Apr 2025 – Dec 2025 · 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Leading Talent Acquisition for Head Office & NSO
• Manage recruitment strategy for corporate functions (Finance, HR, IT, Marketing, Operations, Legal, CXO office).
• Drive New Store Opening (NSO) hiring across regions – manpower planning, bulk hiring, and timely closures for Sales, Store Ops, Cashiers, Visual Merchandisers & Store Managers.
• Balance niche/leadership hiring for HO with volume-driven hiring for NSO, ensuring alignment with business growth.
• Collaborate with business leaders to define manpower requirements for HO departments and new retail projects.
• Lead a team of recruiters specializing in corporate & NSO hiring verticals, ensuring delivery within TAT.
• Vendor and campus partnerships for a strong pipeline of talent across functions.
• Manpower Planning & Strategy
• Partner with business heads to forecast and plan manpower requirements for upcoming store launches.
• Build recruitment timelines aligned with NSO deadlines to ensure smooth store opening.
• End-to-End Recruitment
• Drive full-cycle recruitment (blue-collar to senior roles) for NSO across functions – Sales, Operations, Cashiers, Visual Merchandisers, Customer Service, and Store Managers.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies for bulk hiring & niche roles.
• Campus & Bulk Hiring
• Organize on-campus and off-campus drives for frontline and management trainees.
• Conduct walk-in drives, job fairs, and tie-ups with local training institutes for mass recruitment.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Collaborate with regional managers, project teams, and HRBPs for manpower alignment.
• Manage vendor partners and recruitment agencies to meet urgent NSO hiring needs.
• Recruitment Operations
• Standardize recruitment process for NSO including job postings, assessments, interviews, and onboarding.
• Ensure compliance with company HR policies and legal requirements.

Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs · On-site

• Take cares of End to End Hiring for entire Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.
• Suggest Compensation & Strategy review as per business requirements & industry trends.
• Designing target college list specifically addressing business requirement of various internal groups.
• Passionately driving Campus Ambassador & Internship Program across Top Universities.
• Collaborate with business to design, plan & implement presentation, interviewing, engagement &
• branding initiatives across universities.
• Actively contributing to broadcast campus specific content on Oracle Social Media Channels.
• An ardent participant representing Oracle at various HR Conclaves & Conferences across region.

Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 · 5 mos · On-site

• Manage end-to-end recruitment – Understand requirements, advise and execute appropriate recruitment strategies including advertising campaigns, referrals, sourcing and engaging with candidates, interviewing, managing references checks and managing the offer process.
• Part of India Campus Hiring Team

Sep 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · On-site

• Lead B-School recruitment across campuses in India, collaborated and served as a thought partner across the company to develop recruitment strategies and operational partnerships to achieve organisational goals specific to B-School hiring
• Lead strategic partner discussions with stakeholders at all levels within and outside of talent acquisition and the businesses.
• Responsible for branding of the organisation in various MBA campuses to facilitate the successful
• campus recruitment drives & improves quality of hire of students who meet the organisations as well business standards
• Single point of contact for 800+ students hired for 2017 season from Tier 1 and 2 B-Schools in India.
• Conducted Pre-placement Talks, Written tests, Group Discussion, Team Play activity and HR personal interviews along with technical panellists.
• Responsible for creation and execution of annual hiring plans, recruiting budget, and calendar of events.
• Tab latest industry developments through competition, university & industry analysis.
• Successfully negotiating best day slot with top universities to target best & top Talent pool.
• Suggest Compensation & Strategy review as per business requirements & industry trends.
• Designing target college list specifically addressing business requirement of various internal groups.
• Passionately driving Campus Ambassador & Internship Program across Top Universities.
• Collaborate with business to design, plan & implement presentation, interviewing, engagement &
• branding initiatives across universities.
• Actively contributing to broadcast campus specific content on Oracle Social Media Channels.
• An ardent participant representing Oracle at various HR Conclaves & Conferences across region.
• Pan India Sub Vendor Management.

Nov 2018 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

• As the Head of Talent Acquisition, I successfully led the department, overseeing PAN India recruitment, vendor hiring, and campus recruitment initiatives. With a keen eye for identifying exceptional talent, I developed and implemented effective recruitment plans, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and candidates alike. My expertise spans the entire recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to onboarding and retention. I'm passionate about building high-performing teams and contributing to the growth and success of organizations. With a strong network and in-depth knowledge of the recruitment landscape, I'm dedicated to staying ahead of the curve and driving innovative recruitment solutions."

May 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Lead on the Middle East & India graduate recruitment.
• Identify and collaborate with student societies to promote graduate vacancies.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders at universities throughout the Middle East and India region.
• Manage the graduate application process from start to end across 5 lines of service (Including campus attraction, interviews and onboarding).
• Maintain and develop relationships with the business to ensure the Square Yards Middle East brand is represented on campus.
• Collaborate with HR staff across 4 countries in the Middle East to ensure consistency in processes and that deadlines are met.
• Create and implement marketing material to be used across campus (including social media).
• Key achievements:
• Designed 2 campus presentations and skills sessions to universities throughout the region.
• Led on 2 assessment centers throughout the region (India and UAE).
• Trained 8 colleagues to run assessment centers and ensure candidates receive a positive experience.
• Led on a Consultant recruitment project for a deadline driven position for multiple vacancies.
• Trained 2 Senior Managers on conducting graduate interviewers.
• Supported with the X-LoS graduate induction in Abu Dhabi to over 250 graduates.
• Managed 5 deadline driven (X-LoS, X-regional) recruitment processes across different schools throughout the region including Saudi Arabia and UK.
• Nominated to work on an IT change management process.
• Assigned to a work stream project focusing on internal employee rewards and benefits.

May 2015 – Apr 2016 · 11 mos · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Handling Pan India graduate & Post Graduate recruitment.
• Identify and collaborate with student societies to promote graduate vacancies.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders at universities throughout the Middle East and India region.
• Manage the graduate application process from start to end across 5 lines of service (Including campus attraction, interviews and onboarding).
• Maintain and develop relationships with the business to ensure the Square Yards Middle East brand is represented on campus.
• Collaborate with HR staff across 4 countries in the Middle East to ensure consistency in processes and that deadlines are met.
• Create and implement marketing material to be used across campus (including social media).
• Key achievements:
• Designed 2 campus presentations and skills sessions to universities throughout the region.
• Led on 2 assessment centers throughout the region (India and UAE).
• Trained 8 colleagues to run assessment centers and ensure candidates receive a positive experience.
• Led on a Consultant recruitment project for a deadline driven position for multiple vacancies.
• Trained 2 Senior Managers on conducting graduate interviewers.
• Supported with the X-LoS graduate induction in Abu Dhabi to over 250 graduates.
• Managed 5 deadline driven (X-LoS, X-regional) recruitment processes across different schools throughout the region including Saudi Arabia and UK.
• Nominated to work on an IT change management process.
• Assigned to a work stream project focusing on internal employee rewards and benefits.

Mar 2012 – Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India · On-site

• As part of GRO role I’m responsible for all aspects related to University Relations in India
• starting liaising with prospective campuses, recruitment planning & execution, employer
• branding.
• University Relations:
• Identifying avenues for Branding & Industry-Academia initiatives.
• Building a strong rapport with colleges across all departments at top IIM’s, top B-Schools, Teir1 Engineering Colleges / 3-year program colleges.
• Overall forecasting & determination of all sorts of entry level requirements for each of the BU's.
• Responsible for Designing, Developing and implementing the process (Evaluation Forms, Posters, Videos) for campus hiring.
• Closely working with stakeholders – Placement Officers, Principals/Head of Depts, Student committee, Business Unit Managers and Senior Management.
• Driving the whole hiring initiative ground upwards, be it connecting, engaging & negotiating.
• Our position on these top campuses or preparing for our visits in terms of panel mobilization, Collateral, orientations, sponsor, logistics & the time-consuming assessment design.
• Responsible to manage vendors supporting us in various activities ensuring timely and healthy transactions.
• Initiatives:
• Organising Placement officers Meet.
• Developed the strategy for a post offer connect program to get 100% joiners.
• Maintained constant engagements with the established contacts & student community which lead to super improvised slots in contrast to last year.
• Manually designed Evaluation forms & Videos for campus, quality of which was appreciated by both students as well as panellists wherein both felt it sets a benchmark for Interglobe Technologies selection standards.
• Introduced the mandate on quality & performance background of panellists to ensure effective interviewing, and oriented them on all aspects before we hit out kept our hires warm by replying to their queries.