Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Partnering and Advisory:
• Partner closely with the business and hiring managers to assess and define talent requirements to recruit top-talent and guide on creative hiring strategy. Partner with business and hiring team to build solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. Build rapport and relationships across all levels and functions to support exponential growth and achieve ambitious hiring targets.
• Sourcing and Attracting Candidates:
• Use various channels (job boards, social media, events) to identify potential candidates. Create and maintain a talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Screening and Interviewing:
• Conducting initial phone screening to evaluate candidates' qualifications, skills, and cultural fit. Schedule and coordinate interviews with hiring managers, panels and partners
• Candidate Experience and Engagement:
• Ensure a "positive candidate experience" throughout the recruitment process. Proactively engage passive candidates, apply various sourcing techniques and build relevant talent pool. Provide timely feedback and communicate regularly with candidates.
• Collaboration with Hiring Managers:
• "Partner with hiring managers" to understand job requirements, develop job descriptions, and create effective recruitment strategies.
• Offer Management:
• Collaborate with HM, BP, and other key partners to build competitive offers, using tools, benefits, and compensation. Apply functional knowledge and knowledge of applicant motivations to better position the organization when negotiating competitive offers with applicants
• Data Management and Reporting:
• Regularly manage pipeline activity and maintain data integrity, and proactively share data-centric updates
• Employer Branding:
• Contribute to employer branding initiatives to attract top talent. Participate in job fairs, career events, and other networking opportunities. Partner with wider team and the recruitment marketing team on employer branding and social media strategy.

Nov 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs · On-site

• Partner with senior leadership and hiring managers to define talent needs and deliver tailored recruitment strategies.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline through innovative sourcing techniques, including engaging with passive candidates.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on market trends, talent insights, and workforce planning.
• Played a key role in establishing the latest semiconductor lab in India by building high-performing teams from the ground up.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to support and execute diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring objectives.
• Deliver regular, data-driven recruitment reports to leadership, enabling ongoing optimization of hiring processes and outcomes.
• Designed and launched targeted employee referral programs to boost quality of hires.
• Drive employer branding efforts through participation in job fairs, career expos, and industry networking events.
• Manage and strengthen university partnerships, representing the organization at academic institutions and fostering long-term relationships.
• Lead campus recruitment strategies to attract top-tier new graduates and early career talent.

Jun 2022 – Nov 2022 · 5 mos

• Managing End to End Hiring for R&D business Units along with university hiring for the Site.
• I play the role of a talent advisor and a confidant to business leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
• Work with BU heads to understand the Hiring projections and build Strategies Accordingly.
• Work Closely with BU heads on key leadership Roles
• Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
• Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications and recruitment agencies to source candidates for positions.
• Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
• Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders. • Ensuring smooth offer process post selection, which includes salary negotiation, managing the offer generation process and on boarding

May 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr

• Managing End to End Hiring for R&D business Units.
• I play the role of a talent advisor and a confidant to business leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain a competitive edge in job market.
• Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications and recruitment agencies to source candidates for positions.
• Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates

Mar 2017 – Apr 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Managing Firmware Hiring & Physical design for Western Digital India across Multiple Business Units.
• I play the role of a talent advisor and a confidant to business leaders Partnering with Business and HR business partners as a Talent Advisor and providing an in-depth understanding of the talent market.
• Experience in recruiting talent through various sources, which included job boards combined with existing candidate relationships and referrals, professional networking tools, company's database within the stipulated period.