Oct 2023 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · India · On-site

• Led a team of skilled recruiters while partnering closely with senior leadership to align hiring strategies with broader business objectives.
• Played a key role in scaling and transforming the organization by building strong teams across both technology and non-technology verticals.
• Acted as a trusted advisor to CXOs on talent strategy and hiring decisions. Focused on strengthening recruitment processes, upskilling the TA team, and implementing data-driven hiring through analytics and key metrics.
• Led strategic initiatives for university hiring and leadership talent acquisition.

Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Strengthened the recruiting muscle for Corporate function - Technology, Legal, Finance, Audit, Leasing, HR & Corporate Communications.
• Facilitated and supervised hiring for Logistics & Food (Consumer Retail & Manufacturing) vertical for both bulk & lateral.
• Involved in hands on Leadership Hiring for the retail & corporate businesses
• Spearheading the South East Asia (Sports Retail) Leadership hiring.
• Market analysis, data driven approach to challenge the status quo.
• Advisor to the business in decesion making for hiring the right talent.
• Project Managing in recruiting projects (Launch of recruiting module for Success Factors (ATS), creating dashboards for TA team and training of existing ATS, LinkedIn & any other process related mandate)
• Upskilling the team on effectively managing stakeholders via partnership model and be proactive on weekly cadences.
• Managing a team of seasoned TA professionals.

Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 · 11 mos

• Hiring for Bulk (1800 candidates) and lead hiring for Telecom, BFSI & Bench)
• Launched hire to train model with a positive impact of 15%.
• Managed multiple RPO's and streamlined agencies.
• Employer/Talent Branding - first launch (Think Velocity)

Nov 2018 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Lead the APAC region for HR for HR hiring.
• Utilization of 100% inhouse capicity.
• Recruited 100 HR professionals within India, Japan, China, Singapore & Australia.
• Directed the first ever "Talent Acquistion Networking Event" in India.
• Part of D&I commitee to lead the first ever Veteran hiring

Nov 2015 – Nov 2018 · 3 yrs · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Trained & upskilled the new recruiters & sourcers across TA function from business knowledge; interfaced with the the stakeholders and mentored them in their on-boarding.
• Focused more on the specialized roles (Technical/Non-technical roles) for regions across India, EMEA & APAC.
• Spearheaded changes & harmonized when equals of mergers happened (Migrated ATS from E-Recruit to Success Factors and then Workday).
• Managed the HR functions of mergers/acquisitions and reductions in force including employee communications, severance administration, employee relations and unemployment.
• Led multiple recruiting agencies Networked with hiring managers both local and onsite to hire the best quality resources.
• Educated the HM’s also at right intervals; implemented the D&I- Gender Diversity in their respective teams.
• Drafted & floated mailers to brand about the internal job opportunities /referral mailers.

Apr 2012 – Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Noida Area, India

• Developed & drove an effective Recruitment Channel Management Strategy for the business ensuring best in class talent for the organization at optimum cost.
• Articulated & implemented an effective strategy for driving performance of the recruitment function through channels like Search firms, Referrals, Social Media, Job boards & so on.
• Managed hiring skills like Java/ J2ee, QA, Production Support & Finance across different career stages; led RFI, RFP’s for any external vendor/ partner which caters the business and its purpose Awarded as Star Performer for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.

May 2011 – Apr 2012 · 11 mos

• Architecting multiple scales of recruiting models or solutions and managing the transition and delivery.
• Managing and understanding the business line and meeting expectations of the stake holders.
• Involved in handling all the business escalations from the hiring front.
• Hiring for skills with Java/ J2ee, C++ technologies for One97 & Paytm.
• Achievements: Introduced Code jam for campus people with an aim of branding and hiring the fresh talent.
• Quick hiring and on boarding to streamline the business needs.

Feb 2010 – May 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgoan

• Highly involved into Entire recruitment Life cycle for one the biggest hedge fund account.
• Hiring with skill like C++ for the hedge fund (project specific).
• Involved in campus hiring / Outstation recruitment events. Achievements:
• Awarded for client focus delivery in Sapient.

May 2007 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Delivering and serving high end product based clients.
• Involved in VLSI hiring through various headhunting methods.
• Managed & lead a team.
• Achievements: • Mapping companies through various means of sourcing – headhunting/ using non-conventional ways lead the success to deliver the clients well.