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Rajeev Pathak

Recruiter

Pune, Maharashtra, India14 yrs 11 mos experience
AI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 14+ years in global talent acquisition.
  • Expertise in technology recruitment across diverse domains.
  • Proven track record in stakeholder management and employer branding.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert specializing in Technology recruitment across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent Acquisition

Other Skills

Leadership hiringAI recruitmentVendor managementTechnical assessmentStakeholder ManagementRecruitingInterviewsScreeningHuman ResourcesSourcingTemporary PlacementTrainingTechnical RecruitingTeam ManagementManagement

About

With 14+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, I specialize in Technology recruitment and global hiring strategies. Have successfully placed individuals in domains like Financial markets (FinTech), investment banking, Payment & Cards, Wealth Management and Oil & Gas, Energy etc. šŸŒ Skilled in global talent acquisition with exposure to both domestic and international hiring šŸ’» Strong expertise in Technology & Digital hiring across diverse domains šŸ¤ Proven track record in stakeholder management, recruitment consulting, and employer branding šŸ“ˆ Passionate about connecting organizations with the right talent to accelerate growth Looking forward to expanding my expertise to global opportunities where I can leverage my skills to help organizations hire top tech talent worldwide. Technology Titles Hired: QA Lead, Test Managers, SDET, Devops, Technical Leads, Project Managers, Java Developers, .Net Developers, PL/SQL, Leads, Architects etc, AVP, VP, Sr. VP etc.

Experience

14 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Bp

Talent Acquisition Lead

Jul 2025 – Present Ā· 10 mos Ā· Pune, Maharashtra, India Ā· Hybrid

Leadership hiringTalent Acquisition

Dws group

AVP - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2023 – Jul 2025 Ā· 2 yrs Ā· Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Leading overall recruitment for DWS India (Asset management arm of Deutsche Bank).
  • Managing team of Recruiters.
  • Reviewing hiring policies to make sure the Governance and compliance are followed.
  • Creating deck of open book of work for leadership.
  • Making sure recruiters are well equipped with resources to fullfill the requirements on timely manner.
  • Coordinating with stakeholders/leaders globally.
  • Educating hiring managers on the market trends and pool availability.
  • Making sure the TTOA & TTF timelines are met.
  • Processing IJP and Promotions.
  • Vendor management.
  • Had implemented an AI driven coding assesment platform for technical assessment of applications.
Leadership hiringAI recruitmentVendor managementTalent Acquisition

Citi

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Nov 2021 – Jul 2023 Ā· 1 yr 8 mos Ā· Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Involved in end to end recruitment for investment banking domain.
  • Stakeholder Management.
  • Managing team of Recruiters and RPO.
  • Responsible to maintain hire to join ratio of each candidate for open book of work.
  • Responsible to create the dashboard for stakeholders to give clarity on active requirements.
  • Responsible to process the IJP and Promotions of employees within organisation.
  • Mentoring recruiters on sourcing and recruiting tactics on niche hiring.
  • Strategic hiring efforts to make sure the requirements are catered in stipulated aging time.
  • Maintaining TTOA and TTF of all the candidates.
  • Vendor management.
Stakeholder ManagementVendor managementTalent Acquisition

Zensar technologies

2 roles

Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition (Payments & Cards Domain)

Promoted

Oct 2020 – Oct 2021 Ā· 1 yr

  • Hiring for banking and payment domain experts, Experience Design etc.
  • Involved in end to end recruitment specially in BFSI IT domain and Experience Design.
  • Stakeholder Management.
  • Mentoring team of 3 Recruiters.
  • Responsible to maintain hire to join ratio of each candidate for critical client requirements.
  • Responsible to create the dashboard of all requirement and present in front of stakeholders to give clarity on active requirements.
  • Responsible for allocation of internal and external resources at client side.
  • Keep track of active and conversion resources.
  • Mentoring recruiters on sourcing and recruiting tactics on niche hiring..
Stakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition

Sr Executive Talent Acquisition (Payments & Cards)

Aug 2018 – Oct 2020 Ā· 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Hiring for banking and payment domain experts.
  • Point of contact from organisation for all client related queries.
  • Involved in end to end recruitment specially in BFSI IT domain.
  • Stakeholder Management.
  • Responsible to maintain hire to join ratio of each candidate for critical client requirements.
  • Responsible to create the dashboard of all requirement and present in front of stakeholders to give clarity on active requirements.
  • Responsible for allocation of internal and external resources at client side.
  • Keep track of active and conversion resources.
  • Mentoring recruiters on sourcing and recruiting tectics on niche hiring.
Stakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition

Aptask

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Sep 2016 – Aug 2018 Ā· 1 yr 11 mos Ā· Pune Area, India

  • Acting as a lead, point of contact for recruiters, working closely with the Hiring Managers and Account Managing of top implementation partners to fulfill the Full-time and Contract requirements.
  • Handling the team of 3 recruiters for IT requirements.
  • Placing talents in IT industry, on mid to senior level roles.
  • Managing relations with suppliers to assure delivery of service, along-side acquisition and
  • assignment specialists
  • Build applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport.
  • Determined applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.
  • Attracted applicants by placing job advertisements on job sites.
  • Determined applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.
  • Evaluated applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers; interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications.
  • Improved organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; emphasizing benefits and perks.
  • Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • About ApTask:
  • ApTask draws on years of recruitment experience, proven processes and deep industry relationships to help you secure the right people and the right resources to fit your staffing, project and workforce solution needs.
Talent Acquisition

Affinityx

Team Leader - Human Resource

Dec 2015 – Nov 2016 Ā· 11 mos Ā· Pune Area, India

  • End to End recruitment involvement.
  • Rolling out the offers to the selected candidates.
  • Maintaining the recruitment tracker for different departments on HRMS.
  • Assisting the recruiters with queries.
  • Maintaining the strong and positive work environment within the team.
  • Coordinating with the HR manager and department managers for the resource allocation.
  • Maintaining the hire rate.
  • Maintain all applicants’ records and data as well as ensure that all phases of the employment process are in full, legal compliance.
Talent Acquisition

Zentrum inc, usa (f.k.a british management consultants inc)

Sr. Technical Recruiter / Lead

Jan 2015 – Oct 2015 Ā· 9 mos

  • Zentrum was founded in 2006 as one of the staff augmentation providers for most of the large organizations in the US & Canadian Market. While many recruiting firms have remade themselves into recruiting players after the fact, Zentrum carved out a stake in the formation of the space. As a leader in recruitment outsourcing since 2006, Zentrum has accumulated more experience than anyone in the delivery of world-class Recruitment Process programs.
  • Specialized in Marketing, Finance & Healthcare requirements.
  • Responsible for full recruitment life cycle for Fortune 1000 Clients for Contract & permanent positions.
  • Team Leadership and Client Management.
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to recruiting team members.
  • Partner with the HR and leadership teams’ line of business to understand talent needs and create sourcing strategies to build a pipeline of talent for specific roles.
  • Consult on all aspects of the talent acquisition process including requirement discussions, critical behavior based interviewing and candidate debrief discussions.
  • Source and identify qualified candidates through postings, social media and networking.
  • Create a positive candidate experience (selected and non-selected) throughout the recruiting process.
  • Create schedules, flight/hotel arrangements and communications to candidates when selected for an interview.
  • Maintain all applicants’ records and data as well as ensure that all phases of the employment process are in full, legal compliance.
  • Partner with senior leadership to identify functional needs, workforce-planning strategies, ensuring adherence to practice objectives.
  • Conduct initial interviews to ensure qualified candidates are referred to managers.
  • Ensure proper and confidential protection of candidate data, recruiting and hiring practices comply with governmental regulations and company policy and procedure requirements.
  • Build networks with strong leadership talent in the marketplace.
Talent Acquisition

Collabera

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Jul 2012 – Jan 2015 Ā· 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. We are known for our high-touch, customer-centric approach, offering our clients unmatched quality, responsiveness and flexibility. Collabera has been named the Best Staffing Firm to Work For in the large firm category by Staffing Industry Analysts, the global advisor on contingent work, for three consecutive years.
  • With over 9000 professionals globally, we offer Global 2000 companies comprehensive IT staffing & services to help them achieve their business objectives.
  • Established recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs for all contract placements.
  • Build applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport.
  • Determined applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.
  • Attracted applicants by placing job advertisements on job sites.
  • Determined applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.
  • Evaluated applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers; interviewing applicants on consistent set of qualifications.
  • Improved organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; emphasizing benefits and perks.
  • Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Talent Acquisition

Aviation / airlines

Placement Consultant

Jan 2011 – May 2012 Ā· 1 yr 4 mos Ā· Mumbai Area, India

Talent Acquisition

Education

Annamalai University

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Jan 2008 – Jan 2011

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