Tony Simon

Program Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led 25+ talent acquisition events across APAC.
  • Implemented diversity hiring initiatives with measurable impact.
  • Developed operational excellence playbooks for recruitment.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition and Program Management expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionProgram Management

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementData AnalysisEvent ManagementChange ManagementReportingHuman ResourcesRecruitingSourcingCandidate ExperienceTeamworkApplicant Tracking SystemsMicrosoft OfficeTeam Management

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Experienced Program Manager with 8+ years of experience, specialized in Talent Acquisition Programs and projects. Strategic advisor to senior leadership with focus on Program management, Talent Attraction, Team engagement, Candidate experience and Reporting.

Experience

10 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Zeta

2 roles

Senior Manager - People Programs

Promoted

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos

Program Manager - People Success

Sep 2023Aug 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Atlassian

TA Programs Specialist

Mar 2022Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Analytical SkillsProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementData AnalysisTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

Browserstack

Program Manager - Talent Acquisition

Mar 2020Feb 2021 · 11 mos · United States

Analytical SkillsTalent Acquisition

Linkedin

TA Program Manager

Aug 2017Aug 2020 · 3 yrs · Bangalore

  • Over last 3 years, I have had the opportunity to closely collaborate with a wide spectrum of stakeholders at the leadership level in BUs across APAC on projects that focus on LinkedIn's talent branding & attraction strategy.
  • As a PM, my key focus areas have been on:
  • Events:
  • Led 25+ events across APAC with key focus area being hiring pipeline for the future, building
  • relationship’s and inclusion recruiting
  • Developed an Event’s playbook to drive operational excellence for APAC
  • Developed and drove an events nurture project aimed at developing relationships with potential
  • candidates and thereby increasing attendee to hire ratio
  • Program Manager to APAC’s 1st Open Mic event “LinkedIn Unplugged”. Hosted two more LinkedIn
  • Unplugged event across APAC
  • Inclusion Recruiting:
  • PM for APAC PwD project team - 1st PwD employee in India hired through this initiative
  • Program manager for APAC Women Connect Events (Sales & Engineering)
  • Global Accommodation Project: Part of the tiger team (APAC POC). Objective - To create an equitable hiring process for the PwD community globally
  • Hosted LinkedIn APAC 1st Executive “Women Who Lead” series . Hosted 3 events, onsite and virtual
  • Employee Referrals:
  • Executed roadmap for APAC basis strategy defined. Change management through roadshows, “Ask me Anything” sessions and referral hours
  • Monthly/quarterly reporting to key stakeholders
  • Mentoring of new resources along with new joinee induction sessions
  • Hands-on experience for referral management
  • Cross-Functional Projects/Program:
  • Core team member of InDay 2018 team (Employee engagement) to drive monthly activities for the Bangalore office basis the culture/Value tenant for the month
  • Core team member that defined team norms/values for I&S team
  • Supported Engineering TA with Software Engineer hiring. 3 diversity offers made
  • Logistical support for Compensation & Benefits India Roadshow 2019
Analytical SkillsTalent AcquisitionProgram Management

Riflexions consulting private limited

Talent Transformation Lead

May 2016Aug 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Working directly with the management team for all Recruitment and Operational activities.
  • Led On boarding & Induction, Exit/Resignation formalities, Grievance redressal, Policy
  • management & Policy Development, Leave Management.
  • Conducted Employee Engagement activities at multiple locations.
  • Handled multiple agencies and vendors.
  • Conducted campus drives
  • Involved in Performance Appraisals for the Technology and Non-technology team.
  • Created recruitment dashboards to be shared with key stakeholder on monthly basis. Organized
  • Recruitment drives, code challenges.
  • Worked on Technical roles such as Project Manager, Software Development Engineer, Data
  • Engineers, UI/UX Engineers, Full stack engineers
  • Responsible for complete quality control for recruitment and operations.

Flipkart.com

Talent Acquisition

Feb 2014Feb 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Responsible for scheduling and coordinating interviews at various levels.
  • Partnered with the Talent Acquisition Team and managed the flow of candidates thorough the
  • recruitment process, from scheduling interviews to coordinating with the interview panels
  • Resolving problems/issues with regard to panel availability and space crunch. Organizing and
  • heading recruitment drives as well as organizing events.
  • Operating as a link between the talent acquisition team and the business.
  • Connecting with the business for interview training sessions.
  • Coordinating with agencies and external vendors.
  • Maintaining quality throughout the process of recruitment to ensure a good candidate experience.
  • Sourcing and Screening resumes for various positions at Flipkart

Siemens technology india

Intern

Mar 2013Apr 2013 · 1 mo

Education

St Joseph's Institute of Management

Post Graduate Diploma in Management — HR

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Rajagiri College of Management & Applied Sciences, Kakkanad, Kochi - 682 039

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Jan 2007Jan 2010

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