Nov 2010 – Jun 2020 · 9 yrs 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Partnered with senior engineering leadership on all aspects of the engineering hiring across levels, roles and geographies.
• Ensured the recruiting team is qualified, structured and aligned to adequately support the business and flexible to changing business priorities. Was one of the pioneers of the New Recruiter Training Program (Basic & Advanced), Interviewer Shadow & Certification Program, Recruitment Coordination Centralization Program and Sourcing Recruiter & Client Recruiter Role and Leveling Definition Program.
• Delivered high-quality results in a timely manner, individually and through the team. Created, and evolved talent acquisition strategy that anticipates business needs, grows in scale, efficiency, and ensures candidate representation. Led initiatives around Advanced Sourcing, Referral Campaigns, Hackathons, Dev-Conferences, Internal and External Branding etc.
• Advocated Amazon’s passion for inclusion and diversity initiatives, and helped grow the organization as an inclusive and equal opportunity employer
• Set and communicated clear goals for the team based on organizational priorities. Developed and coached the team through various challenging work assignments, learning opportunities, performance discussions, and complex negotiations.
• Developed specialized and competitive intelligence around role-wise & city-wise talent pool, restrictions & market salary trends, Campus hiring trends for non-development roles, Automation of first level evaluation for bulk hiring roles etc.
• Disseminating program status reports for internal and external stakeholders including Weekly Status Updates. Monthly Progress Reports, MIS on candidate pipeline, offers, declines, joiners & pending starts, hiring event post-mortem analyses, Quarterly Business Reviews etc.

Apr 2010 – Oct 2010 · 6 mos · Hyderabad

• Started with the BPD Team which was a partnership project between IBM and Google India to support their staffing across JAPAC region, later moved to IBM internal hiring team.
• At IBM, partnered with engineering leaders across India for all the Database Hiring needs across different business groups. Developed and execute targeted sourcing strategies in multiple disciplines/domains; partner with external resources as needed.
• Responsible for candidate engagement, candidate preparation and offer closures.
• Responsible for cross-functional interactions among internal stakeholders (e.g., business leaders) and external talent acquisition partners (e.g., vendors) to develop strategies to address talent needs for the India Region
• Accountable for designing and/or delivering to customer SLA’s, monthly and quarterly business metrics

Aug 2008 – Apr 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Responsible to build a diverse pipeline of technical candidates using various sourcing channels
• Owned full recruitment process including sourcing, scheduling interviews, candidate management, feedback & system updates, offer process, onboarding and induction.
• Partnered with various TPOs and student coordinators to plan, execute and onboard technical and non-technical campus talent.
• Responsible for various training programs like leadership development, intern bootcamp, technical trainings for Microsoft technologies etc.

Oct 2006 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Managed executive search engagements from requisition intake meetings with hiring managers/recruiters to candidate contact to including research, engagement strategies and offer negotiations.
• Fostered trust-based relationships with candidates, clients, and recruiting partners gaining a close understanding of their requirements and concerns
• Responsible for a team of 3 junior recruiters for their end-to-end delivery, training and upscaling.
• Awarded multiple recognitions by recruiting partners for exemplary candidate quality, interview to joining conversions and overall engagement.
• Also partnered with internal BD teams to generate new client base across various technology companies and geographies.

May 2006 – Oct 2006 · 5 mos