Feb 2025 – Dec 2025 · 10 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Orchestrated end-to-end employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, performance, L&D, offboarding, and documentation.
• Managed a workforce of 650 Employees and Spearheaded HR strategies aligned with organizational goals to drive business performance, while guiding the HR team to deliver high-quality services and initiatives.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment to attract and retain top talent, and design onboarding programs for smooth employee integration and cultural alignment.
• Foster a positive and inclusive workplace through employee relations, conflict resolution, and engagement initiatives, including recognition programs, team-building, and organizational events.
• Implemented a performance management framework covering goal setting, reviews, and development planning, while partnering with managers to enhance people management capabilities.
• Identify capability gaps and collaborate with stakeholders to design learning and development programs, promoting continuous learning and career growth.
• Oversee compensation and benefits frameworks to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and compliance, and recommend rewards program enhancements aligned with business needs.
• Coordinated with Finance and Head Office for accurate payroll processing, including attendance, overtime, and statutory deductions.
• Leveraged HR metrics and dashboards to assess initiative effectiveness, providing regular insights and MIS reports on headcount, attrition, absenteeism, and payroll to support data-driven leadership decisions.
• Successfully managed organization restructuring for 150+ employees with zero attrition spike and smooth transitions

May 2021 – Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

• Led end-to-end recruitment for Lateral Hiring across Apps Business Units, managing hiring initiation to onboarding. Collaborated with stakeholders to develop hiring strategies and aligned with diversity recruiting projects.
• Act as go-to-person / SPOC for all hiring related needs
• Handling positions in Engineering, Software Technology, Digital Analytics, Sales & Service functions
• Lead the talent acquisition, strategy and activities involved in identifying, evaluating and recruiting best-in-class talent for across business divisions
• Collaborate with the Delivery/Leadership team to plan & execute hiring strategy
• Built and drive strategic hiring model which includes optimal and sequential use of sourcing methods, vendor management, process ownership, high quality and cost-effective recruitment
• Lead, and Mentor team of Recruiters, RPO's, and Vendors, review productivity and performance of the hiring progress.
• Enhanced recruitment transparency and data-driven decision making by developing and publishing daily and weekly recruitment dashboards and providing actionable insights into hiring progress, candidate pipelines, to stakeholders and TA Leaders.

May 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

• Spearheaded lateral hiring for Data Analytics, & Artificial Intelligence (DAAI) Service line across diverse Sub- Business Units (BUs), optimizing talent acquisition strategies and delivered recruitment support for APAC & EMEA Region.
• Managed a team of Recruiters and RPO’s, planning strategic sourcing and delivering hiring support across the business units.
• Proactively gathered requirements from BU leads, translating them into effective hiring strategies and execution plans.
• Achieved consistent on-time closure of positions by fostering strong collaboration with Hiring Managers.
• Built and maintained a robust candidate database covering critical skill sets and cross- functional expertise. Coordinate with the BGV, Pre-Joining & Onboarding team to ensure smooth onboarding of candidates.
• Conducting periodic connect sessions between the pipeline candidates & the business unit to have good pre-joining experience for the candidates & strengthen the joining conversion ratio.
• Efficiently orchestrated successful walk-in interviews and recruitment drives in partnership with the RPO’s and Vendor’s Team.
• Developed recruitment progress dashboards for Practice and WMG review and actively participated in weekly/monthly recruitment reviews with hiring managers.
• Managed the complete talent acquisition lifecycle—from requisition to onboarding—leveraging Synergy & iCIMS (ATS).

Mar 2015 – Mar 2018 · 3 yrs · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

• Maintains relationships with hiring managers within a business and sub-region; develops relationships with key decision-makers.
• Drives and supervises the achievement of the hiring targets for the sub-region, including time to fill, cost per hire, diversity, hiring manager and candidate satisfaction.
• Manages the beginning to end staffing process within the sub region implements sourcing strategies within the sub regions.
• Counsels with managers on the hiring process and ensures that managers are in compliance with corporate policy.
• Establishes relationships with vendors and Business Process to meet the needs of the staffing plan.
• Provides support on hiring initiatives where there is staffing impact.
• Uses significant business knowledge and subject matter expertise to contribute to the execution of the staffing strategy, including talent attraction, hiring, relocation, and the contingent workforce.
• Contributes to country-wide initiatives that impact one business or function.
• Participates in major projects that have a country- or region wide impact.

Dec 2013 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Understanding the staffing needs of the Clients and serving right fits Carrying out the screening & selection process.
• Delivering the Quality Candidate according on Client Demand on various levels.
• Sourcing Candidate Profiles through different job portals like Naukri, Monster and Timesjob.
• Screened applicants via telephone and set up technical interviews.
• Collaborated with Account Manager to understand on requirement and make efficient hiring plan for fulfillment.
• Responsible for Quality Standards and Delivery on time.