Raghavendra Abhishek Rao

Recruiter

New Delhi, Delhi, India11 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 12+ years of experience in talent acquisition.
  • Proven track record in leadership recruitment.
  • Award-winning employee experience champion.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in SaaS and HR consulting.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingClient ManagementResearch

Other Skills

Full-life Cycle RecruitingCorporate RecruitingTechnical RecruitingWorkdayTeam ManagementCommunicationSourcingBusiness DevelopmentTalent MappingSocial Media RecruitingPrimary ResearchSecondary ResearchMarket MappingTracking SystemsTechnical Understanding

About

Driven Talent Acquisition Specialist with 12+ years of experience leading teams and connecting top talent with exciting opportunities. Currently, at Adobe India, I leverage my passion and infectious energy to source the brightest minds who dream big, achieve results, and thrive in a collaborative environment. Proven ability to identify high-potential candidates and cultivate meaningful connections that drive business growth across multiple industries. Proven track record of success in leadership recruitment and organizational consulting. Enthusiastic about building strong relationships and fostering a positive, fun-filled work experience. When I'm not working, I enjoy going on road trips, trying out new foods, and crossing off destinations from my travel bucket list.

Experience

11 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Adobe

3 roles

Early Career Talent & Employee Experience

May 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Full-life Cycle RecruitingCorporate RecruitingRecruiting

Senior Talent Partner

Aug 2022Apr 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

Full-life Cycle RecruitingTechnical RecruitingRecruiting

Talent Partner

Feb 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

RecruitingFull-life Cycle Recruiting

Pro unlimited

Talent Partner

Jul 2018Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • I was deployed at Adobe to manage the hiring for Worldwide Field Operations teams (Customer
  • Experience, Adobe Business Direct (DME) & Print and Publishing Business Unit) for Adobe. These
  • business units managed sales & support across India, North America, EMEA, and APAC.
  • ATS – Workday
  • Major responsibilities include:
  • Work closely with hiring managers in various departments to define recruitment needs and
  • plan the hiring process
  • Set hiring goals (e.g. quarterly and annual)
  • Track recruitment KPIs, like time to hire, source of hire, and time to fill
  • Manage all communication with candidates from the moment they apply until they get
  • onboard
  • Source candidates on job boards, resume databases, professional networks, and through
  • referrals
  • Interview candidates at various stages of the hiring process (phone screening calls, video
  • interviews and in-person meetings)
  • Use skill assessment tools and tests to screen candidates
  • Oversee internal and external communication, making sure that our company maintains a
  • positive reputation as an employer (for example on Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and social media)
  • Organize hiring events and participate in job fairs to network with potential candidates
  • Achievements:
  • Employee Experience Champion award for Q3 Fy’20
  • Business Award for impactful hiring FY’19
  • Projects:
  • Managed Communities for Internal Career Fest 2018
  • Program Manager for Adobe India's first-ever virtual Intern Summit (Adobe Alchemy)
  • Globally recognized for launching Workday 2.0 for India
  • o Planning & Testing Partner for Workday 2.0 implementation
  • o Rigorous Product testing / solutioning with the Workday product team
  • o New features added to enhance recruiter experience
  • o Incorporated Offer roll out process via Workday
WorkdayRecruitingTeam ManagementCommunicationSourcing

Basil advisors

Manager - Client Engagement

Jul 2016Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Worked across multiple sectors within the Digital ecosystem on senior leadership mandates. Additionally, also handled research-based initiatives and key strategic initiatives.
  • Sectors handled: Consumer Internet, SAAS, E-Commerce, Digital, etc.
  • Areas of Expertise: Primary and Secondary Research, Client Management, Business Development,
  • Talent Mapping, Technology Hiring, and Non-Tech Hiring.
  • Major responsibilities include:
  • Manage a team of 3 talent resources and 1 data analyst
  • Social Media Recruiting, creating search communities, headhunting through networking sites,
  • creating brand awareness for the existing and new clients
  • Teaming with leaders to design quarter on quarter revenue targets
  • Acting as a Human Resource Advisor to cater to the needs of the organization
  • Designing team’s structure and roadmaps in order to reach the next level and achieve annual
  • organizational goals
  • Advising external clients (e-commerce startups mainly) on their Human Resources and Talent
  • acquisition needs
  • Client management to understand their business and then help them find relevant talent
  • Employee Branding: Creating Brand value by marketing and positioning the organization in
  • front of the candidates
  • Partnering with Venture Capital firms to understand the new startup and later entering the
  • new startup to support their headcount requirements
  • Managing leadership talent identification by the 360-degree client and candidate management
  • Imparting training to in house team members to enhance skills and various head-hunting
  • techniques.
  • I joined Basil Advisors as an Assistant Manager and after completing 1st year was promoted to Client Engagement Manager
Client ManagementBusiness DevelopmentTalent MappingSocial Media Recruiting

Executive access india

Associate

Jun 2014Jun 2016 · 2 yrs

  • I have worked in search positions at leadership and mid-management positions across multiple industries such as Industrial and Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Start-Ups, Infrastructure, and Capital Markets, which has given me an in-depth understanding and exposure to the industry.
  • Major responsibilities include:
  • Primary and Secondary Research on Industry and People
  • Ensuring successful closures of mid-senior level leadership mandates
  • Market mapping
  • Interviews and talent evaluation
  • Ensuring successful closure of search mandates
  • Business Development
  • Industry Focus - IT/ITES, Consumer (Durable, Goods, Service)/ Startups/ E-commerce
Primary ResearchSecondary ResearchMarket MappingResearch

Education

Indian School of Business

Emerging Leaders Programme

Sep 2022May 2023

EMPI Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Nagpur University

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Jan 2009Jan 2012

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