Apr 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Steering end-to-end recruitment activities for 2 Line of Businesses (LOBs) – DPEA & NEG
• Skilled in comprising senior stakeholder management (VP to MD), collaborating with sourcing team, screening profiles, candidate engagement, market intelligence, HR discussion, salary negotiation, working closely with Business HR, preparing weekly, monthly & quarterly hiring reports etc.
• Developing and implementing strategic workforce planning in collaboration with Business Leaders to align talent acquisition with company goals
• Assuming a pivotal role in devising Hiring Plans, ensuring SLA adherence within prescribed schedules to meet business requirements through the execution of both weekday and weekend recruitment drives
• Leading weekly communication sessions with stakeholders on behalf of the team to provide updates on overall recruitment progress and gather consistent feedback on process performance
• Enforcing top-tier candidate experience and aligning with organizational goals to maintain industry-leading standards
• Serving as main liaison with candidates throughout selection process to foster relationships and stimulate increased market referrals
• Supporting key stakeholders in culture building, driving organizational values as well as implementing strategic HR initiatives management, and HR & COE partners about internal employee service trends and opportunities for improvement
• Effectively engaged in a Recruitment Marketing project, resulting in expanded market presence
• Collaborating with Internal Teams such as Business HR, Operations, Background Verification, Recruitment Marketing, Compensation & Benefits, Onboarding etc. to ensure seamless recruitment process

Jul 2021 – Apr 2022 · 9 mos

• Spearheaded recruitment functions of Digital Electronic (CoE) of Wabtec including 4 LOBs
• Supervised PAN India Vendor Management, from commercial negotiations to on boarding of the new vendors with Wabtec
• Streamlined Background Verification process

Jun 2018 – Jun 2021 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

•  Strong exposure in Stake Holder Management from AVP to MD at Global Level.
•  Responsible for Technology & Leadership Hiring ranging from AVP to Sr. VP.
•  Successfully set up Retail Banking Digital CoE Leadership Team in Bangalore.
•  Represented Standard Chartered GBS booth at Grace Hopper Celebration India & Women Change Makers events in 2019.
•  Possess extensive experience in full cycle recruiting, managing stake holder relationships, workflow management.
•  Fosters strong relationships with hiring managers and senior business leaders to understand open demand and define best recruitment strategy for hiring right talent within stipulated timelines
•  Ensure best-in-class candidate experience and fulfill organization objectives by being best in the industry
•  Act as a point of contact and build relationships with candidates during the selection process
•  Reports the progress on open roles on a regular basis, communicates early warnings and provide the regular feedback about the performance of the recruitment process.
•  In-depth understanding of behavioral interviewing skills and candidate evaluation techniques.

Jun 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Jun 2012 – May 2016 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

•  Working closely with technical leads and hiring managers (VP’s, Director’s and Project Manager’s) for resource planning and hiring.
•  Sourcing profiles through job portals, internal reference, Networking, advertisement, job posting, consultants and social networking sites.
•  Short listing profiles received from Employee referral & ACS A Xerox company career site / Taleo Tool
•  Conducting the initial technical phone screening.
•  Scheduling interviews with the Project Managers, Business Managers both in India and Onsite.
•  Recommending salary after negotiation for selected candidate to the Business for offer approval.
•  Preparing offer mail (doing VC, ORF, closing reqs in Taleo).
•  Regular follow up with the offered candidate to ensure not losing the candidate and make him join ACS.
•  Maintaining back up & good pipeline of resources on various technologies to meet business need on time.

Nov 2007 – Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos