Gaurav Jain

HR Manager

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India17 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 16 years in IT talent acquisition.
  • Expert in recruiting for niche IT roles.
  • Strong relationships with executives and hiring managers.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBehavioral InterviewingBenefits NegotiationBusiness DevelopmentBusiness NetworkingCommunicationDiversityE-recruitmentEWSEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchGrievancesHR Consulting

About

With over 16 years of work experience in the IT industry, I am a passionate and driven talent acquisition and management professional who strives to find and nurture the best talent for Conga. I have a postgraduate diploma in healthcare management and a strong background in recruiting for niche IT roles in Salesforce, machine learning, big data, and technical support. I am motivated by Conga's mission to enhance the way businesses operate and innovate, and I aim to contribute to its growth and success by bringing diverse perspectives and experiences to the team. As a staff member of the talent acquisition and management team at Conga, I develop and maintain strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produce consistent results. I act as a brand ambassador to educate candidates on Conga's culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for the company. I develop recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build a network, and I operate and maintain various applicant tracking and candidate management systems. I also collaborate with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations, and I assist in designing and executing employer branding and candidate experience activities. I leverage my skills in talent acquisition, sourcing, technical recruiting, and social media to attract and retain top talent for Conga.

Experience

17 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
8 mos
Current Experience

Ellkay

Senior Manager - HR

Oct 2025Present · 8 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · On-site

Paperchase accountancy (gdc)

Sr Manager - HR

Aug 2024Jul 2025 · 11 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · On-site

Conga

2 roles

Staff - Talent Acquisition & Management

Promoted

Sep 2021Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems. (LinkedIN Recruiter, JobVite, Workday, SmartRecruiters)
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.
  • Built relationships with external recruiters and staffing agencies to access quality talent for Contractual roles.
  • Assisted with onboarding and orientation of new hires to expedite the acclimatization process.
  • Advertised job opportunities on social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Whatsapp, Telegram) and job boards.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to continuously improve recruitment processes and execute as efficiently as possible.
  • Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses.
  • Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR staff on recruitment activities and progress.
  • Compiled reports on recruiting activity to illustrate time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and source of hire.
  • Developed and maintained an applicant tracking system, tracking all job openings, applicants and interviewing activity.
GrievancesTemporary StaffingEWSStrategic ThinkingStakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition+1

Senior - Recruitment

Jun 2020Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Temporary Staffing

Apttus

Talent Acquisition

Apr 2018Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Have been into recruitment for Niche IT Roles in Salesforce, Machine Learning, Big Data, technical support and Other IT roles.
  • Investigate and determine employee needs
  • Design, plan and execute employer branding activities
  • Encourage employees to be brand ambassadors
  • Plan procedures for improving the candidate experience
  • Provide update all recruitment process and design all talent acquisition processes and provide support to performance and ensure effectiveness of all projects
  • Implement various strategies and ensure effective implementation of all compensation practices
  • Develop and maintain efficient relationships with all hiring managers within required timeframe and assist to obtain all necessary approvals for candidate recruitment
  • Using ATS like Jobvite and Workday extensively to perform recruitment cycle.

Qx ltd.

3 roles

Manager - Recruitment

Promoted

Aug 2015Jun 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

Assistant Manager Recruitment

Aug 2012Aug 2015 · 3 yrs

  • Competent HR professional with expertise in recruitment and selection procedures.
  • Intellect, eye for details, ability to be a team player, eager to explore and learn new things are some of my key strengths which make me determined & focused towards my work and goals.
  • Networking, strong relationships across the levels, active listener with aspirations to be major contributor to the organization I am employed with in the area of HR; specifically into recruitments by gathering knowledge from industry practices and implementing those to benefit organizational development along with that of self.

Recruiter

Jul 2010Jul 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Specialties: Providing high end recruitment & selection service to managers within the company as well as providing excellent interviewing experience to the candidates. Sourcing through the easiest (sometimes toughest), effective and efficient resources, keen to work on the challenging positions which are very tough to fill, active listener are some of my specialties among others

Atlantis business solutions

Manager - Recruitment

Dec 2008Jun 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Responsible for setting up a new infrastructure for HR Solutions in Atlantis.
  • Job responsibility includes handling all activities related to recruitments, business development across the country
  • Responsible for identifying and executing new streams of revenue generation
  • Responsible for conducting training sessions for team
  • Responsible for P&L accounts of the business
  • Responsible for maintaining organization culture and ethics
  • Keeping track of performances through daily MIS and constant monitoring to ensure pressure is kept up in order to achieve set business targets.
  • Preparing forecasts and business plan and strategies and incentive plans for the team to ensure that deadlines are met well within the given slots.
  • Also was part of the planning committee for the business

Addrec solutions

Delivery Manager

Nov 2006Nov 2008 · 2 yrs

  • Recruitment:
  • Responsible for entire recruitment life cycle.
  • Recruitment strategy & procedures.
  • Identify and exploit various sources of database.
  • Identify areas of improvement and provide solutions related to Recruitment needs of clients.
  • Maintain MIS reports and other data related work.
  • Organizing & conducting the process of short-listing suitable candidates.
  • Team handling, OJT & mentoring.
  • Achievements:
  • Played a key role in developing the Infrastructure segment.
  • One of the core team member in the company.
  • Played a key role for arranging & managing walk-ins successfully.

Havoc consultants pvt. ltd.

Recruitment Consultant

Jan 2006Jan 2006 · 0 mo · Ahmedabad Area, India

Education

Ahmedabad Management Association

PGDHRM — Healthcare Management

Jan 2004Jan 2004

Gujarat University

M.Sc — Reproductve Physiology

Jan 2003Jan 2005

Gujarat University

B.Sc — Zoology

Jan 2000Jan 2003

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