May 2025 – Jul 2025 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Partner with hiring managers and technical teams to understand AI-related roles and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Source top AI talent through multiple channels, including LinkedIn, job boards, networking events, AI-specific platforms, and referrals.
• Screen and evaluate candidates to assess technical qualifications, cultural fit, and expertise in AI fields such as machine learning, data science, and natural language processing (NLP).
• Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle, from candidate sourcing and interviewing to offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Maintain a proactive AI talent pipeline to anticipate and fulfill current and future hiring needs.
• Write and optimize AI-related job descriptions, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and technical relevance.
• Stay informed on AI industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive hiring practices to engage with candidates effectively.
• Develop strong relationships with AI professionals, industry leaders, universities, and AI communities to attract and retain top-tier talent.
• Coordinate technical assessments and collaborate with engineering teams to evaluate candidate skills effectively.
• Leverage data-driven recruitment strategies, utilizing metrics and analytics to improve hiring efficiency

Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Full life cycle recruiter for Leadership and lateral hiring, Product hiring for teams including engineering, technical and non-technical verticals for ISDL & ISL. Recruited for positions like VLSI, Highspeed Design IO, Verification Engineer Logic Design, Functional Verification Engineer. Recruited for positions like Software Engineer, Devops Engineer, SRE, Technical Architect, Program Director, Storage Engineer, Full Stack Developer, SMB Developer, Cinder Plugin, Backend Developer, Automation QA Etc. Strategic sourcing, tech / non-tech recruiting, Boolean and X-Ray searches via job boards including LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri.com, Rocket Search, Vendor and other AI platforms to find top talent. Tracking and reporting key recruitment metrics, such as time-to-hire, candidate past through rates, and candidate experience. Achieved a record number of hires in any given quarter and calendar year with DEI hires for IBM Lab.

Apr 2022 – Apr 2025 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sep 2021 – May 2022 · 8 mos

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos

• Recruited for positions like Software Engineer, Key Account Manager, Product Manager, Content Designer, Marketing Analyst etc. through job portals including Naukri.com / LinkedIn / iimjobs. End-to-End Recruitment, inclusive of sourcing candidates, conducting initial screening and interviews in accordance with job descriptions Hiring of Niche requirement for the Client based on advanced technology Radio,5G NR,Open Ran, Baseband Engineer, System Integration, Security Validation,Phy Layer,Mac Layer,RRC layer, RF engineer etc. Scheduled and coordinated interviews ensuring appropriate service delivery support for internal and external stakeholders.

Dec 2020 – Sep 2021 · 9 mos · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mar 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune Area, India

• Preparation of Manpower requisition.
• Conduct sourcing activities in order to fill open positions through online portals like Naukri, Indeed, LinkedIn, referrals etc.
• Design and manage recruitment and selection processes (resume screening, screening calls, interviews etc.)
• Reviews employment applications and background check reports through reference provided by the candidates
• Represent company internally and externally at events with a goal of networking and relationship building with potential candidate communities, Company employees. Counsel the candidate on corporate benefits, salary, and corporate environment.
• Build long-term relationships with past and potential candidates hiring for Blue Collar vacancies to Senior Management level, Head Hunting etc.
• Administer and submit all hiring paperwork for new employees (Offer Letter & Appointment Letter etc.), Maintain HRIS. Create monthly reports on key talent acquisition metrics Communicate regularly with HR department & other Functional Heads to get a clear view of company's hiring needs and organizational goals.
• Proactively seek market intelligence to gain competitive advantage in attraction, assessment and sourcing methodologies Suggest new ideas for improving talent acquisition activities.
• Research talent acquisition trends in the staffing industry Employee Engagement through various initiatives being the part of FUN TEAM, Employee Communication.
• Performance Management through Aspire, SAP HR for raising FIXED COST & Variable Expenditures.
• Rewards & Recognitions to the Employee of the Month.

Nov 2018 – Mar 2019 · 4 mos

• Managed complete HR Department for North, South, East and West zone & recruitment cycle for their North, South, East and west zone & APAC Hiring. Built complete team of Marketing for Defence Sector which consists of sales and marketing Executives, Managers, Regional Managers End-to-End sourcing and recruitment of supervisory, mid-level, senior and managerial/leadership levels , Remote Hiring. Asset Allocation, ID Cards Allocation, Managing Recruitment & Onboarding Expenses through SAP System in coordination with Accounts Department.

Mar 2017 – Mar 2017 · 0 mo · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

• Internship of 45days with Reliance Jio Infocom being a part of Talent Acquisition team was responsible for the Hiring of Jio Point Leads & Jio Point Managers.
• Conducting Interviews through Skype & Personal Interviews
• Conducting Reliance Aptitude Test & On Boarding

Feb 2015 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr · Pune Area, India