Apr 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Heading tech & product hiring across all Digital Units (B2C/B2B/Growth), Incubator Products and Wynk. Successfully added 500+ tech product talent annually across these units. Ramped up key product lines and incubator businesses from scratch- Payments/Thanks App/Airtel IQ/Fintech/Adtech/Surveillance
• Skills hired for: Backend (Java), Frontend (React/Redux/Angular/HTML/CSS), Mobile Dev(Android/IOS/React Native), Full Stack, QA Automation, DevOps/SRE, Performance Test, TPM, ML/Data Science, Data Engineering, Product Management, Growth, Product Marketing
• Independently managed tech & product leadership hiring and all niche roles- Engineering Managers/AVP/Principal Architects
• Led and mentored a team of 12 recruiters/talent sourcers

Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 · 8 mos

• Managed pan India hiring for Broadband and DTH business
• Roles Hired For- Sales, Customer Experience, Marketing, Lead & Acquisition, Business Managers

Nov 2017 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

• As a Talent Acquisition expert, I have managed end to end recruitment for the Quality Assurance vertical and Engineering/R&D vertical, developing a pipeline of high calibre candidates to cater to the talent needs at both campus and lateral level
• Additionally, my role also involved:
• Supporting employee engagement activities at a vertical level
• Partnering with business to resolve employee queries/grievances
• As part of cross functional teams, I have also been a key contributor to :
• 1. HR Digital Transformation- Automated & integrated core HR processes to improve responsiveness, efficiency & employee experience. Acted as a change champion to enable organization wide adoption of new systems and to drive and sustain the change (HR Mobile App, Employee Self Service)
• 2. Recruitment Process Re-engineering- Standardized the end to end process to deliver consistent outcome, to have optimal sourcing mix and to provide a superior candidate experience. Transitioned to a new ATS and managed the change
• 3. University Relations- Improved Campus Branding through Pre-Placement Talks, Alumni Connect and TPO meet in collaboration with campus hiring team

Jul 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• As the Talent Acquisition Lead for IoTWoRKS:
• Managed end to end recruitment for the (IoT) service line across all levels (India & UK). Ramped up the unit with addition of 100+ talent across tech skills like backend, frontend, big data, design(UI/UX), data science, analytics, info sec and non tech skills like program management, product management, sales, delivery, alliances & partnerships, finance
• Led onboarding and induction of all senior hires across new businesses
• Additionally handled HR Business Partner role for new businesses (BeyonDigital & IoTWoRKS):
• Supported key employee process improvements
• Implemented policy changes within the line of business and ensured 100% adherence
• HR reporting
• Supported annual appraisal closures at a BU level
• Employee Partner for all India based Presales/Sales/Delivery teams
• Designed and successfully launched engagement activities

Apr 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Managed pan India Leadership Hiring for Sales and Support function
• Designed and led onboarding and induction program for leadership hire

Feb 2014 – Mar 2014 · 1 mo · Greater Delhi Area

• Study of the effectiveness of the Performance Management System at HPPI

Aug 2013 – Oct 2013 · 2 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Project Title:
• Study of Talent Landscape in Indian Start-ups for the purpose of content development of I-Cube, the organization’s in-house publication in collaboration with People Matters
• Project Description:
• Meeting/interviewing Founders/CEOs of start-ups across industry verticals to understand the Indian start-up scenario from the entrepreneur and investor point of view so as to analyze the reasons behind their success, understand the challenges they face, study their talent issues and address their talent needs.

Apr 2013 – May 2013 · 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Project Title:
• Assessing the latest trends and requirements across the Indian Life-sciences and Healthcare Industry in the field of Strategic Talent Acquisition & Talent Management
• Project Description:
• Mapping 24 companies in the life science and healthcare vertical for their current talent requirements, current hiring processes, vendors and vendor usage, current hiring cost, in-house hiring teams, growth projections and RPO needs, appetite for new technology products, current initiatives for people development to assess the appetite for buying the services of Futurestep and suggesting the “best go to” market strategy for the life science vertical of the Futurestep.

Oct 2012 – Nov 2012 · 1 mo · Faridabad, Haryana, India

• Recruitment & Selection: Understanding the recruitment vertical of the organization and handling end to end recruitment process

Jun 2011 – Jul 2011 · 1 mo · Greater Kolkata Area

• In vitro screening of compounds on HepG2 Cells using Resazurin based Cytotoxicity Assay