Hema Kanna

HR Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Successfully scaled team from 10 to 85+ professionals.
Implemented a transparent cultural framework for team engagement.
Expert in full recruitment life cycle management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in talent acquisition and team management.

Contact

hema@liftoffllc.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingRecruitment

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBPOBusiness DevelopmentCRMClient InteractionCollege RecruitingContract RecruitmentEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsEmployee TrainingEngineeringExecutive SearchHR PoliciesHRISHiring

About

Strategizing and Collaborating closely with the company founders to oversee the complete hiring process across various roles and teams. Initiated growth from approximately 10 employees to a team of 85+ professionals. Crafting a transparent system that enables every team member to contribute to the overall cultural framework of the organization while aligning with the company's core values.

Experience

15 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

11 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Liftoff llc

2 roles

Manager Human Resources

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

HR & TA

Feb 2015 – Feb 2023 · 8 yrs

Working closely with the founders of the company to direct the full life cycle of hiring across positions and teams. Hiring for roles ranging from engineering managers to architects to frontend/backend devs, QA folks, DevOps, Digital Marketing and more
Accountable for the full recruitment life cycle right from sourcing to successful onboarding. Having experience in performing needs analysis consulting on sourcing strategies, recruiting, screening, scheduling interviews, negotiating, making offers, creating contracts, and onboarding candidates.
As an HR - Scope included performance management, policymaking, employee engagement activities, rewards and recognition, and employee grievance redressal.

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingSourcingScreeningOnboardingEmployee Engagement+1

Emids

Senior Associate - Recruitments

Jun 2013 – Mar 2014 · 9 mos · Bangalore

Expertise in identifying partner / companies / freelancers / independent consultant who can support their technology expertise and business consulting abilities.
Worked with different stakeholder like VP's, Delivery Heads, Delivery Managers, Project Managers to get a holistic view on account/project landscape and come up with hiring plan within the SLA’s.

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionStakeholder Management

Test yantra software solutions (india) pvt ltd

Senior Recruitment Specialist

Dec 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

Directed recruitment efforts, providing advice, and coaching on all aspects of recruitment and talent management to junior recruitment specialists.
Recruitment of IT professionals in various fields for client’s requirements.
Handled full time & contract placements.
Handled a team of 6 recruiters.
Interacting with clients on a daily basis to gather requirements, co-ordinate interviews.
Sourcing the relevant profiles through various job portals, database and through references.
Placing the candidates in the IT companies - Software Engineers/Developers, SSE /Sr. Developers, Team Leaders, Test leaders, Project Managers etc.
Maintaining the important trackers like requirement trackers, weekly and monthly CV proposal sheets, closure sheets.

RecruitmentTalent ManagementClient Interaction