Edward Colasco

HR Manager

Mumbai, India17 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of HR experience.
  • Expert in strategic talent acquisition frameworks.
  • Passionate about optimizing human potential.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources expert with a focus on talent acquisition in the entertainment and PR industries.

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Benefits NegotiationCompensation & BenefitEmployee EngagementEmployee Referral ProgramsEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchExit InterviewsGraduate RecruitmentGrievancesHR ConsultingHR PoliciesHRISHuman ResourcesHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS)

About

At BookMyShow, India’s largest entertainment ticketing platform, our team leads the charge in attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent to sustain a dynamic and innovative workplace. With over 15 years of experience in human resources, I contribute to shaping strategic talent acquisition frameworks and fostering a culture that empowers employees to thrive. Leveraging expertise in recruiting, personnel management, and new hire orientations, we implement impactful HR initiatives that align with organizational goals. Passionate about optimizing human potential, our focus remains on delivering exceptional HR solutions that enable growth and resilience in an ever-evolving industry.

Experience

17 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Bookmyshow

3 roles

Senior Manager - Human Resources

Promoted

Apr 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Talent Acquisition Manager

Apr 2020Apr 2023 · 3 yrs

Assistant Manager - Talent Aquisition

Feb 2018Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Bookmyshow is India's largest entertainment ticketing portal today, launched in Aug 2007 as India's first ticketing aggregator. From movies to events, plays & concerts to sports, we are proud to bring them all to you. Our primary focus has always been delivering the very best entertainment experience to our dedicated customers.
  • The best in cinema often trace their roots to theatre. We at BookMyShow have had a long tradition in supporting the theatrical arts. By selling tickets for plays and stand-up acts, we have sought to bring culture closer to the masses. In the grand scheme of things, we feel that there is nothing like watching the curtain go and watching the show. After all, the show must go on...
  • We are cricket-crazy nation. So what better way to get sports to the masses, than to sell tickets for different sports on BookMyShow. From football and cricket to tennis and kabbadi to marathons and many more, we have been proud to support sports. We believe in the spirit of camaraderie and excellence.
  • We are special in the way we provide innovative e-ticketing products/solutions and superb customer service with ease to make our user's experience surprisingly simple, fast and pain free.

Adfactors pr

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

Jul 2017Feb 2018 · 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Adfactors PR, a full-service public relations consultancy, is India’s largest PR consultancy by revenue, and ranks among Asia’s top 10 consultancies. With a headcount of over 450 in four Asian countries—India, UAE, Singapore and Sri Lanka—the firm serves over 300 clients across 40 cities in India, including some of the largest corporations, conglomerates, financial institutions and governments, as well as a host of bright, young start-ups and unicorns. The consultancy has market-leading practices in Corporate Reputation, Capital Market Communications, Banking & Financial Services, Consumer Communications, Crisis Communications, Public Affairs and Digital & Social.
  • Our specialist areas include Banking & Financial Services, Energy & Resources, Infrastructure & construction, Transport & Logistics, Automotive & Allied sectors, Technology & Telecom, Pharma & Healthcare, Education, Travel, Hospitality & Leisure, Sports, Startups & Unicorns and Services to Government.

Weber shandwick

Assistant Manager - HR & Talent

Dec 2015Jul 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Weber Shandwick is an award-winning global public relations and communications agency with a heritage in Asia Pacific stretching back more than 50 years. Our network of 81 owned offices in 12 markets – together with affiliates and representative firms in other locales – spans India, Greater China, Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia.
  • Since establishing a presence in 1992, we have played a leading role in the development of the public relations industry in India, and have been the most awarded PR consultancy in the country since 2005, winning over 73 local and international accolades, including 2011 Indian Consultancy of the Year by The Holmes Report. Weber Shandwick’s ‘Poshan’ programme for AgroTech Foods, won the Platinum SABRE Award for Best in Show in 2014. Weber Shandwick India also won the prestigious 2014 IPRA Golden World Award for corporate communications with Pearson’s “Thank Your Teacher” campaign. Weber Shandwick is also a founding member of the Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI).
  • We are a creative studio of writers, designers, strategists, conversation-starters, storytellers. We are passionate about our clients and we are deeply knowledgeable about their businesses. And while we are a big, global organisation, we believe that collaboration is the best way to succeed, and we believe in engaging, always.
  • We understand this new era because engaging people in conversations that matter is what we’ve always done. The Engagement Era is new to some, but not to us. We’re the kind of marketing company built for today. Because we didn’t start building yesterday.
  • Weber Shandwick is a unit of The Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).

Grey group

Senior Executive Human Resources

Apr 2015Dec 2015 · 8 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Grey ranks among the world's top advertising and marketing organizations, serving one-fifth of the FORTUNE 500, in 96 countries. Under the banner of "Grey Famously Effective Since 1917," we continue to break new ground in brand experience across every platform and create lasting consumer connections. Our parent company is WPP

Rediffusion y&r

Human Resources Executive

Jun 2009Apr 2015 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Rediffusion-Y&R is part of the Young & Rubicam network, a globally leading creative company with 187 offices and 6,500 employees in 91 countries around the world.
  • The guiding principle of Y&R was simply stated by Raymond Rubicam more than 85 years ago as "Resist the Usual." This philosophy continues to find resonance and meaning today and is the springboard for all the work that happens across its offices, from USA to Australia and UK to India.
  • Rediffusion has a synergistic relationship with Y&R with access to its global pool of resources and technologies, which encompass some of the brightest minds in the advertising industry

Anther human resource solutions

Talent Search Executive

Mar 2007Jul 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • We understand that finding that perfect candidate for the job is never easy. It takes hard work, determination and a relentless amount of effort. However, at Anther we recognize the importance of a perfect match which is why we put the client’s need ahead of our own.
  • Founded in 2006 we have developed a strong, on-going work relation with over 20 leading companies across FMCG, Media and Retail sectors with expertise in Marketing, Media and Corporate Support Functions. Using our experience gained from years in the field, we search high and low, not just in India but throughout the globe to find the right candidate that fits all the prerequisites of our client,we ensure the aims and aspirations of the candidate parallels that of our client so that a beneficial, symbiotic relationship can be formed. Ensuring that the client is provided with only the creme de la creme, we do not rest until the perfect match is made.

Education

Welingkar Institute of Management

PGDBA — Human Resources

Jan 2011Jan 2013

Welingkar Institute of Management

DHRM — Human Resource Management

Jan 2010Jan 2011

St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science and Commerce

B.Com — Commerce

Jan 2006Jan 2009

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