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Sowmya Jagadish

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 10+ years of experience in recruitment.
  • Expert in AI-driven talent sourcing.
  • Proven ability to enhance diversity hiring.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Global Sourcing Specialist with expertise in AI-driven recruitment strategies across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai-powered Talent SourcingGlobal Technical SourcingDiversity Hiring StrategiesEnd-to-end Recruitment Lifecycle

Other Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Client RelationsStakeholder ManagementEightfoldNiche skillsEIGHTFOLD AILINKEDIN AILinkedIn Talent InsightsApplicant Tracking SystemsData-driven strategiesTeamingClient ServicesExecutive SearchEmployer BrandingSOURCING

About

An Innovative talent Acquisition professional with 10+ years of experience in Recruitment. Global Sourcing Specialist with expertise in AI-driven talent sourcing using Eightfold AI and LinkedIn AI, delivering measurable impact across USA, China and Singapore hiring. Proven ability to reduce time-to-hire, improve candidate quality, and scale hiring for niche and leadership roles through data-driven strategies. Highly skilled in leveraging AI-powered sourcing tools such as Eightfold AI, LinkedIn AI, and advanced talent intelligence platforms to identify, engage, and hire top-tier talent. Strong ability to partner with hiring managers, design data-driven sourcing strategies, and deliver results in high-pressure, fast-paced environments. Core Skills · AI-Powered Talent Sourcing (Eightfold AI, LinkedIn AI) · End-to-End Recruitment Lifecycle · Global Technical Sourcing (USA, APAC, EMEA) · Niche & Leadership Hiring · Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Management · Talent Intelligence & Market Mapping · Diversity Hiring Strategies · Boolean & X-Ray Search Techniques · ATS & CRM Tools (Workday, ICIMS, etc.) Domain Experience : Banking & Financial Services (BFSI), Manufacturing, Telecommunications Information Technology.

Experience

8 yrs 7 mos
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Current Experience

Nvidia

Global Sourcing Specialist

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · United States · Remote

  • Lead sourcing strategy for Software & Hardware Engineering roles across the USA region
  • Leverage Eightfold AI and LinkedIn AI tools to identify and engage high-quality talent through intelligent matching and talent insights
  • Leveraged Eightfold AI to drive intelligent talent matching, improving candidate quality by ~70% for critical engineering roles
  • Partner with Hiring Managers to conduct intake calls and define precise hiring requirements
  • Partnered with hiring managers to refine job requirements, increasing interview-to-offer ratio by 80%
  • Reduced time-to-fill by 25–35% through AI-driven sourcing strategies and proactive pipeline building
  • Built and managed high-quality talent pipelines (200+ candidates per quarter) across AI Platforms, DevOps, Cloud, SRE, GPU Firmware, and Infrastructure Automation
  • Drive AI-powered candidate matching to improve quality-of-hire and reduce time-to-fill
  • Conducted live sourcing sessions, contributing to faster shortlist turnaround (within 48–72 hours)
  • Manage candidate pipelines, interview processes, and hiring data using ATS and reporting tools
  • Drove diversity hiring initiatives, achieving ~25% increase in diverse candidate representation
  • Mentor team members on leveraging AI tools (Eightfold) for effective sourcing
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Client RelationsStakeholder ManagementEightfoldNiche skillsEIGHTFOLD AI+5

Visa

Talent Advisor

May 2021Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

  • Advised global stakeholders across India and Singapore on hiring strategies
  • Built diverse talent pipelines, increasing diversity hiring by ~20% across key roles
  • Utilized multiple sourcing channels including job boards, social platforms, and referrals
  • Reduced hiring cycle time by 20% by optimizing sourcing channels and stakeholder alignment
  • Delivered end-to-end recruitment support including screening, interview coordination, and offer negotiation
  • Delivered end-to-end recruitment with consistent 90%+ hiring manager satisfaction scores
  • Maintained strong candidate engagement throughout hiring lifecycle
TeamingClient ServicesExecutive SearchEmployer BrandingSOURCINGClient Relations+15

Microsoft

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Jan 2020Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · bangalore

  • Working closely with client aligned teams to know the hiring strategy plans on monthly basis and creating proactive pipelines for the core,adhoc req’s and pivotal roles according to the business needs.
  • Have hands on experience supporting for different business units in Microsoft, (C+AI & E+D).
  • Have hands on experience working for different MS-Products.
  • Keeping an tab of all processed candidates, and see that they are engaged and satisfied throughout the recruitment process, and helping them prepare for each phase of the interview.
  • Proactively interacting in the HUB team for External offer updates and engaging the candidates on post offer accepts until they are onboarding.
  • Hands on experience in preparing MI reports on different sourcing tools
  • Managing the Microsoft internal employee transfer process in strong collaboration with business leaders,client aligned recruiters and HR business partners.
  • Pro actively supporting the Hiring events across India.
  • Build, own and nurture candidate relationships,staying connected through to the point of hire.
  • Hands on experience in working on MS-Internal Transfers, Dual Offers and Offer rollouts for different locations for different teams.(Engineering & services)
  • Knowledge on HRIS system.
  • Was responsible for answering all internal offer quires on offers,relocations,visa.
  • Excellent hands on experience in sourcing tools, Including use of LinkedIn,Instahyre,Naukri,Monster, and alternative search techniques.
  • Hands on experience working on MS-tools such as ICIM’s,InsightHR,HR Help,3E Metrics.
  • Hands on experience in updating the databases on time.
  • self-starter and self-critical,able to understand the larger Microsoft picture of business operations and able to deliver results in an ambiguous environment.
Client ServicesLeadershipExecutive SearchEmployer BrandingClient RelationsCompensation & Benefits+9

L&t technology services limited

Senior Technical Recruiter

May 2018Dec 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

  • Handling end to end recruitment process.
  • Hands on experience in handling Domains such as ESP, APE, CP, IP.
  • Hands in experience in closing the positions in TAT.
  • Worked for super niche skills for CP and ESP Domains.
  • Hands on experience in coordinating the bulk drives and walk-ins.
  • Interacting with Delivery heads on requirements.
  • Hands on experience in TA and SF tools.
  • Hands on experience in handling an team of 2 Juniors.
TeamingClient ServicesOnboardingClient RelationsAnalytical SkillsCompensation & Benefits+11

Joulestowatts business solutions pvt ltd

Talent collaboration

Aug 2016Jul 2017 · 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Hands on experience in contract and Permanent Positions.
  • Responsible for end to end recruitment.
  • Extensive experience in understanding the client’s requirements.
  • Good at assigning the requirements to the team members.
  • Closed the most positions in super Niche skills, Niche skills.
  • Taking care of candidates joining formalities till the post Onboarding.
  • Involved in document verification and documentation and guiding the candidates on joining formalities of the candidate till the candidate is on boarded.
  • Extensive experience in Boolean search.
  • Maintaining the candidate’s database on daily basis.
SourcingEnd to End RecruitmentsApplicant Tracking SystemsStakeholder ManagementScreeningNiche skills+2

Amber road

Associate Consultant

Nov 2015Jun 2016 · 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Involved in Documentation, good at study of custom duties and case studies for different countries.
  • Good at preparing detailed report regarding custom compliance of different countries.
  • Time management
  • Good at E-MAIL writing
  • I was responsible for writing MOM (Minutes of Meeting) for European-union team.
  • Testing the files and was creating update excel sheet.
  • Extensive experience in handling large number of records, data, information.
  • Good at finding the errors in the files.
Microsoft ExcelAnalytical SkillsStakeholder ManagementData ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)

Education

New Horizon College of Engineering

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Human Resources

Sep 2013Jun 2015

New Horizon College of Engineering

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

Jan 2011Jan 2013

New Horizon College of Engineering

PUC — CEBA

Jan 2009Jan 2011

New Horizon College of Engineering

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Human Resources Management and Services

Sri Ramakrishna education society

SSLC

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