both active and passive candidates within Pan India for core engineering skill-sets.
• Utilise market-mapping techniques to understand where talent exists, keep up-to-date on market trends and provide strategic advice on how best to access talent
• Use a variety of direct candidate attraction techniques, including utilisation of job boards, Boolean searches, CV databases, referrals, social networking sites, search engine optimisation activity, etc., in order to drive candidates for the matching requirement
• Understand the recruitment priorities of the HP business to spot transferable skills and share candidates with the wider Recruitment Team.
• Maintain and develop HP recruitment database tool which includes utilising this to maintain an active internal talent community.
• Engage with candidates to produce short-lists and long-lists as part of recruitment campaigns where required
• Actively improve time-to-source metrics by spotting opportunities to enable more efficient access to talent
• Provide specialist resourcing advice to the recruitment community, HR contacts and line managers

Jul 2016 – Apr 2017 · 9 mos · Bangalore

• Actively involved in sourcing, screening, interview planning, salary negotiations, offer processing, pre and post offer candidate engagement till on-boarding.
• Plan Strategic Recruitment activities by liaising with Respective Delivery Heads.
• Collaborate with Leadership & HR lead to define the Talent Acquisition / Recruiting process which is aligned with business objectives and organizational staffing needs.
• Consult with Business managers and Delivery heads to understand the skills required for each position in order to effectively match qualified candidates to organizational needs.
• Deriving Market Data to substantiate recruitment stand on niche positions.
• Optimize & Implement right sourcing mix which is not limited to Job Portal, Referral, Vendor, Job posting, Internal Database, Social Media and professional networking.
• Develop & maintain superior candidate engagement practices by defining clear JD, briefing on recruiting process, timely update on progress, Interview preparation & smooth transition post hire.
• Communicate key marketing messages to recruiting team & ensure same are integrated into the recruitment process to attract right talent also monitor Co.’s image in, LinkedIn
• Co-coordinating with the HR’s in the drives conducted by them.
• Worked on the following Requirements:
• ETL : Informatica, Bidata, Hadoop, Data Ware House Architect
• Database : Oracle, SQL, DB2
• Microsoft Technologies : ASP, HTML, Dot Net, JavaScript, CSS
• Quality Assurance : Automation Testers, Selenium, Perl, Pyhon, Shell and Load Runner
• Client/Server : Java/J2ee, Servlets, JSP, Spring, Hibernate, RMI, JDBC, Web logic, UI Developers
• OOPS Technology : C/C++, Java
• CRM : Siebel, SAP, Oracle
• Languages : Java, C++, C, PHP,
• Tools Used : Monster, Naukri, and Social/ Professional Networks.

Jul 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• . Sourcing Candidate through Naukari, Monster, Linked-in and Upload the final Resume.
• . Handle the Complete Recruitment Life Cycle-Sourcing, Short-Listing Profile and Candidate Tracking.
• . Handled recruitment for various senior, Middle & Junior level position from IT Sector.
• . Communication and follows-ups with candidate before and post interviews. End-to end coordination of interview till the candidate joins the company.
• . Handling End to End Recruitment Process.(Client Interaction, Sourcing, Candidate management).
• . Regular Interaction with the Clients, Hiring Managers & Department Heads for understanding their manpower needs.
• . Interview coordination of the selected candidates
• . Portals Searching.
• . Regular Client Visit.
• . Regular Clients Follows-up & communication.
• . Regular Follows-up with candidate.
• . Network through Industry Contacts.
• . Create Contacts within industry.
• . Maintain regular contact with possible Future candidate.
• . Locate and document where to find ideal candidate. Head hunting.
• . Having periodic review meetings with the hiring managers to discuss the status and plan strategies.
• Skills worked for :
• Java/J2EE
• C++, C
• PL/SQL,Oracle
• UI (HTML,CSS,JavaScript)
• Shell,Perl,Python
• Linux,Window
• Device Driver Development
• Domain Working for :
• Telecom (NMS/EMS/OSS/BSS)
• Networking (L2/L3,Switches & Routers)
• E-Commerce,Video & Audio
• Had received the certification of excellence for my contribution for the year 2015-2016 from New Era.

Jul 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr · Bangalore

• I had involved in both IT & Non IT Recruitment,talent acquisition, head hunting, End to End Recruitment.Business Development.