Sep 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Talent Strategy & Leadership:
• Designed and executed scalable hiring strategies across Product, Data Science, Central Analytics, and Core Category teams.
• Served as a strategic advisor to leadership, aligning recruitment efforts with business goals.
• Built and maintained robust talent pipelines for current and future workforce planning.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment & Candidate Experience:
• Owned end-to-end hiring for senior and niche roles; improved time-to-fill and quality-of-hire.
• Delivered outstanding candidate experiences through transparent and high-touch engagement.
• Leveraged data insights to inform hiring decisions and continuously improve efficiency.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management:
• Partnered with business leaders to define hiring roadmaps and workforce strategy.
• Managed external agencies and sourcing partners to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Collaborated with HR teams to refine and streamline recruitment workflows.
• Process Innovation & Employer Branding:
• Spearheaded diversity hiring and advanced sourcing strategies.
• Enhanced Zepto’s employer brand through campaigns and external partnerships.
• Analytics & Performance Optimization:
• Tracked recruitment metrics and delivered insights to leadership.
• Ensured compliance and maintained structured documentation across hiring cycles.

May 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Collaborating and shaping the future of the Technical department at Simplilearn by identifying, attracting and hiring the very best technical candidates available! Partnering with internal hiring managers to recruit the right talent within TAT to meet the business needs.
• Owning full-cycle recruiting: interviewing, offering, negotiating and closing candidates for assigned requisitions.
• Headhunting superstar Software Engineers, Software Test Engineers, Program Managers, Web Developers, and other senior engineering, Product, Design, Analytics leaders.
• Developing, droving and executing comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates in limited candidate spaces.
• Owned ATS implementation Project
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of top Simplilearn business/technical and policy initiatives and competitors.
• Currently leading a team of 08 recruiters for technology , product, Design, Analytics hiring and Niche Non Technical role.
• Responsible for mentoring and providing on-going training and support for new recruiters and serve as a resource for learning and navigating senior technical policies and procedures.

Feb 2015 – Apr 2021 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Collaborated with hiring managers and HR Director to develop and execute life cycle recruiting
• plans, using passive and active recruiting techniques and a broad variety of sources with a focus
• on developing a ready candidate pipeline to fill critical needs.
• Continually worked to improve the recruitment process to ensure an effective recruiting experience for hiring managers and applicants alike.
• Utilized social media like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Meetups, Facebook communication to interest passive
• candidates in current and future HQ and new business development opportunities and to identify top talent and effectively screen them for suitability via resume reviews and phone screenings.
• Grew and maintained personal/professional networks to enhance recruiting efforts by establishing a
• presence in relevant professional groups and associations.
• Developed appropriate behavioral interview guides to ensure the selection of top talent.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to thoroughly develop and appropriately implement hiring plans, job requirements and work with them to draft appropriate job advertisements.
• Established weekly recruitment meeting rhythms with program teams to track and report progress on open positions.
• Developed strategic workforce plans of active candidate pipeline development.
• Responsible for developing recruiting metrics and presenting information to the HR Director and
• Executive Management Team on a regular basis.
• Develop strong relationships and links to universities through the Career Services office, faculty,
• alumni and student groups to increase on campus brand awareness and strength
• Manage Applicant Tracking System (ATS) . Currently using Recruiter Box
• Successfully implemented Induction program, Buddy program, Skips, Business Criticality plans,
• Employee Engagement and PIP program.
• Participated in PMS and Appraisal Cycle.
• Grievance Handling

Dec 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Worked as ABZ Manager associated into recruitment and HR administration

Jan 2013 – Nov 2013 · 10 mos · Ahmedabad

• Worked as HR executive associated in recruitment and general HR activities