Kenneth Stephen

Operations Associate

Pune, Maharashtra, India5 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Over 4 years of experience in Learning and Development.
Expert in full life cycle IT Recruitment.
Proven track record in managing high-impact training programs.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Learning and Development professional with expertise in Talent Acquisition and Event Management.

Contact

kenneth.stephen@meesho.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementVendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition

Other Skills

Event PlanningOwnershipOracle Fusion Applications (OFA)Google SheetsSAP SuccessfactorsManagementMicrosoft PowerPointTeamworkStrategic Planning

About

An highly passionate professional with 4+ years of comprehensive experience dedicated to designing, implementing, and managing high-impact Learning and Development (L&D) strategies. Along with deep understanding in full life cycle IT Recruitment with a good track record of sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, offer release, onboarding. To effectively build up organizational and managerial skills by contributing towards the organization’s dynamic growth, development, productivity and reputation.

Experience

5 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 3 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Persistent systems

Learning And Development Executive

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Certification Program Leadership: Managed execution of large-scale, multi-location Certification Drives (in-person/virtual).
Compliance & Administration: Meticulously oversaw the certification approval and reimbursement process, ensuring strict adherence to organizational policy and compliance.
Strategic Vendor Management: Drove key external relations by managing vendors for specialized training programs, ensuring high-quality and cost-efficient program delivery.
Global Partnership Event Coordination: Collaborated with stakeholders to plan and execute Innovation Day events with major global partners (e.g., Microsoft, Google, AWS), elevating strategic partnerships and brand visibility.
Data-Driven L&D Optimization: Conducted comprehensive learning analytics and effectiveness measurements to generate actionable insights and continually optimize training curricula and delivery methods

Project ManagementEvent PlanningVendor ManagementOwnershipStakeholder Management

Meesho

TA Partner

Dec 2023 – Apr 2024 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Managed full-cycle recruitment for third-party contract employees, ensuring timely and quality staffing to organizational requirements.
Led the nationwide hiring of Business Development Managers (BDMs), collaborating intensively with external hiring partners and agencies to source, screen, and select top-tier talent.
Achieved exceptional scale and speed in talent acquisition, resulting in the successful placement of over 100 BDMs within a four-month period, directly supporting aggressive business expansion goals.
Drove strategic coordination and partnership with internal stakeholders and hiring managers across various regions to organize and execute high-volume, decentralized interview drives nationwide.

Talent Acquisition

Capgemini

2 roles

Senior Analyst

Apr 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · India

Understanding the client's requirement and sourcing, screening profiles from various sources that suits
the client's requirements
Sourcing / data mining from various Job Portals viz. Naukri ,Monster, LinkedIn
Briefing Candidates regarding the Job Description, Company Profile and Career Perspective
Screening application by conducting the preliminary telephonic interview. As well as Personal
interaction with the candidate to understand their skill sets and area of interest
Scheduling the interviews for the short listed Candidates
Responsible for hiring candidates for all levels Entry-Junior-Mid–Senior Management and Manpower
planning
Sending Interview invites and make sure that the Candidates attend the interview.
Taking the feedback from the Candidate regarding the Interview.

Talent Acquisition

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

May 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · India

Coordinating interviews with Line Managers, Salary negotiations, and Reference checks and joining formalities.
Follow up until the candidate gets on board and closures have been made.
Maintaining database of candidate called, rejected and offered for future requirement.
Maintaining resume databank and weekly, monthly backup.

Talent Acquisition