Jun 2023 – Oct 2023 · 4 mos

• Currently on a career Break.
• I'm looking out for my next challenging career opportunity where I would be able to use my expertise for the growth of the organization.

Jan 2012 – Jun 2023 · 11 yrs 5 mos

• Dynamic and results-oriented Talent Acquisition leader with over 20 years proven experience in strategic planning and implementation, talent engagement and attraction, and leading diverse, inclusive, high-performing teams to achieve superior business results.
• Proven history of designing and implementing recruitment, training and conflict-resolution initiatives for companies.
• Insightful and creative with strengths in partnering with cross-functional business executives to strategize personnel-management solutions. Known for identifying improvement opportunities and spearheading projects to drive effectiveness. Meticulous planner with excellent team leadership and program management capabilities.

Mar 2010 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Working as a Sr. Recruiting Specialist at Amazon.com.
• Spearheading the hiring initiative for WWOPS (Worldwide Operations Team) which involved end to end recruitment of solid Technology professionals across complete gamut of the product industry.
• Getting the right candidates with the right pedigree and performance who could deliver in Amazon's fast paced technology environment.

May 2004 – Mar 2010 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Pune Area, India

• Working as a Staffing Specialist at Symantec Corporation, for ~ 6 years.
• Involved in end-to-end recruitment of the IT professionals from junior to senior positions in a competitive & niche market segment. My USP has been in building new teams and establishing new centers from the scratch.
• Varied exposure in hiring quality candidates in the storage and security domain. Technologies majorly involved open systems across various operating platforms, Databases, QA, System Administrators (UNIX/WINDOWS), Storage administrators, ERP’s, EAI’s, CRM’s, and Help Desk analysts. This comprised from associate engineers to Manager / Consultants.
• Strategizing and planning for the fulfillment of open requirements at all levels.
• Technical screening and short-listing of resumes for various positions like Product Developers, QA Engineers and Project Managers for Enterprise systems, Applications and Databases on varied platforms and technologies.
• Encouraging the referral policies in the companies as the employees are the best Brand Ambassador of your company.
• Dealing with the recruitment agencies for filling up the critical positions in the R&D team by conducting weekly meetings, accessing their performance, giving them clarity on the technicalities of the positions and setting deadlines.
• Hunting for Passive talents and converting the same into Active talents.
• Recruiting highly skilled software engineers, working into Software Product/Project development companies with strong CS background from top educational institutions and also high end product/project development Companies.
• Hiring of the Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Program Managers, Technical architects along with the junior profiles.