Ponnappa PM — Recruiter

Attract first-rate talent and to ensure lasting and successful placements. The goal is to exceed clients’ expectations and to add value to their business. I have proven working experience in recruiting, Deep understanding of recruitment processes. Strong knowledge of candidates selection methods Excellent knowledge of area of expertise in Information technology. • Expertise in Product Development hiring, Domain experience in Bigdata, Cloud technologies, Storage, Networking, Telecom, Application, Embedded, Security, E commerce etc.., • Pro-active, action oriented and result driven professional with an experience in end to end recruitment with emphasis on direct hiring through Social Media, Networking, Job Portal, Market Mapping, LinkedIn, X-ray search, Google search etc.., • Making use of effective Recruitment and Resourcing strategies such as focused networking, reference generation, Employee Referrals, internal database, Cold Calling, Social & Professional Networking. • Expertise as a technical specialist in identifying, sourcing & recruiting qualified applicants for highly specialized & niche requirements. • Experience in Analysis and implementation of Cost Effective Recruitment processes. • Designing, building and implementing various recruitment Processes and Models. • Partner with business leaders to identify and strategist on their hiring needs. • Drive market intelligence on talent, competitor landscape, and geographical recruitment trends. • Maintaining a high level of engagement with stakeholders throughout the recruitment cycle. • Hand-on experience in supporting the onshore and offshore business recruitment. • Excellent negotiation skills, lead generation capability to source and recruit cost effective talented professionals. • Front ending the business heads and verticals heads for better understanding of the hiring needs. • Accountable for managing internal and external stake holders to speed up the hiring process and to optimize the cost.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in IT and Cloud recruitment.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 13 yrs 11 mos

Skills

Technical Recruiting
Talent Acquisition
Strategic Hiring

Career Highlights

Expert in end-to-end recruitment processes.
Strong background in IT and Cloud technology hiring.
Proven ability to exceed client expectations.

Work Experience

Microsoft

Technical Recruiter (11 mos)

Confluent

Talent Sourcer (6 mos)

Atlassian

Talent Partner(RPO) (1 yr)

Wenger & Watson Inc

Lead Consultant (4 yrs 10 mos)

Huawei Technologies

Senior HR Executive - IT and Cloud BL (2 yrs 8 mos)

New Era India

Consultant / Assistant Manager Delivery - IT Recruitment (5 yrs)

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Sikkim Manipal University

Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) at Baldwin Methodist College

Ponnappa PM

Recruiter

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in end-to-end recruitment processes.
Strong background in IT and Cloud technology hiring.
Proven ability to exceed client expectations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in IT and Cloud recruitment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingTalent AcquisitionStrategic Hiring

Other Skills

IT RecruitmentLeadership hiringNiche Talent AcquisitionRPOClient HandlingStakeholder ManagementMappingHead HuntingTeam ManagementMentoringCounselingTarget mappingHR PracticeCandidate screeningScreening Resumes

About

Experience

13 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Microsoft

Technical Recruiter

Jul 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Confluent

Talent Sourcer

Dec 2024 – Jun 2025 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Atlassian

Talent Partner(RPO)

Feb 2020 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Wenger & watson inc

Lead Consultant

Jun 2019 – Apr 2024 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Traveloka - RPO – Talent Acquisition Partner
McAfee - RPO - Program Lead

Technical RecruitingIT RecruitmentStrategic HiringLeadership hiringTalent AcquisitionNiche Talent Acquisition+7

Huawei technologies

Senior HR Executive - IT and Cloud BL

Oct 2016 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Staffing process excellence: Plans and successfully executes a recruiting, selection and hiring process that results in top talent for the organization
Candidate evaluation: Evaluates, selects and hires top talent by systematically and objectively comparing a candidate's qualifications to identified business needs, Job specifications and competencies required for successful job performance.
Sourcing profiles as per the requirements of the business units from various sourcing pockets.
Head hunting for specific skills – where the availability is minimal in the market.
Screening the candidates, interacting with the candidates to ensure the interest and suitability of the candidate for the requirement and coordinating Technical interviews with the candidates and Panels in India & Abroad.
Scheduling, coordinating and handling interviews/ events including calling / sending mails to the candidates as per the interview calendar.
Interact with the Delivery Leadership & Line of Business to understand exact requirements & simplify working on those requirements.
Preparing Fitment & Processing the offers to the candidates by collecting necessary documents & handing them with Necessary Approvals to back office Team for releasing the offer.
Responsible for conducting HR interviews and working on the salary matrix to provide the right fitment to the candidates.
Periodic following up with offered candidates to ensure candidates are in track.
Weekly Hiring Updates to Staffing Head & Line of Business
Maintaining, Analyzing of Data & Preparation of Hiring Update for Weekly call with Business Manager.

New era india

Consultant / Assistant Manager Delivery - IT Recruitment

Sep 2011 – Sep 2016 · 5 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I was responsible to develop a strong business culture with all the clients I handle in Storage and Networking division.
Handled Top MNC Clients like EMC, HP, Broadcom, Seagate, Juniper, IBM, and Startup like Cloudbyte, Bigbasket, Zadara Storage.
Focus and prepare all hiring plans based on clients' needs.
Planning Quarterly targets and per person productivity ratio within the team.
Understanding client's manpower requirement on technical grounds and as per Stack holder’s preference.
Expert in Mapping and Headhunting.
Expertise in Leadership hiring.
Coordinating with the Clients from scheduling interviews, Offer negotiations and follow up till closure.
Responsible for recruiting and maintaining good relationship with existing candidates of the organization.
Effective managed and mentored recruitment team.
Performed recruitment tasks by applying the policies, rules and procedures of the organization.
Involved in client meetings and in business development strategy session.
Handled the tasks of screening, selecting and submitting candidates to job orders within a defined discipline.
Assigned the tasks of utilizing on-line database, candidate referrals.
Maintaining daily/ weekly/monthly reports such as interview status reports, Feedback & closure reports.