Kiiran Gaikwad

Recruiter

Pune, Maharashtra, India13 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in global IT hiring.
  • Expert in recruiting niche and leadership talent.
  • Proven track record of exceeding hiring expectations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with extensive experience in global IT recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionTeam ManagementNiche Hiring

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBrandingCampus RecruitmentClient RelationsCollege RecruitingContract RecruitmentFresher HiringGlobal SourcingGlobal Talent AcquisitionHiringHuman ResourcesIT RecruitmentInternet RecruitingInterviewing

About

Seasoned talent acquisition professional with over a decade of experience in IT hiring for India, Europe, APAC, North America and Middle East regions. My core competencies include identifying, filtering and recruiting leadership and niche talent, social media hiring, building long-term sustainable relationships with candidates, consulting partners and stakeholders, training and mentoring new hires. I am passionate about recruiting and engaging with talent across the globe and have a proven track record of delivering quality hires and exceeding expectations.

Experience

13 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Neova solutions

Talent Acquisition Lead

May 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Recruitment Strategy: Developing and implementing recruitment strategies aligned with the organization's goals.
  • Team Management: Leading and managing the team of recruiters for India hiring.
  • Employer Branding: Collaborating with marketing and HR teams to enhance the employer brand and promote the organization.
  • Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyzing recruitment metrics and data to assess the effectiveness of hiring strategies, identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions.
  • Collaboration: Collaborating with hiring managers, department heads and other stakeholders to understand their hiring needs and priorities. Building strong relationships with internal teams/ leaders to facilitate efficient and effective recruitment processes.
  • Continuous Improvement: Continuously reviewing and improving recruitment processes, tools and techniques to optimize efficiency and quality of hires.
Team ManagementBrandingIT RecruitmentRelationship BuildingSocial media hiringClient Relations+1

Globant in india

Senior Recruiter Analyst

Jan 2018Dec 2023 · 5 yrs 11 mos · India · Hybrid

  • Globant is a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves to create a way forward and unleash their potential. Our headquarters is in San Francisco, CA. We are an NYSE listed public organization. We have more than 29,000 employees and we are present in 25 countries like Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the United States, Peru, India, Mexico, Chile, Spain, France, Romania and Belarus etc. We are a 20 years old service based organization working with more than 900 customers worldwide across varied domains right from Search engine, Cloud, IOT, Artificial Intelligence, Bigdata, RPA, Gaming, Banking and Financial, Media and entertainment, FMCG, Retail to name a few. We are a digitally native, Product Engineering Services organization which provides end to end product development solutions to our customers. Right from: Conceptualizing the software product, Architecting, Developing, Testing and Sustaining of the software product. Our clients include Google, Rockwell Automation, LinkedIn, Santander, Electronic Arts, Santander, HSBC, Ernst & Young, Novartis Pharma, Walmart, American Express, Coca Cola, National Geographic, Puma, Unilever etc.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Working as the skill POC.
  • Hiring for niche and leadership skills for domestic and global hiring.
TrainingNegotiationSocial media hiringRelationship Buildingniche hiringleadership hiring+5

Tata communications

Talent Acquisition Consultant -Asia, Europe, APAC

Feb 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune Area, India

  • About TCL: Tata Communications is a leading global provider of network, voice, mobile, cloud, data centre, media and entertainment, managed security, mobility services etc.
  • Headquartered in Mumbai and Singapore, we have more than 8500 employees across 38 countries.
  • Tata Communications offers customized network solutions for customers in key markets – including verticals like manufacturing, oil and gas, banking, financial services and insurance, and media and entertainment – offering our customers speed, quality and unparalleled network reach.
  • Please go through the link https://www.tatacommunications.com/careers to explore ongoing opportunities with us.
  • Why work with us- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-companies-2017-where-india-wants-work-now-adith-charlie
  • My role: Liaise with hiring team and business for talent engagement through Talent Acquisition across India, Europe and APAC geographies.

Charter global

Talent Acquisition for North America

Jul 2015Feb 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Partnering with hiring managers, operations and HR to fill vacant positions and facilitate candidates through all stages of the hiring process right from sourcing till joining.

Synechron

Talent Acquisition at Synechron for North America and Europe

Jun 2013Mar 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Part of the global recruitment team hiring for United States,Canada, United Kingdom and Switzerland.
  • Partnering with hiring managers, operations and HR to fill vacant positions and facilitate candidates through all stages of the hiring process right from sourcing till joining.

Capgemini

Talent Acquisition Consultant- North America

Jul 2011Jan 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Responsibilities:
  • Started with India Recruitment for hiring of Software Testing professionals for 1st 4 months.
  • Later moved on to source candidates for technical and functional requirements for United
  • States.
  • Worked on both W2 as well as Corp to Corp requirements.
  • Specialties include Software developers (.net, Java, Oracle, Flex, PEGA, BO, Salesforce,
  • ETL, C++ etc), Software Testers (Manual, Automation, Guidewire and Performance),
  • Business Analysts, Project Managers, Managers, Production Support Analysts, Architects
  • (Enterprise and Infrastructure)
  • Thorough with Job boards such as Dice, Monster, Workopolis, LinkedIn and Careerbuilder.
  • Candidate screening in order to recruit qualified and career minded employees for various
  • clients.

Tata autocomp systems ltd

Statutory Compliance Auditor (Intern)

Apr 2011Jun 2011 · 2 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Conducted Contract Labor Audits in Units of TACO in Pune region as a part of post MBA internship.

Bodhi global services (lpo)

HR Intern

Apr 2010Jun 2010 · 2 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Assisted and participated in recruitment activities such as database management, screening, scheduling, supervision etc.

Education

Indsearch- Pune

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — HRM

Sir Parashurambhau College (S P College- Pune University)

BSc — Zoology

Abasaheb Garware College

SYJC — Science

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