Aarthi Anand

Program Manager

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India10 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building diverse talent pipelines.
Proven track record in strategic campus outreach.
Strong advocate for diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist in the Tech industry with a focus on Diversity and Inclusion.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementStrategic PlanningDiversity & InclusionUniversity RecruitmentRecruiting

Other Skills

Process OptimizationChange ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipData GovernanceCommunicationHuman Resources (HR)Data AnalysisTask DrivenLeadership

About

I believe in building bridges to opportunity, and at Google, I've had the privilege of crafting those connections as a People Programs Specialist in Campus Outreach. Leveraging my foundation in journalism, with its emphasis on impactful communication, I've focused on more than just recruitment; I've shaped narratives of inclusion and access for diverse student talent. By developing and leading strategic programs, I've played a key role in expanding Google's talent pipeline, ensuring that the future of tech reflects the rich diversity of our world. This work is about more than filling roles; it's about empowering the next generation to contribute to a more equitable and innovative future. Additionally, my experience spans hiring tech and GTM roles at both Freshworks and Google, providing me with a comprehensive understanding of the talent landscape in these critical areas.

Experience

10 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Google

3 roles

Program Manager - YouTube Help Center

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr

Process Optimization & Efficiency: Streamlined the end-to-end data reporting life cycle by implementing standardized request templates and acceptance criteria, reducing the average turnaround time for analytical insights.
Change Management & Adoption: Led change management initiatives to drive the adoption of new performance dashboards, conducting training sessions and creating documentation that increased self-service data usage by among the YouTube Help & Education team.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Acted as the strategic bridge between technical data analysts and business stakeholders, ensuring technical deliverables directly addressed critical business pain points and reduced ambiguity in requirements.
Data Governance & Quality: Collaborated with engineering and data governance teams to establish data quality standards, ensuring high accuracy in reported metrics used for executive decision-making.
Strategic Planning: Partnered with leadership to define and track quarterly OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), ensuring the analytics backlog remained strictly aligned with the organization’s highest-priority business goals.

Process OptimizationChange ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipData GovernanceStrategic PlanningProject Management

People Program Manager - Campus Outreach

Mar 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

Developed and executed data-driven campus outreach and hiring strategies focused on attracting diverse, early-career talent to meet Google's business needs and DEI objectives.
Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of key talent engagement programs (e.g., workshops, events, mentorships) designed to identify, assess, upskill, and nurture student pipelines.
Partnered strategically with Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and business leaders to define campus talent requirements and integrate outreach efforts directly into the recruitment funnel.
Championed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by embedding DEI principles into all program designs, outreach tactics, and hiring strategies targeting university students.
Analyzed program performance metrics and campus recruitment data to measure impact, report insights to stakeholders, and continuously optimize strategies for talent attraction and conversion.

Diversity & InclusionUniversity RecruitmentProject ManagementStrategic PlanningCommunication

Technical Recruiter - User Experience (UX)

Jun 2021 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Hiring for skilled roles such as User Experience (Engineers, Researchers, Designers, Managers), System Development Engineer, and Business System Analyst at different levels for India.
Partnering with the Staffing Operations, Compensation Analyst, and Onboarding teams to hire top Googlers in India.
Dashboard: Using Google Data Studio, I piloted an automated dashboard for my team to provide an effective data representation of hiring demands, declines, and trends.
APAC Culture and Wellbeing: Leading initiatives at the site level for employee well-being and cultural aspects.
Compensation Operations: Contributed to a short-term project to enhance Google's manager compensation planning using gComp, proposing adjustments to base salary, bonus targets, and equity to boost competitiveness and internal equity, and collaborating with HR Business Partners to address specific compensation needs.

CommunicationHuman Resources (HR)Project ManagementRecruiting

Freshworks

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Associate [Engineering]

Promoted

May 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

Hired early talent for tech teams (Backend, Systems, NOC & Test Engineers) & non-tech (Customer Support, Presales, and CRM Analyst) verticals at FW
Actively involved in campus hiring to increase early talent at FW - campus pitches, screening through HackerRank and internal tools, interviewing, and onboarding campus hires!
Working on the end-to-end recruitment process for different roles such as - Customer Support, Network Operations, Software Engineer, etc.
Sharing comprehensive reports to the key stakeholders & hiring managers

RecruitingCommunicationHuman Resources (HR)

Recruitment Coordinator

May 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

Worked alongside a lead recruiter on technical recruiting for Engg leadership positions.
Collaborating with multiple recruitment vendors to source suitable candidates for our engineering requirements.
Was part of the end-to-end recruitment process apart from the offer stage such as sourcing, screening candidates, arranging & coordinating interviews, travel & relocation arrangements, and reimbursements.
Been part of hiring drives across India and hired great talents in the field of engineering for FW.
Worked on Engineering roles such as Data Scientists, Machine Learning, Technical Program Managers & People Managers, etc.

Renault-nissan-mitsubishi

Recruitment Coordinator

Feb 2019 – Mar 2019 · 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

At Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi the recruitment was outsourced to KellyOCG - a global provider of workforce strategy, solutions, and operations with expertise in every aspect of the talent supply chain.
Sourcing profiles for the IT team and scheduling their interviews with the concerned HRBP's
Frequent hiring drives were conducted and coordinated to close on the open positions
Built offer letters travel reimbursement & onboarding process for the new joiners
Organised post-offer engagement program for the Chennai & Bangalore recruits

Sutherland

Talent Acquisition Intern

Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Drove the first level of HR screening test for the BPO sector
Worked on documentation verification modules for employment enrollment
Conceptualized a vendor efficiency framework for the healthcare sector
Worked on reports such as number of hires, cost per hire, dropouts, etc

Spi cinemas private limited

Management Intern

May 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

SPI Cinemas is an Indian multiplex chain and film production company originally owned by the SPI Group, known for its customer experience and food. (Acquired by PVR limited in Aug 2018)
Was part of the core team in conducting numerous activities for Daan Utsav (Joy of giving) as a part of CSR.
Part of the team that worked on a project, "How to make SPI cinemas exponential?"
Worked on building frameworks for upgrading the experience of customers and employees at the SPI cinemas call center.

The green park hotels & resorts

Learning & Development Intern

Nov 2017 – Feb 2018 · 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Developed content for various training modules - Interpersonal skills, communication & basic etiquette
Been part of implementing the 90-day onboarding process and induction strategy.
Was part of grooming audits with the L&D trainer

Make a difference

3 roles

Finance Fellow

May 2016 – May 2017 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Make A Difference (www.makeadiff.in) mobilizes young leaders towards ensuring equitable outcomes for children in need of care and protection.
Budgeted and managed finance for the entire Chennai chapter
Established CSR tie-ups with companies
Used Salesforce to align on budgeting & finance with the city team
Handled finance for Dream Camp, a 2-day experiential camp that primarily focuses on helping children build and connect with their dreams through an outbound activity.

Fundraising Fellow

May 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Led a team of 20+ volunteers throughout the year
Working on planning and executing the annual fundraising calendar for the Chennai chapter
Understanding the potential target audience and organizing periodical engagement activities with the stakeholders
Worked across 23 cities for CSR activities and Dream camp projects.

Fundraising Volunteer

May 2014 – May 2015 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Increasing online and offline crowd-funding capability
Developing monthly donations
Expanding grant/CSR funding through various channels.

Cnbc-tv18

Intern

May 2016 – Jun 2016 · 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Assisted the special correspondent to cover the 2016 TN assembly elections.
Attended various press meetings
Alongside the senior correspondents worked on stories such as - "Lack of De-Addiction Centres in Tamil Nadu", "L&T Infotech Withdraws 1,500 Offer Letters, Students Go on Fast".
Learnt basics of tech support - Uplinking, Subtitle additions & captioning for video stories.