Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

• Enterprise RPO Management: Successfully managed the Wells Fargo enterprise RPO for India and the Philippines.
• High-Volume Hiring: Achieved 3800+ hires within the first year of operation, demonstrating exceptional large-scale recruitment capability.
• Senior Roles Expertise: Led the implementation of RPO model to meet hiring transitions for senior roles in Analytics, Risk, F&A, Quant, Controllers, Underwriters, and Senior Tech roles.
• Stakeholder Satisfaction: Received a 9/10 Medallia score from Wells Fargo stakeholders, reflecting high satisfaction.
• Award-Winning Performance: Recognized as ‘Best Account’ at Randstad APAC awards for 2022.
• Diversity and Compliance: Implemented best practices in diversity hires, compliance, time-to-offer metrics, offer declines management, and data analytics.

Jul 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Regional RPO Leadership: Managed the Ericsson enterprise RPO for India, ensuring efficient and high-quality recruitment processes.
• Brand Enhancement: Developed and implemented a regional Talent Acquisition function, significantly enhancing Ericsson’s employer brand.
• Process Optimization: Spearheaded initiatives to optimize talent acquisition processes and outcomes using market intelligence and talent insights.
• Specialist Hiring: Successfully hired 21 senior roles and established a specialist R&D team for the Global AI Accelerator (GAIA).
• Innovative Programs: Delivered best-in-class initiatives in diversity hiring, campus programs, alumni programs, employee advocacy, and continuous improvement.
• Client Satisfaction: Consistently achieved high client satisfaction with no performance penalties and maintained positive outcomes.

Apr 2016 – Jul 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Comprehensive Services Management: Oversaw resourcing for Technology, Customer Operations, Networks, Financial Services, HR Services, Enterprise Services, and Analytics & BI.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborated with HR and business leaders to develop and implement a resourcing strategy, delivering best-in-class operational metrics.
• Resourcing Roadmap Development: Created a resourcing roadmap, including process building, operational excellence, scalable resourcing models, and team capability development.
• Hybrid Hiring Model: Built a hybrid hiring model (FTE/RPO/Contractors) to meet business demands, scaling from 5000 hires/year.
• Leadership Hiring: Successfully hired critical leadership positions for VSSI.
• Campus Strategy and Graduate Hiring: Formulated a campus strategy and Graduate Trainee Hiring Program.
• Technology Team Expansion: Ramped up the Technology team from 2000+ to 5000+ in over 2 years, hiring 250+ product development professionals.
• International Back Office Management: Managed resourcing back office for South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Tanzania with a 4-member team.
• Sales Professional Hiring: Delivered resourcing POC for Vodafone India to hire sales professionals across circles.

Apr 2015 – Mar 2016 · 11 mos

• Overall Process Ownership: Managed end-to-end resourcing across VSSI, ensuring seamless recruitment processes.
• Strategic and Tactical Planning: Built and executed resourcing strategies and tactical plans to meet business objectives.
• Leadership and Team Coordination: Drove resourcing strategy and delivery through the HR Shared Services Resourcing Team, supporting leadership hiring in an individual contributor capacity.
• Graduate Trainee Program: Managed the Graduate Trainee Hiring Program to ensure a steady pipeline of new talent.
• High-Volume Hiring: Successfully hired 4200 employees across Customer Operations, Technology Shared Services, Enterprise Shared Services, Financial Shared Services, and Analytics.
• Factory Model Implementation: Developed a factory model for delivery, optimizing metrics for cost, quality, and speed.
• Digital Tools Utilization: Leveraged digital tools to enhance recruitment processes and improve efficiency.

Nov 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

• Responsible for hiring for the following Service Lines: Package Solutions, EAI & BPM ( Enterprise Application Integration) and Testing.
• Joined Mindtree at a time when the hiring model was changed from RPO to in house Talent Acquisition team.
• Built a team capable of quick ramp- ups and hiring niche skills and COE positions

Apr 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune

• Lead Talent Acquisition strategy and execution for India.
• Key focus areas:
•  Established structured University Relations for on-going engagement with engineering colleges.
•  Develop consistent, positive candidate experience across business entities in India
•  Transform TA performance. Establish standards of productivity and excellence in India TA.

Feb 2010 – Apr 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Responsible for TA delivery across India, Middle-East and Africa.
• Developed a hiring model that transformed TA into a dynamic people supply chain. The model delivered on large-scale requirements, without additional spend on infrastructure or headcount, by leveraging principles of differentiation and specialization. This model was applied across the entire TA operations and continues to be operational.

Sep 2009 – Jan 2010 · 4 mos

• Hiring for the BSD division.

Mar 2006 – Sep 2009 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

• Led Talent Acquisition strategy, delivery, productivity, and TA advisory for various businesses. Held five distinct assignments.
• 1. Analytics and Global Reporting: Turned around TA performance through specialized head-hunting.
• 2. Mid-senior hiring for all DIS businesses: Developed in-house capabilities and reduced dependency on agency hires.
• 3. Developed India Sales staffing strategy and equipped SMB business for rapid expansion.
• 4. IT and Services hiring: Set-up a structured TA team and helped establish IT and Services businesses in India, as Dell transitioned from providing hardware to technology solutions.
• 5. Strategic Projects:
•  Mapped competition talent at CEO and 3 levels below, for Dell India Sales. Scope included organization structure, names of incumbents, grade-band structures, skills and compensation.
•  Developed Bangalore as one of the two global remote hiring hubs for Dell. Established processes to leverage Facebook and other social media for remote hiring.

Jan 2004 – Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• Contributed to setting-up and growing the India business.
• Led hiring for business expansion – from 5 to 350 employees in 2 years. All technical hires in first year were engineers from the IITs.
• Built the in-house recruitment team and developed head-hunting capabilities.