Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 · 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

• Highly focused and results-driven recruiter with specializing in technology and sales hiring. Proven track record of sourcing, engaging, and placing top-tier talent in fast-paced environments. Skilled in building strong relationships with both candidates and clients to understand their unique needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions.
• Partnered with technology and sales companies to understand their hiring needs and develop customized recruitment strategies.
• Leveraged various sourcing methods, including job boards, social media, and networking, to attract top talent in the technology and sales fields.
• Screened and assessed candidates to ensure they met the specific requirements of each role, including technical skills assessments and sales simulations.
• Coordinated and facilitated interviews between candidates and clients, providing guidance and feedback throughout the process.
• Negotiated job offers and managed the offer acceptance process, ensuring a smooth transition for both candidates and clients.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with candidates and clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
• Worked with CTO directly & helped them to setup their founding engineering team. Designed and implemented overall recruiting strategy.

Jun 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Successfully filled over 100+ positions in a variety of roles, with the majority being backend technical roles, Product, Data Science and a few in SRE, Sales, and Finance.
• With the assistance of the marketing team, we achieved success in implementing effective talent branding and employer branding initiatives. These initiatives helped raise awareness of Acceldata, our recruiting efforts, and attract the desired candidates for hiring.
• We created an excel sheet to capture all compensation details. This has proven valuable for benchmarking each year's compensation and ensuring that our company remains competitive in the market. Additionally, it provides guidance to the business regarding compensation matters.
• Our Communication & Reporting ESAT score is solid. We have developed and conducted interview training for panels as well as shadow processes. The training plan includes one shadow session followed by two sessions: one shadow session combined with one reverse session or two shadow sessions combined with one reverse shadow session.
• Throughout this process, we gained valuable experience in managing challenging stakeholders while building rapport effectively. We were able to influence and partner successfully with hiring managers and chief of staffs.

Mar 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Joined as the first Recruiter In Technology hiring for India during Series A.
• Took on the role of sole recruiter and successfully built the hiring process and sourcing plans from scratch, resulting in a growth from 30 to 150 employees within 2.4 years.
• Conducted calls, screened candidates, and effectively communicated the opportunities available at Sharechat to attract top talent in the industry.
• Developed an outreach strategy that involved identifying and sourcing candidates through various channels, while also highlighting the unique value proposition offered by Sharechat (FBA - Future, Benefit & Advantage).
• Most hires were made in Engineering initially (teams included ShareChat App, Moj (Indian Tiktok), Ads/Search (Internal Apps)), later expanding into Gaming, Monetization, Fashion & Creation.
• Mentored a team of 3 junior recruiters while taking on additional responsibilities across various business functions.

Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · 5 mos · Bengaluru & San Francisco

• Worked with business leaders across San Francisco & Bangalore to build their extended team and provided a weekly update on call providing dashboards and weekly reports.
• Worked on all the niche mandates on Middle and Senior level for various position.

Jan 2018 – Sep 2018 · 8 mos · Bangalore

• Hiring - Social Media, Sourcing, Recruiting, Employee Engagement, Hiring Planning, Tech Community Engagement, ToolsTrainer.
• Working closely with DoE and Hiring Managers to derive the recruitment strategies. Meeting all the Hiring Managers to ensure the recruitment is on track.
• Involved with lead generation, hands-on sourcing and recruiting. Devising hiring strategies for each competency.
• Managing Offer Negotiation and Candidate Engagement.
• Involved in multiple projects, Community Building, etc.,to make the hiring process more effective
• Equipping & training team on social media, non-traditional hiring strategies with emphasis on proactive pipeline building and engagement.
• Responsible for the first level of screening of applicants for open positions.
• Handling recruitments on wide range of skill-sets and the positions i.e. middle and senior level hiring.
• Effectively interviewed/evaluated candidate’s competencies and skills from HR perspective and successfully closed a high priority search within a short period.
• Worked on several projects and gained exposure on non-traditional ways of sourcing and hiring candidates, Headhunting methods, improvisation of brand image and competitor intelligence.
• Worked on all the niche mandates on Middle and Senior level for various position.
• Developing recruitment strategies, plan for hiring cycles across multiple levels.
• Partnering with the management team to arrive at desired Cost Per Head; Analyzing hiring trends and proposing modifications based on current trends and future projection.
• Achievements:
• Appreciated by the Director of Recruitment and the hiring managers of specific BU for my work done in identifying candidates for super niche skills.

Mar 2017 – Jan 2018 · 10 mos

Mar 2016 – Feb 2017 · 11 mos

• I worked with Talent Management Labs Bangalore and helped product companies in sourcing for SDET, SDE I/II/III, Technical Architect, VP/Director/Engineering Managers, Full Stack Ninja UI/UX and Product Managers.
• Primary responsibilities include handling clients' requirement - gathering, creating road map, PlanningandExecuting theWorkPlan. Sourcing, Screening, Leadgeneration, Offer discussion& negotiation. Client interaction & stakeholder management. Hiring drives.
• Ensure the complete satisfaction for both the client & candidate by strictly adhering to all parameters.
• Build networks to find qualified passive candidates.
• Research new ways of using the Internet for recruitment.
• Use social and professional networking sites to identify and source candidates.
• Identify target companies and individuals using various resources, associations, directories and
• the Web.
• Train recruiters on innovative search techniques.
• Achievements: “Appreciation award” for my closures by clients- Allscripts

Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 · 4 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India | New Jersey | Chicago |

• Developed and implemented effective recruiting strategies in order to attract, screen, recruit, and select high quality candidates.
• Practiced numerous sourcing strategies including referral generation, ad placement, position postings, direct sourcing/cold calling and networking to develop a qualified pool of candidates.
• Interviewed and screened candidates.
• Articulated and negotiated job offers with candidates
• Clearly communicated all aspects of the offer including salary, stock options, benefits,
• bonuses, relocating, etc.
• Established and maintained solid working relationships with hiring managers.
• Determined the needs of the hiring managers.
• Developed business proposals for the company's clients.
• Developed databases for client and candidates contact information.
• Recruited and hired candidates in state and out-of-state for contract, contract-to-hire and
• permanent placements for all IT positions for multiple client companies.
• Identified, qualified, and closed candidates through the use of the Internet sites, senior
• technical resume database, and referrals.
• IT careers recruited for: Web Developers, Software Developers/Analysts, Database
• Developers/Administrators/Analysts/Architects, Network Administrators/Engineers, Technical Writers, QA Testers, and Program/Project Managers.
• Achievements: Awarded twice as an employee of the year for most number of closures.